Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Sand!
(1920)
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William S. Hart and Mary Thurman star in this feature directed by Lambert Hillyer, with support from G. Raymond Nye, Patricia Palmer and Bill Patton.
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 Grapevine Video
2012 DVD edition
Sand! (1920), black & white, 62 minutes, not rated, with Out West [Chase Yourself] (1926), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10491-6.
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; $14.95.
Release date: 14 April 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The films are accompanied by a music score performed by Blaine Gale.
The disc is supplemented with an abridged presentation of a Christie two-reeler starring Jimmie Adams.
For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2011 DVD edition
Sand! (1920), color-toned black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6593D, UPC 0-89218-65939-2.
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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 26 July 2011.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition of Sand! has been mastered from a very-good 16mm reduction print, with a fairly even greytone range and OK shadow blacks.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
At its attractive cost, this is not a bad option to the other home video editions noted below.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 TeleVista
2009 DVD edition
Sand! (1920), color-toned black & white, 78 minutes, not rated.
TeleVista, no catalog number, UPC 0-29502-88637-0.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD 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; $19.95.
Release date: 13 October 2009.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print (or worse!). TeleVista product is usually not worth the price asked.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition is available from
TELEVISTA 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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