Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Burn ’em Up
Barnes
(1921)
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This feature comedy, directed by George Beranger (André Beranger), stars Johnny Hines, with Edmund Breese, George Fawcett, Betty Carpenter and J. Barney Sherry.
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 Alpha Video
2015 DVD edition
Burn ’em Up Barnes (1921), black & white, 73 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7668D, UPC 0-89218-76689-2.
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; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 7 July 2015.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The presentation is likely to be accompanied by a compilation of preexisting recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 JEF Films
2008 DVD edition
Burn ’em Up Barnes (1921), black & white, 86 minutes, not rated.
JEF Films, unknown catalog number, UPC 0-29502-19117-7.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 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 ? 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; $19.95.
Release date: 12 February 2008.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The presentation is likely to be accompanied by a compilation of preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition is available from
JEF FILMS through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Burn ’em Up Barnes (1921), black & white, 60 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 stereo 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 reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era JOHNNY HINES films available on home video.
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