Thomas Martin Blu-rays

Best Video:

Another Thin Man (1939)

3.6

Director: W.S. Van Dyke

1080p Blu-ray

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Best Video:

3.5

The Hard Way (1943)

Director: Vincent Sherman

1080p Blu-ray

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Best Video:

The Hard Way (1943)

3.5

Director: Vincent Sherman

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

4.0

Laura (1944)

Director: Otto Preminger

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Fox > MoC

Best Audio:

1989 Fox LaserDisc

Laura (1944)

4.0

Director: Otto Preminger

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

Best Video:

Fox > MoC

Best Audio:

1989 Fox LaserDisc

3.9

Director: John M. Stahl

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray has minimally better encoding than Twilight Time Blu-ray see caps

3.9

Director: John M. Stahl

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray has minimally better encoding than Twilight Time Blu-ray see caps

4.2

Director: William Wyler

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Best Audio:

1985 Embassy LaserDisc

Additional Info:

New restoration was confirmed in around 2021-2023? Screened in 2025&2026

4.2

Director: William Wyler

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Best Audio:

1985 Embassy LaserDisc

Additional Info:

New restoration was confirmed in around 2021-2023? Screened in 2025&2026

4.1

Notorious (1946)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

Best Audio:

Criterion

Notorious (1946)

4.1

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Romance on the High Seas (1948)

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

Best Audio:

Criterion

3.5

Directors: Michael Curtiz & Busby Berkeley

1080p Blu-ray

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Best Video:

Romance on the High Seas (1948)

3.5

Directors: Michael Curtiz & Busby Berkeley

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

3.5

Flamingo Road (1949)

Director: Michael Curtiz

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Flamingo Road (1949)

3.5

Director: Michael Curtiz

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

4.4

All About Eve (1950)

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Fox Blu-ray better encode than Criterion Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2003 Fox DVD slightly better

All About Eve (1950)

4.4

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

The Damned Don't Cry (1950)

Best Video:

Fox Blu-ray better encode than Criterion Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2003 Fox DVD slightly better

3.6

Director: Vincent Sherman

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

The Damned Don't Cry (1950)

3.6

Director: Vincent Sherman

1080p Blu-ray

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Best Video:

Father of the Bride (1950)

3.5

Director: Vincente Minnelli

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Father of the Bride (1950)

3.5

Director: Vincente Minnelli

1080p Blu-ray

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Best Video:

Let's Make It Legal (1951)

3.0

Director: Richard Sale

HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Let's Make It Legal (1951)

3.0

Director: Richard Sale

HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

3.2

The Racket (1951)

Director: John Cromwell

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

The Racket (1951)

3.2

Director: John Cromwell

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Strangers on a Train (1951)

4.1

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Best Audio:

1987 WB LaserDisc

4.1

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

1080p Blu-ray

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Best Video:

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

Best Audio:

1987 WB LaserDisc

3.5

Director: Jean Negulesco

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

3.5

Director: Jean Negulesco

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

3.5

Guys and Dolls (1955)

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Guys and Dolls (1955)

3.5

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

3.1

Director: Michael Anderson

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

3.1

Director: Michael Anderson

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

3.5

High Society (1956)

Director: Charles Walters

UHD Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K

Best Video:

WB 4K is a VistaVision remaster, FiM encode

Best Audio:

WB 4K's new Atmos is based on the original tracks and the mono is said to be excellent

High Society (1956)

3.5

Director: Charles Walters

UHD Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K

Best Video:

WB 4K is a VistaVision remaster, FiM encode

Best Audio:

WB 4K's new Atmos is based on the original tracks and the mono is said to be excellent

4.2

Director: Alexander Mackendrick

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion or Arrow Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion = Arrow, not sure about France

Best Audio:

1989 MGM LaserDisc

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

4.2

Director: Alexander Mackendrick

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion or Arrow Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion = Arrow, not sure about France

Best Audio:

1989 MGM LaserDisc

3.5

Party Girl (1958)

Director: Nicholas Ray

1080p Blu-ray

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Best Video:

Party Girl (1958)

3.5

Director: Nicholas Ray

1080p Blu-ray

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