Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Final Extra
(1927)
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This low-budget crime drama, directed by James P. Hogan, stars Marguerite de la Motte and Grant Withers, with John Miljan, Frank Beal and Joseph W. Girard.
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 Grapevine Video
2013 DVD edition
The Final Extra (1927), black & white, 56 minutes, not rated, with Two-Lip Time (1926), black & white, 8 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10540-1.
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; $16.95.
Release date: 17 January 2013.
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 David Knudtson.
Sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
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 Alpha Video
2015 DVD edition
Just Off Broadway (1929), black & white, 60 minutes, not rated, with The Final Extra (1927), black & white, 65 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7713D, UPC 0-89218-77139-1.
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 4.3 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; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 6 October 2015.
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 poor, grayed-out 16mm reduction print that is coarse in its picture details. Dust, speckling, schmutz, frame jitters, scratches, and other print flaws are present. The video transfer is at times so dark in shadow details that intertitles can be hard to read, and that’s not to mention the occasional video glitch.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting low-fidelity music recordings.
This is truly a bad disc. Not recommended.
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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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
The Final Extra (1927), black & white, 60 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.
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Other CRIME FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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