Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Demon
Rider
(1925)
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This Western drama, directed by Paul Hurst, stars Ken Maynard and Alma Rayford, with Fred Burns, Tom London, James Lowe and Tarzan the horse.
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 Sinister Cinema
202? DVD edition
Western Collections, Ken Maynard, Volume 7 (1925-1940), black & white, ? minutes total, not rated, including The Demon Rider (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Hell-Fire Austin (1932), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Demon Rider (1938), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, and The Demon Rider (1940), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Sinister Cinema, BC98, 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; $9.95.
Release date: 202?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print that is missing reel one.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2017 DVD edition
The Demon Rider (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 131, 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; slimline CD jewelcase; $29.99 (raised again to $44.99).
Release date: 2014.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print, as is assumed from the publisher-provided still frame above. Reel one is likely missing.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
There is no way to determine from information provided by the publisher whether this presentation is of the full, feature-length version of the film or the condensed version also available in the Alpha Video edition noted below. This low-value product is offered at an unreasonable cost.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available through . . .
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 Alpha Video
2016 DVD edition
With Buffalo Bill on the U.P. Trail (1926), black & white, 53 minutes, not rated, with Hoof Beats [condensed version of The Demon Rider] (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Trapping a Mountain Lion (1921), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, and Trapping the Bobcat (1921), black & white, 53 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7760D, UPC 0-89218-77609-9.
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: 1 March 2016.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print. Reel one is likely missing.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
Not recommended as much for the incomplete version of the film as for Alpha Video’s reputation for low-quality product.
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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 Demon Rider (1925), black & white, 49 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; $14.99.
Release date: 201?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print. Reel one is likely missing.
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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Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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