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Ann E. Todd

Ann E. Todd

5 films on Best Blurays4 in HD1 in SD

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Ann E. Todd (born Ann Todd Phillips, later Ann Basart or Ann Phillips Basart; August 26, 1931 – February 7, 2020) was an American child actress. Later in life she became a noted music librarian. Todd made her acting debut in 1939 in Zaza directed by George Cukor. In a career spanning over 14 years, she appeared in almost 40 movies alongside notable stars such as Ingrid Bergman, Shirley Temple, James Stewart, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck and Marlene Dietrich. Due to the similarities between her name and the then already established British actress Ann Todd, she added the middle initial E. to her name. Todd was a regular in The Stu Erwin Show between 1950–53 before quitting show business for good. She became a teacher and librarian in her later life before retiring in California.

Biography from Wikipedia via TMDB

Supporting role · Director: Henry King

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox DVD

Supporting role · Director: Arthur Pierson

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

Supporting role · Director: George Cukor

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox Blu-ray

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

Best Audio:

Fox Blu-ray mono mix

Audio Notes:

As noted at Blah-Ray, the mono mix on the Fox Blu-ray, although not perfect, sounds better than the 5.1 remix and at least as good as earlier LaserDiscs, which suffer from being murky.

Small 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

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