Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Sporting
Venus
(1925)
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This feature drama, directed by Marshall Neilan, stars Blanche Sweet and Ronald Colman, with Lew Cody, Josephine Crowell, Edward Martindel, Kate Price, Hank Mann, Arthur Hoyt and George Fawcett.
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 Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2021 DVD edition
The Sporting Venus (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 218, 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; slimline CD jewelcase; $34.99 (raised again to $44.99).
Release date: 2021.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a VHS videotape copy of a 16mm or 8mm reduction print (as might be surmised from the smeary publisher-provided still frame above).
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
Reluctantly, this is our recommended home video edition of the film and we still criticize this publisher for their overpriced offerings that give the consumer as little value as possible.
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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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Other silent era RONALD COLMAN films available on home video.
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