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Without Honor (1932)
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Without Honor (1932)

Western • 1h 1m

Overview

Pete Marlan is a gambler with an unsavory past. Suspected of being an outlaw, Pete plays along with this misconception, the better to infiltrate a gang of smugglers. Along the way, he clears the name of the brother of Texas Ranger Mike Donovan, and helps patch up the romance between Donovan and heroine Bernice.

Director: William Nigh

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Length

61 mins

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Last Updated

20 days ago

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2010 US Kino Lorber or 2012 UK Artificial Eye

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2017 JP Kadokawa Blu-ray has the best encoding out of all the older discs.


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The 4K restoration (Criterion, 4K etc) are cropped to 2.35:1, have revisionistic colour grading and other changes.

Caps: old master, old master vs 4K restoration

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2010 US Kino Lorber or 2012 UK Artificial Eye

Best Video:

2017 JP Kadokawa Blu-ray has the best encoding out of all the older discs.


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The 4K restoration (Criterion, 4K etc) are cropped to 2.35:1, have revisionistic colour grading and other changes.

Caps: old master, old master vs 4K restoration

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Additional Info:

Carlotta ports over all special features from the Kino release, except the booklet essay. All specials are in English.

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Additional Info:

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Best Audio:

Original matrixed Dolby Stereo: Arrow  4K Blu-ray or Image Entertainment LaserDisc
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 Arrow UK 4K Blu-ray (damage removed, improved color/HDR, and best audio) or Capelight DE 4K Blu-ray (best compression but no damage removal and LaserDisc audio from Arrow)

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Additional Info:

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