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On the
Night Stage
(1915)
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William S. Hart is featured in this early western directed by Reginald Barker, which also stars Robert Edeson, Rhea Mitchell and Herschel Mayall.
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 Alpha Video
2012 DVD edition
On the Night Stage (1915), black & white, 64 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP6851D, UPC 0-89218-68519-3.
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 subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 30 October 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This budget DVD edition has been mastered from a fair to good 8mm reduction print, which alternates from having deep, plugged-up shadows and some shots with blasted-out highlights. Image details are lost in the contrast and the blurriness.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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Other WILLIAM S. HART films available on home video.
Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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William S. Hart filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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