Brooks Benedict

40 films on Best Blurays6 in 4K22 in HD8 in SD4 with no official release

Brooks Benedict (born Harold J. Mann, February 6, 1896 – January 1, 1968) was an American actor of the silent and sound film era, where he played supporting and utility roles in over 300 films, mostly uncredited.

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6 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Hold That Ghost (1941)

Small role · Director: Arthur Lubin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Shout! Factory Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Kino Lorber has some additional noise reduction. Universal NTSC DVD's worse than either of the Blu-rays.

3.5

Out of the Past (1947)

Small role · Director: Jacques Tourneur

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray

4.1

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray (review)

4.0

Holiday Inn (1942)

Small role · Director: Mark Sandrich

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray, 80th Anniversary Edition

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1995 Columbia LaserDisc

4.1

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1991 Republic Pictures LaserDisc

22 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

The Freshman (1925)

Leading role · Directors: Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

3.8

Speedy (1928)

Supporting role · Director: Ted Wilde

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

3.8

Sons of the Desert (1933)

Supporting role · Director: William A. Seiter

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Universal Blu-ray

3.7

I Married a Witch (1942)

Supporting role · Director: René Clair

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

3.6

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Small role · Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1987 WB LaserDisc

4.1

Now, Voyager (1942)

Small role · Director: Irving Rapper

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray 4K transfer

The Letter (1940)

Small role · Director: William Wyler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.7

Gabriel Over the White House (1933)

Small role · Director: Gregory La Cava

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray, 4K scan

3.1

They Won't Believe Me (1947)

Small role · Director: Irving Pichel

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Lady Killer (1933)

Small role · Director: Roy Del Ruth

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

3.4

Nora Prentiss (1947)

Small role · Director: Vincent Sherman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

The Gang's All Here (1943)

Small role · Director: Busby Berkeley

Best English-Friendly & Video:

MoC OOP Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

MoC OOP Blu-ray has a completely different grading to Twilight Time OOP Blu-ray, but given that MoC is much closer to Fox DVD, and each label's track record and poll preference on DVDBeaver MoC is likely the better one. See caps and caps