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The Square Deal
Man
(1917)
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This feature western, directed by William S. Hart, stars William S. Hart and Mary MacIvor, with Joseph J. Dowling, Mary Jane Irving, J. Frank Burke, Darrel Foss, Thomas Kurihara and Milton Ross in this story of a seasoned gambler who turns over a new leaf.
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 Reel Classic DVD
2022 DVD edition
The Square Deal Man (1917), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with The Life of an American Cowboy (1908), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, and Dealing for Daisy [Mr. “Silent” Haskins] (1915), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Reel Classic DVD, no catalog number, UPC 7-62185-05472-7.
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; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.98.
Release date: 16 December 2022.
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 Stuart Oderman and/or John Mucci.
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
REEL CLASSIC DVD through . . .
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 Sinister Cinema
2004 DVD edition
The Square Deal Man (1917), black & white, 45 minutes, not rated.
Sinister Cinema, W589, no 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; $11.95 (reduced to $8.95).
Release date: 2004.
Country of origin: USA •
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from an 8mm reduction print that is quite grey and soft of image detail.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack that has been pieced together from existing recordings of varying fidelity.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Sinister Cinema
202? DVD edition
B Western Collections: William S. Hart, Vol. 1 (1917-1920), black & white, ? minutes total, not rated, including The Square Deal Man (1917), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Sinister Cinema, BC02, 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; $9.95.
Release date: 202?.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The films are likely to be accompanied by soundtracks compiled from preexisting music recordings.
For information about other films in this collection, see our B Western Collections: William S. Hart, Vol. 1 on home video page.
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This
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 Alpha Video
2011 DVD edition
3 Word Brand (1921), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with The Square Deal Man (1917), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6575D, UPC 0-89218-65759-6.
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; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 5 July 2011.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or an 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a compiled music score of preexisting recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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Other WILLIAM S. HART films available on home video.
Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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William S. Hart filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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