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The Prince of
Pep
(1925)
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This action drama, directed by Jack Nelson, stars Richard Talmadge and Nola Luxford, with Hugh Powell and Brinsley Shaw.
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 Alpha Video
2016 DVD edition
The Prince of Pep (1925), black & white, 29 minutes, not rated, with Hidden Aces (1927), black & white, 62 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7816D, UPC 0-89218-78169-7
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 4.4 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at 384 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 21 June 2016.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from an abridged 8mm reduction print originally prepared by Blackhawk Films. The analog video transfer is dark and, even so, often highlight details vanish in a wash of light greyness.
The film is presented with a music score compiled from preexisting recordings.
For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film. (Can you believe it?)
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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 Prince of Pep (1925), black & white, ? 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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