Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Married to Order
(1920)
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This short comedy, directed by Charley Chase, stars Charley Chase and Oliver Hardy, with Rosemary Theby, Leo White and Bud Ross.
The film was shot in 1918 and released in 1920. The film is also available under two different rerelease print names: All is Fair and Her Near-Sighted Father.
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 Flicker Alley
2021 Blu-ray Disc edition
Laurel or Hardy: Early Solo Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (1914-1926), black & white, 590 minutes total, not rated, including Married to Order (1920), black & white, 17 minutes, not rated.
Flicker Alley, FA0073, UPC 6-17311-68739-6.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc (two BDs in the set); 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 ? Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 864 Mbps average audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 2 chapter stops; 32-page insert booklet; standard two-disc BD keepcase; $49.95.
Release date: 29 January 2021.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from 2K high definition scans of archival film elements.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Serge Bromberg.
Supplemental material includes an image gallery featuring photographs from the Library of Congress collections; and a 32-page insert booklet with film notes from film historian Rob Stone, as well as notes on the restorations from Lobster Film’s Serge Bromberg.
This is our recommended home video edition of this film.
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Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc edition is available directly from . . .
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 All Day Entertainment
2009 DVD edition
Becoming Charley Chase (1915-1926), black & white and color-toned black & white, 460 minutes total, not rated, including Married to Order (1920), black & white, 16 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 0 NTSC DVD disc (four DVDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame and windowboxed 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at 7.2 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; 3 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: 7 / overall: 7.
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a good 16mm reduction print, with some dust. speckling and schmutz, scratches, and other print flaws.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed by Phil Carluzzo and performed by the Snark Ensemble with Ben Redwine.
Supplemental material includes audio commentary for the film by collection producer David Kalat.
Highly recommended but hard-to-find these days, even as a used item.
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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
2024 DVD edition
Silent Slapstick Comedy Parade, Volume 3 (1913-1924), black & white, 64 minutes total, not rated, including All is Fair [abridgement of Married to Order] (1920), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8598D, UPC 0-89218-85989-1.
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; $8.98 (raised to $9.99).
Release date: 26 March 2024.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from an abridged 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music sources.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Alpha Video
2020 DVD edition
The Movie Man’s Matinee, Volume 5 (1920-1929), black & white, 93 minutes total, not rated, including Her Near-Sighted Father [Married to Order] (1920), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8336D, UPC 0-89218-83369-3.
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 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: 21 July 2020.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered frfrom an abridged 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music sources.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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Other silent era CHARLEY CHASE films available on home video.
Other silent era OLIVER HARDY films available on home video.
Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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