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Bad Men’s
Money
(1929)
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Yakima Canutt stars in this Western actioner, directed by J.P. McGowan, also featuring Peggy Montgomery, John Lowell, J.P. McGowan, Charles Whittaker and Bud Osborne.
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 Alpha Video
2013 DVD edition
Bad Men’s Money (1929) [abridged], black & white, 37 minutes, not rated, Branded, a Bandit (1924), black & white, 56 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7232D, UPC 0-89218-72329-1.
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 6.4 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; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 10 December 2013.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 3 / additional content: 3 / overall: 5.
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a good to very-good abbreviated 35mm print. Dust, speckling, schmutz, filmbase wear, vertical scratches, and other print flaws are present in the picture. Image details are very-good but it seems a shame that more of the film hasn’t survived in this print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
This review was updated in 2026.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Sinister Cinema
202? DVD edition
Bad Men’s Money (1929), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Sinister Cinema, W820, 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; $8.95.
Release date: 202?.
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 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 silent era J.P. McGOWAN films available on home video.
Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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