Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Twin
Pawns
(1919)
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This crime drama, directed by Léonce Perret, stars Mae Murray and Warner Oland, with J.W. Johnston and Henry G. Sell.
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 Alpha Video
2018 DVD edition
The Twin Pawns (1919), black & white, 78 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8131D, UPC 0-89218-81319-0.
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: 25 September 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction prints.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film. If you’re going to buy a crappy home video edition, why not spend $10.00 instead of $45.00?
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2017 DVD edition
The Twin Pawns (1919), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 132, 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; $34.99 (raised again to $44.99).
Release date: 2017.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print (as might be surmised from the publisher-provided still frame above).
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
Not recommended. We still criticize this publisher for their overpriced offerings that give the consumer as little value as possible.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available through . . .
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