Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The
Night Bird
(1928)
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This Universal comedy, directed by Fred Newmeyer, features Reginald Denny, Betsy Lee, Sam Hardy, Harvey Clark and Corliss Palmer.
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 Grapevine Video
20?? DVD edition
The Night Bird (1928), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated, with Circus Time (1929), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine 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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: unknown
Country of origin: USA
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This remastered DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a compiled soundtrack of preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2008 DVD edition
The Night Bird (1928), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated, with The Lion’s Roar (1928), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10338-4.
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; $14.95.
Release date: 2008
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a compiled soundtrack of preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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 Alpha Video
2024 DVD edition
The Night Bird (1928), black & white, 75 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8630D, UPC 0-89218-86309-6.
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: 17 September 2024.
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 Night Bird (1928), black & white, 70 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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Other silent era REGINALD DENNY films available on home video.
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