Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Red
Raiders
(1927)
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This B-studio western, directed by Albert S. Rogell, stars Ken Maynard and Ann Drew, with J.P. McGowan, Paul Hurst, Harry Shutan, Ben Corbett, Tom Bay and Chief Yowlachie.
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 Alpha Video
2023 DVD edition
The Red Raiders (1927), black & white, 61 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8538D, UPC 0-89218-85389-9.
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; $8.98 (raised to $9.99).
Release date: 1 August 2023.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print of the film.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music sources.
Not a great presentation but this is the only home video edition of the film we know of.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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Other silent era J.P. McGOWAN films available on home video.
Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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