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The Egyptian
Mummy
(1914)
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This short comedy, directed by Lee Beggs, stars Lee Beggs and Constance Talmadge, with Billy Quirk and Joel Day.
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 Kino Classics
2024 Blu-ray edition
Vitagraph Comedies (1907-1922), black & white, 565 minutes total, not rated, including The Egyptian Mummy (1914), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K26603, UPC 7-38329-26603-5.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A 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; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard three-disc BD keepcase; $39.95.
Release date: 14 May 2024.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 8 / audio: 8 / additional content: 8 / overall: 8.
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from a very-good archival film print held by the Library of Congress, which is XXXX.
The film is accompanied by a music score compiled, composed and performed by Esin Aydingoz, Caterina Maddalena Barbieri, Camila Cortina Bello, Teil Buck, Linda Chase, Ivanna Cuesta Gonzalez, Renée T. Coulombe, Annette Johnson, Chris Lock, Liz Magnes, Karen Majewicz, Ben Model, Shane Prediville, Dana Reason, Chris Rorrer with Daniel Mandrychenko, Don Ross, José María Serralde Ruiz, Andrew Earle Simpson, Dylan Talisien, Peter Valsamis, Gonca Feride Varol, Violin Noir, and Qingye Wu.
Supplemental material includes an introduction to Vitagraph comedies (14 minutes); audio commentaries by film historian Anthony Slide; and interviews with collection curator Rob Stone, archivists Lynanne Schweighofer and Geo. Willeman, and film historian Rob Farr (24 minutes total).
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 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 edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Unknown Video
2006 DVD edition
Nickelodia, Volume 1 (1911-1915), color-tinted black & white, 110 minutes total, not rated, including The Egyptian Mummy (1914), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Unknown Video, no catalog number, 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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $18.95.
Release date: 26 April 2006.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: X / audio: X / additional content: X / overall: X.
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This DVD-R edition has been transferred from a very-good print, with well-balanced greytones and good image detail.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Frederick Hodges. It is well-performed, well-recorded and always an appropriate complement to the story’s action.
If you must own this film on DVD, this would be our recommended (for now) DVD home video edition of the film. Very difficult to find these days.
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UNKNOWN VIDEO has discontinued business and this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is . . .
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Other silent era CONSTANCE TALMADGE films available on home video.
Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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