Best Blurays
Cast
/
Jack Raymond

Jack Raymond

17 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K9 in HD2 in SD4 with no official release

The Last Command (1928)

Supporting role · Director: Josef von Sternberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray although MoC OOP Blu-ray looks similar, it's likely slightly worse

Best Audio:

Only the MoC edition has the Gaylord Carter organ score from the old VHS/LaserDisc release while Criterion has only the orchestral score by Robert Israel and electronic/percussion score by Alloy Orchestra.

4.0

Three Week Ends (1928)

Supporting role · Director: Clarence G. Badger

Video format: Lost Film

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Additional Info:

Only segments survive

Scarlet River (1933)

Supporting role · Director: Otto Brower

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD and Streaming

Lonesome (1928)

Small role · Director: Pál Fejős

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

3.8

Liliom (1930)

Small role · Director: Frank Borzage

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Murnau, Borzage and Fox DVD boxset

3.4

The Wild Party (1929)

Small role · Director: Dorothy Arzner

Video format: No Home Media

Sources: academymuseum.org (opens in a new tab)

Additional Info:

4K restoration available in 35mm, no home release yet

3.3

The Younger Generation (1929)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Frank Capra Boxset 4K Blu-ray

3.3

Too Much Harmony (1933)

Small role · Director: A. Edward Sutherland

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: cinema.ucla.edu (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Additional Info:

UCLA has prints preserved

The Shining Hour (1938)

Small role · Director: Frank Borzage

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray, 4k scan

3.3

Babes in Toyland (1934)

Small role · Directors: Gus Meins & Charley Rogers

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Original 1934 Theatrical Version: US Legend Films Blu-ray

1950 Reissue Version: OOP 1980s US VHS

Samuel Goldwyn 1991 Colorized Version: US Image Entertainment/GoodTimes LaserDisc or US GoodTimes DVD

Legend Films 2006 Colorized Version - 2D: US Legend Films Blu-ray

Legend Films 2006 Colorized Version - 3D: US Legend Films 3D Blu-ray

3.4

The Princess Comes Across (1936)

Small role · Director: William K. Howard

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Carole Lombard Collection II Blu-ray

3.2

Woman of the Year (1942)

Small role · Director: George Stevens

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray 2K scan

3.4

It's a Wonderful World (1939)

Small role · Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.2

The Set-Up (1949)

Small role · Director: Robert Wise

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

4.0

Easy Living (1937)

Small role · Director: Mitchell Leisen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.7

Topper (1937)

Small role · Director: Norman Z. McLeod

Best English-Friendly & Video:

VCI Blu-ray

Video Notes:

But really bad encoding

3.4

Citizen Kane (1941)

Small role · Director: Orson Welles

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · blah-ray.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

WB Europe 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

WB Europe 4K Blu-ray slightly better encoding than Criterion (caveat: missing Criterion extras)

Best Audio:

1992 Turner VHS Hi-Fi

4.2

Missing a Jack Raymond film? Suggest it