William H. O'Brien

83 films on Best Blurays9 in 4K53 in HD15 in SD6 with no official release

Australian born William H. O'Brien began his screen acting career in Australia in 1918, then resumed in Hollywood in 1921. He continued acting in films and television series to 1971.

Biography from TMDB

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Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Small role · Director: Alexander Mackendrick

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion or Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Not sure about France

Best Audio:

1989 MGM LaserDisc

4.2

So Proudly We Hail (1943)

Small role · Director: Mark Sandrich

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.5

Battle Cry (1955)

Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.3

The Wheeler Dealers (1963)

Small role · Director: Arthur Hiller

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.3

Ball of Fire (1941)

Small role · Director: Howard Hawks

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

4.0

Father of the Bride (1950)

Small role · Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

The Far Country (1954)

Small role · Director: Anthony Mann

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Video Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Additional Info:

The Arrow Video Blu-ray is the best iteration so far coming from a new restoration complete with great supplements and package. The original limited edition version included a second disc with the alternate 2.0:1 framed version. The primary disc is 1.85:1. Older releases pre-2008 were all in Academy ratio. 1.85 is the best compromise ratio for the visuals. As good as this release is, the master is showing its age and sadly has a number of frozen grain artifacts.