Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Man from
Painted Post
(1917)
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Douglas Fairbanks stars in this western vehicle, directed by Joseph Henabery, which features Eileen Percy, Frank Campeau, Frank Clark, Rhea Haines and Charles Stevens.
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 Grapevine Video
2019 DVD edition
The Man from Painted Post (1917), black & white, 58 minutes, not rated, with Felix in Hollywood (1923), black & white, 9 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10309-4.
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; $14.95.
Release date: 8 March 2019.
Country of origin: USA
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This HD remastered DVD-R edition has likely been transferred from the same good 16mm reduction print that was utilized for Grapevine’s previous edition (noted below).
The film is accompanied by an updated soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
Owners of the previous Grapevine Video DVD-R edition can qualify for a discounted upgrade.
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
2007 DVD edition
The Man from Painted Post (1917), black & white, 58 minutes, not rated, with Felix in Hollywood (1923), black & white, 9 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10309-4.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in windowboxed 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at 6.8 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 256 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 12 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: November 2007.
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 fair to good 16mm reduction print. The analog video transfer (or the print itself) ranges from OK to quite dark in interior scenes. Some dark intertitles may require freeze-framing to decipher their texts. Dust, speckling, emulsion scuffing, filmbase scratches and scuffing, and other print flaws remain.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting low-fidelity music recordings.
Supplemental material is limited to a Felix the Cat cartoon short, Felix in Hollywood (1923).
This review was updated in 2025.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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 Alpha Video
2024 DVD edition
The Man from Painted Post (1917), black & white, 55 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8580D, UPC 0-89218-85809-2.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $8.98 (raised to $9.99).
Release date: 9 January 2024.
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.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
202? DVD edition
The Man from Painted Post (1917), black & white, 58 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: 202?.
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 DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS films available on home video.
Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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Douglas Fairbanks filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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