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A Studio Stampede
[Out of Control]
(1917)
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This comedy short, directed by Robin Williamson, stars Ben Turpin and Gypsy Abbott, with Edward J. Laurie and Arthur Currier.
The film has apparently only survived in an 8mm reduction print of the rerelease version entitled Out of Control.
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 Alpha Video
2014 DVD edition
Ben Turpin Returns (1909-1926), black & white, 59 minutes total, not rated, including Out of Control [A Studio Stampede] (1917), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7412D, UPC 0-89218-74129-5.
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; 5 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 29 June 2014.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a fair 8mm reduction print. The image is greyed-out, tightly cropped, and coarse in picture details.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
Not the best option, but this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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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 Out of Control [A Studio Stampede] (1917), 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 collection has likely been mastered from a 8mm reduction print and is likely to be of the exact visual quality of the Alpha Video edition noted above.
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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Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other silent era BEN TURPIN films available on home video.
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