Billy Gilbert

18 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K12 in HD4 in SD

Billy Gilbert (September 12, 1894 – September 23, 1971) was an American comedian and actor known for his comic sneeze routines. He appeared in over 200 feature films, short subjects and television shows starting in 1929. He is not to be confused with silent film actor Billy Gilbert (a.k.a. Little Billy Gilbert, born William V. Campbell, 1891–1961).

Biography from Wikipedia via TMDB

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2 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

His Girl Friday (1940)

Supporting role · Director: Howard Hawks

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray (not by much, caps)

Best Audio:

Closest to original: 1995 Columbia LaserDisc

But Sony 4K Blu-ray is the best available one.

Audio Notes:

From cbc:

I much prefer the 4K Blu-ray track. LaserDisc has several nasty constant hums, and even after you remove that, the detail level is on-par with the 4K Blu-ray and has a lot of crackling. The 4K Blu-ray has some variable noise reduction, but it's done well and non-intrusive IMO, I watched it with that track and was happy.

4.0

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)

Supporting role · Directors: David Hand & Ben Sharpsteen & William Cottrell & Larry Morey & Perce Pearce & Wilfred Jackson

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Mono track is on the included Blu-ray; 4K Blu-ray missing original mono. LaserDisc probably better

3.4

12 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

The Music Box (1932)

Leading role · Director: James Parrott

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Kit Parker Films Blu-ray

3.9

The Great Dictator (1940)

Supporting role · Director: Charlie Chaplin

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Germany Kinowelt Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray and Germany Kinowelt Blu-ray are similar

Audio Notes:

Kadokawa/MK2/Park Circus/Artificial Eye probably even better

4.3

Anchors Aweigh (1945)

Supporting role · Director: George Sidney

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 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