Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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April Fool
(1926)
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This B-studio comedy, directed by Nat Ross, stars Alexander Carr, Duane Thompson, Mary Alden and, in a small role, Baby Peggy.
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 Grapevine Video
2012 DVD edition
April Fool (1926), black & white, 67 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10434-3.
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; $14.99.
Release date: 7 September 2012
Country of origin: USA
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This remastered DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print. Grapevine Video reports that there is now additional footage with an overall improvement in print quality in this edition.
The film is accompanied by a music score performed by David Knudtson.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2011 DVD edition
April Fool (1926), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10434-3.
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; $14.99.
Release date: March 2011
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition was likely mastered from a 16mm reduction print, and it is now out-of-print having been replaced by the Grapevine video edition noted above.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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 Alpha Video
2014 DVD edition
April Fool (1926), black & white, 81 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7281D, UPC 0-89218-72819-7.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 28 January 2014
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 to be accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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Loving the Classics
2010 DVD edition
April Fool (1926), black & white, 63 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics, no catalog number, no UPC number.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 2010?
Country of origin: USA
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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.
Be advised, it can take a very looooong time for your order to be fulfilled by Loving the Classics.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era BABY PEGGY films available on home video.
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