Herbert Evans

30 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K19 in HD6 in SD3 with no official release

By format

List

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

19 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Speedy (1928)

Small role · Director: Ted Wilde

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

3.8

Shanghai Express (1932)

Small role · Director: Josef von Sternberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Indicator Blu-ray is slightly sharper than Criterion Blu-ray see DVDBeaver caps

Additional Info:

Indicator Blu-ray has more extras than Criterion Blu-ray

3.7

Mr. Skeffington (1944)

Small role · Director: Vincent Sherman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Angel (1937)

Small role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber 4k resto

Additional Info:

The audio on the Kino Lorber Blu-ray comes from a better source than the various DVDs and the previous HD version on streaming. This audio is relatively untampered with, and is likely the best available source as no laserdisc was ever issued.

Father's Little Dividend (1951)

Small role · Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.2

Thunder on the Hill (1951)

Small role · Director: Douglas Sirk

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber or Universal or Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray is superior to France Elephant Films Blu-ray see caps but no comparisons on Universal or Arrow

3.3

Man About Town (1939)

Small role · Director: Mark Sandrich

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox Blu-ray

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

Best Audio:

Fox Blu-ray mono mix

Audio Notes:

As noted at Blah-Ray, the mono mix on the Fox Blu-ray, although not perfect, sounds better than the 5.1 remix and at least as good as earlier LaserDiscs, which suffer from being murky.

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Small role · Directors: William Keighley & Michael Curtiz

Best English-Friendly:

WB Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

2008 WB Blu-ray (from a 2003 transfer)

Best Audio:

1988 Criterion LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

(Still not great)

3.9

Million Dollar Legs (1932)

Small role · Director: Edward F. Cline

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

3.4

The Little Princess (1939)

Small role · Director: Walter Lang

Best English-Friendly:

Film Masters Blu-ray

Best Video:

Film Masters Blu-ray HD restoration

The Gang's All Here (1943)

Small role · Director: Busby Berkeley

Best English-Friendly & Video:

MoC OOP Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

MoC OOP Blu-ray has a completely different grading to Twilight Time OOP Blu-ray, but given that MoC is much closer to Fox DVD, and each label's track record and poll preference on DVDBeaver MoC is likely the better one. See caps and caps