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Hellhounds of
the Plains
(1926)
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Yakima Canutt stars in this Western actioner, which also features Neva Gerber, Lafe McKee, Al Ferguson, Lee Meehan and Bud Osborne.
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 Grapevine Video
2013 DVD edition
Hellhounds of the Plains (1926), black & white, 58 minutes, not rated, with Smile, Buttercup, Smile (1929), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, 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; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 26 April 2013.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a compilation of early film music from a variety of preexisting sources.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2012 DVD edition
Hellhounds of the Plains (1926), black & white, 46 minutes, not rated, with Desert Greed (1926), black & white, 51 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP6763D, UPC 0-89218-67639-9.
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; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 17 April 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from VHS videotape copy of an older video transfer of a 16mm reduction print manufactured by Hollywood Film Enterprises.
The film is accompanied by a compilation of early film music from a variety of preexisting sources.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Hellhounds of the Plains (1926), black & white, 58 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
no catalog number, 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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 201?
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.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era YAKIMA CANUTT films available on home video.
Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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