Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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She
(1925)
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This fantasy drama, from the H. Rider Haggard novel, stars Betty Blythe as She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed with Carlyle Blackwell.
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 Sinister Cinema
201? DVD edition
She (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Sinister Cinema, ST13, 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; $16.95.
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.
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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 Alpha Video
2018 DVD edition
She (1925), black & white, 78 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8121D, UPC 0-89218-81219-3.
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: 21 August 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This revised DVD-R edition of She (1925) has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print of the USA release version. It likely has been issued to replace Alpha Videoâs 2013 edition with its shorter running time.
The film is likely accompanied by a compilation of preexisting low-fidelity music recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Alpha Video
2013 DVD edition
She (1925), black & white, 57 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7160D, UPC 0-89218-71609-5.
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.
Release date: 24 September 2013.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition of She (1925) has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print of the USA release version.
The film is likely accompanied by a compilation of preexisting low-fidelity music recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Sunrise Silents
2006 DVD edition
She (1925), color-tinted black & white, 74 minutes, not rated, with Lizzies of the Field (1924), color-tinted black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, A Knight of the Trails (1915), color-tinted black & white, 24 minutes, not rated, Mystery of the Double Cross (1917) [episode 8: âThe Stranger Disposesâ], color-tinted black & white, 24 minutes, not rated, The Magic Pen of Mother Goose (191?), color-tinted black & white, 5 minutes, not rated, and The 1918 Maxwell (1918), color-tinted black & white, 13 minutes, not rated.
Sunrise Silents,
SBBH-N (NTSC) and SBBH-P (PAL), no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC or PAL 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 3.0 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $23.95.
Release date: 26 July 2006.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 4 / audio: 5 / additional content: 5 / overall: 5.
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a good 16mm reduction print of the USA release version of the film. As is to be expected, some highlight details are lost in the print and some shadows are plugged up. Dust, speckling, processing defects, exposure fluctuations, and other print flaws are present in the picture.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from royalty-free MIDI files played through a MIDI synthesizer.
Supplemental material includes the eighth episode of the Mystery of the Double Cross (1917) serial; the comedy short Lizzies of the Field (1924); the western short A Knight of the Trails (1915); The 1918 Maxwell (1918); a trailer for The Head Man (1928); an image gallery of glass slides (34 images); and an image gallery of photoplay book covers (26 images).
This review was updated in 2026.
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SUNRISE SILENTS has discontinued business and this edition is . . .
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Fatkat Enterprises
201? DVD edition
She (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Fatkat Enterprises, no catalog number, UPC 6-35189-67202-3.
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; $5.00.
Release date: 201?.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from archival print materials held by the Library of Congress.
The film may be accompanied by a music score.
This independent producer sells discs under the Fatkat Enterprises and Rare Silent Films names. The disc has been available for sale from time-to-time on eBay for $5.00 plus shipping, and sale benefits the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
FATKAT ENTERPRISES through . . .
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Other BRITISH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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