Gloria Stuart

12 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K6 in HD1 in SD3 with no official release

Gloria Frances Stuart (born Gloria Stewart; July 4, 1910 – September 26, 2010) was an American actress, visual artist, and activist. She was known for her roles in Pre-Code films, and garnered renewed fame late in life for her portrayal of Rose Dawson Calvert in James Cameron's epic romance Titanic (1997), one of the highest-grossing films of all time. Her performance in the film won her a Screen Actors Guild Award and earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture.

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Air Mail (1932)

Leading role · Director: John Ford

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

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

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

But it has been restored see MoMA

3.4

Secret of the Blue Room (1933)

Leading role · Director: Kurt Neumann

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.0

The Invisible Man (1933)

Leading role · Director: James Whale

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

3.9

It's Great to Be Alive (1933)

Leading role · Director: Alfred L. Werker

Video format: No Home Media

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

Best Video:

No home media release but 35mm print is available see MoMA

Roman Scandals (1933)

Leading role · Director: Frank Tuttle

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

3.2

Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)

Leading role · Director: Busby Berkeley

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

No Blu-ray, 1080p Streaming

3.4

The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)

Supporting role · Director: James Whale

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Indicator Blu-ray marginally better than Kino Lorber Blu-ray, see DVDBeaver caps. Both use new Universal restoration.

Additional Info:

Indicator, Imprint and Kino Lorber BDs each have exclusive extras. Indicator commentary is superb. Imprint adds SD copy of the remake.

3.3

Laughter in Hell (1933)

Supporting role · Director: Edward L. Cahn

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

35mm print is available

Titanic (1997)

Supporting role · Director: James Cameron

4K · Worse Than BD

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount/Fox Blu-ray
3D Blu-ray for the IMAX/Open Matte version

35mm scan for original theatrical cut

Video Notes:

4K Blu-ray is AI upscaled

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

Additional Info:

The 4K Blu-ray bonus disc, the 2012 Blu-ray bonus disc, and the 2005 3 disc DVD have exclusive extras.

The Old Dark House (1932)

Supporting role · Director: James Whale

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

MoC 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Here are some screenshots that include the Cohen Blu-ray and the poor Germany 4K with terrible fake HDR. David’s DV grade is way more subtle and doesn’t blow out the highlights

3.5

Back Street (1932)

Small role · Director: John M. Stahl

Video format: DVD

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

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

But it has been restored see MoMA

3.6

My Favorite Year (1982)

Small role · Director: Richard Benjamin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

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