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Frank McLure

Frank McLure

43 films on Best Blurays12 in 4K22 in HD7 in SD2 with no official release

Frank McLure photo

Frank McLure was born on July 14, 1893 in Mobile, Alabama. He was an actor, known for Citizen Kane (1941), Notorious (1946) and His Girl Friday (1940). He died on January 23, 1960 in Los Angeles, California.

Biography from TMDB

12 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Small role · Director: George Stevens

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Morton DaCosta

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray

Sources: mega.nz (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray from 12K scan

Best Audio:

Warner Bros NTSC DVD

Audio Notes:

For the most part, the mono track available on the BD and UHD is fine, but there's an 8 minutes long segment which sounds terrible with artificially expanded frequency range causing very audible artifacting. The 5.1 remix doesn't have that issue. Sample

Small role · Director: Alfred Hitchcock

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Small 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.

Small role · Director: Howard Hawks

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Frank Capra Boxset 4K Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Billy Wilder

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is a fine release with no glaring encode issues, the new master is also fine but graded to look quite dim in HDR/DV. Unsure whether that's really respectful to the source

Best Audio:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray / Paramount EU Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Old Warner Bros US release is inferior.

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Frank Capra Boxset 4K Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Robert Rossen

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Small 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?

Small role · Director: Orson Welles

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · blah-ray.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

WB Europe 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

WB Europe 4K Blu-ray slightly better encoding than Criterion (caveat: missing Criterion extras)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1995 Columbia LaserDisc

22 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Small role · Director: Stanley Donen

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

Small role · Director: Robert Siodmak

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Germany Plaion Blu-ray > UK Arrow > France Carlotta All three use the same source but all very minimal difference.

There is no comparison with Criterion Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1991 MGM LaserDisc

Small role · Director: Sam Wood

Best English-Friendly:

WB Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4k transfer

Small role · Director: George Cukor

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, 4k transfer

Small role · Director: Roy Del Ruth

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV HD Streaming

Small role · Director: Vincent Sherman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Video Notes:

While no comparison is available Indicator Blu-ray is most likely better than Mill Creek Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Lloyd Bacon

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Small role · Director: George Cukor

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4k transfer

Best Audio:

1986 MGM LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

1987 VHS probably even better

Small role · Director: Leo McCarey

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4k transfer

Best Audio:

Criterion

Audio Notes:

Sony Blu-ray maybe better?

Small role · Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Small role · Director: Vincent Sherman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Show all 22 in HD

7 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

Small role · Director: Wesley Ruggles

Video format: DVD

Best Video:

R1 Sony DVD (Icons of Screwball Comedy Vol 1)

Small role · Director: Jack Conway

Video format: DVD

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive

Small role · Director: Richard Thorpe

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Small role · Director: Robert Florey

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Small role · Director: Tod Browning

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Small role · Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Small role · Director: László Kardos

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

2 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

Small role · Director: Archie Mayo

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD, likely from TCM Streaming

Small role · Director: Charles Lederer

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD presumably recorded from TCM

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