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George E. Stone

George E. Stone

21 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K16 in HD2 in SD2 with no official release

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George E. Stone (born Gerschon Lichtenstein; May 18, 1903 – May 26, 1967) was a Polish-born American character actor in movies, radio, and television. Description above from the Wikipedia article George E. Stone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Leading role · Director: Roy Del Ruth

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV HD Streaming

Supporting role · Director: Frank R. Strayer

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Film Detective Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

Supporting role · Director: Norman Taurog

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: E.A. Dupont

Video format: No Home Media

Sources: moma.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

No Home Media release, has 35mm print available

Supporting role · Director: Lewis Milestone

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray is much better than the extra in Criterion His Girl Friday Blu-ray. Even though Kino Lorber is the international cut and only restored in HD, and Criterion is the US theatrical cut, and restored in 4K, the Criterion picture quality is atrocious http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_68/the_front_page_blu-ray.htm 

Supporting role · Director: Michael Curtiz

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

The film survives as a single nitrate Technicolor print, copied by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

Supporting role · Director: Lewis Milestone

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Flicker Alley Blu-ray

Video Notes:

2K scan of a surviving 35mm safety fine grain provided by the Academy Film Archive

Supporting role · Director: Fritz Lang

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Indicator Blu-ray is superior to Kino Lorber transfer see caps. 2K restoration

Supporting role · Director: Wesley Ruggles

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Otto Preminger

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

No comparison available, and none of the Blu-rays have original aspect ratio.

Supporting role · Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB DVD

Supporting role · Director: Jack Conway

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Supporting role · Director: Frank Borzage

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Carlotta France Blu-ray

Sources: academymuseum.org (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

4K restoration has no home media release yet

Supporting role · Director: Billy Wilder

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray > Capelight/Kino Lorber which has heavy noise reduction and opening snare hit is missing, Capelight is slightly better encoded than Kino Lorber

Best Audio:

1992 MGM LaserDisc [ML102699]

Audio Notes:

But still a bit overly noise-managed.

1984 CBS/Fox Hi-Fi VHS maybe better?

Supporting role · Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Lloyd Bacon

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Samuel Fuller

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray source features proper gamma and black levels with a superior contrast. MoC Blu-ray source features improper gamma and black levels and too bright a contrast, making the picture appear washed out. See caps

Additional Info:

Caveat:  MoC Blu-ray has slightly better encoding than Criterion

Small role · Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

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