Ralph Brooks

47 films on Best Blurays4 in 4K31 in HD7 in SD5 with no official release

Ralph Brooks was born on April 22, 1904 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for A Shot in the Dark, Strange Wives and The 3rd Voice . He died on April 15, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Saturday's Millions (1933)

Small role · Director: Edward Sedgwick

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial sources

First Love (1939)

Small role · Director: Henry Koster

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Lady Killer (1933)

Small role · Director: Roy Del Ruth

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

3.4

While the City Sleeps (1956)

Small role · Director: Fritz Lang

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933)

Small role · Director: Charles Brabin

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD, likely from TCM Streaming

All About Eve (1950)

Small role · Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Fox Blu-ray better encode than Criterion Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2003 Fox DVD

Audio Notes:

2003 Fox DVD slightly better

4.4

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)

Small role · Director: Dorothy Arzner

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray 4K transfer

3.5

Turnabout (1940)

Small role · Director: Hal Roach

Video format: DVD

Best Video:

VCI 2017 DVD (Hal Roach Forgotten Comedies)

3.2

The Major and the Minor (1942)

Small role · Director: Billy Wilder

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

3.6

Vivacious Lady (1938)

Small role · Director: George Stevens

Video format: DVD

Best Video:

R1 WB Archives MOD DVD-R

3.7

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

Small role · Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best English-Friendly:

WB Blu-ray

Best Video:

Warner Archive, 2k + 4k scans

Libeled Lady (1936)

Small role · Director: Jack Conway

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.8

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

The Gilded Lily (1935)

Small role · Director: Wesley Ruggles

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.3

Afraid to Talk (1932)

Small role · Director: Edward L. Cahn

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: moma.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

Likely from TCM Streaming

Possibly restored in 2016, see MoMA

Fog Over Frisco (1934)

Small role · Director: William Dieterle

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.1

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

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

Small role · Director: Charlie Chaplin

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 2k transfer

4.0

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

BFI Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

BFI significantly better than Kino Lorber even though same restoration http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_64/pocketful_of_miracles_blu-ray.htm

3.4

It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

Small role · Directors: Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.8

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