Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Sold for Marriage
(1916)
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Produced by Fine Arts Film Company, this story of old Russia stars Lillian Gish, Frank Bennett, Walter Long and Allan Sears.
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 Grapevine Video
2005 DVD edition
Sold for Marriage (1916), color-tinted and color-toned black & white, 54 minutes, not rated, with Behind the Screen (1916), black & white, 22 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10056-7.
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 ? 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; 7 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95 (reduced to $14.95).
Release date: 2005.
Country of origin: USA •
Ratings (1-10): video: 5 / audio: 4 / additional content: 5 / overall: 5.
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This DVD-R edition has been transferred from a very-good 16mm reduction print that is a little contrasty, but with a reasonable range of greytones and acceptable image detail. The picture is a little jittery in places, with some print damage, dust and speckling. The full-frame video transfer runs noticeably faster than natural speed.
The film is presented with a serviceable compiled music score of preexisting orchestral recordings, edited to accompany the film’s action.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Classic Video Streams
2009 DVD edition
The Actors: Rare Films of Lillian Gish, Volume 2 (1916-1919), black & white, 141 minutes total, not rated, including Sold for Marriage (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Classic Video Streams,
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; slimline DVD keepcase; $16.99.
Release date: 28 December 2009.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been transferred from a 16mm reduction print.
The presentation likely features a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Sold for Marriage (1916), 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; $19.99.
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 silent era LILLIAN GISH films available on home video.
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Lillian Gish filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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