Edward Van Sloan

17 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K7 in HD5 in SD2 with no official release

Edward Van Sloan (born Edward Paul Van Sloun) was an American screen and stage character actor best remembered for his roles in Universal Studios horror films.

Biography from TMDB

By format

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3 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

The Mummy (1932)

Supporting role · Director: Karl Freund

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Monster Collection Vol 2 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1993 CIC Video LaserDisc

3.3

Dracula (1931)

Supporting role · Director: Tod Browning

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1991 CIC Video LaserDisc

3.5

Frankenstein (1931)

Supporting role · Director: James Whale

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Universal Complete Legacy Collection 4K Blu-ray set on September 26 2026

Best Audio:

1993 CIC Video LaserDisc

3.8

7 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Deluge (1933)

Supporting role · Director: Felix E. Feist

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.1

The Scarlet Empress (1934)

Small role · Director: Josef von Sternberg

Best English-Friendly:

Indicator Blu-ray or Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Indicator

Video Notes:

Indicator similar to Criterion but more extras

3.9

Baby Face (1933)

Small role · Director: Alfred E. Green

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

3.7

Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

Small role · Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

A Foreign Affair (1948)

Small role · Director: Billy Wilder

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK MoC Blu-ray

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

UK MoC Blu-ray has better encoding than Kino Lorber Blu-ray or Germany Universum Blu-ray see caps

3.7

Love Crazy (1941)

Small role · Director: Jack Conway

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from safety preservation elements

3.5

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Small role · Director: John Cromwell

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

5 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

Man Wanted (1932)

Supporting role · Director: William Dieterle

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume 4 DVD

3.3

The Working Man (1933)

Supporting role · Director: John G. Adolfi

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.3

The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)

Small role · Director: Alexander Hall

Best English-Friendly & Video:

R1 Sony DVD

Video Notes:

(Icons of Screwball Comedy Vol 2)

3.3

Under Eighteen (1932)

Small role · Director: Archie Mayo

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.4

Manhattan Parade (1931)

Small role · Director: Lloyd Bacon

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

2 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

It's Great to Be Alive (1933)

Supporting role · Director: Alfred L. Werker

Video format: No Home Media

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

Best Video:

No home media release but 35mm print is available see MoMA

The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)

Small role · Director: Alfred Santell

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD, probably from TCM

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