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Stand-In (1937)
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Stand-In (1937)

Comedy, Romance • 1h 31m

Director: Tay Garnett

Cast: Leslie Howard, Joan Blondell, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Mowbray, Marla Shelton, C. Henry Gordon, Jack Carson, William V. Mong, Esther Howard, Charles Middleton, Emerson Treacy, Tully Marshall, J. C. Nugent, Charles Williams, Olin Howland, Anne O'Neal, Mary MacLaren, Theodore von Eltz, John George, Poppy Wilde

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About the film

An east coast efficiency expert, who stakes his reputation on his ability to turn around a financially troubled Hollywood studio, receives some help from a former child star who now works as a stand-in for the studio.

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Director: Tay Garnett

Best English-Friendly:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Best Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration

Director: Tay Garnett

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Olive Films Blu-ray

Director: Tay Garnett

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

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Director: Archie Mayo

Best English-Friendly & Video:

ClassicFlix Blu-ray

Director: Dave Fleischer

Best English-Friendly & Video:

ClassicFlix Fleischer Cartoons: Greatest Hits, Volume 1 Blu-ray

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Also available in official HD Streaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3urxyp4wEgw

Director: Norman Z. McLeod

Best English-Friendly & Video:

ClassicFlix Blu-ray

Sources: cinema.ucla.edu (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Potentially new restoration UCLA premiere

Director: Robert F. McGowan

Best English-Friendly & Video:

ClassicFlix The Little Rascals Volume 2 Blu-ray

Director: Harry Essex

Best English-Friendly:

ClassicFlix 4K Blu-ray

Director: Leigh Jason

Best English-Friendly & Video:

ClassicFlix Blu-ray

Director: Irving Pichel

Best English-Friendly & Video:

ClassicFlix Blu-ray

Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

ClassicFlix Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

ClassicFlix Blu-ray is using the same source and is superior to Youtube 4K Streaming

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHxbyV-8V6Y see caps

Director: Andrew L. Stone

Best English-Friendly & Video:

ClassicFlix Blu-ray

More Comedy on Blu-ray

Director: Peter Jackson

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow US/UK 4K Blu-ray or Turbine Germany 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Both will look identical in motion but the Turbine looks marginally better due to a higher bitrate allocation by each cut being given its own disc, whereas Arrow had FiM seamlessly branch the two onto one. However, Arrow has both cuts in Open Matte (on Blu-Ray) and corrected the opening Universal logo's aspect ratio. https://slow.pics/c/McvVcYDG

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS

TV series

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Amazon Streaming

Upcoming Release:

US GKIDS/UK Anime, Ltd. Blu-ray announced

Best Video & Audio:

Japan Pony Canyon Blu-ray

Director: Rob Reiner

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray releasing December 14 2026

Video Notes:

Like many of Capelight's other releases, the 4K Blu-ray is low-passed but still looks good.

Best Audio:

30th Anniversary Shout! Factory BD has the original stereo mix

Director: Jacques Tati

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:

Jour Germany fete (1949) - Criterion only, HD Jour Germany fete (1964) - Criterion only, HDThe Village Fair (1964, English variant) - BFI only, HDJour Germany fete (1994/5) - Criterion SD, BFI HD

Director: Jacques Tati

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)

Director: Jacques Tati

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)

Director: Jacques Tati

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion/StudioCanal Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

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

Video Notes:

> BFI. New restoration unreleased.

Best Audio:

Old R2 DVD 1.0

Director: Jacques Tati

Best English-Friendly & Video:

BFI Blu-ray

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.

Director: Jacques Tati

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

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

Upcoming Release:

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

Best Audio:

2014 StudioCanal Blu-ray

Additional Info:

The UHD is slightly cropped in.

Director: Ben Stiller

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

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

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