Frank Sully

19 films on Best Blurays15 in HD3 in SD1 with no official release

Frank Sully photo

Francis Thomas Sullivan, aka Frank Sully, was an American character actor. Beefy and square-jawed, he was usually cast as rustic types or dumb heavies. He was a regular feature in Three Stooges shorts. Sully started his career as a comedian in vaudeville and appeared on Broadway from the late 1920s. He is known for the films The Grapes of Wrath (1940), The More the Merrier (1943) and Bye Bye Birdie (1963).

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The More the Merrier (1943)

Supporting role · Director: George Stevens

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.8

The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)

Supporting role · Director: Alexander Hall

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Video Notes:

(Icons of Screwball Comedy Vol 2)

3.3

Thousands Cheer (1943)

Supporting role · Director: George Sidney

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly & Video:

4.2

Daughter of Shanghai (1937)

Small role · Director: Robert Florey

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: archive.org (opens in a new tab) · eastman.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Unofficial public domain SD Streaming on Internet Archive

Video Notes:

Otherwise there is a 35mm print

Bye Bye Birdie (1963)

Small role · Director: George Sidney

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Video Notes:

While no comparison available, Twilight Time Blu-ray is OOP and reviewers say the transfer is likely the same

Let's Make It Legal (1951)

Small role · Director: Richard Sale

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.0

Father's Little Dividend (1951)

Small role · Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.2

Murder at the Vanities (1934)

Small role · Director: Mitchell Leisen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.1

Rhythm on the Range (1936)

Small role · Director: Norman Taurog

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Captains Courageous (1937)

Small role · Director: Victor Fleming

Best English-Friendly:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Best Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration

Theodora Goes Wild (1936)

Small role · Director: Richard Boleslawski

Video format: DVD

Best Video:

R1 Sony DVD (Icons of Screwball Comedy Vol 2)

3.5

The Tall Target (1951)

Small role · Director: Anthony Mann

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

Another Thin Man (1939)

Small role · Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

Fury (1936)

Small role · Director: Fritz Lang

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Best Audio:

1993 MGM LaserDisc

4.0

Gypsy (1962)

Small role · Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Friendly Persuasion (1956)

Small role · Director: William Wyler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.4

Pat and Mike (1952)

Small role · Director: George Cukor

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.3

The Last Hurrah (1958)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly:

Indicator John Ford at Columbia Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Indicator John Ford at Columbia Blu-ray, 2K restoration

3.7

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