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

By format

List

2 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Saboteur (1942)

Small role · Director: Alfred Hitchcock

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

3.5

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1991 Republic Pictures LaserDisc

22 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

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

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 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

3 Godfathers (1948)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

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

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

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)

Small role · Director: René Clair

Best English-Friendly:

Cohen Blu-ray

Best Video:

Cohen Blu-ray, 4k scan

3.5

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

Show all 22 in HD

5 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

Woman Chases Man (1937)

Supporting role · Director: John G. Blystone

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.4

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

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)

Small role · Director: Don Weis

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Little Nellie Kelly (1940)

Small role · Director: Norman Taurog

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Here Comes the Groom (1951)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

Video format: DVD

Best Video:

WB DVD

3.3

1 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

Laughter (1930)

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

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD sourced from TV

3.3

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