Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Lightning
Bryce
(1919-1920)
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This western 15-chapter serial, directed by Paul Hurst, stars Jack Hoxie and Ann Little, with Paul Hurst, Jill Woodward, Steve Clemente, Edna Holland, George Champion, Ben Corbett, George Hunter, Slim Lucas, Augustina López, Noble Johnson, Walter Patterson and Yakima Canutt.
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 Grapevine Video
2012 DVD edition
Lightning Bryce (1919-1920), color-tinted black & white, 320 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
Three 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 three-disc DVD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: September 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from 16mm reduction prints.
The serial is accompanied by soundtracks compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Lightning Bryce (1919-1920), black & white, 300 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics, no catalog number, no UPC number.
One single-sided, dual-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 16mm reduction prints.
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
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Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other SERIAL FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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