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The Marathon
(1919)

 

This Harold Lloyd one-reeler features Bebe Daniels, Snub Pollard and Bud Jamison in support.

coverThe Criterion Collection
2014 Blu-ray Disc / DVD edition

The Freshman (1925), black & white and color-tinted black & white, 76 minutes, not rated, including The Marathon (1919), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated.

The Criterion Collection,
CC2346BDDVD (collection number 703),
UPC 7-15515-11291-8, ISBN 978-1-60465-808-8.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; no chapter stops; and two single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD discs; 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 5.4 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 384 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; no chapter stops; three-disc plastic trays in cardboard wrap in cardboard slipcase; $39.95.
Release date: 25 March 2014.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 8 / audio: 8 / additional content: 8 / overall: 8.
This dual-format Blu-ray Disc / DVD edition has been mastered from what appears to be two film sources that range from very-good to excellent.

The film is presented with a music score composed and performed on piano by Gabriel Thibaudeau.

This BD/DVD home video edition is the best-available home video of this early Harold Lloyd film, and we recommend it highly.

 
This Region A Blu-ray Disc / Region 1 NTSC DVD edition is also available directly from . . .
Other silent era HAROLD LLOYD films available on home video.

Other silent era BEBE DANIELS films on home video.

 
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