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The Speed Spook
(1924)
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This car racing comedy-drama, directed by Charles Hines, stars Johnny Hines and Faire Binney, with Edmund Breese, Warner Richmond, Frank Losee and Henry West.
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 Alpha Video
2013 DVD edition
The Speed Spook (1924), black & white, 90 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7214D, UPC 0-89218-72149-5.
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; $6.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 10 December 2013.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction positive.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Reel Vault
2015 DVD edition
The Speed Spook (1924), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Reel Vault, unknown catalog number, UPC 6-44827-33702-6.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $9.99.
Release date: 9 July 2015.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction positive.
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
REEL VAULT through . . .
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Other silent era JOHNNY HINES films available on home video.
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