Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Born to Battle
(1927)
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This independently-produced western was was directed by Alvin J. Neitz, and stars Bill Cody, Barbara Luddy, J.P. Lockney and Nora Cecil.
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 Alpha Video
2012 DVD edition
Born to Battle (1927), black & white, 55 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6742D, UPC 0-89218-67429-6.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital? 48 kHz 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 13 March 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a good 8mm reduction print that is dark in its shadow details.
The presentation features a music score that has been compiled from preexisting recordings.
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 Sinister Cinema
2004 DVD edition
Born to Battle (1927), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Sinister Cinema, W590, no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital? 48 kHz 2.0 mono? sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $11.95 (reduced to $8.95).
Release date: December 2004.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The presentation features a music score that may be pieced together from existing 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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