Shep Houghton Blu-rays

Murder at the Vanities (1934)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray although MoC OOP Blu-ray looks similar, it's likely slightly worse

Best Audio:

3.1

Director: Mitchell Leisen

1080p Blu-ray

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Murder at the Vanities (1934)

3.1

Director: Mitchell Leisen

1080p Blu-ray

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3.4

Cleopatra (1934)

Director: Cecil B. DeMille

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Universal Blu-ray

Best Video:

Universal Blu-ray better, MoC over-sharpened https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=19993011&postcount=53

Cleopatra (1934)

3.4

Director: Cecil B. DeMille

1080p Blu-ray

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Universal Blu-ray

Best Video:

Universal Blu-ray better, MoC over-sharpened https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=19993011&postcount=53

3.8

Libeled Lady (1936)

Director: Jack Conway

1080p Blu-ray

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Libeled Lady (1936)

3.8

Director: Jack Conway

1080p Blu-ray

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3.4

Topper (1937)

Director: Norman Z. McLeod

1080p Blu-ray

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VCI Blu-ray

Best Video:

VCI Blu-ray, but really bad encoding

Topper (1937)

3.4

Director: Norman Z. McLeod

1080p Blu-ray

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VCI Blu-ray

Best Video:

VCI Blu-ray, but really bad encoding

3.4

At the Circus (1939)

Director: Edward Buzzell

1080p Blu-ray

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Best Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray new 4K restoration

At the Circus (1939)

3.4

Director: Edward Buzzell

1080p Blu-ray

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Gone with the Wind (1939)

Best Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray new 4K restoration

3.9

Director: Victor Fleming

1080p Blu-ray

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Upcoming Release:

4K Blu-ray upcoming in Fall 2026

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Gone with the Wind (1939)

3.9

Director: Victor Fleming

1080p Blu-ray

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Upcoming Release:

4K Blu-ray upcoming in Fall 2026

Best Video:

3.3

Boom Town (1940)

Director: Jack Conway

HD Streaming

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Boom Town (1940)

3.3

Director: Jack Conway

HD Streaming

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Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

3.6

Director: Norman Taurog

1080p Blu-ray

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Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

3.6

Director: Norman Taurog

1080p Blu-ray

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3.3

Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

Directors: Busby Berkeley & Robert Z. Leonard

1080p Blu-ray

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Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

3.3

Directors: Busby Berkeley & Robert Z. Leonard

1080p Blu-ray

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3.4

For Me and My Gal (1942)

Director: Busby Berkeley

1080p Blu-ray

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For Me and My Gal (1942)

3.4

Director: Busby Berkeley

1080p Blu-ray

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To Be or Not to Be (1942)

4.3

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray > StudioCanal https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=6600&d2=6586&c=2691

Best Video:

Best Audio:

2005 WB DVD > Criterion Blu-ray > StudioCanal Blu-ray. Maybe 1998 LaserDisc better? See Blah-Ray

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

4.3

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray > StudioCanal https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=6600&d2=6586&c=2691

Best Video:

Best Audio:

2005 WB DVD > Criterion Blu-ray > StudioCanal Blu-ray. Maybe 1998 LaserDisc better? See Blah-Ray

3.6

The Leopard Man (1943)

Director: Jacques Tourneur

1080p Blu-ray

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Best Audio:

WB 2005 DVD - https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-leopard-man-1943.html

The Leopard Man (1943)

3.6

Director: Jacques Tourneur

1080p Blu-ray

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WB 2005 DVD - https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-leopard-man-1943.html

4.0

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

UHD Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Universal Blu-ray

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

4.0

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

UHD Blu-ray

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4.0

Director: Howard Hawks

1080p Blu-ray

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1991 MGM LaserDisc

The Big Sleep (1946)

4.0

Director: Howard Hawks

1080p Blu-ray

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1991 MGM LaserDisc

3.4

Nora Prentiss (1947)

Director: Vincent Sherman

1080p Blu-ray

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Nora Prentiss (1947)

3.4

Director: Vincent Sherman

1080p Blu-ray

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3.7

Moonrise (1948)

Director: Frank Borzage

1080p Blu-ray

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Moonrise (1948)

3.7

Director: Frank Borzage

1080p Blu-ray

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Annie Get Your Gun (1950)

3.1

Director: George Sidney

1080p Blu-ray

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Annie Get Your Gun (1950)

3.1

Director: George Sidney

1080p Blu-ray

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I Died a Thousand Times (1955)

3.1

Director: Stuart Heisler

1080p Blu-ray

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I Died a Thousand Times (1955)

3.1

Director: Stuart Heisler

1080p Blu-ray

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