Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Vortex
(1928)
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This feature drama, directed by Adrian Brunel, stars Ivor Novello and Willette Kershaw, with Frances Doble, Alan Hollis, Simeon Stuart, Kinsey Peile, Julie Suedo and Dorothy Fane.
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
The Vortex (1928), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99
Release date: 201?
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.
Since this disc is in-print, 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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 Sunrise Silents
2008 DVD edition
The Vortex (1928), color-tinted black & white, 62 minutes, not rated, with Felix the Cat Hits the Deck (1927), color-tinted black & white, 62 minutes, not rated.
Sunrise Silents,
TVIN-N (NTSC) and TVIN-P (PAL), no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC or PAL DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels [NTSC] or 720 x 576 pixels [PAL]) 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; $21.95.
Release date: May 2008.
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 public-domain MIDI files processed by computer.
Supplemental material includes a Felix the Cat cartoon.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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Other BRITISH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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