William Pawley
14 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K8 in HD4 in SD1 with no official release
1 in 4K
UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming
Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh
8 in HD
Blu-ray or HD streaming
Supporting role · Director: Gregory La Cava
Small role · Director: John Ford
Small role · Director: Fritz Lang
Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Imprint Blu-ray not only has the best encoding, but also has the "correct" aspect ratio compared to ClassicFlix which is horizontally stretched or Eagle Pictures which is squished see DVDBeaver caps
Small role · Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Germany Plaion Media Blu-ray is marginally better than Kino Lorber which suffers a little dark crush: https://slow.pics/c/BME05Jlw
4 in SD
DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS
Supporting role · Director: Frank Borzage
1 with no official release
Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost
Supporting role · Director: Clarence Brown
Sources: silverscreenoasis.com (opens in a new tab) · filmfestival.tcm.com (opens in a new tab)
New 4K restoration done from WAC see link
Unofficial sources.
It has been in legal limbo for decades and will finally enter public domain in 2026, see this writeup on Silver Screen Oasis so we might see potential restoration in near future.
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