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The
Half-Breed
(1916)
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Douglas Fairbanks and Alma Reuben star in this early Fairbanks Western directed by Allan Dwan, with support from Sam de Grasse, Tom Wilson, Frank Brownlee, Jewel Carmen and André Beranger.
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 Kino Classics
2018 Blu-ray Disc edition
The Half-Breed (1916), black & white, 72 minutes, not rated, with The Good Bad-Man (1916) [1923 rerelease version], black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K23131, UPC 7-38329-23131-6.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc; 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 40.0 Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 1.5 Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 8 chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 1 May 2018.
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 the 2013 restoration of the film prepared from an archival 35mm print of the 1923 rerelease version of the film held by La Cinémathèque française, a highly-damaged 35mm nitrate positive from the Dawson City recovery held by the Library of Congress, and a 16mm reduction print held by FPA France (Lobster Films collection). The restoration was a cooperative effort of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival and La Cinémathèque française.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Donald Sosin.
Supplementary material includes audio commentaries for The Good Bad-Man and The Half-Breed by Tracey Goessel and Robert Byrne; the featurette “Amazing Tales from the Archives: Restoring The Half-Breed” from a presentation at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival (44 minutes); The Half-Breed stills gallery (22 images) and The Good Bad-Man stills gallery (11 images); and reversible storage case artwork.
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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 Kino Classics
2018 DVD edition
The Half-Breed (1916), black & white, 72 minutes, not rated, with The Good Bad-Man (1916), black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K23130, UPC 7-38329-23130-9.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD 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; $19.95.
Release date: 1 May 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from an archival 35mm print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Donald Sosin.
Supplementary material includes audio commentaries for The Good Bad-Man and The Half-Breed by Tracey Goessel and Robert Byrne; the featurette “Amazing Tales from the Archives: Restoring The Half-Breed” from a presentation at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival (44 minutes); The Half-Breed stills gallery (22 images) and The Good Bad-Man stills gallery (11 images); and reversible storage case artwork.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Alpha Video
2024 DVD edition
Douglas Fairbanks Double Feature (1916), black & white, 81 minutes total, not rated, including Flirting with Fate (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with The Half-Breed (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8640D, UPC 0-89218-86409-3.
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; $8.98.
Release date: 19 November 2024.
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.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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Other silent era DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS films available on home video.
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Douglas Fairbanks filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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