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Mickey (1918)

Produced while still at The Keystone Film Company, this Mabel Normand feature comedy was delayed until its 1918 release. The film survives in two versions: its original 1918 release version, and the reedited 1920s rerelease version.

The 1918 original release version.

This edition of Mickey (1918) is unique in that the collector is presented with two versions of the film, the original 1918 release version and the FBO rerelease version. The original version is of higher print quality, while the release version is generally much darker in flat graytones.

The 1920s FBO rerelease version.

The versions of the film are accompanied by a compiled score of music performed on MIDI synthesizer.

USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase a Region 0 NTSC DVD-R of this edition from Amazon.com.
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc is also available directly from GRAPEVINE VIDEO.

This public-domain edition of Mickey was mastered from a very-good 16mm reduction print for the 1920s Film Booking Offices of America rerelease version of the film. The full-frame, slightly faster-than-natural-speed analog video transfer holds the reasonably broad range of graytones and image detail in the source print, which has the normal amount of dust and speckling.

The film is presented with custom musical accompaniment performed on electric organ by Bob Vaughn.

This is the best-looking version of the rerelease print of Mickey available on home video. The disc is now unfortunately out-of-print.

USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase a Region 0 NTSC DVD-R of this edition from Amazon.com.