6.9 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
During a barroom brawl, Joe Hufford (Glenn Ford) accidentally kills the son of a powerful, prominent man. The district attorney, George Knowland (Broderick Crawford), wins a manslaughter conviction, despite having doubts about the defendant's guilt. Joe is sent to prison, and George, who eventually becomes the warden there, hopes to get him released. But Joe gets so immersed in the culture and codes of the jailhouse that he finds it difficult to believe in his own innocence.
Starring: Glenn Ford, Broderick Crawford, Millard Mitchell, Dorothy Malone, Carl Benton ReidDrama | 100% |
Film-Noir | 58% |
Crime | 43% |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
English: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
BDInfo verified
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Henry Levin's "Convicted" (1950) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Indicator/Powerhouse Films. The supplemental features on the disc include new audio commentary by critics Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson; new visual essay; vintage promotional materials; and more. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Convicted arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Indicator/Powerhouse Films.
The release is sourced from an older but very nice master. Indeed, despite a few minor density fluctuations, delineation, clarity, and depth are usually very good. The grayscale is convincing as well. As you could see on the screencaptures that are provided with our review, there are wide ranges of proper blacks, whites, and grays, and all are very nicely balanced. There are no traces of problematic digital adjustments. Image stability is very good. A few small blemishes and scratches remain, but there are no distracting large debris, cuts, damage marks, warped or torn frames to report. My score is 4.25/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English LPCM 1.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The lossless track is excellent. Clarity, sharpness, and stability are as good as expected them to be. During the mass scenes in the prison there is some good dynamic activity as well, though as expected the native limitations of the original soundtrack become quite obvious. There are no technical anomalies to report in our review.
If I had to chose between Howard Hawks' The Criminal Code and Henry Levin's Convicted, I would go with the latter because it looks a lot more authentic. However, both films have equally idealistic finales that I find quite unconvincing. This release is sourced from an old but very nice master that was supplied by Sony Pictures. It is included in Indicator/Powerhouse Films' Columbia Noir #3 box set. RECOMMENDED.
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