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Marion Byron

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Marion Byron

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marion Byron (born Miriam Bilenkin; March 16, 1911, Dayton, Ohio – July 5, 1985, Santa Monica, California) was an American movie comedian. After following her sister into a short stage career as a singer/dancer, she was given her first movie role as Buster Keaton's leading lady in the film Steamboat Bill, Jr. in 1928. From there she was hired by Hal Roach to co-star in short subjects with Max Davidson, Edgar Kennedy, and Charley Chase, but most significantly with Anita Garvin, where tiny (4'11" in high heels) Marion was teamed with the 6' Anita for a brief three-film series as a "female Laurel & Hardy" in 1928–1929. She left Roach before they made talkies, but she went on working, now in musical features, like the Vitaphone film Broadway Babies (1929) with Alice White, and the early Technicolor feature, Golden Dawn (1930). Her parts slowly got smaller until they were unbilled walk-ons in films like Meet the Baron (1933), starring Jack Pearl and Hips Hips Hooray (1934) with Wheeler & Woolsey. Her final screen appearance was as a baby nurse to the Dionne Quintuplets in their film, Five of a Kind (1938).

Steamboat Bill, Jr. poster
1080p Blu-ray
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MoC or Cohen Blu-ray

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MoC/Cohen > Kino Lorber

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MoC or Cohen Blu-ray

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MoC/Cohen > Kino Lorber

The Bad Man poster
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An incomplete nitrate print of this film—8 of 9 reels—survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The entire film is in danger of being lost, however, if the film is still not preserved as of January 2021 or at some point the near future. The film may have already begun to decompose since it was last reported in 2007.

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An incomplete nitrate print of this film—8 of 9 reels—survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The entire film is in danger of being lost, however, if the film is still not preserved as of January 2021 or at some point the near future. The film may have already begun to decompose since it was last reported in 2007.

Song of the West poster
Lost Film
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Since the 1970s, no copies of the film are known to exist.[1] The complete soundtrack survives.

Although some short fragments seem to survive.

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From Wikipedia:

Since the 1970s, no copies of the film are known to exist.[1] The complete soundtrack survives.

Although some short fragments seem to survive.

The Matrimonial Bed poster
DVD
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WB DVD

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WB DVD

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WB DVD

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WB DVD

Golden Dawn poster
DVD
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WB DVD

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WB DVD

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WB DVD

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WB DVD

Girls Demand Excitement poster
DVD
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Unofficial DVD
35mm print likely exists in UCLA as per NitrateVille

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Unofficial DVD
35mm print likely exists in UCLA as per NitrateVille

Trouble in Paradise poster
UHD Blu-ray
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Criterion 4K Blu-ray

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Criterion 4K Blu-ray, a new 4K restoration from a 35mm nitrate print from and a 35mm composite duplicate negative.

Spain Universal Blu-ray is from a very soft DVD-era transfer; caps

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Criterion 4K Blu-ray is a new transfer by UCLA, with a bit more high end detail

The earlier transfer used on the Spain Universal Blu-ray and MoC DVD is a bit boomy with boosted bass. The 1999 Criterion DVD uses an even earlier transfer with noticable artifacting and less detail.

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Spain Universal Blu-ray has older MoC extra "Kent Jones and Dan Sallitt on Trouble in Paradise" with MoC watermark, and no other extras

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Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray, a new 4K restoration from a 35mm nitrate print from and a 35mm composite duplicate negative.

Spain Universal Blu-ray is from a very soft DVD-era transfer; caps

Best Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray is a new transfer by UCLA, with a bit more high end detail

The earlier transfer used on the Spain Universal Blu-ray and MoC DVD is a bit boomy with boosted bass. The 1999 Criterion DVD uses an even earlier transfer with noticable artifacting and less detail.

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Spain Universal Blu-ray has older MoC extra "Kent Jones and Dan Sallitt on Trouble in Paradise" with MoC watermark, and no other extras

Love Me Tonight poster
1080p Blu-ray
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Kino Lorber US or Indicator Britain Blu-ray

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Kino Lorber US vs Indicator Britain Blu-ray , both 4k master but Kino Lorber has way more contrast (is it as intended?) also different AR http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film9/blu-ray_review_131/love_me_tonight_blu-ray.htm 

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Kino Lorber US or Indicator Britain Blu-ray

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Kino Lorber US vs Indicator Britain Blu-ray , both 4k master but Kino Lorber has way more contrast (is it as intended?) also different AR http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film9/blu-ray_review_131/love_me_tonight_blu-ray.htm 

Only Yesterday poster
Only Unofficial Sources
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Unofficial DVD

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Universal has a new 4K DCP restoration in 2025 so a new release is likely

Only Yesterday poster
Only Unofficial Sources
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Unofficial DVD

Additional Info:

Universal has a new 4K DCP restoration in 2025 so a new release is likely

Meet the Baron poster
DVD
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Warner Archive DVD

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Warner Archive DVD

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Warner Archive DVD

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Warner Archive DVD

College Humor poster
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Universal DVD

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Universal DVD

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Universal DVD

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Universal DVD

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