Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Song of the
Scarlet Flower
(1918)
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This feature comedy, directed by Mauritz Stiller, stars Lars Hanson and Greta Almroth, with Lillebill Christensen, Edith Erastoff, Doris Nelson, Axel Hultman, Louise Fahlman and Hjalmar Peters.
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 Loving the Classics
2025 DVD edition
The Song of the Scarlet Flower (1918), black & white, 145 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
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; Swedish language intertitles, optional? English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 22 June 2025
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film. Note the longer running time than those of other editions.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Rare Films and More
202? DVD edition
The Song of the Scarlet Flower (1918), color-tinted black & white, 101 minutes, not rated.
Rare Films and More, 3970, 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; Swedish language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $15.99.
Release date: 202?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from files lifted from an Internet streaming site or from another company’s home video edition.
The film is likely accompanied by a music score pirated from another company’s home video edition or a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
Note that this company apparently has a history of pirating other home video editions to produce their products. Be aware that purchasing pirated home video editions does not benefit the original edition producers nor the composers whose music is often pirated as well.
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Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2018 DVD edition
The Song of the Scarlet Flower (1918), black & white, 101 minutes, not rated.
Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 176, 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; slimline CD jewelcase; $34.99 (raised again to $44.99).
Release date: 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print (as might be surmised from the publisher-provided still frame above).
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
We still criticize this publisher for their overpriced offerings that give the consumer as little value as possible.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available through . . .
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Other SWEDISH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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