Mike Lally

59 films on Best Blurays8 in 4K41 in HD8 in SD2 with no official release

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We're Not Dressing (1934)

Small role · Director: Norman Taurog

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal DVD

3.1

The Truth About Youth (1930)

Small role · Director: William A. Seiter

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB DVD

3.1

Out of the Past (1947)

Small role · Director: Jacques Tourneur

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray

4.1

Me and My Gal (1932)

Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox DVD

3.4

House of Wax (1953)

Small role · Director: André de Toth

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2D version: Warner Archive Blu-ray

3D version: Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray

3.5

The Return of Doctor X (1939)

Small role · Director: Vincent Sherman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

2.8

The Ghost Ship (1943)

Small role · Director: Mark Robson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.3

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

Small role · Director: H. C. Potter

Best English-Friendly:

WB Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB Blu-ray 4k scan

Best Audio:

Amazon Video download

3.4

Skyscraper Souls (1932)

Small role · Director: Edgar Selwyn

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration

3.4

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

Small role · Director: Otto Preminger

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

No comparison available, and none of the Blu-rays have original aspect ratio.

UK Network Blu-ray is OOP and 1.66:1
Germany Concorde Blu-ray is also OOP and 1.33:1 open matte
France Elephant Films and Germany Pidax Blu-ray are both 1.37:1 and not OOP
Lastly, there's also HD streaming available

3.7

The Narrow Margin (1952)

Small role · Director: Richard Fleischer

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

The Richest Girl in the World (1934)

Small role · Director: William A. Seiter

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.2

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

Arrowsmith (1931)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Warner Archive Blu-ray new restoration by Library of Congress and the Film Foundation

3.2

While the City Sleeps (1956)

Small role · Director: Fritz Lang

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

Holiday Affair (1949)

Small role · Director: Don Hartman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

The Killers (1946)

Small role · Director: Robert Siodmak

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Germany Plaion Blu-ray > UK Arrow > France Carlotta All three use the same source but all very minimal difference.

There is no comparison with Criterion Blu-ray

Marked Woman (1937)

Small role · Director: Lloyd Bacon

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

In a Lonely Place (1950)

Small role · Director: Nicholas Ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray. New master unreleased

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 2k transfer. 4K master unreleased

Best Audio:

2003 R2 Columbia DVD

4.2

Tea and Sympathy (1956)

Small role · Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

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