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Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

12 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K10 in HD

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Charles McGraw (born Charles Butters) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. He developed into a leading man, especially in film noir classics during the late 1940s and early 1950s. His gravelly voice and rugged looks enhanced his appeal in the noir stylistic genre and provided him many roles as cops, military officers, and the such.

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2 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

The Birds (1963)

Supporting role · Director: Alfred Hitchcock

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

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3.7

Spartacus (1960)

Small role · Director: Stanley Kubrick

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Included in the Complete Kubrick box set with FiM encode of the same master from the Universal release without the filtering.

Audio Notes:

DTS:X mix on Universal 4K Blu-ray most closely approximates original surround mix

Additional Info:

Criterion DVD and Universal 4K Blu-ray has additional features not found on the Criterion 4K Blu-ray

10 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

The Narrow Margin (1952)

Leading role · Director: Richard Fleischer

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

His Kind of Woman (1951)

Supporting role · Director: John Farrow

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)

Supporting role · Director: Charles Lamont

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Side Street (1950)

Supporting role · Director: Anthony Mann

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Border Incident (1949)

Supporting role · Director: Anthony Mann

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Blood on the Moon (1948)

Supporting role · Director: Robert Wise

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Cimarron (1960)

Supporting role · Director: Anthony Mann

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.2

In Cold Blood (1967)

Supporting role · Director: Richard Brooks

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray is a newer 4K scan and is an improvement over older Sony Blu-ray see caps

Audio Notes:

While Criterion Blu-ray is 24bit over Sony 16bit, they sound the same according to Blay-ray

The Killers (1946)

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

The Farmer's Daughter (1947)

Small role · Director: H. C. Potter

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration

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