A few words about…™ Romance on the High Seas – in Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

[Kevin Collins]

“Can’t act; slightly bald; can dance a little…”
What an extraordinarily wonderful occurrence. A three-strip Technicolor production making its way to Blu-ray, appearing to perfectly mimic the look of three-strip Technicolor – one of only seven that Warner released in 1948.
In this case, a Michael Curtiz directed slightly off-kilter comedy-musical starring Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore, with assists from Oscar Levant and S.Z. Sakall. Dance numbers are directed by a guy named Berkeley.
Watching the Blu-ray, I was struck by how gorgeous it is, not that it shouldn’t be, as it’s a Warner Archive release, and derived from the original nitrate negatives. To me it looks as if someone has struck a brand new 35mm dye transfer print. It’s that good!
It also has a bit of a Daisy Clover thing going on, as it’s a huge production, pushing a studio’s newest starlet. In this case a 25 year-old singer named Doris Day. For those unaware, she worked in a mermaid costume in the ’60s.
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[Robert Crawford]

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