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 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

Slightly Dangerous (1943)

Supporting role · Director: Wesley Ruggles

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

I've Got Your Number (1934)

Supporting role · Director: Ray Enright

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

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

Strictly Dynamite (1934)

Supporting role · Director: Elliott Nugent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Fighting Caravans (1931)

Supporting role · Directors: David Burton & Otto Brower

Video format: DVD

Best Video:

Available on various US DVD, including The Film Detective and Mill Creek

3.1

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Supporting role · Director: Frank Capra

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1995 Columbia LaserDisc

4.1

Lights of New York (1928)

Supporting role · Director: Bryan Foy

Best English-Friendly:

Warner Archive DVD

Additional Info:

first "all talking" film

2.7

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.

Let's Go Native (1930)

Supporting role · Director: Leo McCarey

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Best Video:

Only unofficial DVD, had some rare 35mm showings for the past 20 years

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

The Battle of the Century (1927)

Small role · Director: Clyde Bruckman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Flicker Alley Laurel & Hardy: Year One Blu-ray

Video Notes:

While there are no comparisons available, Flicker Alley Laurel & Hardy: Year One Blu-ray encoded by FiM is definitely going to be better than Kit Parker Films Blu-ray

3.5