Leonard Carey

21 films on Best Blurays15 in HD2 in SD4 with no official release

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Leonard Carey (25 February 1887 – 11 September 1977) was an English character actor who very often played butlers in Hollywood films of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was also active in television during the 1950s. He is perhaps best known for his role as the beach hermit, Ben, in Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940).

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15 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)

Supporting role · Director: Rouben Mamoulian

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray, 4k scan

3.8

Shanghai Express (1932)

Small role · Director: Josef von Sternberg

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Indicator Blu-ray is slightly sharper than Criterion Blu-ray see DVDBeaver caps

Additional Info:

Indicator Blu-ray has more extras than Criterion Blu-ray

3.7

Bombshell (1933)

Small role · Director: Victor Fleming

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.3

Angel (1937)

Small role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber 4k resto

Additional Info:

The audio on the Kino Lorber Blu-ray comes from a better source than the various DVDs and the previous HD version on streaming. This audio is relatively untampered with, and is likely the best available source as no laserdisc was ever issued.

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

Rebecca (1940)

Small role · Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Best English-Friendly & Video:

France Carlotta Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

France Carlotta better encode than Criterion

Best Audio:

2004 Prism Leisure DVD

4.1

Wife vs. Secretary (1936)

Small role · Director: Clarence Brown

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

Suspicion (1941)

Small role · Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)

Small role · Director: Dorothy Arzner

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray, 4k transfer

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

3.6

Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Small role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2018 Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

Amazon Streaming Release

Audio Notes:

Amazon Streaming Release or potentially other streaming

The Amazon Streaming release has more high-end detail than the Criterion Blu-ray.

While the City Sleeps (1956)

Small role · Director: Fritz Lang

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

Gaslight (1944)

Small role · Director: George Cukor

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

4.0

Show all 15 in HD

2 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

Smarty (1934)

Supporting role · Director: Robert Florey

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

3.1

Call Her Savage (1932)

Small role · Director: John Francis Dillon

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Video Notes:

Fox DVD uses an old 35mm restored MoMA restoration, no Blu-ray release

3.2

4 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

Ann Carver's Profession (1933)

Small role · Director: Edward Buzzell

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: filmforum.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Video Notes:

There is 35mm print available

This Reckless Age (1932)

Small role · Director: Frank Tuttle

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD

Gambling Lady (1934)

Small role · Director: Archie Mayo

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD, likely from TCM Streaming

3.2

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