Porter Hall · 1940s

2 Porter Hall movies from the 1940s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 2 S-Tier picks including Double Indemnity, His Girl Friday.

Decade

Year

All 2 1940 1 1941 0 1942 0 1943 0 1944 1 1945 0 1946 0 1947 0 1948 0 1949 0

dir. Billy Wilder

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Billy Wilder's noir. The black-and-white photography and shadow work look great at this resolution.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Howard Hawks

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Hawks' screwball comedy with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. The rapid-fire delivery is the reason this still works.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray