Dorothy Vernon

37 films on Best Blurays4 in 4K24 in HD9 in SD

Dorothy Vernon (November 11, 1875 – October 28, 1970) was a German-born American film actress. Born Dorothy Baird, she appeared in 131 films between 1919 and 1956. She died in Granada Hills, California from heart disease, aged 94. Her son was actor and entertainer Bobby Vernon.

Biography from Wikipedia via TMDB

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4 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Holiday Inn (1942)

Small role · Director: Mark Sandrich

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray, 80th Anniversary Edition

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Small role · Director: James Whale

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Universal Complete Legacy Collection 4K Blu-ray set on September 26 2026

Best Audio:

4.0

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

The War of the Worlds (1953)

Small role · Director: Byron Haskin

Best English-Friendly:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray see caps

3.4

24 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)

Small role · Director: George Marshall

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Carefree (1938)

Small role · Director: Mark Sandrich

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Japan IVC Blu-ray

3.4

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

Small role · Director: Robert Florey

Best English-Friendly & Video:

MoC Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

's encoding is minimally better than Shout! Factory Blu-ray see caps

3.2

Broken Lullaby (1932)

Small role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2023 Indicator Blu-ray

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

Best Audio:

2021 Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Video comparisons: https://slow.pics/c/ryvPN8Uu

Audio comparisons: https://slow.pics/c/KEs7dwRg

The Heiress (1949)

Small role · Director: William Wyler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

4.2

Street Scene (1931)

Small role · Director: King Vidor

Best English-Friendly & Video:

VCI Blu-ray, 4K resto

3.8

The Broadway Melody (1929)

Small role · Director: Harry Beaumont

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

2.4

No Time for Love (1943)

Small role · Director: Mitchell Leisen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

3.3

The Furies (1950)

Small role · Director: Anthony Mann

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Additional Info:

Criterion Blu-ray upgrade removes the pictureboxing of their old DVD transfer. New HD discussion extra added to the DVD supplements package and reprints the rare out of print source novel as a paperback.

A Place in the Sun (1951)

Small role · Director: George Stevens

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Australia Imprint Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Australia Imprint Blu-ray marginally better than Paramount Blu-ray see caps

3.9

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Small role · Director: Lewis Milestone

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Capelight Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

While there are no screen cap comparisons, Germany Capelight Blu-ray has more versions than Universal:

From BR forum:
The original film is 155 min but in the Universal restoration, only 133min was available (survived), and for Capelight it has

Germany 1930 dub (103 mins)
Germany 1952 dub (127 mins)
International version (133 mins)
New extended version (141 mins) with never before released footage from one of the Germany versions (+ 8 mins)
Germany TV versions in SD (tinted, silent)

4.2