Virginia Brissac

18 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K14 in HD1 in SD1 with no official release

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Virginia Brissac (June 11, 1883 – July 26, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. With her stern features, she often played schoolteachers and other authority figures. Her film career began in 1913 with two short films and ended with Rebel Without a Cause (1955), playing grandmother to the character that James Dean portrayed.

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Strike Up the Band (1940)

Supporting role · Director: Busby Berkeley

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.3

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)

Small role · Director: Elia Kazan

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

4.0

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)

Small role · Director: Charles Lamont

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Small role · Director: Nicholas Ray

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.8

Destry Rides Again (1939)

Small role · Director: George Marshall

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Neither Criterion Blu-ray or Germany Plaion Blu-ray are great see caps

While they are different transfers and the Criterion one is a 4K restoration, it's very soft and has some dark crushes.
The Plaion Blu-ray is sharpened and is slightly more zoomed in

3.8

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Small role · Director: Alfred Hitchcock

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Universal Blu-ray

4.0

Three Godfathers (1936)

Small role · Director: Richard Boleslawski

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

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

Executive Suite (1954)

Small role · Director: Robert Wise

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

If I Had My Way (1940)

Small role · Director: David Butler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, 4K restoration

3.9

First Love (1939)

Small role · Director: Henry Koster

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Take a Letter, Darling (1942)

Small role · Director: Mitchell Leisen

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

3.4

The Hard Way (1943)

Small role · Director: Vincent Sherman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Remember the Day (1941)

Small role · Director: Henry King

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.5

Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)

Small role · Director: Roy Del Ruth

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive 3D Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration of the original 3D left eye and right eye camera negatives

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

Artists & Models (1937)

Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.3

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