Harry Semels

40 films on Best Blurays4 in 4K26 in HD7 in SD3 with no official release

Harry Semels (November 20, 1887 – March 2, 1946) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 315 film between 1917 and 1946. Semels appeared in his first film in 1917. He began to achieve fame after arriving at Columbia Pictures, appearing in several Three Stooges shorts including Disorder in the Court, Wee Wee Monsieur and Three Little Sew and Sews. He also appeared in feature films like Road to Morocco, The Princess and the Pirate and The Kid from Brooklyn. A versatile character actor, Semels often appeared as villains, waiters, soldiers, lawyers, et al.

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Rogues and Romance (1920)

Leading role · Director: George B. Seitz

Best English-Friendly:

Joe Harvat Kickstarter Blu-ray

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Joe Harvat Kickstarter Blu-ray 2K restoration

Disorder in the Court (1936)

Supporting role · Director: Jack White

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Sony Blu-ray in Columbia Classics vol 2

The Desert Bride (1928)

Supporting role · Director: Walter Lang

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Columbia Classics Vol 5 Blu-ray

The Bad Man (1930)

Supporting role · Director: Clarence G. Badger

Video format: Lost Film

Sources: en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)

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An incomplete nitrate print of this film—8 of 9 reels—survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The entire film is in danger of being lost, however, if the film is still not preserved as of January 2021 or at some point the near future. The film may have already begun to decompose since it was last reported in 2007.

Captain Thunder (1930)

Small role · Director: Alan Crosland

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WB DVD

The Last Command (1928)

Small role · Director: Josef von Sternberg

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Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

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Criterion Blu-ray although MoC OOP Blu-ray looks similar, it's likely slightly worse

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Only the MoC edition has the Gaylord Carter organ score from the old VHS/LaserDisc release while Criterion has only the orchestral score by Robert Israel and electronic/percussion score by Alloy Orchestra.