Blu-ray Review Father’s Little Dividend Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Matt Hough]

Hilarity and humanity exist in equal measure in this classic sequel.



Father's Little Dividend (1951)



Released: 27 Apr 1951
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 82 min




Director: Vincente Minnelli
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance



Cast: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor
Writer(s): Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Edward Streeter



Plot: Shortly after coming to terms with his daughter's marriage, a father faces the prospect of becoming a grandfather.



IMDB rating: 6.5
MetaScore: N/A





Disc Information



Studio: MGM
Distributed By: Warner Archive
Video Resolution: 1080P/AVC



Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Audio: English 2.0 DTS-HDMA



Subtitles: English SDH...

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[lark144]

Thanks Matt for another sterling review. Somehow I've never gotten around to seeing this film. Last year my mother told me she saw this while she was pregnant with me, just before I was born. So now I have the opportunity to correct that lapse. Of course, I'll be watching it from a very unique perspective.

 

[Robert Harris]

Another beautiful master from Warner Archive. Let’s hope that those PD thieves who prey on expensive studio re-masterings have a modicum of respect for those efforts. There’s nothing wrong with the concept of the public domain, but work such as this should not be considered fodder. There are enough old prints out there to satisfy those who post to Amazon and YouTube.

 

[Andrew Budgell]

Thanks for the great review, Matt! This sounds like a beautiful release. I can't wait until my copy arrives!

 

[PMF]

Always great catching up to Matt’s insightful, thoughtful and persuasive reviews. Mr. Hough remains a consistent guide and pleasure of reliability, while adding much to my BD library.

I’ll be adding this WAC release to my often watched copy of Father of the Bride.

 

[quantumsnoga]

Another beautiful master from Warner Archive. Let’s hope that those PD thieves who prey on expensive studio re-masterings have a modicum of respect for those efforts. There’s nothing wrong with the concept of the public domain, but work such as this should not be considered fodder. There are enough old prints out there to satisfy those who post to Amazon and YouTube.

Robert, there is no such thing as a PD thief - by definition. Public Domain means free to all.

Frankly, I consider copyright extension for existing work to every bit a much "PD thieves" as the ripping you mention. Only that was the studios that was preying off the Public.

In 15 years, every US movie up to Casablanca will be PD.

 

[PMF]

Robert, there is no such thing as a PD thief - by definition. Public Domain means free to all.

Frankly, I consider copyright extension for existing work to every bit a much "PD thieves" as the ripping you mention. Only that was the studios that was preying off the Public.

In 15 years, every US movie up to Casablanca will be PD.

This discussion would definitely be worthy of its own thread.