Video Yesteryear
Video Yesteryear of Sandy Hook, Connecticut was the largest catalog retailer of public domain films on VHS, Betamax, and 8mm film beginning in 1977. Originally known as Radiola from 1967, the company distributed old radio shows on LP records and audio cassettes.[1]
Eventually, Radiola became Radio Yesteryear. They are best known for presenting silent films and slower speeds than a standard 16mm projector would normally show, bringing the early films closer to their silent film running time. This process was known as Video Accu-Speed and described as a "prism optical" process. It unfortunately had the effect of making the film darker the closer it got to the edges. Their silent film releases also included original organ scores composed and performed by Rosa Rio (1902–2010), who had been a theatre organist during the silent era.
The company was purchased by Audio Book Club in 1998.