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Don Q,
Son of Zorro
(1925)

A semisequel to The Mark of Zorro (1920), Douglas Fairbanks stars as the son of Zorro in this swashbuckling classic.

Kino on Video
2002 DVD edition

The Mark of Zorro (1920), color-toned black & white and black & white, 107 minutes, not rated, with Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925), color-tinted black & white, color-tinted and color-toned black & white, and color toned black & white, 111 minutes, not rated.

Kino International, K249, UPC 7-38329-02492-5.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in windowboxed 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 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; 12 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 18 June 2002.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 8 / audio: 9 / additional content: 8 / overall: 8.

This DVD edition has been mastered from very-good 35mm source print materials that are marked with a light haze of print wear, speckling, dust and schmutz.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Jon C. Mirsalis.

The supplementary section includes Fairbanks home movies, an excerpt from a Pathé newsreel featuring Fairbanks vs. Jack Dempsey, an introduction to the film by Orson Welles, an excerpt from Fairbanks’ 1918 book Making Life Worthwhile.

Currently, this is the best available home video edition of the film and is recommended.

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Delta Entertainment
2005 DVD edition

Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925), black & white and color-tinted black & white, 110 minutes, not rated.

Delta Entertainment, 82820, UPC 0-18111-28209-3.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in windowboxed 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; 12 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $6.99.
Release date: 22 November 2005.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 5 / audio: 5 / additional content: 1 / overall: 5.

This budget DVD edition has been mastered from a very-good 16mm reduction print, which has been transferred to windowbox format at a natural speed. With 16mm prints often overcropping the surviving image from the 35mm source print, windowboxing the transfer allows as much of the image area to be viewed on all television monitors.

The film is accompanied by a music score compiled from the soundtracks of a number of early sound films.

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Mr. Fat-W Video
2017 DVD edition

Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925), black & white, 111 minutes, not rated.

Mr. Fat-W Video,
unknown catalog number, 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; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 28 April 2017.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.

The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings, if there is a soundtrack at all.

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Reel Enterprises
2007 DVD edition

Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925), black & white, 115 minutes, not rated.

Reel Enterprises,
unknown catalog number, 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; standard DVD keepcase; $7.95.
Release date: 30 March 2007.
Country of origin: USA

This budget DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.

The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.

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Alpha Video
2015 DVD edition

Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925), black & white, 110 minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7682D, UPC 0-89218-76829-2.
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; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 4 August 2015.
Country of origin: USA

This budget 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 recordings.

USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.