Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Which Shall
It Be?
(1924)
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This independent feature drama, directed by Renaud Hoffman, stars Willis Marks and Ethel Wales, with David Torrence, Paul Weigel, Mary McLane, Billy Bondwin, Newton House and Miriam Ballah.
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 Grapevine Video
2011 DVD edition
Which Shall It Be? (1924), black & white, 43 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10436-7.
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; $14.95.
Release date: March 2011.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from an abridged 16mm reduction print (note the short running time).
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
For now, 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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 Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2017 DVD edition
Which Shall It Be? (1924), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 150, 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; $14.95.
Release date: March 2011.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print (as is discerned from the publisher-provided still frame above).
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
As opposed to this publisher’s usual offerings, the price for this edition is surprisingly modest.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available through . . .
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