Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Coming
of Amos
(1925)
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This feature drama from the DeMille studios stars Rod La Rocque, Jetta Goudal and Noah Beery.
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 TeleVista
2007 DVD edition
The Coming of Amos (1925), black & white, 73 minutes, not rated.
TeleVista, unknown catalog number, UPC 0-29502-86559-7.
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 6.5 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; 12 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 20 November 2007.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a good 16mm reduction print that is contrasty.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings that are not usually relevant to the film’s action.
This edition from a company that has been alternately known as JEF Films and TeleVista is not really worth $20.00.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition is available from
TELEVISTA through . . .
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 Alpha Video
2017 DVD edition
The Coming of Amos (1925), black & white, 73 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7944D, UPC 0-89218-79449-9.
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; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 16 May 2017.
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 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
201? DVD edition
The Coming of Amos (1925), black & white, 71 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
no catalog number, unknown 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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.99.
Release date: 201?
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 music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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