Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Fall Guy
(1921)
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This comedy short, directed by Larry Semon and Norman Taurog, stars Larry Semon and Norma Nichols, with Oliver Hardy, Frank Alexander, William Hauber and Al Thompson.
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 Reel Classic DVD
201? DVD edition
Hardy as Heavy (1921-1927), black & white, ? minutes total, not rated, including The Fall Guy (1921), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Reel Classic DVD, no catalog number, UPC 7-62184-94612-2.
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 ? 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; $19.98.
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 accompanied by a music score composed and performed by John Mucci.
Sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from
REEL CLASSIC DVD through . . .
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 Alpha Video
2019 DVD edition
The Movie Man’s Matinee, Volume 3 (1912-1927), black & white, 102 minutes total, not rated, including The Fall Guy (1921), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8251D, UPC 0-89218-82519-3.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 23 July 2019.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm and/or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely to be accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
For information about other films in this collection, see our The Movie Man’s Matinee, Volume 3 on home video page.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
The Fall Guy (1921), black & white, 20 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.
We’re wondering why only one short film is offered on this disc and why it costs more than $15.00.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era LARRY SEMON films available on home video.
Other silent era OLIVER HARDY films available on home video.
Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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