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The
Devil Horse
(1926)
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Yakima Canutt stars in this Hal Roach-produced silent western, directed by Fred Jackman, featuring Rex the horse with Gladys McConnell, Robert Kortman and Roy Clements.
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 Grapevine Video
2009 DVD edition
The Devil Horse (1926), black & white, 68 minutes, not rated, with Ko-Ko the Kid (1927) black & white, 7 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10330-8.
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 7.0 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at 384 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 12 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 2009.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 3 / audio: 3 / additional content: 5 / overall: 3.
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This DVD-R edition from Grapevine Video has been mastered from a good but dark 16mm reduction print with the usual dust, speckling, schmutz, exposure fluctuations, emulsion scrapes, and other print flaws.
The film is accompanied by a compilation of early film music and sound effects from a variety of preexisting sources.
Supplemental material includes a Max Fleischer Ko-Ko the Clown cartoon from a very-good 16mm reduction print reissued for television presentations.
For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 The Film Detective
2016 DVD edition
The Devil Horse (1926), black & white, 68 minutes, not rated.
The Film Detective,
unknown catalog number, UPC 8-89290-87398-9.
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; $9.99.
Release date: 12 April 2016.
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 recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
THE FILM DETECTIVE through . . .
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 Alpha Video
2018 DVD edition
The Devil Horse (1926), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Ridin’ Mad (1924) [1931 two-reel rerelease version], black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8092D, UPC 0-89218-80929-2.
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 to $8.98).
Release date: 19 June 2018.
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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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Sinister Cinema
2008 DVD edition
The Devil Horse (1926), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Sinister Cinema, W335, no 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; $11.95 (reduced to $8.95).
Release date: 2008.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting 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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