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Show Boat(1936)Sheltered beauty Magnolia Hawks takes over as the show's leading lady when Julie and her husband are forced out of town by a narrow-minded sheriff. Charismatic opportunist Gaylord Ravenal wins Magnolia's heart, but his gambling losses threaten to ruin their chances for a happy marriage. For more about Show Boat and the Show Boat Blu-ray release, see Show Boat Blu-ray Review published by Jeffrey Kauffman on December 8, 2020 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5. Director: James Whale Writers: Oscar Hammerstein II, Edna Ferber, Zoe Akins Starring: Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, Helen Westley Producer: Carl Laemmle Jr. » See full cast & crew Show Boat Blu-ray, Video QualityShow Boat is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of The Criterion Collection with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.37:1. Criterion's insert booklet has the following information on the transfer: Show Boat is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.37:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. This new digital transfer was created in 4K resolution on a Lasergraphics Director film scanner from a 35 mm safety fine-grain made from the original camera negative. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices and warps were manually removed using MTI Film's DRS, while Digital Vision's Phoenix was used for jitter, flicker, small dirt, grain, and noise management.While still occasionally showing signs of both the quality of its source element as well as the ravages of time, this is a stellar looking presentation all around. There are noticeable fluctuations in contrast, clarity and grain structure, but generally speaking, detail levels are quite commendable, blacks are suitably deep and gray scale nicely modulated, and the presentation has nice fluidity and a really enjoyably organic appearance. Occasional brightness issues afflict a few process shots, and there are still very minimal scratches and the like that have managed to evade the restoration gauntlet, but I can't imagine anyone who has seen previous home video releases of this title not being pleased with the result. Show Boat Blu-ray, Audio QualityShow Boat features an LPCM Mono track that can't quite escape the technologies of its era's recordings, with a sometimes pretty shallow, even tinny, sound. There are just hints of distortion at higher amplitudes and especially in upper ranges, but the overall sound of this track is quite warm and inviting, especially when lower voices are featured, as in the stirring Robeson rendition of "Ol' Man River". Dialogue is presented cleanly and clearly throughout. Optional English subtitles are available.
Similar titles suggested by membersShow Boat Blu-ray, News and Updates• Criterion Announces March Titles - December 16, 2019 The Criterion Collection has announced that it will add six new titles to its Blu-ray catalog in March. They are: The Cranes Are Flying (1957), Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Bamboozled (2000), Salesman (1968), Show Boat (1936), and The Prince of Tides (1991).
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