Posted by Alan F on 12/22/84 12:01

Jer wrote:
> ChairmanOfTheBored wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:55:21 GMT, in Technicolor® <cinerama@verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I recently saw in HD Alfred Hitchcock's TROUBLE WITH HARRY which was
>>> filmed in 8 perf VistaVision. It is just drop dead goregous and
>>> could have been filmed yesterday.
>>>
>>> The 40's was the heyday of Black and White and material from that
>>> area transfers nicely to HD as well.
>>>
>>> Morgan
>>
>> I don't see it available anywhere in HD.
>>
>> It is a favorite of mine, and Hitchcock's only comedy. I would want
>> that in a HD format.
>
> Musta been viewed as upconverted, I don't see it in any HD library.

The Trouble With Harry recently aired on the HDNet Movie channel as
part of a Hitchcock movie theme month or months. HDNet Movies aired
about 10 Hitchcock movies all in HD and in OAR. Rear Window showed some
signs of age with some not quite pristine shots, but it was an early
widescreen movie from 1954. But that is quibbling as it generally looked
very good. Vertigo, Psycho and the Birds looked excellent in HD.

Many more movies have been remastered in HD than have been released on
Blu-ray or HD-DVD. And old TV shows for that matter. Catalog sales have
been poor for the two formats, so the studios are obviously waiting for
the total HD media market to grow before spending the money to package a
lot of catalog titles. Meanwhile, a number of the older titles show up
on HDNet Movies and other HD movie channels.

Alan F

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