Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Looking for
Sally
(1925)
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This Charley Chase short comedy features Katherine Grant and Noah Young in support.
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 The Criterion Collection
2022 Blu-ray Disc edition
Love Affair (1939), black & white, 88 minutes, not rated, with Looking for Sally (1925), black & white, 25 minutes, not rated.
The Criterion Collection, CC3333BD (collection number 1114), UPC 7-15515-26881-3, ISBN 978-1-68143-915-0.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at 28.6 Mbps average video bit rate; Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; no chapter stops (within the film); standard BD keepcase; $39.99.
Release date: 15 February 2022.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 8 / additional content: 8 / overall: 8.
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This unexpected source of Charley Chase films has been mastered from what appears to be a 16mm reduction print held by FPA France (Lobster Films collection). The very-good source material is a bit worn and dust, speckling, schmutz, emulsion chipping and scuffing all remain in the scan.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Neil Brand.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film (and the main feature isn’t bad, either).
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 The Criterion Collection
2022 DVD edition
Love Affair (1939), black & white, 88 minutes, not rated, with Mighty Like a Moose (1926), color-toned black & white, 23 minutes, not rated.
The Criterion Collection, CC3333BD (collection number 1114), UPC 7-15515-26881-3, ISBN 978-1-68143-915-0.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD 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; no chapter stops (within the film); standard DVD keepcase; $29.99.
Release date: 15 February 2022.
Country of origin: USA
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This unexpected source of Charley Chase films has been mastered from what appears to be a 16mm reduction print held by FPA France (Lobster Films collection).
The film is presented with an excellent music score by Robert Israel, performed by an ensemble.
This is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film (and the main feature isn’t bad, either).
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 All Day Entertainment
2009 DVD edition
Becoming Charley Chase (1915-1926), black & white, 460 minutes total, not rated, including Looking for Sally (1925), color-toned black & white, 20 minutes, not rated.
All Day Entertainment, distributed by VCI Entertainment,
8562, UPC 0-89859-85622-8, ISBN 1-55739-587-X.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc (four DVDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in windowboxed 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at 6.4 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 4 chapter stops; standard four-disc DVD keepcase; $39.99.
Release date: 28 July 2009.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 5 / audio: 8 / additional content: 6 / overall: 6.
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This DVD collection of Charley Chase films is an excellent companion to the two Chase collections from Kino released in 2004 and 2005. The edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print, which has dust, speckling, schmutz, visible splices, and other print flaws.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on virtual theatre pipe organ by Ben Model.
This collection, overall fair to pretty good, is out-of-print but can be found in used copies.
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ALL DAY ENTERTAINMENT has discontinued disc sales
and this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition is . . .
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 Alpha Video
2019 DVD edition
Silent Comedy Marathon, Volume 10 (1912-1925), black & white, 147 minutes total, not rated, including Looking for Sally (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8221D, UPC 0-89218-82219-2.
One single-sided, dual-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; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 16 April 2019.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from 16mm and/or 8mm reduction prints.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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Other silent era CHARLEY CHASE films available on home video.
Other KEYSTONE comedy films available on home video.
Other silent era ROSCOE ARBUCKLE films available on home video.
Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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