Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Desert Greed
(1926)
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Yakima Canutt stars in this Western actioner, directed by Jacques Jaccard, with support from Rose Blossom, Henry Hebert and Lucile Young.
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 Alpha Video
2012 DVD edition
Hellhounds of the Plains (1926), black & white, 46 minutes, not rated, with Desert Greed (1926), black & white, 51 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP6763D, UPC 0-89218-67639-9.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 8-bit 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 17 April 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This budget DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print manufactured by Hollywood Film Enterprises. The source print and the video transfer here are far better than those of its companion film in this budget edition.
The film is likely accompanied by a compilation of early film music from a variety of preexisting sources.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Grapevine Video
2017 DVD edition
Desert Greed (1926), color-tinted black & white, 51 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: September 2017.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Sinister Cinema
2012 DVD edition
Desert Greed (1926), black & white, 51 minutes, not rated.
Sinister Cinema, W337, 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $8.95.
Release date: 20 October 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered at standard resolution from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This
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Other silent era YAKIMA CANUTT films available on home video.
Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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