Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Adam’s Rib
(1923)
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This drama, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, features Milton Sills, Elliott Dexter, Theodore Kosloff, Anna Q. Nilsson, Pauline Garon and Julia Faye.
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 Grapevine Video
2013 DVD edition
Adam’s Rib (1923), black & white, 102 minutes, not rated, with Call for Mr. Caveman (1927), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10612-5.
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 5.0 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 224 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 12 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 11 October 2013.
Country of origin: USA •
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a very-good 16mm reduction print. The video transfer is quite dark in its shadow details.
The film is accompanied by a fine virtual theater organ music score performed by David Knudtson.
Not the best-looking disc, this is nonetheless our recommended home video edition of this film.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2021 DVD edition
Adam’s Rib (1923), black & white, 102 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8450D, UPC 0-89218-84509-2.
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 again to $9.99).
Release date: 14 September 2021.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm 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 from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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Other silent era CECIL B. DeMILLE films available on home video.
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