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The
Silent Man

(1917)

 

This western feature, directed by William S. Hart, stars William S. Hart and Vola Vale, with Robert McKim, Harold Goodwin, J.P. Lockney, George P. Nichols, Gertrude Claire and Milton Ross.

coverReel Classic DVD
200? DVD edition

The Silent Man (1917), black & white, 59 minutes, not rated, with Making a Stetson (1925), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated.

Reel Classic DVD, no catalog number, UPC 7-62185-05192-4.
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; $19.98.
Release date: 200?.
Country of origin: USA
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 Ben Model.

Sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from
REEL CLASSIC DVD through . . .
coverSinister Cinema
2005 DVD edition

The Silent Man (1917), black & white, 47 minutes, not rated.

Sinister Cinema, W348, 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; 10 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $11.95 (reduced to $8.95).
Release date: 2005.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a good to very-good 16mm reduction print. Occasionally a little “SC” logo appears in the lower right-hand corner of the picture.

The film is accompanied by a compilation of preexisting recordings from a variety of audio sources

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
coverSinister Cinema
202? DVD edition

B Western Collections: William S. Hart, Vol. 1 (1917-1920), black & white, ? minutes total, not rated, including The Silent Man (1917), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Sinister Cinema, BC02, 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
This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.

The films are likely to be accompanied by soundtracks compiled from preexisting music recordings.

For information about other films in this collection, see our B Western Collections: William S. Hart, Vol. 1 on home video page.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
coverAlpha Video
2008 DVD edition

The Silent Man (1917), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Blue Blazes Rawden (1918), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 5719D, UPC 0-89218-57199-1.
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 stereo 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: 30 December 2008.
Country of origin: USA
This double-feature DVD edition has likely been mastered from 16mm and/or 8mm reduction prints.

The film is likely accompanied by a modern music score.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
Other WILLIAM S. HART films available on home video.

Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.

William S. Hart filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
 
 
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