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The Dare-Devil
(1923)
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This comedy short, directed by Del Lord, stars Ben Turpin and Harry Gribbon, with Jack Richardson, Kewpie Morgan, Madeline Hurlock, Irene Lentz, Gordon Lewis, Art Rowlands and Andy Clyde.
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 Flicker Alley
2014 Blu-ray Disc edition
The Mack Sennett Collection, Volume One (1909-1933), black & white, 1005 minutes total, not rated, including The Dare-Devil (1923), black & white, 20 minutes, not rated.
Flicker Alley, FA0035,
UPC 6-17311-67879-0, ISBN 1-893967-87-5.
One single-sided, single-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc (three BDs in the set); 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; Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; 28-page insert booklet; standard three-disc BD keepcase; $59.95.
Release date: 19 August 2014.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from a 35mm or 16mm reduction print.
Supplemental material includes selected audio commentary; outtakes and rushes; 1920 footage of the Sennett studio; a trailer for The Crossroads of New York (1922); newsreel footage; a complete 1939 radio appearance by Mack Sennett; television appearances, including the Mack Sennett episode of This is Your Life; and a 28-page insert booklet featuring notes on the films.
This is our recommended home video edition of this film.
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This Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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 Alpha Video
2010 DVD edition
Silent Slapstick Comedy Parade (1920-1926), black & white, 64 minutes total, not rated, including The Dare-Devil (1923), black & white, 22 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6411D, UPC 0-89218-62119-9.
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; 4 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 27 July 2010.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from an 8mm or 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by soundtracks compiled from preexisting recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other silent era BEN TURPIN films available on home video.
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