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Monkey Business
(1926)

This short comedy, directed by Robert F. McGowan, features Mickey Daniels, Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Johnny Downs , Allen Hoskins, Jannie Hoskins, Mary Kornman, Jay R. Smith, Robert A. McGowan, Charles A. Bachman and William Gillespie.

Reel Classic DVD
200? DVD edition

The Our Gang Collection, Volume One (1923-1927), black & white, ? minutes total, not rated, including Monkey Business (1926), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Reel Classic DVD, no catalog number, UPC 7-62184-80652-5.
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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.98.
Release date: 200?.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R collection has likely been mastered from 16mm reduction prints.

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 One on home video page.

Sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of some of these films.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from
REEL CLASSIC DVD through . . .

Reel Classic DVD
2004 DVD edition

A Festival of Silent Comedy, Volume 4 (1919-1927), black & white, 106 minutes total, not rated, including Monkey Business (1926), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Reel Classic DVD, no catalog number, UPC 7-62184-87732-7.
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; $20.00.
Release date: 2004.
Country of origin: USA

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 4 on home video page.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
REEL CLASSIC DVD through . . .

Looser Than Loose
201? DVD edition

Kid Gangs and Juvenile Stars (1925-1928), black & white, ? minutes total, not rated, including Monkey Business (1926), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Looser Than Loose Vintage Entertainment,
no catalog number, no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc (two DVDs in the set); 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 two-disc DVD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: 201?.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm and/or 8mm reduction print.

The film is likely to be accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.

Supplemental material includes a collection of toy projector reels.

For information about other films in this collection, see our Kid Gangs and Juvenile Stars on home video page.

Note that some international customers have experienced long delays in the shipping of their orders and are being charged very high unannounced shipping costs.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .