Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Dynamite Dan
(1924)
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This boxing drama, directed by Bruce Mitchell, stars Kenneth McDonald and Diana Alden, and features Boris Karloff in a supporting role.
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 Grapevine Video
2013 DVD edition
Dynamite Dan (1924), black & white, 66 minutes, not rated, with Grandpa’s Boy (1924), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10539-5.
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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: 17 January 2013.
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 composed and performed by David Knudtson.
Since this disc has to look better than the Alpha Video edition noted below, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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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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 Alpha Video
2006 DVD edition
Dynamite Dan (1924), black & white, 61 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 5210D, UPC 0-89218-52109-5.
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), 6.5 Mbps average video bit rate, 192 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 8-bit 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 21 November 2006.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 2 / audio: 3 / additional content: 0 / overall: 2.
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This budget DVD edition has been mastered from an OK but blurry 8mm reduction print. Close-ups of faces often end up a blasted out mess of white blur.
An Alpha Video logomark appears in the bottom right corner of the picture off-and-on throughout the presentation. Won’t they learn?
The low-quality transfer of a low-quality source print make for a very poor viewing experience. Not recommended unless you absolutely have to own this film.
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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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Other silent era BORIS KARLOFF films available on home video.
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