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Fiddlesticks
(1926)
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This two-reel comedy, directed by Harry Edwards, stars Harry Langdon and Vernon Dent, with Anna Hernandez, Leo Sulky and Tiny Ward.
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 All Day Entertainment
2007 DVD edition
The Harry Langdon Collection: Lost and Found (1924-1942), black & white, 624 minutes total, not rated, including Fiddlesticks (1926), black & white, 20 minutes, not rated.
All Day Entertainment, distributed by Facets Multimedia,
DV95365, UPC 7-36899-11362-9.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc (four DVDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in windowboxed 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; two plastic DVD trays with hinged disc holders in casebook; $39.95.
Release date: 26 December 2007.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD collection of Harry Langdon short films (and a feature) has been mastered from generally very-good 35mm prints from a variety of archival and private collection sources.
The films are accompanied by music scores performed by the Snark Ensemble, the Redwine Jazz Band, and Franklin Stover.
Supplemental material includes the documentary Lost and Found (2007) on Harry Langdon (75 minutes); a 20-page booklet featuring writings by Rob Farr, Bruce Lawton, Steve Massa, Ben Model, Wayne Powers, Richard M. Roberts, Andrew Earle Simpson, Dave Stevenson, Brent Walker and Ed Watz; television abridgements of Langdon films; early sound films; Langdon home movies, and more.
For information about other films in this collection, see our The Harry Langdon Collection: Lost and Found on home video page.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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ALL DAY ENTERTAINMENT has discontinued disc sales
and this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition is . . .
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 Reel Classic DVD
200? DVD edition
The Langdon Collection: Five of Harry Langdon’s Best Short Comedies! (1924-1926), black & white, ? minutes total, not rated, including Fiddlesticks (1926), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Reel Classic DVD, no catalog number, UPC 7-62184-94402-9.
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: 200?.
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 on theatre pipe organ by Bernie Anderson.
For information about other films in this collection, see our The Langdon Collection on home video page.
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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
2014 DVD edition
Silent Comedy Classics, Volume 2 (1914-1928), black & white, 157 minutes total, not rated, including Fiddlesticks (1926), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7381D, UPC 0-89218-73819-6.
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: 27 May 2014.
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 compiled from preexisting music recordings.
For information about other films in this collection, see our Silent Comedy Classics, Volume 2 on home video page.
Probably not a great presentation and this home video edition is not recommended.
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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
Harry Langdon 1920s Shorts (1924-1929), black & white, ? minutes total, not rated, including Fiddlesticks (1926), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics, no catalog number, no UPC number.
Two single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R discs; 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 two-disc DVD keepcase; $16.99 (raised to $17.49).
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.
For information about other films in this collection, see our Harry Langdon 1920s Shorts on home video page.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era HARRY LANGDON films available on home video.
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