Young Ideas (1943) poster

Young Ideas (1943)

Comedy • 1h 17m

Director: Jules Dassin

Cast: Susan Peters, Herbert Marshall, Mary Astor, Elliott Reid, Richard Carlson, Allyn Joslyn, Dorothy Morris, Frances Rafferty, George Dolenz, Emory Parnell, Grady Sutton, Frank Faylen, Ava Gardner, Noel Neill, Charles Arnt, William Bishop, Paul E. Burns, Lois Collier

Best English-friendly & video release

Warner Archive DVD

Updated 5 months ago

About the film

A widow's grown children try to break up her romance with a college professor.

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray is a newer 4K restoration, and much better than older Arrow Blu-ray and the Arrow reissue is slightly more cut-off than the Criterion Blu-ray too

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Warner Archive DVD

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Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1991 MGM LaserDisc

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray Nov 24th

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Complete Series DVD

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

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Warner Archive Blu-ray

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

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Video Notes:

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Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion for 1949 and 1964, BFI for 1964 English Variant and 1994/5

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray (part of Jacques Tati boxset releasing December 2026)

Best Video:

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray (part of Jacques Tati boxset releasing December 2026)

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray (part of Jacques Tati boxset releasing December 2026)

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion/StudioCanal Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

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Video Notes:

> BFI. New restoration unreleased.

Best Audio:

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray (part of Jacques Tati boxset releasing December 2026)

Video Notes:

> Criterion/StudioCanal. New restoration unreleased.

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Best English-Friendly & Video:

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

Upcoming Release:

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Video Notes:

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Best Audio:

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Additional Info:

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Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

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

Video Notes:

Audio Notes:

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Best English-Friendly:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray, but a shot was cut from the film

Warner Bros Blu-ray for the uncut version, but it's an older master.

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray, but a shot was cut from the film. See comparison

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Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

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4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

UK Artificial Eye 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

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Best Video:

France The Jokers 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

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