It makes you wonder if the demand couldn’t be generated, with more of a push to classic content in streaming. Considering higher residuals wouldn’t be a factor, it’s there waiting to be shown and it’s not like Ann Miller is out there on a picket line.
Just a hunch- there’s a slew of Andy Hardy movies hitting HBO Max in September. WB missed Mickey’s 100th in 2020 (his birthday is in September) most if but all of the AH movies were in rough shape, and from decade’s old transfers. Doubt those will be on HBO Max. Could a few Andy Hardy Blu-ray’s...
I’ve tried to play both scenes together and it’s interesting to see that for Ziegfeld Girl, they used the same take (evidenced by a chorine at the top left adjusting her dress) but the curtains are different- closing from left and right or pouring down from the ceiling.
The HD scan, on HBOMax, of “It Happened on 5th Avenue” looks stunning. I was happy with the DVD, but now I might have to get the blu.
“Holiday Affair” looks better than it has but not the improvement that IHO5A exhibits.
“The Man who Came to Dinner” looks very good, but I wouldn’t say this...
I do love this movie.
And, as a suggestion for extras- the bloopers Warner included in the Breakdown shorts, John Barrymore’s screen test, and any one of a number of the early TV adaptations. Not asking too much, right?