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“Bad Buck” of
Santa Ynez
(1915)
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This western drama, directed by William S. Hart, stars William S. Hart and Fanny Midgley, with Robert Kortman and Thelma Salter.
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 Film Preservation Society
2023 Blu-ray Disc edition
Wolf Lowry (1917), black & white, 64 minutes, not rated, with “Bad Buck” of Santa Ynez (1915), black & white, 29 minutes, not rated, and The Sheriff’s Baby (1913), black & white, 17 minutes, not rated.
Film Preservation Society,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $35.00.
Release date: October 2023.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from archival 35mm film elements held by the Library of Congress.
The film is accompanied by a custom music score composed and performed by Donald Sosin.
Supplemental material includes the William S. Hart short film “Bad Buck” of Santa Ynez (1915) from archival film elements held by the Library of Congress, and the D.W. Griffith short film The Sheriff’s Baby (1913) from archival film elements held by the Museum of Modern Art.
Sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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 Grapevine Video
2015 DVD edition
Films of William S. Hart, Volume Two (1915-1917), black & white, 74 minutes total, not rated, including “Bad Buck” of Santa Ynez (1915), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, 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; $19.95.
Release date: February 2015.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely to be accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2011 DVD edition
“Bad Buck” of Santa Ynez (1920), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with The Uncovered Wagon (1923), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, and Pals of the Prairie (1933), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6509D, UPC 0-89218-65099-3.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $6.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 22 February 2011.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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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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