Outside the Law
(1920)
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Tod Browning’s tale of San Francisco underworld crime and Lon Chaney’s dual role as Black Mike Sylva, a murderous thug, and Ah Wing, a small-time Chinese pacifist. Co-starring Priscilla Dean as a tough moll, this hard-edged film is a pinnacle among the Browning-Chaney crime dramas. — Carl Bennett
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 2000 Image Entertainment edition
Outside the Law (1920), black & white, 75 minutes, not rated, with Shadows (1922), black & white, 68 minutes, not rated.
Image Entertainment, ID5838DSDVD, 0-14381-58382-3.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, dual-layered DVD disc, Region 1, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, 15 chapter stops, snapper case, $24.99.
DVD release date: 27 June 2000.
Country of origin: USA
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 This edition apparently utilizes the same video transfer produced by David Shepard that was released on laserdisc and VHS videotape in the 1990s. It is a better presentation that the old videotapes collectors were once stuck with.
We recommend the film as a required excursion into the dark world of director Browning, the versatility of Lon Chaney, and the gritty toughness of Priscilla Dean. And we recommend this Image DVD edition as the best currently available.
USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.com. |
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Canada: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.ca. |
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