Charles Halton

30 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K22 in HD5 in SD1 with no official release

Charles Halton was an American stage, screen, and television character actor.

Biography from TMDB

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Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Supporting role · Director: Boris Ingster

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)

Supporting role · Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Best English-Friendly:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Best Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray, 4K scan

3.1

Because of Him (1946)

Supporting role · Director: Richard Wallace

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Woman Chases Man (1937)

Supporting role · Director: John G. Blystone

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.4

Laughter (1930)

Supporting role · Director: Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD sourced from TV

3.3

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Supporting role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab) · blah-ray.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

StudioCanal 4K

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray > StudioCanal https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=6600&d2=6586&c=2691

Best Audio:

2005 WB DVD

Audio Notes:

2005 WB DVD > Criterion Blu-ray > StudioCanal Blu-ray. Maybe 1998 LaserDisc better? See Blah-Ray

4.3

The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)

Supporting role · Director: Alexander Hall

Best English-Friendly & Video:

R1 Sony DVD

Video Notes:

(Icons of Screwball Comedy Vol 2)

3.3

3 Godfathers (1948)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Small role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray scheduled for Dec 2026 release

Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)

Small role · Director: Lloyd Bacon

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

No Blu-ray, 1080p Streaming

3.3

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)

Small role · Director: Don Weis

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)

Small role · Director: René Clair

Best English-Friendly:

Cohen Blu-ray

Best Video:

Cohen Blu-ray, 4k scan

3.5

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)

Small role · Director: Elia Kazan

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

4.0

Honor Among Lovers (1931)

Small role · Director: Dorothy Arzner

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Indicator Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Indicator Blu-ray is superior to France Elephant Films Blu-ray, see caps

Audio Notes:

Indicator Blu-ray is superior, France Elephant Films Blu-ray has some filtering applied see comparison

3.2

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Small role · Director: William Wyler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · academymuseum.org (opens in a new tab) · filmfestival.tcm.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

1985 Embassy LaserDisc

Additional Info:

New restoration was confirmed in around 2021-2023? Screened in 2025&2026

4.2

They Drive by Night (1940)

Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

Small role · Director: Irving Rapper

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.3

The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

Small role · Director: Richard Thorpe

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Little Nellie Kelly (1940)

Small role · Director: Norman Taurog

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, 4K restoration

3.9

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