Gerald Pierce Blu-rays

Best Video:

The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

3.4

Director: Leigh Jason

1080p Blu-ray

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Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

4.2

Citizen Kane (1941)

Director: Orson Welles

UHD Blu-ray

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WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

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

Best Audio:

1992 Turner VHS Hi-Fi

Citizen Kane (1941)

4.2

Director: Orson Welles

UHD Blu-ray

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WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

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

Best Audio:

1992 Turner VHS Hi-Fi

3.6

Director: Alexander Hall

1080p Blu-ray

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Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, 2k transfer

3.6

Director: Alexander Hall

1080p Blu-ray

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Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, 2k transfer

4.0

Ball of Fire (1941)

Director: Howard Hawks

HD Streaming

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Ball of Fire (1941)

4.0

Director: Howard Hawks

HD Streaming

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3.6

I Married a Witch (1942)

Director: René Clair

1080p Blu-ray

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I Married a Witch (1942)

3.6

Director: René Clair

1080p Blu-ray

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3.5

Saboteur (1942)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

UHD Blu-ray

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Saboteur (1942)

3.5

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

UHD Blu-ray

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Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

1080p Blu-ray

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Amazon Streaming Release or potentially other streaming

The Amazon Streaming release has more high-end detail than the Criterion Blu-ray.

Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

1080p Blu-ray

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The Lady from Shanghai (1948)

Best Audio:

Amazon Streaming Release or potentially other streaming

The Amazon Streaming release has more high-end detail than the Criterion Blu-ray.

3.9

Director: Orson Welles

UHD Blu-ray

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The Lady from Shanghai (1948)

Best Audio:

1991 Columbia VHS (slightly)

3.9

Director: Orson Welles

UHD Blu-ray

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It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

Best Audio:

1991 Columbia VHS (slightly)

3.8

Directors: Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly

1080p Blu-ray

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It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

3.8

Directors: Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly

1080p Blu-ray

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