Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The
Love Gamble
(1925)
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This romantic drama from B-film studio Banner Productions, Incorporated, was directed by Edward J. Le Saint and stars Lillian Rich, Robert Frazer and Pauline Garon.
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 Grapevine Video
2010 DVD edition
The Love Gamble (1925), black & white, 74 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10397-1.
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 6.0 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 1.5 Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 14 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 7 May 2010.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 5 / audio: 5 / additional content: 0 / overall: 5.
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a good-to-very-good 16mm reduction print that has some moderately modulated exposure fluctuations and plugged-up shadows making reading some intertitles a challenge. The film’s action in the natural-speed, full-frame video transfer, sis still reasonably easy to follow.
The film is accompanied by a compiled soundtrack of prerecorded film music from the 1930s.
Well, for now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2025 DVD edition
The Love Gamble (1925), black & white, 74 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8691D, UPC 0-89218-86919-7.
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; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $9.99.
Release date: 25 September 2025.
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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 Loving the Classics
202? DVD edition
The Love Gamble (1925), black & white, 60 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
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; $14.99.
Release date: 202?
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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