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Standing Pat
(1928)

 

This Ton-of-Fun comedy short, directed by Earl T. Montgomery, stars Hilliard Karr, Frank Alexander and ‘Kewpie’ Ross.

coverGrapevine Video
2012 DVD edition

The Adorable Cheat (1928), black & white, 55 minutes, not rated, with Standing Pat (1928), black & white, 16 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10510-4.
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; $14.95 (raised to $16.95).
Release date: 17 August 2012.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.

The film is presented with a music score by David Knudtson.

This is our recommended home video edition of the film.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
coverAlpha Video
2013 DVD edition

Three Fatties (1925-1928), black & white, 162 minutes total, not rated, including Standing Pat (1928), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6948D, UPC 0-89218-69489-8.
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 again to $9.99).
Release date: 30 April 2013.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R edition was likely mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.

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

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
 
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