Larry Steers

70 films on Best Blurays6 in 4K44 in HD14 in SD6 with no official release

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Lawrence Wells Steers (February 14, 1888 – February 15, 1951) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 550 films between 1917 and 1951. He was born in Indiana, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Larry Steers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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6 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

Small 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

Hold That Ghost (1941)

Small role · Director: Arthur Lubin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Shout! Factory Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Kino Lorber has some additional noise reduction. Universal NTSC DVD's worse than either of the Blu-rays.

3.5

All the King's Men (1949)

Small role · Director: Robert Rossen

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

3.6

The Gold Rush (1925)

Small role · Director: Charlie Chaplin

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Arthaus 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

And it has both 1925 version and 1942 version

4.2

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Frank Capra Boxset 4K Blu-ray

3.9

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1995 Columbia LaserDisc

4.1

44 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

The King of the Kongo (1929)

Supporting role · Director: Richard Thorpe

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Eric Grayson Kickstarter/Dr. Film Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

See restoration details

Possessed (1931)

Small role · Director: Clarence Brown

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

3.5

A Free Soul (1931)

Small role · Director: Clarence Brown

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.3

I'm No Angel (1933)

Small role · Director: Wesley Ruggles

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Indicator Blu-ray minimally better than Kino Lorber Blu-ray http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film10/blu-ray_review_158/mae_west_in_hollywood_1932-1943_blu-ray.htm

3.4

The Gay Divorcee (1934)

Small role · Director: Mark Sandrich

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Japan IVC Blu-ray is not made from materials from Warner

3.5

Dancing Lady (1933)

Small role · Director: Robert Z. Leonard

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.5

Blue Skies (1946)

Small role · Director: Stuart Heisler

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration

Wife vs. Secretary (1936)

Small role · Director: Clarence Brown

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

Cocktail Hour (1933)

Small role · Director: Victor Schertzinger

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Love Before Breakfast (1936)

Small role · Director: Walter Lang

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Carole Lombard Collection II Blu-ray

3.1

Little Caesar (1931)

Small role · Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.5

Blonde Venus (1932)

Small role · Director: Josef von Sternberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Indicator Blu-ray > Criterion Blu-ray > Elephant Films France Blu-ray see DVDBeaver caps

3.6

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14 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

Too Many Husbands (1940)

Small role · Director: Wesley Ruggles

Video format: DVD

Best Video:

R1 Sony DVD (Icons of Screwball Comedy Vol 1)

3.4

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931)

Small role · Director: Robert Z. Leonard

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.2

The Crowd (1928)

Small role · Director: King Vidor

Video format: DVD

Upcoming Release:

Flicker Alley new 4K restoration

Best Video:

2013 Bach Films DVD

4.1

Girls About Town (1931)

Small role · Director: George Cukor

Video format: DVD

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

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD or Internet Archive

Video Notes:

There are 35mm print available

3.5

College Coach (1933)

Small role · Director: William A. Wellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)

Small role · Director: Lowell Sherman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

AlphaVideo OOP DVD or Mill Creek Hollywood Comedy Legends DVD

Video Notes:

Library of Congress and Film Foundation had a new 2023 restoration but no release yet

3.3

The Woman Accused (1933)

Small role · Director: Paul Sloane

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Manhattan Parade (1931)

Small role · Director: Lloyd Bacon

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Female (1933)

Small role · Director: Michael Curtiz

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

3.2

Miracles for Sale (1939)

Small role · Director: Tod Browning

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Stage Mother (1933)

Small role · Director: Charles Brabin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Ann Vickers (1933)

Small role · Director: John Cromwell

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.3

Show all 14 in SD

6 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

The Great Lover (1931)

Small role · Director: Harry Beaumont

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

Likely from TCM Streaming

Transatlantic (1931)

Small role · Director: William K. Howard

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

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

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

35mm restored by MOMA and Film Foundation

The Devil Is Driving (1932)

Small role · Director: Benjamin Stoloff

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

3.2

Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)

Small role · Director: Alexander Hall

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD copied from TCM

3.4

Only Yesterday (1933)

Small role · Director: John M. Stahl

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

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

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Additional Info:

Universal has a new 4K DCP restoration in 2025 so a new release is likely

3.6

The Secret Fury (1950)

Small role · Director: Mel Ferrer

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

3.2

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