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Peeping Pete
(1913)
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Roscoe Arbuckle appears in one of his earliest surviving films, a Keystone split-reel comedy.
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 CineMuseum
2018 Blu-ray Disc / DVD edition
The Round-Up (1920), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated, with Peeping Pete (1913), black & white, 6 minutes, not rated, and A Bandit (1913), black & white, 5 minutes, not rated.
CineMuseum, CM1002, UPC 7-01822-99738-6.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan AVC (MPEG-4) format, SDR (standard dynamic range), 29.5 Mbps average video bit rate, 192 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 8-bit 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, no chapter stops; and one single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD 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), 7.0 Mbps average video bit rate, 192 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 8-bit 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, no chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; $39.99.
Release date: 9 April 2018.
Country of origin: USA |
This Blu-ray Disc / DVD edition features a new high-resolution scan from an archival print.
The film is presented with a music score performed on theater pipe organ by Dennis Scott.
The edition’s supplemental material includes audio commentary by author and film historian Richard M. Roberts; restorations of two of Arbuckle’s earliest surviving films, both parts of a Keystone comedy split-reel release, presented with theater organ music scores composed and performed by Dennis Scott; a still gallery of theatrical posters, lobby cards, glass slides, still photographs, theater programs and memorabilia; and a full-color booklet featuring production information, restoration notes and more.
This is the best-looking home video edition of this film, and we recommend this dual-format edition.
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This Region 0 Blu-ray Disc / NTSC DVD edition is available directly from CINEMUSEUM LLC.
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 Unknown Video
2007 DVD edition
Nickelodia, Volume 2 (1909-1915), black & white, 100 minutes total, not rated, including Peeping Pete (1913), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Unknown Video, no catalog number, 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 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $18.95 (raised to $19.95).
Release date: 14 May 2007.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a fine-grain 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score performed on piano by Frederick Hodges.
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UNKNOWN VIDEO has discontinued business and this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is . . .
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Other silent era ROSCOE ARBUCKLE films available on home video.
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Roscoe Arbuckle filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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