Too Hot to Handle (1938)
Comedy, Adventure, Romance • 1h 47m
Overview
While in Shanghai reporting on the Sino-Japanese war, Chris Hunter, a shrewd news reporter, meets pilot Alma Harding. She does not trust him, but he manages to hire her as his assistant. During an adventurous expedition through the jungles of South America, her opinion of him begins to change.
Director: Jack Conway
Cast: Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Walter Pidgeon, Walter Connolly, Leo Carrillo, Johnny Hines, Virginia Weidler, Betty Ross Clarke, Henry Kolker, Marjorie Main, Gregory Gaye, Al Shean, Willie Fung, Lillie Mui, Patsy O'Connor, Ernie Alexander, Eddie Arden, King Baggot, Max Barwyn, Barbara Bedford, Margaret Bert, William Broadus, Francis X. Bushman Jr., Bill Carey, Thomas Carr, Steve Carruthers, Luke Chan, Lane Chandler, Naomi Childers, Ray Cooke, Nick Copeland, DeForest Covan, Nell Craig, Joseph Crehan, Hal K. Dawson, Drew Demorest, John Dilson, Mimi Doyle, Charles Dunbar, Eddie Dunn, William R. Dunn, Frank Faylen, James Flavin, Harry Fleischmann, Jessie Fung, Chester Gan, Natalie Garson, John Hamilton, Mahlon Hamilton, Selmer Jackson, Robert Emmett Keane, David Kerman, Paul King, Paul Kruger, Eddie Lee, Richard Loo, George Lynn, Wilbur Mar, Chris-Pin Martin, Philo McCullough, Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart, Buddy Messinger, Walter Miller, Roger Moore, Alberto Morin, Ken Nolan, Ted Oliver, Eddie Parker, Franklin Parker, Edward Peil Sr., Lee Phelps, Aileen Pringle, Jack Richardson, Cyril Ring, Don Roberts, Morgan Roberts, William Royle, Charles Sherlock, Buster Slaven, Edwin Stanley, Charles Sullivan, Stanley Taylor, Phillip Terry, Frank Tomick, Harry Tyler, Monte Vandergrift, Ray Walker, Blue Washington, George Webb, Robert Whitney, Josephine Whittell, Martin Wilkins, Ernest Wilson
Director: Jack Conway
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Jack Conway
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Directors: Cedric Gibbons & Jack Conway
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Directors: Cedric Gibbons & Jack Conway
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Director: Jack Conway
Director: Jack Conway
Director: Jack Conway
Director: Jack Conway
Director: Jack Conway
Director: Jack Conway
Director: George Sidney
Director: George Sidney
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Director: Irving Reis
Director: Irving Reis
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Norman Taurog
Director: Norman Taurog
Director: Busby Berkeley
Director: Busby Berkeley
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Warner Bros 2011 Blu-ray
The older track sounds significantly more natural. The WAC BD uses a new mastering which sounds much worse. A lot of the dialogue sounds off, sort of echoey, garbled or even artifacted. Its overzealous click removal also erased some sounds. Its only positive is a new EQ that brings out the bass more making some of the score more effective.
It seems that the new mastering likely uses AI "enhancement" or some other form of aggressive filtering, resulting in extended peaks despite losing real high end detail (most pronounced on sample 3).
Samples (WAC is mislabeled as UHD)
Commentary is mono on the Blu-rays and panned stereo on NTSC DVD (different channels for each speaker).
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Warner Bros 2011 Blu-ray
The older track sounds significantly more natural. The WAC BD uses a new mastering which sounds much worse. A lot of the dialogue sounds off, sort of echoey, garbled or even artifacted. Its overzealous click removal also erased some sounds. Its only positive is a new EQ that brings out the bass more making some of the score more effective.
It seems that the new mastering likely uses AI "enhancement" or some other form of aggressive filtering, resulting in extended peaks despite losing real high end detail (most pronounced on sample 3).
Samples (WAC is mislabeled as UHD)
Commentary is mono on the Blu-rays and panned stereo on NTSC DVD (different channels for each speaker).
Director: George Pal
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Warner Bros NTSC DVD
The old DVD's track has significantly better detail compared to BD, especially on the score. The BD has some extra detail on dialogue, but also exhibits strange artifacting (e.g. sample 3, 0:20) which suggests possible AI "enhancement" or some other form of aggressive filtering. In contrast, DVD appears to be completely unfiltered and sounds good throughout. Samples
As the BD is significantly rolled off, a lot of the detail (real or fabricated) is buried in the mix and not audible during normal playback.
Director: George Pal
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Warner Bros NTSC DVD
The old DVD's track has significantly better detail compared to BD, especially on the score. The BD has some extra detail on dialogue, but also exhibits strange artifacting (e.g. sample 3, 0:20) which suggests possible AI "enhancement" or some other form of aggressive filtering. In contrast, DVD appears to be completely unfiltered and sounds good throughout. Samples
As the BD is significantly rolled off, a lot of the detail (real or fabricated) is buried in the mix and not audible during normal playback.
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Director: George Sidney
Director: George Sidney
Director: Stuart Heisler
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: Stuart Heisler
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: Gregory Ratoff
Director: Gregory Ratoff
Indicator Blu-ray > Kino Lorber see DVDBeaver
Indicator is using a different restoration from earlier Kino Lorber Blu-ray and it has much better contrast and slightly better grain resolution
Indicator Blu-ray > Kino Lorber see DVDBeaver
Indicator is using a different restoration from earlier Kino Lorber Blu-ray and it has much better contrast and slightly better grain resolution
Director: Tay Garnett
Director: Tay Garnett
Director: Frank Borzage
While Indicator Blu-ray used a newer 4K restoration from 2022 instead of the older 2K restoration, Kino Lorber has the original aspect ratio, and the Indicator Blu-ray looks very soft in comparison see comparison
Director: Frank Borzage
While Indicator Blu-ray used a newer 4K restoration from 2022 instead of the older 2K restoration, Kino Lorber has the original aspect ratio, and the Indicator Blu-ray looks very soft in comparison see comparison
Director: Jack White
Director: Jack White
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