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Eugene Borden

Eugene Borden

23 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K20 in HD1 in SD

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Eugene Borden (born Élysée Eugène Prieur-Bardin, March 21, 1897 – July 2, 1971) was an American character actor in silent and sound films. Born in France, he immigrated to the United States as a teenager, and entered the film industry a short time later. He appeared in over 150 films, as well as shorts, serials, and television shows.

Biography from TMDB

2 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

Casablanca (1942)

Small role · Director: Michael Curtiz

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1984 Fox Hi-Fi VHS

4.3

20 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

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

To Have and Have Not (1944)

Small role · Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

3.9

I Met Him in Paris (1937)

Small role · Director: Wesley Ruggles

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

3.2

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

On the Town (1949)

Small role · Directors: Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros Blu-ray

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

Best Audio:

1988 MGM/Turner Hi-Fi VHS

Audio Notes:

1988 MGM/Turner Hi-Fi VHS: Detailed and natural.

2008 R1 Warner Bros DVD - Frank Sinatra Collection: More muffled due to noise reduction.

2015 Warner Bros Blu-ray: Like the DVD but with a treble boost. Also a lossy transcode.

Full review from blah-ray

Till We Meet Again (1944)

Small role · Director: Frank Borzage

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray 4K scan from the 35mm B&W nitrate original negative and 35mm B&W composite fine grain

Dodsworth (1936)

Small role · Director: William Wyler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.8

The Mark of Zorro (1940)

Small role · Director: Rouben Mamoulian

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Explosive Media Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray not only suffers from Quicktime Gamma Bug, but also has slightly worse encoding see caps comparing 0.88 gamma

3.7

An American in Paris (1951)

Small role · Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Warner Bros Blu-ray

Arise, My Love (1940)

Small role · Director: Mitchell Leisen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.5

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

Small role · Director: Billy Wilder

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

3.4

All About Eve (1950)

Small role · Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Fox Blu-ray better encode than Criterion Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2003 Fox DVD

Audio Notes:

2003 Fox DVD slightly better

4.4

Show all 20 in HD

1 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

The Woman Racket (1930)

Supporting role · Directors: Albert H. Kelley & Robert Ober & Paul Bern

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB DVD

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