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T. Roy Barnes

T. Roy Barnes

7 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K5 in HD1 with no official release

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Barnes appeared in over 50 films between 1920 and 1935, primarily in comedies. Barnes started his show career in vaudeville later turning to stage and film acting. During the 1920s, he often played "brash young go-getters" in supporting and leading roles. He’s best known for his roles as Buster Keaton's business partner Billy Meekin in Seven Chances (1925) and in W. C. Fields' comedy It's a Gift (1934), portraying an inquisitive Insurance Salesman. He retired from movies in 1935 and died two years later.

Biography from TMDB

1 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Leading role · Director: Tom Buckingham

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Columbia Classics Vol 5 Extras 4K Blu-ray

5 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Leading role · Director: Buster Keaton

Best English-Friendly & Video:

MoC/Cohen Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Eureka/Cohen newer restoration than Kino Lorber

Leading role · Director: Robert F. Hill

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Joe Harvat Kickstarter Blu-ray

Sources: kickstarter.com (opens in a new tab)

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)

Supporting role · Director: Lothar Mendes

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Amazon HD Streaming

Small role · Director: Norman Z. McLeod

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber but old resto

1 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

Supporting role · Director: Raoul Walsh

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: moma.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD, 35mm restoration in UCLA

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