William Gillis

5 films on Best Blurays4 in HD1 in SD

By format

List

4 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

The Big Trail (1930)

Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Best English-Friendly:

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Video Notes:

US Fox Blu-ray > France Blu-ray see DVDBeaver review, no comparison available with Germany Plaion Blu-ray

3.7

Destry Rides Again (1939)

Small role · Director: George Marshall

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

Neither Criterion Blu-ray or Germany Plaion Blu-ray are great see caps

While they are different transfers and the Criterion one is a 4K restoration, it's very soft and has some dark crushes.
The Plaion Blu-ray is sharpened and is slightly more zoomed in

3.8

Union Pacific (1939)

Small role · Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Plaion Media Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Germany Plaion Media Blu-ray is marginally better than Kino Lorber which suffers a little dark crush: https://slow.pics/c/BME05Jlw

3.4

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly & Video:

4.2

1 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

The Squaw Man (1931)

Small role · Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Missing a William Gillis film? Suggest it