The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Drama, War, Romance • 2h 6m
Overview
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Irene Dunne, Alan Marshal, Roddy McDowall, Frank Morgan, Van Johnson, C. Aubrey Smith, May Whitty, Gladys Cooper, Peter Lawford, John Warburton, Jill Esmond, Brenda Forbes, Norma Varden, Harry Allen, Wilson Benge, Matthew Boulton, Edmund Breon, Clifford Brooke, Eldon Burkett, Elton Burkett, Bobby Callahan, Charles Coleman, Clyde Cook, Alec Craig, Ann Curzon, Adrienne D'Ambricourt, Guy D'Ennery, George Davis, Kay Deslys, Vernon Downing, Tom Drake, Isobel Elsom, Herbert Evans, Franklyn Farnum, Emily Fitzroy, Bunny Gordon, Vera Graaff, Douglas Grant, Gary Gray, Arthur Gould-Porter, Ethel Griffies, Gerald Hamer, Lumsden Hare, Joy Harington, Keith Hitchcock, Stuart Holmes, Charles Irwin, George Kirby, Molly Lamont, Nelson Leigh, Adolf E. Licho, Doris Lloyd, June Lockhart, Miles Mander, Emily Massey, Lal Chand Mehra, James Menzies, Leo Mostovoy, Gavin Muir, Norbert Müller, Steven Muller, Ottola Nesmith, J. Pat O'Malley, Jean Prescott, John Rogers, Mabel Row, Anita Sharp-Bolster, Arthur Shields, Elizabeth Taylor, Larry Wheat, Ian Wolfe
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Clarence Brown
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Kino Lorber Blu-ray, 2K restoration
Director: Clarence Brown
Kino Lorber Blu-ray, 2K restoration
Director: László Kardos
Director: László Kardos
Director: George Sidney
Director: George Sidney
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Director: Irving Reis
Director: Irving Reis
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Norman Taurog
Director: Norman Taurog
Director: Busby Berkeley
Director: Busby Berkeley
Director: Jack Conway
Director: Jack Conway
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).
More Drama on Blu-ray
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Howard Hughes
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: Howard Hughes
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Director: Roy Boulting
Director: Roy Boulting
Director: Leo McCarey
Director: Leo McCarey
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
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