Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Manhandled
(1924)
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This Gloria Swanson drama was directed by Allan Dwan and features support from Tom Moore, Lilyan Tashman, Ian Keith, Arthur Housman, Paul McAllister and Frank Morgan.
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 Kino Classics
2018 Blu-ray Disc edition
Manhandled (1924), color-tinted black & white, 63 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K22962, UPC 7-38329-22962-7.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region A 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), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Mbps audio bit rate, DTS 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 10 April 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from a new 2K scan from an archival 35mm print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Makia Matsumura.
The disc’s supplementary material includes audio commentary by Gaylyn Studlar; with a booklet essay by film historian Peter Labuza.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Kino Classics
2018 DVD edition
Manhandled (1924), color-tinted black & white, 63 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K22961, UPC 7-38329-22961-0.
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; $24.95.
Release date: 10 April 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a new 2K scan from an archival 35mm print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Makia Matsumura.
The disc’s supplementary material includes audio commentary by Gaylyn Studlar; with a booklet essay by film historian Peter Labuza.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Grapevine Video
2008 DVD edition
Shifting Sands (1918), color-toned black & white, 52 minutes, not rated, with Manhandled (1924), black & white, 68 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10035-2.
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), 4.4 Mbps average video bit rate, 224 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 8-bit 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 2008.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD+R edition, originally prepared for VHS release in 2003, has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack ocompiled from preexisting recordings.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD+R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD+R edition is also available directly from . . .
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Other silent era GLORIA SWANSON films available on home video.
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