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Fred Malatesta

Fred Malatesta

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

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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.

Biography from TMDB

1 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

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.

Additional Info:

Spain Universal Blu-ray has older MoC extra "Kent Jones and Dan Sallitt on Trouble in Paradise" with MoC watermark, and no other extras

4.1

7 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

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)

4.3

Love Affair (1939)

Small role · Director: Leo McCarey

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray 4K restoration

Dodsworth (1936)

Small role · Director: William Wyler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.8

The Mark of Zorro (1940)

Small role · Director: Rouben Mamoulian

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Explosive Media Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray not only suffers from Quicktime Gamma Bug, but also has slightly worse encoding see caps comparing 0.88 gamma

3.7

The Thin Man (1934)

Small role · Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Best English-Friendly:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Best Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray, 4k scan

4.0

Down Argentine Way (1940)

Small role · Director: Irving Cummings

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

Arise, My Love (1940)

Small role · Director: Mitchell Leisen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.5

1 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

The Gay Bride (1934)

Small role · Director: Jack Conway

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.3

1 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

The Man from Yesterday (1932)

Small role · Director: Berthold Viertel

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

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