Image has released some of Charlie Chaplin's most important films, the 12 shorts he made for Mutual in 1916-17, and this week's Silent DVD has a review. With a newly scored orchestral audio track, digitally cleaned image, and boasting longer versions than were previously available, this new set is the best available version of these funny and entertaining shorts. This week's installment also has a look at the new Kino release of Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler an impressive film by Fritz Lang that has finally been released with the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung. This is the most complete edition of this film, it runs four and a half hours, and looks better than the previous release. Be sure to check out Silent DVDs previous issues including our coverage of The Fritz Lang Epic Collection and The 2006 San Francisco Silent Film Festival.