Ward Bond

58 films on Best Blurays6 in 4K37 in HD11 in SD4 with no official release

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Wardell Edwin Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960) was an American film character actor whose rugged appearance and easygoing charm were featured in more than 200 films, as well as in the NBC television series Wagon Train from 1957 to 1961. Among his best-remembered roles are Bert the cop in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Captain Clayton in John Ford's The Searchers (1956).

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After the Thin Man (1936)

Small role · Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.8

High Tension (1936)

Small role · Director: Allan Dwan

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Previously available as HD Streaming on Criterion Channel

Otherwise Fox DVD

3.2

Born Reckless (1930)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.0

It Happened One Night (1934)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

1986 Columbia VHS

4.2

The Mortal Storm (1940)

Small role · Director: Frank Borzage

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.9

Heroes for Sale (1933)

Small role · Director: William A. Wellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume 3 DVD

3.8

Dead End (1937)

Small role · Director: William Wyler

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.6

College Coach (1933)

Small role · Director: William A. Wellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Topper (1937)

Small role · Director: Norman Z. McLeod

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Video Notes:

But really bad encoding

3.4

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Small role · Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly & Video:

4.2

Santa Fe Trail (1940)

Small role · Director: Michael Curtiz

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

2.8

Broadway Bill (1934)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3.3

You Can't Take It with You (1938)

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Frank Capra Boxset 4K Blu-ray

3.9

Fury (1936)

Small role · Director: Fritz Lang

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Best Audio:

1993 MGM LaserDisc

4.0

Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)

Small role · Director: Anatole Litvak

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.2

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Small role · Director: Victor Fleming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Upcoming Release:

4K Blu-ray upcoming in Fall 2026

3.9

20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)

Small role · Director: Michael Curtiz

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

3.3

Union Pacific (1939)

Small role · Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Plaion Media Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Germany Plaion Media Blu-ray is marginally better than Kino Lorber which suffers a little dark crush: https://slow.pics/c/BME05Jlw

3.4

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