Franklyn Farnum
43 Films
Franklyn Farnum
43 Included Films

Leading man in silent films until mid to late 1920s when Farnum transitioned to a character actor. Then later in life he remained in the film business as a paid extra in many films and TV shows.



Director: Fritz Lang
Imprint Blu-ray not only has the best encoding, but also has the "correct" aspect ratio compared to ClassicFlix which is horizontally stretched or Eagle Pictures which is squished see DVDBeaver caps

Director: Fritz Lang
Imprint Blu-ray not only has the best encoding, but also has the "correct" aspect ratio compared to ClassicFlix which is horizontally stretched or Eagle Pictures which is squished see DVDBeaver caps



Director: George Stevens
R1 WB Archives MOD DVD-R

Director: George Stevens
R1 WB Archives MOD DVD-R

Director: John Ford
Criterion Blu-ray. Lobster Films Blu-ray is a newer master but with terrible encoding and brightness levels. May still be better
Criterion Blu-ray. Lobster Films Blu-ray is a newer master but with terrible encoding and brightness levels. May still be better

Director: John Ford
Criterion Blu-ray. Lobster Films Blu-ray is a newer master but with terrible encoding and brightness levels. May still be better
Criterion Blu-ray. Lobster Films Blu-ray is a newer master but with terrible encoding and brightness levels. May still be better

Director: Jack Conway

Director: Jack Conway

Director: Frank Capra
ClassicFlix Blu-ray is using the same source and is superior to Youtube 4K Streaming

Director: Frank Capra
ClassicFlix Blu-ray is using the same source and is superior to Youtube 4K Streaming

Director: Preston Sturges

Director: Preston Sturges

Director: René Clair

Director: René Clair

Director: Leo McCarey
Shout Factory Blu-ray or France Elephant Films Blu-ray, no comparisons

Director: Leo McCarey
Shout Factory Blu-ray or France Elephant Films Blu-ray, no comparisons

Director: Billy Wilder
Kino Lorber Blu-ray > MoC. Kino Lorber is made from a 4K scan of negative, the older MoC have crushed black levels.

Director: Billy Wilder
Kino Lorber Blu-ray > MoC. Kino Lorber is made from a 4K scan of negative, the older MoC have crushed black levels.



Director: Elia Kazan

Director: Elia Kazan

Director: Charlie Chaplin

Director: Charlie Chaplin

Director: Raoul Walsh

Director: Raoul Walsh

Director: Billy Wilder
Paramount 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray
Paramount 4K Blu-ray. See caps HDR/grading: nice, but some blown outEncoding: inconsistent, smeared motionDNR: inconsistent, frozenOld Paramount Blu-ray is arguably a solid alternative choice
Paramount 4K Blu-ray mono is different version of the BD mono from the same old 2000 DVD transfer.
The 5.1 remix on the UHD is an appalling remix done by going wild with artificially generated stems from Park Road Post who were given the surviving mono to separate. The experience is jarring and fidelity to original mix in terms of level balance, directionality and impact is nonexistent. Not only does this sound painfully weird, but the Paramount mixers then did whatever they wanted in terms of LFE, sound pans and effect changes. The original mono mix was not restored and still needs it badly. The 4K master is filled with frozen grain examples coming and going plus some HDR issues in addition to the usual Paramount problems. It is simultaneously better and worse than the BD master.

Director: Billy Wilder
Paramount 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray
Paramount 4K Blu-ray. See caps HDR/grading: nice, but some blown outEncoding: inconsistent, smeared motionDNR: inconsistent, frozenOld Paramount Blu-ray is arguably a solid alternative choice
Paramount 4K Blu-ray mono is different version of the BD mono from the same old 2000 DVD transfer.
The 5.1 remix on the UHD is an appalling remix done by going wild with artificially generated stems from Park Road Post who were given the surviving mono to separate. The experience is jarring and fidelity to original mix in terms of level balance, directionality and impact is nonexistent. Not only does this sound painfully weird, but the Paramount mixers then did whatever they wanted in terms of LFE, sound pans and effect changes. The original mono mix was not restored and still needs it badly. The 4K master is filled with frozen grain examples coming and going plus some HDR issues in addition to the usual Paramount problems. It is simultaneously better and worse than the BD master.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director: Michael Curtiz

Director: Michael Curtiz

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

Director: Joseph M. Newman

Director: Joseph M. Newman
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