Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The
3rd Alarm
(1922)
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Independent producer Emory Johnson directed this fire department drama that features a terse Ralph Lewis, with Johnny Walker, Ella Hall and Virginia True Boardman.
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 Grapevine Video
2014 DVD edition
The 3rd Alarm (1922), color-tinted and color-toned black & white, 59 minutes, not rated, with The Thirteenth Alarm (1922), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10676-7.
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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: August 2014.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a conflation of 16mm reduction prints.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Knudtson.
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
2013 DVD edition
The 3rd Alarm (1922), black & white, 58 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7178D, UPC 0-89218-71789-4.
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 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: 24 September 2013.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been transferred from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely to be 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
2025 DVD edition
The 3rd Alarm (1922), black & white, ? 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: 21 March 2025.
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 JOHNNY HINES films available on home video.
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