Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Wagon Tracks
(1919)
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This William S. Hart western, directed by Lambert Hillyer, features Jane Novak, Robert McKim, Lloyd Bacon and Leo Pierson.
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 Olive Films
2017 Blu-ray Disc edition
Wagon Tracks (1919), color-tinted black & white, 69 minutes, not rated.
Olive Films, OF1316, UPC 8-87090-13161-2.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc; 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; $24.95.
Release date: 24 January 2017.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition of Wagon Tracks, starring William S. Hart, has been mastered from a fine-grain 35mm preservation print from the Library of Congress.
The film is presented with an orchestral music score by Andrew Earle Simpson.
Highly recommended but Olive Films went out-of-business in 2024 and this BD edition is officially out-of-print.
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This Region A Blu-ray Disc edition has been discontinued
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 Olive Films
2017 DVD edition
Wagon Tracks (1919), color-tinted black & white, 69 minutes, not rated.
Olive Films, OF1315, UPC 8-87090-13151-3.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD 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; $19.95.
Release date: 24 January 2017.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition of Wagon Tracks, starring William S. Hart, has been mastered from a fine-grain 35mm preservation print from the Library of Congress.
The film is presented with an orchestral music score by Andrew Earle Simpson.
Even sight unseen, this is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.
Highly recommended but Olive Films went out-of-business in 2024 and this DVD edition is officially out-of-print.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This Region 1 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
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 Grapevine Video
2015 DVD edition
Wagon Tracks (1919), color-tinted black & white and color-toned black & white, 65 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, no 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; $18.95 (reduced to $16.95).
Release date: 7 August 2015.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is presented with a music score performed on theatre organ by David Knudtson.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Unknown Video
2004 DVD edition
Wagon Tracks (1919), black & white, 78 minutes, not rated, with Humanity [1918 Naked Hands rerelease version] (1916), black & white, 32 minutes, not rated.
Unknown 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 4 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $18.95.
Release date: 22 November 2004.
Country of origin: USA •
Ratings (1-10): video: 5 / audio: 5 / additional content: 6 / overall: 5.
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from an analog video transfer prepared in 1998 (initially for release on VHS videotape) from a fine-grain 16mm reduction print held in the Blackhawk Films collection. As should be expected, the transfer is not up to modern standards for image detail, being overall a bit coarse. The print itself has moderate speckling and dust, sprocket damage, emulsion scuffing and scrapes, but the greyscale range is reasonably balanced for acceptable viewing.
The film is presented with an electronic organ music score performed by Bob Vaughn.
The supplemental material is a slideshow collection of posters for Hart films, lobby cards, portraits, film stills, glass advertising slides and playing cards (45 images).
This edition will be hard to find and is not recommended in the wake of better-looking home video editions released after this DVD.
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UNKNOWN VIDEO has discontinued business and this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is . . .
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 Alpha Video
2011 DVD edition
Wagon Tracks (1919), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with The Narrow Trail (1917), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6574D, UPC 0-89218-65749-7.
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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 5 July 2011.
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 compiled music score of preexisting recordings.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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 Sinister Cinema
2012 DVD edition
Wagon Tracks (1919), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Sinister Cinema, W439, no 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; standard DVD keepcase; $11.95 (reduced to $8.95).
Release date: 19 October 2012.
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 compiled music score of preexisting recordings.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also 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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William S. Hart filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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