 Reviews of silent film releases on home video. Copyright © 1999-2026 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved. |
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Just Tony
(1922)
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This western feature, directed by Lynn Reynolds, stars Tom Mix and Claire Adams, with J.P. Lockney, Duke Lee, Frank Campeau, Walt Robbins and Tony the horse.
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Grapevine Video
2014 DVD edition
Just Tony (1922), black & white, 60 minutes, not rated, with Fighting for Gold (1919) [surviving footage], black & white, 20 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10106-9.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 1 July 2014.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been digitally mastered at correct running speed from a 16mm reduction print. Grapevine Video notes that the results render “a slightly improved picture.”
The disc also contains the surviving footage of the Tom Mix feature Fighting for Gold (1919).
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 . . .
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Grapevine Video
2006 DVD edition
Just Tony (1922), black & white, 66 minutes, not rated, with Fighting for Gold (1919) [surviving footage], black & white, 22 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95 (reduced to $14.95).
Release date: April 2006.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The disc also contains the surviving footage of the Tom Mix feature Fighting for Gold (1919).
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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Sinister Cinema
2006 DVD edition
Just Tony (1922), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Sinister Cinema, W330, UPC 8-83629-53548-7.
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; $11.95 (reduced to $8.95).
Release date: 2006.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The presentation features a music score that may be pieced together from existing recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Sinister Cinema
202? DVD edition
B Western Collections: Tom Mix, Vol. 1 (1915-1922), black & white, ? minutes total, not rated, including Just Tony (1922), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Sinister Cinema, BC01, unknown 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; $9.95.
Release date: 202?.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm 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 B Western Collections: Tom Mix, Vol. 1 on home video page.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Just Tony (1922), black & white, 70 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; $19.99 (raised to $20.49).
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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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era TOM MIX films available on home video.
Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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