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                   The 
                    Fighting Coward 
                  (1924) 
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             This feature comedy-drama, directed by James Cruze, stars Cullen Landis and Mary Astor, with Ernest Torrence, Noah Beery, Phyllis Haver, G. Raymond Nye, Richard R. Neill and Carmen Phillips. 
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             Grapevine Video 
            2013 DVD edition
            The Fighting Coward (1924), black & white, 67 minutes, not rated, Felix Doubles for Darwin (1924), black & white, 9 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95. 
            Release date: 22 March 2013. 
            Country of origin: USA
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            This updated DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
             The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings. 
            For now, 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 . . .
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             Alpha Video 
            2024 DVD edition
            The Fighting Coward (1924), black & white, 63 minutes, not rated. 
            Alpha Home Entertainment, 
            ALP 8583D, UPC 0-89218-85839-9. 
            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; $8.98 (raised to $9.99). 
            Release date: 9 January 2024. 
            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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                  This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from 
                  ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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             Loving the Classics 
            201? DVD edition
            The Fighting Coward (1924), 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
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            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. 
            
              
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                  Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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             Grapevine Video 
            2009 DVD edition
            The Fighting Coward (1924), black & white, 67 minutes, not rated, Felix Doubles for Darwin (1924), black & white, 9 minutes, not rated. 
            Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10198-4. 
            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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95. 
            Release date: 2009. 
            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 accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings. 
            If you own a copy of this disc please consider loaning it to us to review for documentation purposes. We pay postage both ways. 
            
              
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