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The Speed Kings —
Earl Cooper and
Teddy Tetzlaft

(1913)

 

This comedy short, directed by Wilfred Lucas, stars Ford Sterling and Mabel Normand, with Earl Cooper, Teddy Tetzlaff, Roscoe Arbuckle, Paul Jacobs and Barney Oldfield.

Flicker Alley
2014 Blu-ray Disc edition

The Mack Sennett Collection, Volume One (1909-1933), black & white, 1005 minutes total, not rated, including The Speed Kings — Earl Cooper and Teddy Tetzlaft (1913), black & white, 9 minutes, not rated.

Flicker Alley, FA0035,
UPC 6-17311-67879-0, ISBN 1-893967-87-5.
Three single-sided, single-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Discs; 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
This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from either a 35mm print or a 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 the film.

 
This Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
coverAlpha Video
2013 DVD edition

Silent Comedy Classics Collection, Volume 1 (1913-1928), black & white, 55 minutes total, not rated, including The Speed Kings — Earl Cooper and Teddy Tetzlaft (1913), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6924D, UPC 0-89218-69249-8.
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: 26 February 2013.
Country of origin: USA
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 music recordings.

We wouldn’t recommend this below-average disc but some of these films are available nowhere else on home video.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
coverMill Creek Entertainment
2005 DVD edition

Fatty Arbuckle Festival (1913-1915), black & white, 105 minutes total, not rated, including The Speed Kings — Earl Cooper and Teddy Tetzlaft (1913), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Mill Creek Entertainment,
no catalog number, UPC 8-26831-20059-0.
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; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 22 March 2005
Country of origin: USA
This cheap DVD edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.

The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.

Other KEYSTONE comedy films available on home video.

 
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