Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Three Pals
(1925)
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This romantic drama, directed by Wilbur McGaugh and Bruce M. Mitchell, stars Marilyn Mills and Josef Swickard, with William H. Turner, Martin Turner, Ralph Emerson, James McLaughlin, Billy Bowes and Gary Cooper.
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 Alpha Video
2018 DVD edition
Three Pals (1925), black & white, 71 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8103D, UPC 0-89218-81039-7.
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 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 July 2018.
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.
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 from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
2026 DVD edition
Three Pals (1925), black & white, 56 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; $15.49.
Release date: 2026.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print. Note the short running time.
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 GARY COOPER films available on home video.
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