Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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American
Aristocracy
(1916)
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Douglas Fairbanks stars in this comedy directed by John Emerson. Fairbanks is supported by Jewel Carmen, Charles DeLima, Albert Parker, Arthur Ortego and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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 Grapevine Video
2005 DVD edition
American Aristocracy (1916), black & white, 56 minutes, not rated, with Teddy at the Throttle (1917), black & white, 22 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10015-4.
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; $16.95 (reduced to $14.95).
Release date: April 2005.
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.
For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2013 DVD edition
Down to Earth (1917), black & white, 55 minutes, not rated, with American Aristocracy (1916), black & white, 47 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7266D, UPC 0-89218-72669-8.
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; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 31 December 2013.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a fair 8mm reduction print.
The film is presented with a music score 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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 Nostalgia Family Video
2010 DVD edition
American Aristocracy (1916), black & white, 52 minutes, not rated.
Nostalgia Family Video, 2331D, 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; no chapter stops; clamshell CD case; $14.99.
Release date: 2010.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition was likely mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The disc had no navigation menu, chapter stops or package artwork and was sold in a clear clamshell case.
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NOSTALGIA FAMILY VIDEO has discontinued business
and this DVD-R edition is . . .
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| Other silent era DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS films available on home video. |
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Douglas Fairbanks filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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