NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

Kino present the Ray Milland picture "A Man Alone" on a single-layered Blu-ray with a supportive bitrate. This Milland (director and star) feature comes from a new HD master from a 4K scan of the original Trucolor negative and positive separations. The image is impressive, though there are certain shots that suffer from saturation and look somewhat blurry. There are also occasional instances of print damage, though it is not too overwhelming. The level of detail shown in most shots is very admirable. Colors also seem pretty realistic. From the sandy desert to the skin tones there is a good spectrum of color represented here. Since a large portion of this film has Milland's character sneaking around in the dark or in the shadows, the fairly decent contrast is also nice. Overall an impressive transfer for a mid 50's western.

The film is supported by a 16-bit 2.0 DTS-HD Master audio track. The track is far from reference quality, but there are enough moments of gunfire and such that keep the track somewhat lively. The dialogue is also clearly audible and separated from the effects/score. That wonderful string-heavy score is provided by Victor Young (Johnny Guitar, China Gate, The Accused). There are optional English subtitles on this Region A Blu-ray.

Aside from some Kino trailers, the sole extra on this disc is an audio commentary with film historian, Toby Roan. Roan, as always, is very well versed in film and imparts heaps of information throughout the track.

Kino Lorber have given this Ray Milland flick a solid Blu-ray transfer, though it is inconsistent. The commentary by Toby Roan is another compendium of knowledge. Recommended to Western film buffs. 

Colin Zavitz