Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
Comedy, Romance • 1h 49m
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Janis Paige, Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss, Don Porter, Virginia Grey, Agnes Moorehead, Florence Sundstrom, John McGiver, Clinton Sundberg, Alan Hewitt, Reta Shaw, Dorothy Abbott, Rodney Bell, Brandy Bryan, Robert Carson, Dick Cherney, Michael Cirillo, Oliver Cross, Walt Davis, Jerry Doggett, Erica Elliott, Raoul Freeman, Ben Frommer, George Golden, Lee Goodman, Holly Harris, Sam Harris, Bob Hopkins, Mauritz Hugo, Michael Jeffers, Lloyd Kino, Lee Krieger, Richard LaMarr, John Lawrence, Clarence Lung, Herbert Lytton, Wilbur Mack, Bill McLean, Hans Moebus, Joy Monroe, Sol Murgi, Monty O'Grady, Jack Pepper, Murray Pollack, Jean Ransome, Tony Regan, Leoda Richards, Eddie Rosson, Cosmo Sardo, Vin Scully, Lisa Seagram, Roberta Shore, Olan Soule, Norman Stevans, Tracy Stratford, Rodger Terry, Arthur Tovey, Mary Treen, Dick Whittinghill, Luree Wiese, Robert B. Williams, Sally Yarnell, John Zimeas, Bill Zuckert
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About the film
A bachelor author of sleazy books moves to a family-oriented subdivision where he becomes an unofficial relationship advisor to unhappy local housewives, to the dismay of their respective husbands who suspect him of sexual misconduct.
- Alternative Titles
- Bachelor in Paradise
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MCA LaserDisc
Criterion Blu-ray generally has more noise reduction than the DVDs and the other two blu-rays, but its EQ more closely matches the LaserDisc - though dialogue still sounds a bit comparatively hollow. See blah-ray review
4K restoration of the original 3D left eye and right eye camera negatives
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Richard Brooks
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Vincent Sherman
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: George Pal
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Compton Bennett
4K restoration from original technicolor negatives
Director: Jack Conway
4K restoration from safety preservation elements
4K restoration from safety preservation elements
More Comedy on Blu-ray
Director: Jack Conway
4K restoration from safety preservation elements
Director: William Dieterle
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Elaine May
Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray > MoC > Olive Films. From nicolas:
The master is good but it’s not that big an upgrade from the Olive Films disc and Vinegar Syndrome’ encode has some blocky highlights. A shame that they didn’t hire David Mackenzie here.
Cinématographe has unnecessary noise gating not present on the previous releases.
Director: Buster Keaton
Kino Lorber new Seven Chances / Sherlock Jr. Blu-ray?
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
MoC 4K Blu-ray late 2027
Lobster Films (Kino Lorber?) > Cohen/Eureka https://slow.pics/c/3KWXoMyR The new Kino Lorber's Seven Chances / Sherlock Jr. might be using the same restoration as Lobster Films
Director: Billy Wilder
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
(transfer of the 1989 MGM LaserDisc, without problems plaguing Kino Lorber's release)
Arrow UHD is an update of the original 4K scan done for their BD. It is also visually far superior to the Kino version and adds Dolby Vision HDR. The Arrow UHD uses a new LD mono capture and has none of the issues or processing found in the Kino UHD which also used an LD mono capture and somehow mucked it up. Short of a brand new scan, the Arrow UHD is as good as it possibly can be.
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