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directed by Byron Haskin
USA 1956
The Boss Kino Blu-ray is compared to this DVD HERE
The Boss,
filmed from a script by the blacklisted and hence
uncredited Dalton Trumbo, starts in 1919 and ends
somewhere in the Great Depression. It's about the
corruption of a municipal machine that focuses on
demobbed doughboy John Payne who, when his older
brother dies, inherits his political clout. Excerpt of review from Bill McVicar at imdb.com located HERE |
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Theatrical Release: August 22nd, 1956 (Omaha, Nebraska)
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DVD Review: MGM (MGM Limited Edition Collection) - Region 0 - PAL
Big thanks to Gregory Meshman for the Review!
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Runtime | 1:29:12 | |
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1.33:1 Open Matte format |
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Audio | Dolby Digital Mono (English) | |
Subtitles | None | |
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Edition Details: Chapters 9 |
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The Boss Kino Blu-ray is compared to this DVD HERE The Boss is a very solid gangster picture that is unfortunately does not look great on this made-on-demand DVD from MGM. The fact that the film is open matte and, hence, presented in the wrong aspect ratio is the least of its problems. The contrast is very weak and there are many scratches and marks run amuck all throughout the presentation. One particular scene is of especially lower quality than the rest of the film (see 3rd capture). The sound is flawed as well, with some drop-outs and hiss. It's unfortunate MGM didn't see fit to make a new transfer for this gem - underrated John Payne gives a strong performance and little known Gloria McGehee is very memorable. A highly quality film that, unfortunately, gets a very poor release that we can not recommend. |
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