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                   The Rat 
                  (1925) 
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             This crime drama, directed by Graham Cutts, stars Ivor Novello and Mae Marsh, with Isabel Jeans, Robert Scholtz, James Lindsay, Marie Ault and Julie Suedo. 
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          	 Grapevine Video 
            2012 DVD edition
            The Rat (1925), black & white, 83 minutes, not rated. 
            Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10529-6. 
            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; $16.95 (reduced to $14.95). 
            Release date: 20 November 2012. 
            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 music score performed by David Knudtson. 
            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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             Loving the Classics 
            202? DVD edition
            The Rat (1925), black & white, 84 minutes, not rated. 
            Loving the Classics, 
            no catalog number, 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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99. 
            Release date: 202? 
            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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						Other BRITISH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
						 Other silent era MAE MARSH films available on home video. 
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