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The
Danger Girl
(1916)
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This two-reel Keystone comedy features Gloria Swanson and Bobby Vernon, and was directed by Clarence Badger.
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 Alpha Video
2010 DVD edition
The Danger Girl (1916), black & white, 24 minutes, not rated, with A Hash House Fraud (1915), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, and Teddy at the Throttle (1917), black & white, 22 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP6347D, UPC 0-89218-63479-5.
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 5.8 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: 27 April 2010.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 3 / audio: 3 / additional content: 3 / overall: 3.
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a fair 8mm reduction print, that is at times quite contrasty. Dust, speckling, emulsion scrapes, and other print flaws are present. What can you say about a print that looks better when reading intertitles?
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting low-fidelity jazz music recordings.
For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film. We hope that something better comes along soon.
This review was updated in 2026.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Passport Video
2007 DVD edition
The Gloria Swanson Collection: 10 Fabulous Films (1915-1931) black & white, 675 minutes total, not rated, including The Danger Girl (1916), black & white, 20 minutes, not rated.
Passport Video, DVD-5151, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc (five 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; no chapter stops (within the film); double-wide five-disc DVD keepcase; $19.98.
Release date: 13 February 2007.
Country of origin: USA •
Ratings (1-10): video: 3 / audio: 3 / additional content: 4 / overall: 3.
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This DVD edition has been mastered from an 8mm reduction print that has been tightly-cropped and transferred at faster-than-natural-speed rate. Identifying logomarks are superimposed over the lower right corner of the picture to discourage video transfer piracy.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from dopey preexisting music recordings. Annoying, at best.
This edition is now out-of-print. Well, it's not much of a loss.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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 Sunrise Silents
2004 DVD edition
Gloria Swanson Films (1916-1917) color-tinted black & white, 73 minutes total, not rated, including The Danger Girl (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Sunrise Silents, GSF1-N, 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; $19.95.
Release date: 2004.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack performed on MIDI synthesizer.
If you own a copy of this disc please consider loaning it to us to review for documentation purposes. We pay postage both ways.
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SUNRISE SILENTS has discontinued business and this edition is . . .
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Other silent era GLORIA SWANSON films available on home video.
Other silent era BOBBY VERNON films available on home video.
Other KEYSTONE comedy films available on home video.
Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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