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Buddy Messinger

Buddy Messinger

14 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K9 in HD3 in SD1 with no official release

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Buddy Messinger (born Melvin Joseph Messinger; 26 October 1907 – 25 October 1965) was an American actor who was cast in substantial roles in dozens of films during the silent film era. He began his career as a jovial chubby child actor. With the advent of sound films he was relegated mostly to bit parts.

Biography from TMDB

Young Ideas (1924)

Supporting role · Director: Robert F. Hill

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Joe Harvat Kickstarter Blu-ray

Sources: kickstarter.com (opens in a new tab)

The Hoodlum (1919)

Supporting role · Director: Sidney Franklin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Milestone OOP Rags & Riches: The Mary Pickford Collection Blu-ray

3.3

Cheer Up and Smile (1930)

Supporting role · Director: Sidney Lanfield

Video format: No Home Media

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

Best Video:

UCLA has 35mm restoration available see https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/2017/03/18/mamba-cheer-up-smile

The Shining Hour (1938)

Small role · Director: Frank Borzage

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray, 4k scan

3.3

Wild Boys of the Road (1933)

Small role · Director: William A. Wellman

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.8

Modern Times (1936)

Small role · Director: Charlie Chaplin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

1936 version: Image Entertainment DVD

1954 version: Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · nitrateville.com (opens in a new tab)

4.3

Stage Mother (1933)

Small role · Director: Charles Brabin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Turnabout (1940)

Small role · Director: Hal Roach

Video format: DVD

Best Video:

VCI 2017 DVD (Hal Roach Forgotten Comedies)

3.2

Citizen Kane (1941)

Small role · Director: Orson Welles

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

WB Europe 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

WB Europe 4K Blu-ray slightly better encoding than Criterion (caveat: missing Criterion extras)

Best Audio:

1992 Turner VHS Hi-Fi

4.2

Devil's Doorway (1950)

Small role · Director: Anthony Mann

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

Idiot's Delight (1939)

Small role · Director: Clarence Brown

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.2

Hold Back the Dawn (1941)

Small role · Director: Mitchell Leisen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Libeled Lady (1936)

Small role · Director: Jack Conway

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.8

Too Hot to Handle (1938)

Small role · Director: Jack Conway

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

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