Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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and the Silent Era Company.
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A Chapter in
Her Life
(1923)
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This feature drama, directed by Lois Weber, stars Claude Gillingwater and Jane Mercer, with Jacqueline Gadsden, Frances Raymond, Robert Frazer, Eva Thatcher and Ralph Yearsley.
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 Kino Classics
2021 Blu-ray Disc edition
Sensation Seekers (1927), black & white, 74 minutes, not rated, with A Chapter in Her Life (1923), black & white, 65 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K25290, UPC 7-38329-25290-8.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at 37.6 Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 2.0 Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 9 chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 13 April 2021.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 6 / audio: 7 / additional content: 7 / overall: 7.
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from a 2K high-definition scan of 35mm print materials by Universal Pictures. The scan has been digitally stabilized, but dust, speckling, moderate print warping, emulsion scuffing and scratches, splices, and other print flaws remain. Pleasant enough viewing.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed (we think) on orchestral emulation synthesizers by Alexandra Harwood.
Supplemental material includes audio commentary for Sensation Seekers by Shelley Stamp.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
This review was updated in 2026.
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This Region A Blu-ray Disc edition is available directly from . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
A Chapter in Her Life (1923), black & white, 63 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics, no catalog number, no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99 (raised to $15.49).
Release date: 201?.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
Note that this company apparently has a history of pirating other home video editions or pirating television network recordings to produce their products. Be aware that purchasing pirated home video editions does not benefit the original edition producers nor the composers whose music is often pirated as well.
Sight unseen, this is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era LOIS WEBER films available on home video.
Other silent era films directed by WOMEN DIRECTORS.
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