Best English-friendly & video release · updated 10 months ago
Overview
A mobster's daughter leads her boyfriend from the circus into bootlegging.
Director: Leo McCarey
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
> Germany Wicked Vision Blu-ray > US Flicker Alley Blu-ray see DVDBeaver caps
Director: John Ford
Sources: ibb.co (opens in a new tab)
Warner Archive Blu-ray is 4K restoration from nitrate projection elements
Germany Filmjuwelen Blu-ray is AI upscaled https://ibb.co/album/mCJ7RQ
Director: Frank Capra
Director: William Dieterle
Director: David Butler
Video format: Only Unofficial Sources
Sources: archive.org (opens in a new tab)
The DVD isn't an official one, and according to a user review on Amazon:
This DVD comes from Archive.org, where the movie can be viewed for free. The original source, comes from the Fox Movie Channel
Warner Archive Blu-ray, 4k scan
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber Blu-ray not only suffers from Quicktime Gamma Bug, but also has slightly worse encoding see caps comparing 0.88 gamma
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Both 4k master but Kino Lorber has way more contrast (is it as intended?) also different AR http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film9/blu-ray_review_131/love_me_tonight_blu-ray.htm
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Indicator Blu-ray is minimally better than Kino Lorber Blu-ray, see DVDBeaver caps
Director: David Miller
Olive Films Blu-ray or France Rimini Blu-ray but no comparison, likely from the same source
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
Sources: fnac.com (opens in a new tab)
Rimini France 4K Blu-ray see link, however not english-friendly
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
France Rimini 4K Blu-ray see caps vs Artificial Eye Blu-ray
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