Clancy Cooper

9 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K8 in HD

By format

List

1 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Small role · Director: Michael Curtiz

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

1990 MGM LaserDisc

4.1

8 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Pickup on South Street (1953)

Small role · Director: Samuel Fuller

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray source features proper gamma and black levels with a superior contrast. MoC Blu-ray source features improper gamma and black levels and too bright a contrast, making the picture appear washed out. See caps

Additional Info:

Caveat: MoC Blu-ray has slightly better encoding than Criterion

Dark Passage (1947)

Small role · Director: Delmer Daves

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.8

Nightmare Alley (1947)

Small role · Director: Edmund Goulding

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Signal One Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

UK Signal One Blu-ray is marginally better than Criterion Blu-ray, same 4K restoration, see caps

3.9

The Tall Target (1951)

Small role · Director: Anthony Mann

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

Nora Prentiss (1947)

Small role · Director: Vincent Sherman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Small role · Director: William Wyler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · academymuseum.org (opens in a new tab) · filmfestival.tcm.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

1985 Embassy LaserDisc

Additional Info:

New restoration was confirmed in around 2021-2023? Screened in 2025&2026

4.2

The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

Small role · Director: Sam Wood

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

3.6

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