There are a number of scenes in which grain shows prominently on solid light colored fabrics. You might catch a hint of grain on faces in several scenes. Some very slight edge flicker shows up, but it's minor. Color depth is exquisite, showing off the lush production to best advantage. A few scenes have color pulsing due to element deterioration.
Blacks are sumptuous with layers of black on black clearly defined.
Saturation of bright solid colors is a virtual explosion of vitality. Shadow detail is excellent. Dialogue is cleanly delivered with occasional directionality. Reader Eric Jacobs sadly pointed out my mistake in crediting Charles Bickford for the role of the studio head in Singin' in the Rain , which was played by Millard Mitchell. The Feature Archive has articles ranging from Akira Kurosawa to Blonde Bimbos and John Ford .