Ben Alexander

10 films on Best Blurays5 in HD4 in SD1 with no official release

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Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III (June 27, 1911 – July 5, 1969) was an American motion picture actor, who started out as a child actor in 1916. He is best remembered for his role as Officer Frank Smith in the Dragnet franchise.

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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Supporting role · Director: Lewis Milestone

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Capelight Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

While there are no screen cap comparisons, Germany Capelight Blu-ray has more versions than Universal:

From BR forum:
The original film is 155 min but in the Universal restoration, only 133min was available (survived), and for Capelight it has

Germany 1930 dub (103 mins)
Germany 1952 dub (127 mins)
International version (133 mins)
New extended version (141 mins) with never before released footage from one of the Germany versions (+ 8 mins)
Germany TV versions in SD (tinted, silent)

4.2

This Day and Age (1933)

Supporting role · Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.3

Little Orphant Annie (1918)

Supporting role · Director: Colin Campbell

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Eric Grayson Kickstarter/Dr. Film Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Eric Grayson Kickstarter/Dr. Film Blu-ray see restoration details

Once to Every Woman (1934)

Supporting role · Director: Lambert Hillyer

Best English-Friendly & Video:

High Pressure (1932)

Supporting role · Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Best English-Friendly & Video:

William Powell at WB Bros. DVD

3.3

Stage Mother (1933)

Supporting role · Director: Charles Brabin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)

Supporting role · Director: Alfred Santell

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD, probably from TCM

It's a Wise Child (1931)

Small role · Director: Robert Z. Leonard

Best English-Friendly:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Best Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration

The Little American (1917)

Small role · Directors: Cecil B. DeMille & Joseph Levering

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.3

The Wet Parade (1932)

Small role · Director: Victor Fleming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume 6 DVD

3.2

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