Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The
Ropin’ Fool
(1922)
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 Mark Allen Productions
200? DVD edition
The Ropin’ Fool (1922), black & white, 30 minutes, not rated.
Mark Allen Productions,
unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, no audio tracks, English language intertitles, no subtitles; no chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 200?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has likely been transferred from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely presented with a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Alpha Video
2024 DVD edition
Will Rogers: Silent Comedy Classics (1922-1924), black & white, 67 minutes total, not rated, including The Ropin’ Fool (1922), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8577D, UPC 0-89218-85779-8.
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; $8.98.
Release date: 9 January 2024.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print of the film.
The film is likely to be accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music sources.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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