Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Lilac Time
(1928)
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This World War I drama, directed by George Fitzmaurice, stars Colleen Moore and Gary Cooper, with Burr McIntosh, Kathryn McGuire, Eugenie Besserer, Emile Chautard, Edward Dillon and Arthur Lake.
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 Reel Vault
2013 DVD edition
Lilac Time (1928), black & white, 110 minutes, not rated.
Reel Vault, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.98.
Release date: 5 November 2013.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition was likely mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Keith Taylor.
Sight unseen, we reluctantly recommend this home video edition.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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 Alpha Video
2024 DVD edition
Lilac Time (1928), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Lindy’s Cat (1927), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8627D, UPC 0-89218-86279-2.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $8.98 (raised to $9.99).
Release date: 17 September 2024.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Nostalgia Family Video
2010 DVD edition
Lilac Time (1928), black & white, 110 minutes, not rated.
Nostalgia Family Video, 7017D, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.99.
Release date: 2010.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition was likely mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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NOSTALGIA FAMILY VIDEO has discontinued business
and this DVD-R edition is . . .
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Other silent era COLLEEN MOORE films available on home video.
Other silent era GARY COOPER films available on home video.
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