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Branded,
A Bandit
(1924)
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Yakima Canutt stars in this Western actioner, directed by Paul Hurst, also featuring Judge Hamilton, Wilbur McGaugh and Alys Murrell.
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 Grapevine Video
2006 DVD edition
Branded, a Bandit (1924), black & white, 57 minutes, not rated, with The Iron Rider (1926) black & white, 61 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: 2006.
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 music recordings.
Sight unseen, 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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 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 6.6 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; 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: 3 / audio: 3 / additional content: 5 / overall: 3.
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a good 8mm reduction print. Dust, speckling, beginning nitrate decomposition, emulsion scuffing, long vertical scratches, and other print flaws are present in the picture.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music sources that have been crudely edited together.
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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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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