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The Lamb
(1915)

Douglas Fairbanks shines in his feature film debut, directed by William Christy Cabanne, based on the Broadway success that made him a star. Cast includes Seena Owen, Alfred Paget, Monroe Salisbury, Edward Warren and Kate Toncray.

Grapevine Video
2016 DVD edition

The Lamb (1915), black & white, 56 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 6-60845-44744-8.
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 7.6 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 30 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 256 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 12 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: February 2016.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 5 / audio: 7 / additional content: 0 / overall: 5.

This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a good to very-good 16mm reduction print. The source print is rough but holds a reasonable greyscale range throughout; highlights hold image detail and shadows are relatively open. Dust, speckling, schmutz, and other print flaws are there. Occasionally, “Grapevine Video” will appear in the lower right-hand corner of intertitles to discourage video pirates. We wish it weren’t necessary.

The film is presented with a virtual theatre organ music score by composed and performed by David Knudtson.

Recommended until a better home video edition is produced.

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