6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
After an accident, a New York man with amnesia finds out the ugly truth about his real identity and past by interacting with people who seem to know him well.
Starring: Burgess Meredith, Claire Trevor, Louise Platt, Sheldon Leonard, Frieda InescortFilm-Noir | 100% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.38:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Jack Hively's "Street of Chance" (1942) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The only supplemental feature on the release is an exclusive new audio commentary recorded by professor and film scholar Jason A. Ney. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
I'll manage on my own. Thank you.
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.38:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Street of Chance arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from an exclusive new master with fine organic qualities. However, different areas of the film reveal numerous density fluctuations and plenty of surface wear. I don't mind both because the entire film has a pleasing organic appearance and this is what matters the most to me. However, there are digital tools that could have been used to clean up the visuals pretty well and stabilize a few areas as well. Delineation, clarity, and depth are usually quite good. The grayscale is convincing. However, this is another area where some minor adjustments could have been made to avoid crushing. Regardless, I was quite happy with the overall appearance of the visuals on my system. You will see numerous nicks, dark spots, scratches, and even some blemishes. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The exchanges are clear and easy to follow. I would say that dynamic intensity is very good for a film from the early 1940s. However, a few small areas reveal minor instability in the upper register which makes the audio a bit thin and buzzy. Are these areas distracting? No. You will only notice very small fluctuations that are not uncommon on older films. There are no audio dropouts to report in our review.
If Jack Hively had delivered a better final act Street of Chance could have been a pretty exciting film. More than likely Hively's management of the original material from Cornell Woolrich's story still would have been imperfect, but this final act is what effectively collapses Street of Chance. The mute and very ill grandma Diedrich is just not right for it, or at least as the character is played by Adeline De Walt Reynolds. This is very unfortunate because Burgess Meredith looks good and for a while it seems like his struggle to regain his memories would produce a fine film noir. I wonder what another director, like John H. Auer, would have accomplished with the same story. Kino Lorber's Blu-ray release is included in Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema VIII, a three-disc box set. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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