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Down to Earth
(1917)

 

Douglas Fairbanks stars in this comedy directed by John Emerson. Able support is provided by Eileen Percy, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Charles P. McHugh, Charles Gerrard, William H. Keith and Ruth Allen.

coverAlpha Video
2013 DVD edition

Down to Earth (1917), black & white, 55 minutes, not rated, with American Aristocracy (1916), black & white, 47 minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7266D, UPC 0-89218-72669-8.
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, 384 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 8-bit 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 31 December 2013.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from an 8mm reduction print. The video transfer was done at sound speed and runs at a distressingly faster pace than natural speed.

The film is presented with a music score compiled from preexisting recordings.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
coverUnknown Video
2007 DVD edition

Down to Earth (1917), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with A Ten Minute Egg (1924), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Unknown Video, no 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 8-bit 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $18.95.
Release date: 6 November 2007.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition of this five-reel film has likely been mastered from a fine-grain 16mm reduction print. Picture blacks are a bit greyed out.

The film is presented with a ragtime score by George L. Cobb, arranged and performed by Frederick Hodges.

 
UNKNOWN VIDEO has discontinued business and this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is . . .
Other silent era DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS films available on home video.
Douglas Fairbanks filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
 
 
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