Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp
(1926)
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This first feature-length film of Harry Langdon’s also features an early supporting role for Joan Crawford.
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 Kino on Video
2000 DVD edition
Harry Langdon . . . the Forgotten Clown (1926-1927), color-toned black & white, 196 minutes total, not rated, including Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926), color-toned black & white, 62 minutes, not rated.
Kino International, K173, UPC 7-38329-01732-3.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD 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 5.6 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 12 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $39.95 (reduced to $29.95).
Release date: 2000 (rereleased 2 September 2003).
Country of origin: USA •
Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 7 / additional content: 7 / overall: 7.
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This David Shepard-produced DVD edition of Tramp, Tramp, Tramp has been mastered from an excellent 35mm print that features a broad range of greytones, very light speckling, and other minor print anomalies such as processing flaws.
The natural-speed video transfer is very pleasant viewing on standard televisions, but reveals its analog origins on high-definition systems, with reasonably sharp image details but, also, some unnecessary edge sharpening visible in intertitles and long shots with small picture details in contrast relief.
The film is accompanied by an entertaining music score performed on piano by Philip Carli.
Print material such as this is a prime candidate for a new high-definition transfer that could really showcase its wonderful survival state.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This Region 1 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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 Alpha Video
2024 DVD edition
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926), black & white, 60 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8648D, UPC 0-89218-86489-5.
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.
Release date: 19 November 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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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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Other silent era HARRY LANGDON films available on home video.
Other silent era JOAN CRAWFORD films available on home video.
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