Ethan Laidlaw
25 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K18 in HD2 in SD2 with no official release
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Supporting role · Director: Robert De Lacey
Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)
Youtube HD Streaming apparently from Library of Congress but not officially. This is a significant improvement over previous public domain sources though, so it's enough reason to believe it's a newer scan
Small role · Director: Lothar Mendes
Small role · Director: A. Edward Sutherland
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Small role · Director: Howard Hughes
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Small role · Director: George Stevens
Small role · Director: Fritz Lang
Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Imprint Blu-ray not only has the best encoding, but also has the "correct" aspect ratio compared to ClassicFlix which is horizontally stretched or Eagle Pictures which is squished see DVDBeaver caps
Small role · Director: Vincent Sherman
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Small role · Director: Josef von Sternberg
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Indicator Blu-ray has better encoding than Criterion Blu-ray, both 4K restoration, see DVDBeaver caps
No caps on France Elephant Films Blu-ray
Small role · Director: Budd Boetticher
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Indicator Blu-ray has better presented extras plus additional unique extras.
Small role · Director: Lowell Sherman
Small role · Director: Phil Karlson
Small role · Director: William A. Wellman
Kino Lorber Barbara Stanwyck Collection Blu-ray
Small role · Director: Anthony Mann
Criterion 4K Blu-ray, Universal 2008 DVD
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
2008 Universal DVD mono
The mono on the Criterion is severely filtered resulting in it sounding incredibly muffled. It is nearly as filtered as the 2003 original Universal DVD which had extreme filtering and sounds horribly thin. The 2008 DVD remaster and original Laserdisc analog mastering are mostly left alone. The original LD master is from a worn element but otherwise sounds very natural. The 2008 DVD is the highest quality version we have without the heavy filtering and the defects of the LD master. It isn't perfect but easily the best of the main four sources by a dramatic margin.
The existing 4K SDR restoration looks excellent, but the Criterion extras are limited and disappointing. The classic Stewart interview commentary from the LD is ported over but given a new mastering. Compared to past releases it has been very slightly noise reduced.
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