Ruth Warren

20 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K14 in HD3 in SD2 with no official release

By format

List

1 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Auntie Mame (1958)

Small role · Director: Morton DaCosta

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray

Sources: mega.nz (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray from 12K scan

Best Audio:

Warner Bros NTSC DVD

Audio Notes:

For the most part, the mono track available on the BD and UHD is fine, but there's an 8 minutes long segment which sounds terrible with artificially expanded frequency range causing very audible artifacting. The 5.1 remix doesn't have that issue. Sample

3.9

14 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Small role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray scheduled for Dec 2026 release

Topper (1937)

Small role · Director: Norman Z. McLeod

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Video Notes:

But really bad encoding

3.4

House of Wax (1953)

Small role · Director: André de Toth

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray

3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray

3.5

Bombshell (1933)

Small role · Director: Victor Fleming

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.3

In a Lonely Place (1950)

Small role · Director: Nicholas Ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray. New master unreleased

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 2k transfer. 4K master unreleased

Best Audio:

2003 R2 Columbia DVD

4.2

Monkey Business (1952)

Small role · Director: Howard Hawks

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.5

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

Small role · Director: Leo McCarey

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray > MoC Blu-ray which has boosted contrast see caps

Best Audio:

4.2

Lady in a Jam (1942)

Small role · Director: Gregory La Cava

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.2

O. Henry's Full House (1952)

Small role · Directors: Henry Hathaway & Howard Hawks & Henry King & Henry Koster & Jean Negulesco

Best English-Friendly:

UK Signal One Blu-ray

Best Video:

UK Signal One, France ESC or Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Video Notes:

UK Signal One, France ESC or Germany Plaion Blu-ray no comparison available online

3.4

When Tomorrow Comes (1939)

Small role · Director: John M. Stahl

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Indicator Blu-ray is encoded by FiM and likely better than Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Indicator Blu-ray see comparison

The Long, Long Trailer (1954)

Small role · Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

The Last Hurrah (1958)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly:

Indicator John Ford at Columbia Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Indicator John Ford at Columbia Blu-ray, 2K restoration

3.7

Show all 14 in HD

3 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

The Guilty Generation (1931)

Small role · Director: Rowland V. Lee

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Karloff: Criminal Kind DVD

State Fair (1933)

Small role · Director: Henry King

Video format: SD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox SD Streaming on multiple platforms

3.4

The House on 56th Street (1933)

Small role · Director: Robert Florey

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.3

2 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

Zoo in Budapest (1933)

Supporting role · Director: Rowland V. Lee

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

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

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD, likely from TCM Streaming

Additional Info:

MoMA has 4K restoration

3.4

Six Cylinder Love (1931)

Supporting role · Director: Thornton Freeland

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

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