Ted Billings Blu-rays

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Moby Dick (1930)

3.1

Director: Lloyd Bacon

DVD

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3.8

Frankenstein (1931)

Director: James Whale

UHD Blu-ray

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1993 CIC Video LaserDisc

Frankenstein (1931)

3.8

Director: James Whale

UHD Blu-ray

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1993 CIC Video LaserDisc

3.5

Safe in Hell (1931)

Director: William A. Wellman

1080p Blu-ray

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Safe in Hell (1931)

3.5

Director: William A. Wellman

1080p Blu-ray

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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

3.2

Director: Robert Florey

1080p Blu-ray

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MoC Blu-ray

Best Video:

MoC Blu-ray's encoding is minimally better than Shout! Factory Blu-ray see caps

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

3.2

Director: Robert Florey

1080p Blu-ray

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MoC Blu-ray

Best Video:

MoC Blu-ray's encoding is minimally better than Shout! Factory Blu-ray see caps

The Impatient Maiden (1932)

Director: James Whale

DVD

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Has 35mm restoration available

The Impatient Maiden (1932)

Director: James Whale

DVD

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Has 35mm restoration available

3.3

The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)

Director: James Whale

1080p Blu-ray

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Indicator Blu-ray

Best Video:

Indicator Blu-ray marginally better than Kino Lorber Blu-ray, see DVDBeaver caps. Both use new Universal restoration.

Additional Info:

Indicator, Imprint and Kino Lorber BDs each have exclusive extras. Indicator commentary is superb. Imprint adds SD copy of the remake.

The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)

3.3

Director: James Whale

1080p Blu-ray

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Indicator Blu-ray

Best Video:

Indicator Blu-ray marginally better than Kino Lorber Blu-ray, see DVDBeaver caps. Both use new Universal restoration.

Additional Info:

Indicator, Imprint and Kino Lorber BDs each have exclusive extras. Indicator commentary is superb. Imprint adds SD copy of the remake.

3.9

The Invisible Man (1933)

Director: James Whale

UHD Blu-ray

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The Invisible Man (1933)

3.9

Director: James Whale

UHD Blu-ray

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Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)

3.5

Director: Lewis Milestone

DVD

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Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)

3.5

Director: Lewis Milestone

DVD

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The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)

3.6

Directors: Stuart Walker & Mitchell Leisen

1080p Blu-ray

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France Movinside Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Movinside Blu-ray although has contrast boosting, still better than Kino Lorber's aggressive DNR caps

The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)

3.6

Directors: Stuart Walker & Mitchell Leisen

1080p Blu-ray

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France Movinside Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Movinside Blu-ray although has contrast boosting, still better than Kino Lorber's aggressive DNR caps

2.5

Cavalcade (1933)

Director: Frank Lloyd

1080p Blu-ray

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Fox Blu-ray

Best Video:

Old Fox Blu-ray

Cavalcade (1933)

2.5

Director: Frank Lloyd

1080p Blu-ray

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Fox Blu-ray

Best Video:

Old Fox Blu-ray

4.0

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Director: James Whale

UHD Blu-ray

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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

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4.0

Director: James Whale

UHD Blu-ray

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3.8

The Good Fairy (1935)

Director: William Wyler

1080p Blu-ray

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The Good Fairy (1935)

3.8

Director: William Wyler

1080p Blu-ray

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3.8

Dodsworth (1936)

Director: William Wyler

1080p Blu-ray

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Dodsworth (1936)

3.8

Director: William Wyler

1080p Blu-ray

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Daughter of Shanghai (1937)

Director: Robert Florey

Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial public domain SD Streaming on Internet Archive

Otherwise there is a 35mm print

Daughter of Shanghai (1937)

Director: Robert Florey

Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial public domain SD Streaming on Internet Archive

Otherwise there is a 35mm print

4.0

Stagecoach (1939)

Director: John Ford

1080p Blu-ray

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Criterion Blu-ray. Lobster Films Blu-ray is a newer master but with terrible encoding and brightness levels. May still be better

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray. Lobster Films Blu-ray is a newer master but with terrible encoding and brightness levels. May still be better

Stagecoach (1939)

4.0

Director: John Ford

1080p Blu-ray

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Criterion Blu-ray. Lobster Films Blu-ray is a newer master but with terrible encoding and brightness levels. May still be better

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray. Lobster Films Blu-ray is a newer master but with terrible encoding and brightness levels. May still be better

3.4

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Director: John Cromwell

1080p Blu-ray

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Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

3.4

Director: John Cromwell

1080p Blu-ray

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

3.3

Director: Victor Fleming

1080p Blu-ray

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

3.3

Director: Victor Fleming

1080p Blu-ray

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3.7

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Director: William Wyler

1080p Blu-ray

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Mrs. Miniver (1942)

3.7

Director: William Wyler

1080p Blu-ray

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Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)

3.2

Director: David Butler

1080p Blu-ray

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Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)

3.2

Director: David Butler

1080p Blu-ray

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3.4

Bedlam (1946)

Director: Mark Robson

1080p Blu-ray

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Bedlam (1946)

3.4

Director: Mark Robson

1080p Blu-ray

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