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The
Night Club
(1925)

This feature comedy, directed by Frank Urson and Paul Iribe, stars Raymond Griffith and Vera Reynolds, with support from Wallace Beery and Louise Fazenda.

Alpha Video
2023 DVD edition

The Night Club (1925), black & white, 73 minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8547D, UPC 0-89218-85479-7.
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; $8.98 (raised to $9.99).
Release date: 5 September 2023.
Country of origin: USA

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 recordings.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .

Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2021 DVD edition

The Night Club (1925), black & white, 67 minutes, not rated.

Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 219, 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 CD jewelcase; $41.99 (raised again to $44.99).
Release date: 2021.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has been mastered from what appears to be a VHS videotape originally prepared from a 16mm reduction print. You can see the characteristic smeary picture details in the publisher-provided still frame above.

The film is accompanied by a music score compiled from preexisting recordings.

Not recommended for the cost and value, but this is the only home video edition of the film we are aware of. A huge ripoff for $45.00.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available through . . .