El Brendel

10 films on Best Blurays4 in HD6 with no official release

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El Brendel (March 24, 1890 - April 9, 1964); born Elmer Goodfellow Brendel), nicknamed "The Synthetic Swede", was an American stage, film, and television actor. Although of German and Irish parentage, he adopted the comedic persona of a Swede who speaks fractured English.

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The Big Trail (1930)

Leading role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Best English-Friendly:

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Video Notes:

US Fox Blu-ray > France Blu-ray see DVDBeaver review, no comparison available with Germany Plaion Blu-ray

3.7

If I Had My Way (1940)

Supporting role · Director: David Butler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Wings (1927)

Supporting role · Director: William A. Wellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

MoC Blu-ray slightly better than Paramount see DVDBeaver

3.8

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)

Supporting role · Director: Preston Sturges

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

6 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

Just Imagine (1930)

Leading role · Director: David Butler

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: archive.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

The DVD isn't an official one, and according to a user review on Amazon:

This DVD comes from Archive.org, where the movie can be viewed for free. The original source, comes from the Fox Movie Channel

3.0

Delicious (1931)

Leading role · Director: David Butler

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: harvardfilmarchive.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

35mm print is available

Disorderly Conduct (1932)

Leading role · Director: John W. Considine Jr.

Video format: No Home Media

Sources: cinema.ucla.edu (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

No home media, but UCLA and Fox has a 35mm restoration

Hot Pepper (1933)

Supporting role · Director: John G. Blystone

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Women of All Nations (1931)

Supporting role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: moma.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD, 35mm restoration in UCLA

Six Cylinder Love (1931)

Supporting role · Director: Thornton Freeland

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

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