Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Disciple
(1915)
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This western drama stars William S. Hart and Dorothy Dalton, with Thelma Salter, Robert McKim and Jean Hersholt.
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 Grapevine Video
2017 DVD edition
The Disciple (1915), black & white, 53 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no 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; $16.95.
Release date: September 2017.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 2K high-definition scan of what is likely to be a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Knudtson.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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 Alpha Video
2015 DVD edition
The Disciple (1915), black & white, 66 minutes, not rated, with The Darkening Trail (1915), black & white, 48 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7694D, UPC 0-89218-76949-7.
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 4.0 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at 384 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 1 September 2015.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 2 / audio: 3 / additional content: 3 / overall: 3.
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a very dark 8mm reduction print copied from an S.A. Lynch rerelease print. The picture is pretty blurry and the 8mm print has the (apparently) required amount of dust, speckling, schmutz, exposure fluctuations, and other print flaws.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
Not recommended.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
The Disciple (1915), black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
no 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; $14.99.
Release date: 201?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm 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 directly from . . .
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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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