Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Speed Kings —
Earl Cooper and
Teddy Tetzlaft
(1913)
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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.
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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 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
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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.
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This Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc edition has been discontinued
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 Alpha 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
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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 music recordings.
We wouldn’t recommend this below-average disc but some of these films are available nowhere else on home video.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Mill 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
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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.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
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Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other KEYSTONE comedy films available on home video.
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