Eugene Pallette

40 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K22 in HD9 in SD8 with no official release

Eugene William Pallette (July 8, 1889 – September 3, 1954) was an American actor. He appeared in over 240 silent era and sound era motion pictures between 1913 and 1946. An overweight man with large stomach and deep, gravelly voice, Pallette is probably best-remembered for comic character roles such as Alexander Bullock, Carole Lombard's father, in My Man Godfrey (1936), his role as Friar Tuck in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) starring Errol Flynn and his similar role as Fray Felipe in The Mark of Zorro (1940) starring Tyrone Power Description above from the Wikipedia article Eugene Pallette, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Ghost Goes West (1935)

Leading role · Director: René Clair

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

BFI has 35mm print but no Blu-ray

3.2

First Love (1939)

Leading role · Director: Henry Koster

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Lady in a Jam (1942)

Supporting role · Director: Gregory La Cava

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.2

Mantrap (1926)

Supporting role · Director: Victor Fleming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Grapevine US Blu-ray

3.4

The Lady Eve (1941)

Supporting 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:

Amazon WEB-DL

4.0

Stowaway (1936)

Supporting role · Director: William A. Seiter

Video format: HD Streaming

Best Video:

HD Streaming

3.3

The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)

Supporting role · Director: William Keighley

Best English-Friendly:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Best Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K scan

3.3

Chicago (1927)

Supporting role · Director: Frank Urson

Best English-Friendly:

Older Restoration: Flicker Alley Blu-ray

2026 Restoration: YouTube 4K Streaming

Best Video:

Older Restoration: Lobster Films DVD

2026 Restoration: YouTube 4K Streaming

Video Notes:

Older Restoration: Lobster Films DVD > Flicker Alley Blu-ray (Flicker Alley Blu-ray/DVD has every 25th PAL frame deleted)

3.6

Shanghai Express (1932)

Supporting 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

My Man Godfrey (1936)

Supporting role · Director: Gregory La Cava

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Although there's a bit of aggressive grain management see https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=15853770&postcount=43

3.9

The Love Parade (1930)

Supporting role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals Blu-ray

3.4

The Mark of Zorro (1940)

Supporting role · Director: Rouben Mamoulian

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Explosive Media Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray not only suffers from Quicktime Gamma Bug, but also has slightly worse encoding see caps comparing 0.88 gamma

3.7

The Gang's All Here (1943)

Supporting role · Director: Busby Berkeley

Best English-Friendly & Video:

MoC OOP Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

MoC OOP Blu-ray has a completely different grading to Twilight Time OOP Blu-ray, but given that MoC is much closer to Fox DVD, and each label's track record and poll preference on DVDBeaver MoC is likely the better one. See caps and caps

Otherwise HD Streaming is also available

Huckleberry Finn (1931)

Supporting role · Director: Norman Taurog

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray 4K restoration

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Supporting role · Directors: William Keighley & Michael Curtiz

Best English-Friendly:

WB Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

2008 WB Blu-ray (from a 2003 transfer)

Best Audio:

1988 Criterion LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

(Still not great)

3.9

Topper (1937)

Supporting role · Director: Norman Z. McLeod

Best English-Friendly & Video:

VCI Blu-ray

Video Notes:

But really bad encoding

3.4

Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Supporting 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.

The Canary Murder Case (1929)

Supporting role · Directors: Malcolm St. Clair & Frank Tuttle

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Philo Vance Collection Blu-ray

The Three Musketeers (1921)

Supporting role · Director: Fred Niblo

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Film Preservation Society Blu-ray

Sources: hometheaterforum.com (opens in a new tab) · YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Film Preservation Society Blu-ray is a newer restoration than the previous Cohen one. From various review like Robert Harris and Damn Fool Crusade this new restoration is really good.

3.4

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)

Small role · Director: D.W. Griffith

Best English-Friendly & Video:

MoC Blu-ray

Video Notes:

MoC same Cohen 2k transfer but slightly better encoding

3.7

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