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Phillips Smalley

Phillips Smalley

19 films on Best Blurays10 in HD8 in SD1 with no official release

Also a director: 3 films

Phillips Smalley photo

Wendell Phillips Smalley (August 7, 1865 – May 2, 1939) was an American silent film director and actor.

Biography from TMDB

Peacock Alley (1930)

Supporting role · Director: Marcel De Sano

Best English-Friendly & Video:

AlphaVideo DVD

The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)

Supporting role · Director: Lowell Sherman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

AlphaVideo OOP DVD or Mill Creek Hollywood Comedy Legends DVD

Video Notes:

Library of Congress and Film Foundation had a new 2023 restoration but no release yet

3.3

Charley's Aunt (1930)

Supporting role · Director: Al Christie

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

The Thirteenth Guest (1932)

Small role · Director: Albert Ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

AlphaVideo DVD

2.9

The Woman Between (1931)

Small role · Director: Victor Schertzinger

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber RKO Classic Romances Collection Blu-ray

Death Takes a Holiday (1934)

Small role · Director: Mitchell Leisen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.4

Night After Night (1932)

Small role · Director: Archie Mayo

Best English-Friendly:

Indicator Blu-ray

Best Video:

Indicator Mae West boxset Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Indicator Mae West boxset Blu-ray is likely better than Kino Lorber Blu-ray, but no comparison available

3.2

Holiday (1930)

Small role · Director: Edward H. Griffith

Best English-Friendly:

Extras in Criterion Holiday (1938) Blu-ray

Best Video:

1080p, Included as extras in Criterion Holiday 1938 Blu-ray

3.2

Liliom (1930)

Small role · Director: Frank Borzage

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Murnau, Borzage and Fox DVD boxset

3.4

Cocktail Hour (1933)

Small role · Director: Victor Schertzinger

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Blu-ray

Murders in the Zoo (1933)

Small role · Director: A. Edward Sutherland

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Shout! Factory or UK Eureka Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

US Shout! Factory or UK Eureka Blu-ray likely very similar from other comparison in the same boxset see DVDBeaver

3.1

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Small role · Director: F. W. Murnau

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

MoC OOP Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Flicker Alley 4K confirmed for 2027 https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24404584&postcount=1

Audio Notes:

MoC audio is better https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=225532&page=3

4.2

The Woman Accused (1933)

Small role · Director: Paul Sloane

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal DVD

Midnight Mary (1933)

Small role · Director: William A. Wellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume 3 DVD

3.5

Thirty Day Princess (1934)

Small role · Director: Marion Gering

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

3.3

Chained (1934)

Small role · Director: Clarence Brown

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.3

Stage Mother (1933)

Small role · Director: Charles Brabin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

Small role · Director: Leo McCarey

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray > MoC Blu-ray which has boosted contrast see caps

Best Audio:

MoC Blu-ray

4.2

Cleopatra (1934)

Small role · Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

3.4

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