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Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

18 films on Best Blurays14 in HD
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan (born Nellie Crawford; March 7, 1873 – February 1, 1959) was the first African-American actress to sign a film contract and be a featured performer. She was an American stage, film and television actress for over 50 years. The daughter of former slaves, she began her career in entertainment touring the East Coast with various theatrical companies and moved to California to become a member of the fledgling film community. She became known as a character actress, appeared in high-profile films such as The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916), and easily navigated the transition to the sound films. In 1986, she was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.

Biography from Wikipedia via TMDB

14 of 18 films match

Supporting role · Director: Steve Sekely

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Roy William Neill

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Indicator Blu-ray encoding marginally better than Imprint see DVDBeaver caps

Small role · Director: Otto Preminger

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Fox Blu-ray is slightly better encoded than UK BFI Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Frank Lloyd

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Josef von Sternberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Given that Indicator Blu-ray is encoded by FiM and Kino Lorber uses the same transfer judging from different screenshots, Indicator is most likely to be better encoded.

Small role · Director: Harry A. Pollard

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Small role · Director: D.W. Griffith

Best English-Friendly:

Twilight Time Blu-ray

Best Video:

Twilight Time

Video Notes:

Twilight Time > BFI >> Kino Lorber/MoC

Small role · Directors: Howard Bretherton & William Keighley

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Preston Sturges

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Arrow Blu-ray slightly better than Criterion Blu-ray, not sure about France Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

(Arrow Blu-ray better than Criterion)

Small role · Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack & Merian C. Cooper

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

Small role · Director: John M. Stahl

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Universal Blu-ray (2-Movie collection) is marginally better than Criterion, see caps

Small role · Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: D.W. Griffith

Best English-Friendly & Video:

MoC Blu-ray

Video Notes:

MoC same Cohen 2k transfer but slightly better encoding

Small role · Director: David Butler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

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