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Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

17 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K13 in HD2 in SD1 with no official release

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Chester Cooper Conklin (January 11, 1886 – October 11, 1971) was an early American film comedian who started at Keystone Studios as one of Mack Sennett’s Keystone Cops, often paired with Mack Swain. He appeared in a series of films with Mabel Normand and worked closely with Charlie Chaplin, both in silent and sound films.

Biography from TMDB

Modern Times (1936)

Supporting role · Director: Charlie Chaplin

Best English-Friendly & Video:

1936 version: Image Entertainment DVD

1954 version: Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · nitrateville.com (opens in a new tab)

4.3

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)

Supporting role · Director: Lewis Milestone

Best English-Friendly & Video:

MGM DVD

3.5

Greed (1924)

Supporting role · Director: Erich von Stroheim

Video format: SD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV SD Streaming

4.0

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)

Supporting role · Director: Preston Sturges

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)

Small role · Director: Preston Sturges

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

3.8

The Great Dictator (1940)

Small role · Director: Charlie Chaplin

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Germany Kinowelt Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray and Germany Kinowelt Blu-ray are similar

Audio Notes:

Kadokawa/MK2/Park Circus/Artificial Eye probably even better

4.3

Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

Small role · Director: Preston Sturges

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

3.8

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

Small role · Director: Alexander Hall

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, 2k transfer

3.6

The Palm Beach Story (1942)

Small role · Director: Preston Sturges

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4k transfer

Best Audio:

Universal DVD

3.8

The Wizard of Oz (1925)

Small role · Director: Larry Semon

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly:

2013 WB 3D 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc 3 of The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Best Video:

HD: Only available through Streaming SD: Available on various WB DVD and Blu-ray set releases of The Wizard of Oz (1939) since 2005

Best Audio:

-

2.5

Can't Help Singing (1944)

Small role · Director: Frank Ryan

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

Small role · Director: Rupert Julian

Best English-Friendly:

BFI Blu-ray or OOP fixed Image Entertainment Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

1925 silent version: BFI Blu-ray for HD reconstruction (complete 1925 print is lost)
1929 silent version: OOP fixed Image Entertainment Blu-ray

1930 sound version: 2003 Image Entertainment DVD (excellent transfer, but severely compromised by indiscriminate over-use of the restoration process)

3.7

Let's Dance (1950)

Small role · Director: Norman Z. McLeod

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.3

I Married a Witch (1942)

Small role · Director: René Clair

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

3.6

Fascinating Youth (1926)

Small role · Director: Sam Wood

Video format: Lost Film

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Sullivan's Travels (1941)

Small role · Director: Preston Sturges

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Arrow Blu-ray slightly better than Criterion Blu-ray, not sure about France Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

(Arrow Blu-ray better than Criterion)

4.0

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1995 Columbia LaserDisc

4.1

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