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The Tom Tyler silent film collection.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
McGowan, J. P. (John P.), 1880-1952, film director, actor.
Winters, Sally (Screenwriter), screenwriter.
Tyler, Tom, 1903-1954, actor.
Parrish, Robert, actor.
Ferguson, Al, 1888-1971, actor.
Joyce, Natalie, actor.
Nolte, William L. (William Lewis), 1889-1965, actor.
Hewston, Alfred, 1882-1947, actor.
Cooper, Kip, actor.
Craig, Godfrey, 1915-1941, actor.
Crane, Frank (Actor), actor.
Depew, Hap, 1887-1940, director of photography.
Model, Ben, composer (manifestation).
Syndicate Pictures Corporation, presenter.
J.P. McGowan Productions (Firm), production company.
Undercrank Productions (Firm), restorationist (expression), publisher.
Library of Congress. National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, restorationist (expression).
University of Southern California. HMH Foundation Moving Image Archive, restorationist (expression).
UCLA Film and Television Archive. Dino Everett Collection, restorationist (expression).
Language:
English
No linguistic content
Subjects (All):
Cowboys--Drama.
Cowboys.
Revenge--Drama.
Revenge.
Outlaws--Drama.
Outlaws.
West (U.S.)--Drama.
West (U.S.).
Genre:
western (motion picture genre)
Western films.
Silent films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (85 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
4 3/4 in.
burning
monochrome
Place of Publication:
[New York, NY] : Undercrank Productions, [2025]
Language Note:
Silent with musical score and English intertitles.
System Details:
DVD-R; NTSC; region free; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
digital
optical
stereo
Dolby Digital
silent
NTSC
video file
DVD-R
all regions
Summary:
The law of the plains: O'Brien, negotiating sale of his rancho, is killed by Seagrue, who takes possession under the name of Serrano. Years later, O'Brien's son, Dan, avenges his father's death.
The man from Nevada: Jack Carter rides into Nevada and finds himself caught between a local family feud and a dangerous outlaw gang. As he earns the trust of the Watkins family, Carter must confront Luke Baldridge and fight to bring justice to a lawless town.
Contents:
The law of the plains / Syndicate Pictures Corporation presents ; by Sally Winters ; directed by J.P. McGowan ; produced by J.P. McGowan Productions (1929, 36 min.)
The man from Nevada / Syndicate Pictures Corporation presents ; by Sally Winters ; directed by J.P. McGowan ; produced by J.P. McGowan Productions (1929, 45 min.)
Participant:
The law of the plains: Tom Tyler, Bob Parrish, Al Ferguson, J.P. McGowan, Natalie Joyce, William Nolte, Al Heuston.
The man from Nevada: Tom Tyler, Natalie Joyce, Kip Cooper, Godfrey Craig, Al Heuston, Frank Crane, Bill Nolte.
Credits:
Photography, Hap Depew ; new musical score composed and performed by Ben Model.
Notes:
Title from container spine; All credits from screen.
Originally released as motion pictures in 1929.
This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices, and may not play in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives.
"'The law of the plains' was digitally restored by Undercrank Productions in 2K from a 35mm nitrate print at the Library of Congress. Missing intertitles have been recreated in the style of the surviving material."
"'The man from Nevada' was digitally restored by the USC HMH Foundation Moving Image Archive in 2K from a 35mm nitrate print in the Dino Everett Collection at the UCLA Film & Television archive."
Full screen (1.33:1)
Special feature: slide show, "Tom Tyler: a life in picures" (2025, 4 min.)
Contains:
Container of: Law of the plains (Motion picture : 1929)
Container of: Man from Nevada (Motion picture : 1929)
OCLC:
1545588284
Publisher Number:
745808099930

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