Brian Donlevy

10 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K9 in HD

Brian Donlevy (February 9, 1901 – April 5, 1972) was an Ulster-born American film actor, noted for playing tough guys from the 1930s to the 1960s. He usually appeared in supporting roles. Among his best known films are Beau Geste (1939) and The Great McGinty (1940). For his role as Sergeant Markoff in Beau Geste he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His obituary in The Times newspaper in the United Kingdom stated that "any consideration of the American 'film noir' of the 1940s would be incomplete without him".

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High Tension (1936)

Leading role · Director: Allan Dwan

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Previously available as HD Streaming on Criterion Channel

Otherwise Fox DVD

3.2

The Great McGinty (1940)

Leading role · Director: Preston Sturges

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray is 4K restoration, no comparison with Elephant Films France

3.5

The Great Man's Lady (1941)

Leading role · Director: William A. Wellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Barbara Stanwyck Collection Blu-ray

3.4

The Big Combo (1955)

Leading role · Director: Joseph H. Lewis

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly:

US Ignite 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

US Ignite 4K Blu-ray see caps

3.8

Birth of the Blues (1941)

Leading role · Director: Victor Schertzinger

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Destry Rides Again (1939)

Supporting 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