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I'll put it out there in the first graph.
I love this film. Always have.
Lombard and Montgomery are wonderful together, and Hitchcock proved that he could direct screwball comedy, with a dark twist.
With an image harvested from a Nitrate fine grain master, I was hard-pressed to tell if it was original or dupe, except for the dupes.
Gray scale and black levels are superb. Film grain perfect.
Short and sweet, this is a great film, and should be acquired by more than just Hitchcock or Lombard aficionados. It has a great screenplay by Norman Krasna (Indiscreet), great cinematography by Harry Stradling, and was exec produced by Harry E. Edington.
Okay.
You're wondering who Mr. Edington was. I had to look him up. But he receives a big credit up front. Behind a few earlier credits, he was exec prod on Kitty Foyle and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and uncredited producer on Suspicion. An interesting case for further study.
Unfortunately, Miss Lombard, who was married to an actor at the time, made only one further motion picture.
Audio is fine.
Image
Forensic - 7.5
NSD - 8.5
Audio – 7.5 - 8 (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Upgrade from DVD - You bet'cha!
Worth your attention - 10
Slipcover rating - n/a
Very Highly Recommended
RAH
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I love this film. Always have.
Lombard and Montgomery are wonderful together, and Hitchcock proved that he could direct screwball comedy, with a dark twist.
With an image harvested from a Nitrate fine grain master, I was hard-pressed to tell if it was original or dupe, except for the dupes.
Gray scale and black levels are superb. Film grain perfect.
Short and sweet, this is a great film, and should be acquired by more than just Hitchcock or Lombard aficionados. It has a great screenplay by Norman Krasna (Indiscreet), great cinematography by Harry Stradling, and was exec produced by Harry E. Edington.
Okay.
You're wondering who Mr. Edington was. I had to look him up. But he receives a big credit up front. Behind a few earlier credits, he was exec prod on Kitty Foyle and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and uncredited producer on Suspicion. An interesting case for further study.
Unfortunately, Miss Lombard, who was married to an actor at the time, made only one further motion picture.
Audio is fine.
Image
Forensic - 7.5
NSD - 8.5
Audio – 7.5 - 8 (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Upgrade from DVD - You bet'cha!
Worth your attention - 10
Slipcover rating - n/a
Very Highly Recommended
RAH
Thank you for supporting HTF when you preorder using the link below. As an Amazon Associate HTF earns from qualifying purchases. If you are using an adblocker you will not see link.
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