Frank J. Scannell

12 films on Best Blurays11 in HD1 with no official release

By format

List

11 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

Supporting role · Director: Jack Arnold

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray is a newer 4K restoration

Best Audio:

MCA LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray generally has more noise reduction than the DVDs and the other two blu-rays, but its EQ more closely matches the LaserDisc - though dialogue still sounds a bit comparatively hollow. See blah-ray review

Ladies of the Chorus (1948)

Small role · Director: Phil Karlson

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fubo in US or Apple TV in UK HD Streaming

3.2

The Band Wagon (1953)

Small role · Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1991 MGM LaserDisc

Nightmare Alley (1947)

Small role · Director: Edmund Goulding

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Signal One Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

UK Signal One Blu-ray is marginally better than Criterion Blu-ray, same 4K restoration, see caps

3.9

Act of Violence (1949)

Small role · Director: Fred Zinnemann

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.8

On the Town (1949)

Small role · Directors: Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros Blu-ray

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

Best Audio:

1988 MGM/Turner Hi-Fi VHS

Audio Notes:

1988 MGM/Turner Hi-Fi VHS: Detailed and natural.

2008 R1 Warner Bros DVD - Frank Sinatra Collection: More muffled due to noise reduction.

2015 Warner Bros Blu-ray: Like the DVD but with a treble boost. Also a lossy transcode.

Full review from blah-ray

Flamingo Road (1949)

Small role · Director: Michael Curtiz

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Romance on the High Seas (1948)

Small role · Directors: Michael Curtiz & Busby Berkeley

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

Small role · Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best English-Friendly:

WB Blu-ray

Best Video:

Warner Archive, 2k + 4k scans

The Opposite Sex (1956)

Small role · Director: David Miller

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.1

The Last Hurrah (1958)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly:

Indicator John Ford at Columbia Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Indicator John Ford at Columbia Blu-ray, 2K restoration

3.7

1 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

The Secret Fury (1950)

Small role · Director: Mel Ferrer

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

3.2

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