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Collars and Cuffs
(1923)
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This short comedy, directed by George Jeske, stars Stan Laurel and Mark Jones, with Eddie Baker, Katherine Grant, Jack Ackroyd, Sammy Brooks and George Rowe.
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 Flicker Alley
2021 Blu-ray Disc edition
Laurel or Hardy: Early Solo Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (1914-1926), black & white, 590 minutes total, not rated, including Collars and Cuffs (1923), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated.
Flicker Alley, FA0073, UPC 6-17311-68739-6.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc (two BDs in the set); 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 ? Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 864 Mbps average audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 2 chapter stops; 32-page insert booklet; standard two-disc BD keepcase; $49.95.
Release date: 29 January 2021.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from 2K high definition scans of archival film elements.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Eric Le Guen.
Supplemental material includes an image gallery featuring photographs from the Library of Congress collections; and a 32-page insert booklet with film notes from film historian Rob Stone, as well as notes on the restorations from Lobster Film’s Serge Bromberg.
This is our recommended home video edition of this film.
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 Looser Than Loose
201? DVD edition
Roach, Volume Three (1918-1927), black & white, ? minutes total, not rated, including Collars and Cuffs (1923), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Looser Than Loose Vintage Entertainment,
no catalog number, no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc (three DVDs in the set); 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; $29.99.
Release date: 201?.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from 16mm and/or 8mm reduction prints and/or videotapes.
The films are likely accompanied by soundtracks compiled from preexisting music recordings.
Supplemental material includes an introductory montage of advertising materials, film fragments, stills and toy projector reels (20 minutes).
For information about other films in this collection, see our Roach, Volume Three on home video page.
Note that some international customers have experienced long delays in the shipping of their orders and are being charged very high unannounced shipping costs.
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 Alpha Video
2016 DVD edition
Early Silent Classics of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Volume 5 (1916-1924), black & white, 85 minutes total, not rated, including Collars and Cuffs (1923), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7774D, UPC 0-89218-77749-2.
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 3.5 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at 384 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; no chapter stops (within the film); standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 1 March 2016.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 3 / audio: 3 / additional content: 3 / overall: 3.
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This DVD-R collection has been mastered from a VHS videotape copy of a poor to fair 8mm reduction print, with dust, speckling, schmutz, emulsion scrapes and scratches, and other print flaws present.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting low-fidelity jazz music recordings.
For information about other films in this collection, see our Early Silent Classics of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Volume 5 on home video page.
Not recommended.
This review was updated in 2026.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
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Other silent era STAN LAUREL films available on home video.Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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