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Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

82 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K47 in HD23 in SD9 with no official release

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Lee Phelps (May 15, 1893 – March 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 600 films between 1917 and 1953, mainly in uncredited roles. He also appeared in three films - Grand Hotel, You Can't Take It with You, and Gone with the Wind - that won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Phelps appeared in the 1952 episode "Outlaw's Paradise" as a judge in the syndicated western television series The Adventures of Kit Carson, starring Bill Williams in the title role. He also appeared in a 1952 TV episode (#90) of The Lone Ranger.

Biography from Wikipedia via TMDB

3 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Saboteur (1942)

Small role · Director: Alfred Hitchcock

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

3.5

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)

4.0

You Can't Take It with You (1938)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Frank Capra Boxset 4K Blu-ray

3.9

47 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Anna Christie (1930)

Supporting role · Director: Clarence Brown

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.1

The Window (1949)

Small role · Director: Ted Tetzlaff

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

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

Follow Me Quietly (1949)

Small role · Director: Richard Fleischer

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Red-Headed Woman (1932)

Small role · Director: Jack Conway

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

3.4

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, 4k transfer

4.0

It All Came True (1940)

Small role · Director: Lewis Seiler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

The Criminal Code (1931)

Small role · Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

3.5

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Small role · Director: George Cukor

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4k transfer

Best Audio:

1986 MGM LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

1987 VHS probably even better

4.0

Thirteen Women (1932)

Small role · Director: George Archainbaud

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.1

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

The Public Enemy (1931)

Small role · Director: William A. Wellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.7

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23 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

Danger Lights (1931)

Small role · Director: George B. Seitz

Best English-Friendly & Video:

AlphaVideo DVD

I Cover the Waterfront (1933)

Small role · Director: James Cruze

Best English-Friendly & Video:

AlphaVideo/Film Detective/Mill Creek DVD

3.1

Young America (1932)

Small role · Director: Frank Borzage

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox DVD

Man Wanted (1932)

Small role · Director: William Dieterle

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume 4 DVD

3.3

Men Must Fight (1933)

Small role · Director: Edgar Selwyn

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Laughing Sinners (1931)

Small role · Director: Harry Beaumont

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.1

Frisco Jenny (1933)

Small role · Director: William A. Wellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume 3 DVD

3.6

Strangers May Kiss (1931)

Small role · Director: George Fitzmaurice

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume 8 DVD

3.2

The Secret Six (1931)

Small role · Director: George W. Hill

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.2

The Rich Are Always with Us (1932)

Small role · Director: Alfred E. Green

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.2

Penthouse (1933)

Small role · Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB DVD

3.3

Ten Cents a Dance (1931)

Small role · Director: Lionel Barrymore

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Turner/Sony Columbia Pictures Pre-Code Collection DVD

Sources: film-foundation.org (opens in a new tab)

Additional Info:

Restored but no release yet

3.1

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9 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

Letty Lynton (1932)

Small role · Director: Clarence Brown

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: silverscreenoasis.com (opens in a new tab) · filmfestival.tcm.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

New 4K restoration done from WAC see link

Best Video:

Unofficial sources.

It has been in legal limbo for decades and will finally enter public domain in 2026, see this writeup on Silver Screen Oasis so we might see potential restoration in near future.

3.5

Ladies' Man (1931)

Small role · Director: Lothar Mendes

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

Has 35mm prints

2.9

Westward Passage (1932)

Small role · Director: Robert Milton

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

Likely from TCM Streaming

Street of Chance (1930)

Small role · Director: John Cromwell

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

3.2

Quick Millions (1931)

Small role · Director: Rowland Brown

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

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

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD, 35mm print available

3.2

Parole Girl (1933)

Small role · Director: Edward F. Cline

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Fingers at the Window (1942)

Small role · Director: Charles Lederer

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD presumably recorded from TCM

Afraid to Talk (1932)

Small role · Director: Edward L. Cahn

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: moma.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

Likely from TCM Streaming

Possibly restored in 2016, see MoMA

She Couldn't Take It (1935)

Small role · Director: Tay Garnett

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial Streaming

Additional Info:

The print seems to be preserved at Library of Congress

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