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Guardians of
the Wild

(1928)

 

This western drama, directed by Henry MacRae, stars Jack Perrin and Ethlyne Claire, with Al Ferguson, Bernard Siegel, and (if you care) Rex the horse and Starlight the horse.

coverGrapevine Video
2012 DVD edition

Guardians of the Wild (1928), black & white, 45 minutes, not rated, with A-Scouting We Will Go (19??), black & white, 26 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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: September 2012.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from an abridged 16mm reduction print.

The film is accompanied by a music score compiled and performed by Chris Congdon.

Supplemental material includes a Chic Sale comedy short film accompanied by a music score by Tony Susnick.

For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
coverLoving the Classics
201? DVD edition

Guardians of the Wild (1928), black & white, 66 minutes, not rated.

Loving the Classics,
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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 201?
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.

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

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
coverUnknown Video
2009 DVD edition

WhizBang, Volume 1 (1921-1928), black & white, ? minutes total, not rated, including Guardians of the Wild (1928), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Unknown 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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: August 2009.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R collection was likely mastered from a fine-grain 16mm reduction print.

The film is accompanied by a music score performed on piano by David Drazin.

Announced close to the time that Unknown Video discontinued active sales from their Internet website, we do not know whether this DVD collection was actually released. If you own a copy of this disc please consider loaning it to us to review for documentation purposes. We pay postage both ways.

 
UNKNOWN VIDEO has discontinued business and this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is . . .
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