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Between 1942 and 1967 Katharine (aka Katherine) Hepburn and Spencer Tracy made nine films together, and each is worth your time.
I wonder if that some sort of record?
State of the Union is directed by Frank Capra, which is a good thing.
One thing that confuses me about this film is a discussion that occurs about five minutes in between Van Johnson and Adolph Menjou, wherein Mr. Menjou complains that if Mr. Johnson is going to put his name in the papers, he should spell it correctly, as he always gets it wrong.
I've always wondered if there's an inside joke within the main title sequence, which here begins with a lion roaring on track, but nary a sight of one.
In those titles, Miss Hepburn's first name is spelled Katherine. Obviously incorrect, and something that made her cranky. I'm not believing that whomever set up the MT sequence, followed by those who QC's it, didn't make note. And hence the query for my thinking it's a joke.
Note: Just checked Name Above the Title for any guidance, and found none, but did learn that the female lead had gone to Claudette Colbert, who at the last moment insisted that she would only do the film if she never worked after 5PM. Miss Hepburn, who had been running lines with Tracy, took over the next day.
Universal's Blu-ray, which arrived in 2021 works nicely in projection. It appears to be from a master. There are fine scratches, and some minor wear here and there, but it doesn't seem to be a very recent transfer. Decent grain structure, good gray scale, nice blacks. But nothing special. It's workmanlike and serves it's purpose, and certainly worth nine bucks.
Image - 3.75
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Upgrade from DVD - Yes
Recommended
RAH
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I wonder if that some sort of record?
State of the Union is directed by Frank Capra, which is a good thing.
One thing that confuses me about this film is a discussion that occurs about five minutes in between Van Johnson and Adolph Menjou, wherein Mr. Menjou complains that if Mr. Johnson is going to put his name in the papers, he should spell it correctly, as he always gets it wrong.
I've always wondered if there's an inside joke within the main title sequence, which here begins with a lion roaring on track, but nary a sight of one.
In those titles, Miss Hepburn's first name is spelled Katherine. Obviously incorrect, and something that made her cranky. I'm not believing that whomever set up the MT sequence, followed by those who QC's it, didn't make note. And hence the query for my thinking it's a joke.
Note: Just checked Name Above the Title for any guidance, and found none, but did learn that the female lead had gone to Claudette Colbert, who at the last moment insisted that she would only do the film if she never worked after 5PM. Miss Hepburn, who had been running lines with Tracy, took over the next day.
Universal's Blu-ray, which arrived in 2021 works nicely in projection. It appears to be from a master. There are fine scratches, and some minor wear here and there, but it doesn't seem to be a very recent transfer. Decent grain structure, good gray scale, nice blacks. But nothing special. It's workmanlike and serves it's purpose, and certainly worth nine bucks.
Image - 3.75
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Upgrade from DVD - Yes
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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