Hooper Atchley

27 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K18 in HD4 in SD4 with no official release

Hooper Atchley photo

Hooper Atchley (1887–1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in 214 films between 1929 and 1944 and is known for his appearance as the inconsiderate father in the Our Gang film Birthday Blues.

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1 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

Supporting role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

A new 4K restoration from a 35mm nitrate print from and a 35mm composite duplicate negative.

Spain Universal Blu-ray is from a very soft DVD-era transfer; caps

Audio Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray is a new transfer by UCLA, with a bit more high end detail

The earlier transfer used on the Spain Universal Blu-ray and MoC DVD is a bit boomy with boosted bass. The 1999 Criterion DVD uses an even earlier transfer with noticable artifacting and less detail.

Additional Info:

Spain Universal Blu-ray has older MoC extra "Kent Jones and Dan Sallitt on Trouble in Paradise" with MoC watermark, and no other extras

4.1

18 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Hell's House (1932)

Supporting role · Director: Howard Higgin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

2.8

The Phantom President (1932)

Supporting role · Director: Norman Taurog

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal MOD Blu-ray

For Me and My Gal (1942)

Supporting role · Director: Busby Berkeley

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

Gambling Ship (1933)

Supporting role · Directors: Louis J. Gasnier & Max Marcin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

3.1

Wife vs. Secretary (1936)

Small role · Director: Clarence Brown

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

I Love You Again (1940)

Small role · Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Best English-Friendly:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Best Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration

3.6

Queen Christina (1934)

Small role · Director: Rouben Mamoulian

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.8

Come Live with Me (1941)

Small role · Director: Clarence Brown

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Gentleman Jim (1942)

Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.9

Millie (1931)

Small role · Director: John Francis Dillon

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber RKO Classic Romances Collection Blu-ray

3.1

Honky Tonk (1941)

Small role · Director: Jack Conway

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Sadie McKee (1934)

Small role · Director: Clarence Brown

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Show all 18 in HD

4 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

Chained (1934)

Supporting role · Director: Clarence Brown

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.3

Little Nellie Kelly (1940)

Small role · Director: Norman Taurog

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Slightly Dangerous (1943)

Small role · Director: Wesley Ruggles

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Lawyer Man (1932)

Small role · Director: William Dieterle

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume 4 DVD

3.1

4 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

Scarlet River (1933)

Supporting role · Director: Otto Brower

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD and Streaming

Ladies' Man (1931)

Supporting role · Director: Lothar Mendes

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

Has 35mm prints

2.9

Say It in French (1938)

Small role · Director: Andrew L. Stone

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial Streaming

Fingers at the Window (1942)

Small role · Director: Charles Lederer

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD presumably recorded from TCM

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