Thread: HTF REVIEW: The Clark Gable Signature Collection (RECOMMENDED).
View Single Post
Old 06-12-2006, 03:41 PM   #8 of 11
Herb Kane
Member
 
Join Date: May 2001
Local Time: 02:42 AM
Local Date: 12-03-2008
Posts: 1,372

Re: HTF REVIEW: The Clark Gable Signature Collection (RECOMMENDED).

Herb,
Before anybody else ask, does "San Francisco" have the Golden Gate bridge in it during the ending sequence?

Also, how was the video quality of "Boom Town" which is my favorite Gable/Tracy film?



Hi Crawdaddy,

Yes – The GG Bridge appears in the Alternate Ending and runs 00:45 seconds. In it, the bridge actually appears 2 or 3 times from various angles interspersed among a group of shots showing various SF buildings and skyscrapers etc. A couple of marks and scratches, but it looks great.

BT is one of the stronger transfers. Great blacks and grayscale with only a few marks and blemishes. My favorite in the set, China Seas, contains the most scratches and marks, but really, all of these look very good considering their age. I think fans are going to be very pleased.

Herb.


My Top 25 Noirs:

25. 711 Ocean Drive (1950), 24. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), 23. Desperate (1947), 22. Pushover (1954), 21. The Blue Dahlia (1946), 20. The File on Thelma Jordon (1949), 19. He Ran All the Way (1951), 18. The Asphalt Jungle (1950), 17. The Killing (1956), 16. I Walk Alone (1948), 15. They Live by Night (1948), 14. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), 13. The Narrow Margin (1952), 12. Kiss of Death (1947), 11. Conflict (1945), 10. Pickup on South Street (1953), 9. Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950), 8. Side Street (1950), 7. In a Lonely Place (1950), 6. Criss Cross (1949), 5. Angel Face (1952), 4. The Killers (1946), 3. Out of the Past (1947), 2. Double Indemnity (1944) and 1. The Maltese Falcon (1941)


Projector ISF calibrated by Gregg Loewen at www.lionav.com
Herb Kane is offline Quote this post in a PM Send Support Ticket sendpm.gif