Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The
3rd Alarm
(1922)
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Independent producer Emory Johnson directed this fire department drama that features a terse Ralph Lewis, with Johnny Walker, Ella Hall and Virginia True Boardman.
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 Grapevine Video
2014 DVD edition
The 3rd Alarm (1922), color-tinted and color-toned black & white, 59 minutes, not rated, with The Thirteenth Alarm (1922), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10676-7.
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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: August 2014.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a conflation of 16mm reduction prints.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Knudtson.
Sight unseen, 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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 Alpha Video
2013 DVD edition
The 3rd Alarm (1922), black & white, 58 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7178D, UPC 0-89218-71789-4.
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: 24 September 2013.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been transferred from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely to be accompanied by a compiled music score of preexisting recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
2025 DVD edition
The 3rd Alarm (1922), black & white, ? 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: 21 March 2025
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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