Fred Malatesta

10 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K7 in HD1 in SD1 with no official release

Fred Malatesta (April 18, 1889 – April 8, 1952) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1915 and 1941. He was born in Naples, Italy, and died in Burbank, California.

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The Man from Yesterday (1932)

Small role · Director: Berthold Viertel

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Modern Times (1936)

Small role · Director: Charlie Chaplin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

1936 version: Image Entertainment DVD

1954 version: Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · nitrateville.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Cut info: https://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=31209

Best Audio:

2016 Kadokawa Blu-ray

4.3

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

Small role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

A new 4K restoration from a 35mm nitrate print from and a 35mm composite duplicate negative.

Spain Universal Blu-ray is from a very soft DVD-era transfer; caps

Audio Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray is a new transfer by UCLA, with a bit more high end detail

The earlier transfer used on the Spain Universal Blu-ray and MoC DVD is a bit boomy with boosted bass. The 1999 Criterion DVD uses an even earlier transfer with noticable artifacting and less detail.