Whistling in the Dark (1933)
Comedy, Crime, Drama • 1h 19m
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Ernest Truex, Una Merkel, John Miljan, Johnny Hines, Edward Arnold, C. Henry Gordon, Joseph Cawthorn, Nat Pendleton, Tenen Holtz, Marcelle Corday, Frederick Burton, Jack Kennedy, Sam McDaniel, Tom McGuire, Greta Meyer, Walter Percival, Jack Perry, Constantine Romanoff, Leonard Sillman, Guy Usher
Best English-friendly & video release · updated 10 months ago
Overview
A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist their help in devising the perfect murder.
Director: Leo McCarey
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> 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
Director: Elliott Nugent
Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber Blu-ray is a newer 4K restoration than Imprint Blu-ray and significantly better see caps
No information on French Elephant Films Blu-ray
Director: Morton DaCosta
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray Nov 24th
TV series
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative for all episodes
Director: Norman Taurog
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Delbert Mann
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Lloyd Bacon
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
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