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The Buccaneers
(1924)
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This comedy short, directed by Robert F. McGowan and Mark Goldaine, features Mickey Daniels, Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Allen Hoskins, Mary Kornman, Ernest Morrison, Andy Samuel, Allan Cavan, Dick Gilbert and Earl Mohan.
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 Reel Classic DVD
201? DVD edition
The Our Gang Collection, Volume Three (1923-1924), black & white, ? minutes total, not rated, including The Buccaneers (1924), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Reel Classic DVD, no catalog number, UPC 7-62184-80672-3.
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; $19.98.
Release date: 201?.
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 composed and performed by Ben Model.
For information about other films in this collection, see our The Our Gang Collection, Volume Three on home video page.
Sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of these films.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from
REEL CLASSIC DVD through . . .
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 Reel Classic DVD
200? DVD edition
A Festival of Silent Comedy, Volume 3 (1913-1927), black & white, 95 minutes total, not rated, including The Buccaneers (1924), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Reel Classic DVD, no catalog number, UPC 7-62184-87632-0.
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; no chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.98.
Release date: 200?.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is presented with a music score composed and performed by Ben Model.
For information about other films in this collection, see our A Festival of Silent Comedy, Volume 3 on home video page.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
REEL CLASSIC DVD through . . .
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Other OUR GANG FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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