Jesse Graves

16 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K11 in HD2 in SD

By format

List

3 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

You Can't Take It with You (1938)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Frank Capra Boxset 4K Blu-ray

3.9

Citizen Kane (1941)

Small role · Director: Orson Welles

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

WB Europe 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

WB Europe 4K Blu-ray slightly better encoding than Criterion (caveat: missing Criterion extras)

Best Audio:

1992 Turner VHS Hi-Fi

4.2

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1995 Columbia LaserDisc

4.1

11 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)

Small role · Director: Irving Pichel

Best English-Friendly & Video:

ClassicFlix Blu-ray

3.5

Three Godfathers (1936)

Small role · Director: Richard Boleslawski

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Imitation of Life (1934)

Small role · Director: John M. Stahl

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Universal Blu-ray (2-Movie collection) is marginally better than Criterion, see caps

3.5

They Drive by Night (1940)

Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

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:

MoC Blu-ray

4.2

Jezebel (1938)

Small role · Director: William Wyler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Easy Living (1937)

Small role · Director: Mitchell Leisen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.7

Love Crazy (1941)

Small role · Director: Jack Conway

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from safety preservation elements

3.5

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Small role · Director: John Cromwell

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

The Egg and I (1947)

Small role · Director: Chester Erskine

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Australia Via Vision also has a Blu-ray set but it seems to be a collab with Universal so we are assuming it's the same here.

3.1

2 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

The House on 56th Street (1933)

Small role · Director: Robert Florey

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.3

Without Reservations (1946)

Small role · Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros DVD

3.2

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