Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Splash Yourself
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This Christie comedy stars Bobby Vernon as a Swedish immigrant to America who becomes a plumber’s assistant. As is expected, Bobby soon makes a shambles of a rich client’s home.
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 Unknown Video
2004 DVD edition
The Primitive Lover (1922), black & white, 71 minutes, not rated, with Splash Yourself (1927), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated.
Unknown Video, 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 3.6 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at 384 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; no chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $18.95.
Release date: 22 November 2004.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 5 / additional content: 6 / overall: 6.
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This DVD-R edition of Splash Yourself has been mastered from a very-good 16mm reduction rerelease print from Hollywood Film Enterprises. The full-frame video transfer reproduces the source material well, but there’s a limit to the picture detail in an older 16mm print. The disc master shows some compression artifacts, but it’s nothing to get distraught over.
The presentation features musical accompaniment performed on an electric organ by Bob Vaughn.
This OK edition is collectable until a better home video edition is produced.
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UNKNOWN VIDEO has discontinued business and this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is . . .
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 Alpha Video
2012 DVD edition
Screwball Silents (1920-1927), black & white, 55 minutes total, not rated, including Splash Yourself (1927), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6872D, UPC 0-89218-68729-6.
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 foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 27 November 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
Not recommended, sight unseen, but this is the only in-print home video edition of the film we are aware of.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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Other silent era BOBBY VERNON films available on home video.
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