I bought my 2nd DVD of this 1946 Public Domain movie starring 12 yo Lanny Rees (rating 7). I wasn't sure if it really has the much better image quality as seen on the trailer. But luckily it has. Although it's not perfect like remastered 60s movies like To Kill A Mockingbird.
The newer RC0 DVD is pressed and not a DVDr and even has optional subtitles. The new 2015 release from VCI Entertainment is a double feature and has the sequel "Shep Comes Home" (which is not PD). I haven't seen that yet. Same dog but different boy. Probably no bibs.
The 2012 DVD from Alpha Video (oldies.com) has a poor image quality with many scatches and abrasion stripes. It has a different resolution 720x540 px but obviously upscaled and parts on the left and right are missing. The new VCI version has a smaller resolution but showing more (pics 1+2 are complete frames) and obviously derives from a different or even several sources. 660x480 px (the black borders removed).
I made some more comparison pics. Left one, new DVD, right old DVD. 3rd one is the streaming archive.org film which is even much worse However there are still limitations especially in backlight or shadow, so some parts are quite dark. Others are lighter like the white shirt and faces but still has a better contrast. Note that there are also other single and compilation DVD releases (with probably poor quality).
The 1st pic below is a 200 % magnified section, both from their lowest left position (click for higher resolution). One more new pic on the main entry.
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