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Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

35 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K28 in HD5 in SD1 with no official release

1 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Gilda (1946)

Small role · Director: Charles Vidor

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray (review)

Audio Notes:

A new transfer from the optical soundtrack negative.

Additional Info:

the older Blu-ray is included in the Criterion 4K Blu-ray

3.8

28 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

That Certain Thing (1928)

Supporting role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Frank Capra Boxset Blu-ray

3.4

Midnight (1939)

Small role · Director: Mitchell Leisen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray with new 4k resto

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

3.9

The Leopard Man (1943)

Small role · Director: Jacques Tourneur

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Shout! Factory Blu-ray

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

3.6

Holiday Affair (1949)

Small role · Director: Don Hartman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

The Heiress (1949)

Small role · Director: William Wyler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

4.2

One Hour with You (1932)

Small role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1997 MCA Universal 'The Lubitsch Touch' LaserDisc Box Set

Additional Info:

The 1997 LaserDisc has more high end detail in the audio than the new restoration

To Have and Have Not (1944)

Small role · Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

3.9

The Gay Divorcee (1934)

Small role · Director: Mark Sandrich

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Japan IVC Blu-ray is not made from materials from Warner

3.5

My Man Godfrey (1936)

Small role · Director: Gregory La Cava

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Although there's a bit of aggressive grain management see https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=15853770&postcount=43 

3.9

The Big Sleep (1946)

Small role · Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1991 MGM LaserDisc

4.0

The Tarnished Angels (1957)

Small role · Director: Douglas Sirk

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

3.8

Angel Face (1953)

Small role · Director: Otto Preminger

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.7

Show all 28 in HD

5 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

Man Wanted (1932)

Small role · Director: William Dieterle

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume 4 DVD

3.3

Back Street (1932)

Small role · Director: John M. Stahl

Video format: DVD

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

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

But it has been restored see MoMA

3.6

Scarlet Dawn (1932)

Small role · Director: William Dieterle

Video format: SD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

SD Streaming

Confession (1937)

Small role · Director: Joe May

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.5

The Big Street (1942)

Small role · Director: Irving Reis

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

1 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)

Small role · Director: Alexander Hall

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD copied from TCM

3.4

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