Frank McGlynn Sr.

16 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K8 in HD6 in SD1 with no official release

Frank McGlynn Sr. photo

Gaunt-looking American character actor Frank McGlynn Sr. is best remembered for his many portrayals in 1930s and 1940s historical films of US President Abraham Lincoln. McGlynn began performing on stage in 1896. Prior to that, he had been a practicing lawyer, a graduate of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

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1 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Captain Blood (1935)

Small role · Director: Michael Curtiz

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

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

Audio Notes:

(caveat: has a slight error)

3.7

8 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)

Supporting role · Director: Maurice Tourneur

Best English-Friendly & Video:

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

3.4

Search for Beauty (1934)

Supporting role · Director: Erle C. Kenton

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber or Elephant Films France Blu-ray

Video Notes:

No comparison available

3.1

Little Miss Marker (1934)

Supporting role · Director: Alexander Hall

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.4

These Three (1936)

Small role · Director: William Wyler

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.5

Huckleberry Finn (1931)

Small role · Director: Norman Taurog

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray 4K restoration

Love Affair (1939)

Small role · Director: Leo McCarey

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray 4K restoration

Boom Town (1940)

Small role · Director: Jack Conway

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.3

Sergeant York (1941)

Small role · Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

6 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

Min and Bill (1930)

Supporting role · Director: George W. Hill

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.3

Frisco Jenny (1933)

Small role · Director: William A. Wellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume 3 DVD

3.6

The Secret Six (1931)

Small role · Director: George W. Hill

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.2

Massacre (1934)

Small role · Director: Alan Crosland

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume 6 DVD

3.4

Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)

Small role · Director: Roy Del Ruth

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Upcoming Release:

Warner Archive Blu-ray in August

The Wet Parade (1932)

Small role · Director: Victor Fleming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume 6 DVD

3.2

1 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

Good News (1930)

Supporting role · Director: Nick Grindé

Video format: No Home Media

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

Best Video:

According to NitrateVille user, there's a 35mm but missing the last reel

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