Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Miss Lulu Bett
(1921)
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Lois Wilson appears in this comedy-drama as Miss Lulu Bett.
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 Grapevine Video
2017 Blu-ray Disc edition
Miss Lulu Bett (1921), color-tinted black & white, 70 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 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; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $22.99.
Release date: 3 February 2017.
Country of origin: USA
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This BD-R edition has been mastered from a 2K high-resolution scan of what may likely be a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Knudtson.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Film Preservation Associates
2005 DVD edition
Why Change Your Wife? (1920), color-toned black & white, 91 minutes, not rated, with Miss Lulu Bett (1921), color-tinted black & white, 71 minutes, not rated.
Film Preservation Associates, distributed by Image Entertainment, ID1990DSDVD, UPC 0-14381-19902-4.
One single-sided, dual-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 5.5 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 224 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 8 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $24.99.
Release date: 19 November 2005.
Country of origin: USA •
Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 8 / additional content: 6 / overall: 7.
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a very-good to excellent 35mm preservation negative.
The presentation features musical accompaniment performed by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
While it is an older disc, we still recommend this DVD home video edition of the film.
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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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This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
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 Grapevine Video
2017 DVD edition
Miss Lulu Bett (1921), color-tinted black & white, 70 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine 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 ? 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; $16.99.
Release date: February 2017.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 2K high-resolution scan of what may likely be a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Knudtson.
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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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 eMoviez
2006 DVD edition
Miss Lulu Bett (1921), color-tinted black & white, 90 minutes, not rated.
eMoviez, SIL3, no 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $20.00 (reduced to $17.99).
Release date: 2006.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition may have been mastered from a 16mm reduction print. The packaging touts color-tints and restored intertitles.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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EMOVIEZ no longer sells home video products and this item is . . .
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 Passport Video
2007 DVD edition
The Cecil B. DeMille Classics Collection (1914-1926), black & white, 1622 minutes total, not rated, including Miss Lulu Bett (1921), black & white, 71 minutes, not rated.
Passport Video, DVD-5090, UPC 0-25493-50900-0.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc (five DVDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in windowboxed 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at 3.0 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 9 chapter stops; double-wide five-disc DVD keepcase; $19.98.
Release date: 12 June 2007.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by canned music from a variety of audio sources.
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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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This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
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Other silent era WILLIAM C. DE MILLE films available on home video.
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