Nils Asther

6 films on Best Blurays4 in HD

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nils Anton Alfhild Asther (17 January 1897 - 13 October 1981) was a Danish-born Swedish actor active in Hollywood from 1926 to the mid 1950s, known for his beautiful face and often called "the male Greta Garbo". Between 1916 and 1963 he appeared in over 70 feature films, 16 done in the silent era. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nils Anton Alfhild Asther, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)

Leading role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Blu-ray

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Letty Lynton (1932)

Leading role · Director: Clarence Brown

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: silverscreenoasis.com (opens in a new tab) · filmfestival.tcm.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

New 4K restoration done from WAC see link

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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.

3.5