Anne Shirley

15 films on Best Blurays5 in HD8 in SD2 with no official release

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Anne Shirley (born Dawn Evelyeen Paris) was an American child, teen, and young adult screen actress. She retired at age 26. Initially appearing in films under the name Dawn O'Day, she changed her name to Anne Shirley (the name of the title character she portrayed) upon the success of the 1934 film Anne of Green Gables.

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5 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Murder, My Sweet (1944)

Leading role · Director: Edward Dmytryk

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.7

City Girl (1930)

Supporting role · Director: F. W. Murnau

Best English-Friendly & Video:

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

Video Notes:

MoC seems to be similar to Carlotta, but Carlotta doesn’t have EN subtitles and really really hard to find
MoC: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews49/city_girl_blu-ray.htm
Carlotta: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-ray_reviews53/f.w._murnau_boxset_blu-ray.htm

4.0

The Purchase Price (1932)

Supporting role · Director: William A. Wellman

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.0

The Spanish Dancer (1923)

Supporting role · Director: Herbert Brenon

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Milestone Blu-ray

All That Money Can Buy (1941)

Small role · Director: William Dieterle

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray 4K restoration

8 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

Stella Dallas (1937)

Leading role · Director: King Vidor

Best English-Friendly & Video:

No Blu-ray, only DVD available

3.8

Three on a Match (1932)

Supporting role · Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume 2 DVD

3.4

Young America (1932)

Supporting role · Director: Frank Borzage

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Liliom (1930)

Supporting role · Director: Frank Borzage

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Murnau, Borzage and Fox DVD boxset

3.4

Finishing School (1934)

Small role · Directors: George Nichols Jr. & Wanda Tuchock

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.4

Bachelor Bait (1934)

Small role · Director: George Stevens

Video format: DVD

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD, likely from TCM Streaming

Rasputin and the Empress (1932)

Small role · Director: Richard Boleslawski

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.2

Emma (1932)

Small role · Director: Clarence Brown

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.4

2 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)

Small role · Director: Archie Mayo

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD, probably from TCM Streaming

3.4

So Big! (1932)

Small role · Director: William A. Wellman

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

Likely from TCM Streaming

3.2

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