The Man They Could Not Hang Blu-ray Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

An overly digital appearance doesn't come from DNR or other transfer tools, but a lower resolution source. Fine lines reveal aliasing in small spots, enough to be noticed for those on larger screens. This is also true of the encoding, failing spectacularly to preserve the natural grain structure. Even stranger, the frame's right side is oddly sharper than the left, with a visible separation in grain quality dependent on the side.

The print itself begs for a careful clean-up pass, showing dirt, debris, and scratches. Thankfully, Man They Could Not Hang stays stable and doesn't wobble.

Satisfying in both contrast and black levels, Mill Creek's presentation manages to dig deep into shadows and the contrast skews a slight gray, but it's manageable. There's enough dimensionality to earn a pass, even if gray scale lacks nuance.

Audio

Crisply rendered DTS-HD mono preserves this early sound audio clearly. Dialog echoes across the stage unobtrusively. The score also hits a stable, unexpected peak for something this aged.