Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Dangerous
Hours
(1919)
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This political drama, produced by Thomas H. Ince, features Lloyd Hughes, Barbara Castleton, Claire DuBrey, Jack Richardson and Walt Whitman.
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 Grapevine Video
2017 Blu-ray Disc edition
Dangerous Hours (1919), black & white, 72 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, UPC 6-60845-44846-9.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV), 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan AVC (MPEG-4) format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 24 March 2017.
Country of origin: USA
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This BD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score by David Knudtson.
Not knowing the source material utilized for this BD-R edition, it is with some reservation that we assume that this is the best-looking home video edition of this film available.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition from Amazon.com. Purchase supports Silent Era.
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This
Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is also available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2017 DVD edition
Dangerous Hours (1919), black & white, 72 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 6-60845-44844-5.
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 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: 24 March 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 music score by David Knudtson.
Not knowing the source material utilized for this DVD-R edition, it is with some reservation that we assume that this is the best-looking DVD edition of this film available.
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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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This
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 Alpha Video
2022 DVD edition
Dangerous Hours (1919), black & white, 72 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8502D, UPC 0-89218-85029-4.
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 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $8.98.
Release date: 13 December 2022.
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 music score composed of preexisting recordings.
Not recommended since this edition has, as yet, not been viewed.
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Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2017 DVD edition
Dangerous Hours (1919), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 146, unknown UPC number.
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 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; slimline CD jewelcase; $34.99.
Release date: 2017.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print that appears to have been nicked from a VHS videotape (still frames provided by the publisher on Amazon.com show the characteristics of VHS anomalies). A small digital watermark appears in the lower right-hand corner of the picture throughout the film, presumably to discourage pirates from stealing this video transfer that has likely been stolen from another home video publisher.
The film is likely accompanied by a music score composed of preexisting recordings (if there is any music at all).
We do not recommend a home video product that gives you so little for so much money.
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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 LLOYD HUGHES films available on home video.
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