Sprocket Vault will release the 1927 Charley Chase silents on DVD and Blu-ray "soon," though no exact date has been announced yet.
Here's the announcement: http://www.silentcomedymafia.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3097
Interesting (but good) that this is getting a Blu-ray release when the Chase talkies were relegated to just DVD.
I was literally thinking about this the other day when watching the new Laurel and Hardy set. I believe the post Pathe stuff (I’m assuming the Pathe stuff was PD since it’s been released) was under copyright but now that 1927 is public domain, the MGM films can be released. This is my guess, anyway.
This is wonderful news and of course I’ll buy it. These last few years of Charley Chase silents have always been a holy grail for me and a big missing link in my Chase viewing and understanding.
