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The Juggernaut
(1915)

This feature drama, directed by Ralph Ince, stars Anita Stewart and Earle Williams, with Julia Swayne Gordon, William Dunn, Frank Currier, Eulalie Jensen, Paul Scardon and Jack Brawn.

Harpodeon
201? Blu-ray Disc edition

The Juggernaut (1915), color-tinted black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Juggernaut (1915) [alternate version], black & white, ? minutes, not rated, The Black Diamond Express (1896), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Southern Pacific Overland Mail (1897), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Empire State Express (1901), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, A Railroad Smashup (1904), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, and The Firing of the Patchwork Quilt (1911), color-tinted black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Harpodeon, no catalog number, UPC 1-97644-81883-9.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $19.99.
Release date: 201?
Country of origin: USA

This BD-R edition has been mastered from a conflation of three different incomplete reduction prints.

The film is likely accompanied by a music score compiled from MIDI-keyboard files.

Supplemental material includes an incomplete alternate version of the film; a 1915 novelization of the film; a mini poster for the film; and five other railroad-themed films.

This is our recommended home video edition of the film.

This Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available directly from . . .

Harpodeon
2017 DVD edition

Harpodeon, 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; $19.99.
Release date: 2017.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a conflation of three different incomplete reduction prints.

The film is likely accompanied by a music score compiled from MIDI-keyboard files.

Supplemental material includes an incomplete alternate version of the film; a 1915 novelization of the film; a mini poster for the film; and five other railroad-themed films.

This is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .

Alpha Video
2019 DVD edition

Thrills of the Silent Screen (1912-1930), black & white, 57 minutes total, not rated, including The Juggernaut (1915) [abridged], black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6827D, UPC 0-89218-68279-6.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $6.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 18 June 2019.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from an abridged 16mm and/or 8mm reduction print.

The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .