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1. 42nd Street (1933)
Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler
Votes: 13,066 | Gross: $2.30M
2. Earthbound (1940)
Approved | 67 min | Mystery, Fantasy
A murdered man (Baxter) helps his widow (Leeds) bring his killer (Bari) to justice.
Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Warner Baxter, Andrea Leeds, Lynn Bari, Charley Grapewin
Votes: 154
3. The Great Gatsby (1926)
Passed | 80 min | Drama
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbour, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Brenon | Stars: Warner Baxter, Lois Wilson, Neil Hamilton, Georgia Hale
4. Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
Passed | 81 min | Drama
A governess becomes the center of a wealthy family after her employer's wife dies.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, Susan Hayward, Fay Wray
Votes: 1,289
5. The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
Approved | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who was imprisoned after innocently treating President Lincoln's assassin in 1865.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart, Claude Gillingwater, Arthur Byron
Votes: 2,589
6. West of Zanzibar (1928)
TV-G | 65 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.
Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan, Warner Baxter
Votes: 1,967 | Gross: $0.92M
7. In Old Arizona (1928)
Passed | 95 min | Drama, Western
A charming, happy-go-lucky bandit in old Arizona plays cat-and-mouse with the sheriff trying to catch him while he romances a local beauty.
Directors: Irving Cummings, Raoul Walsh | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Warner Baxter, Dorothy Burgess, Henry Armetta
Votes: 1,298 | Gross: $2.83M
8. Lady in the Dark (1944)
Approved | 100 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Liza Elliott, "Allure" magazines editor-in-chief, suffers from headaches and continuous daydreams and undergoes psychoanalysis to determine why.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Warner Baxter, Jon Hall
Votes: 566
9. Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A little girl's (Shirley Temple) toe-tapping musical numbers uplift the nation during the Depression in this charming classic that includes Temple's rendition of "Baby Take a Bow.
Director: Hamilton MacFadden | Stars: Warner Baxter, Madge Evans, James Dunn, Sylvia Froos
Votes: 580
10. The Stolen Jools (1931)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy
The boys and a Los Angeles police detective investigate the theft of actress Norma Shearer's jewelry.
Directors: William C. McGann, John G. Adolfi, Thomas Atkins, Harold S. Bucquet, Victor Heerman, Russell Mack | Stars: Norma Shearer, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Wallace Beery
Votes: 1,196
11. Behind That Curtain (1929)
Passed | 91 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Eve Mannering realizes too late that her abusive husband is a philanderer and murderer and seeks protection with her true love, explorer John Beetham.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Warner Baxter, Lois Moran, Gilbert Emery, Claude King
Votes: 553
12. I'll Give a Million (1938)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After saving a tramp from suicide, a millionaire takes his clothing and disappears. Word is out that he will give a million francs to anyone who is kind to a tramp.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Warner Baxter, Marjorie Weaver, Peter Lorre, Jean Hersholt
Votes: 256
13. Penthouse (1933)
Approved | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
A lawyer's fiancée leaves him after he defends a racketeer accused of murder, but she needs his help when her new beau is accused of killing an old flame.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Charles Butterworth, Mae Clarke
Votes: 1,379
14. The Squaw Man (1931)
Passed | 107 min | Drama, Western
Jim Wyngate, an English aristocrat, comes to the American West under a cloud of suspicion for embezzlement actually committed by his cousin Lord Henry. In Wyoming, Wyngate runs afoul of ... See full summary »
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Warner Baxter, Lupe Velez, Eleanor Boardman, Charles Bickford
Votes: 422
15. Shadows in the Night (1944)
67 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young woman wants The Crime Doctor to help her decipher her strange nightmares.
Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Warner Baxter, Nina Foch, George Zucco, Edward Norris
Votes: 269
16. Kidnapped (1938)
Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Drama
In 1747, young David Balfour's life is threatened by his greedy uncle Ebenezer who wishes to become heir to the considerable Balfour estate.
Directors: Alfred L. Werker, Otto Preminger | Stars: Warner Baxter, Freddie Bartholomew, Arleen Whelan, C. Aubrey Smith
Votes: 339
17. Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
Woman hopes to be a great singer and is encouraged by her scheming teacher. After she flops, her husband - encouraged by an amorous professional singer - tries opera and also flops.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Loretta Young, Warner Baxter, Binnie Barnes, Cesar Romero
Votes: 250
18. Happy Days (1929)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Margie, a singer on a showboat, decides to try her luck in New York although she's in love with the owner's grandson. She is successful, but suddenly she hears that the showboat is in deep ... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: Charles E. Evans, Marjorie White, Richard Keene, Stuart Erwin
Votes: 179
19. Ramona (1928)
80 min | Drama, Romance
After refusing to marry her adopted brother, a half Native-American Mexican woman flees to marry a Native man.
Director: Edwin Carewe | Stars: Dolores Del Río, Warner Baxter, Roland Drew, Vera Lewis
Votes: 170
20. The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)
65 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Security guard, wounded in a robbery of furs, arouses the suspicions of an insurance investigator.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Warner Baxter, Fay Baker, Luis Van Rooten, Charles Lane
Votes: 63
21. Broadway Bill (1934)
Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A runaway heiress and her sister's husband join forces to race the latter's fast horse, Broadway Bill.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Walter Connolly, Helen Vinson
Votes: 1,164
22. Mannequin (1926)
70 min | Drama, Romance
Dim-witted nursemaid Annie Pogani, who loves children, steals a baby girl from Selene Herrick, a wealthy woman who cares more for auctions than for family life. The girl, known as Orchid, ... See full summary »
Director: James Cruze | Stars: Alice Joyce, Warner Baxter, Dolores Costello, Zasu Pitts
Votes: 27
23. Daddy Long Legs (1931)
80 min | Comedy, Romance
Wealthy Jervis Pendleton acts as benefactor for orphan Judy Abbott, anonymously sponsoring her in her boarding school. But as she grows up, he finds himself falling in love with her, and ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Warner Baxter, Una Merkel, John Arledge
Votes: 171
24. To Mary - with Love (1936)
Approved | 87 min | Drama
Ten years of married life beginning in 1925. Mary stands by Jack after the Depression of 1929 but considers divorce when he again becomes successful by 1935. Bill, who loves Mary, works at keeping them together.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Ian Hunter, Claire Trevor
Votes: 159
25. The Road to Glory (1936)
Approved | 103 min | Drama, War
The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are killed and replaced jaunty Lt. Denet becomes more and more somber. His rival for the affection of nurse Monique is Capt. La Roche.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Fredric March, Warner Baxter, Lionel Barrymore, June Lang
Votes: 613
26. King of Burlesque (1936)
Passed | 90 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Former burlesque producer moves into legitimate theatre and does well until he marries a socialite. After his divorce his former top singer returns from London to help out.
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Warner Baxter, Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, Mona Barrie
Votes: 231
27. Grand Canary (1934)
Passed | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In the Canary Islands, a missionary girl tries to reform a derelict doctor, who finds true love elsewhere.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Warner Baxter, Madge Evans, Marjorie Rambeau, Zita Johann
Votes: 120
28. Aloma of the South Seas (1926)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Young South Seas native boy is sent to the U.S. for his education, returns to his island after his father dies to try to stop a revolution.
Director: Maurice Tourneur | Stars: Gilda Gray, Percy Marmont, Warner Baxter, William Powell
Votes: 31 | Gross: $6.54M
29. Dangerously Yours (1933)
74 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Warner Baxter, Miriam Jordan, Herbert Mundin, Florence Eldridge
Votes: 12
30. Vogues of 1938 (1937)
Passed | 109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
The blueblooded Van Kletterings are broke; debutante Wendy, slated to remedy this by marrying rich bore Henry Morgan, instead leaves him at the altar and goes to work as a model for ... See full summary »
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Warner Baxter, Joan Bennett, Helen Vinson, Mischa Auer
Votes: 321
31. Crime Doctor (1943)
Approved | 66 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Amnesia victim, Robert Ordway, becomes the country's leading criminal psychologist. When he is hit on the head (by someone from his past) he suddenly remembers his previous life as a criminal.
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Warner Baxter, Margaret Lindsay, John Litel, Ray Collins
Votes: 589
32. Slave Ship (1937)
Passed | 92 min | Adventure, Drama
Captain Lovett ordered his first mate Thompson to get rid of his slave-trading crew and get a more respectable bunch for standard shipping, but when he brings his new bride Nancy aboard he finds the same old setup, including slave trade.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Warner Baxter, Wallace Beery, Elizabeth Allan, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 223
33. The Arizona Kid (1930)
Passed | 88 min | Mystery, Romance, Western
The Arizona Kid (Warner Baxter) carries out his mission as a Robin Hood-type bandit while posing as a wealthy and carefree miner. He falls for an eastern girl, Virginia Hoyt (Carole Lombard... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Warner Baxter, Carole Lombard, Theodore von Eltz, Hank Mann
Votes: 104
34. State Penitentiary (1950)
Passed | 66 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Roger Manners (Warner Baxter), a former aircraft manufacturer is wrongly accused and convicted of embezzlement of $400,000 and is given a long prison sentence. There he must decide rather ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Warner Baxter, Onslow Stevens, Karin Booth, Robert Shayne
Votes: 83
35. Three Sinners (1928)
68 min | Drama
Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Pola Negri, Warner Baxter, Paul Lukas, Anders Randolf
36. I Loved You Wednesday (1933)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Vicki Meredith, an American ballet student in Paris, falls in love with Randall Williams, another American studying architecture in Paris, and they set up light housekeeping together until ... See full summary »
Directors: Henry King, William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Warner Baxter, Elissa Landi, Victor Jory, Miriam Jordan
Votes: 60
37. Barricade (1939)
Approved | 71 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In China in the 1930s, a singer (Faye) and journalist (Baxter) meet on a train attacked by bandits.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Alice Faye, Warner Baxter, Charles Winninger, Arthur Treacher
Votes: 158
38. Renegades (1930)
Passed | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Four one-for-all and all-for-one privates in the French Foreign Legion are all in jail for disorderly conduct, but they break out and rejoin their regiment and fight off a band of marauding... See full summary »
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Noah Beery, Gregory Gaye
Votes: 330
39. Just Before Dawn (1946)
Approved | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the 7th film of the "Crime Doctor" series based on the radio program, Dr. Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter) is summoned to take attend a diabetic, and gives an injection of insulin taken ... See full summary »
Director: William Castle | Stars: Warner Baxter, Adele Roberts, Martin Kosleck, Mona Barrie
Votes: 312
40. Under the Pampas Moon (1935)
Approved | 78 min | Musical, Romance, Western
Cesare Campo is a hard-riding and hard-loving Argentine gaucho. Yvonne LaMarr is a famous Parisian singer on her way to play an engagement in a Buenos Aires cabaret. THe plane she is flying... See full summary »
Director: James Tinling | Stars: Warner Baxter, Ketti Gallian, John Miljan, J. Carrol Naish
Votes: 129
41. One More Spring (1935)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
One More Spring is a 1935 film about three people (Janet Gaynor, Warner Baxter, and Walter Woolf King) living together in the maintenance shed at Central Park as an alternative to living on... See full summary »
Director: Henry King | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Warner Baxter, Walter Woolf King, Jane Darwell
Votes: 133
42. The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949)
Approved | 61 min | Crime, Drama
Dr. Ordway tries to prove that his patient was framed for arson.
Director: Seymour Friedman | Stars: Warner Baxter, Stephen Dunne, Lois Maxwell, Adele Jergens
Votes: 250
43. The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case (1943)
Approved | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Crime Doctor must prove the innocence of a young man with a reputation for using poison.
Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Warner Baxter, Lynn Merrick, Gloria Dickson, Barton MacLane
Votes: 368
44. The Crime Doctor's Gamble (1947)
Passed | 66 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
On a lecture/vacation visit to Paris, Dr. Ordway drops in on his friend, the Prefecture of Police. He becomes involved in a case involving the stabbing of an old man. The man's son, not all... See full summary »
Director: William Castle | Stars: Warner Baxter, Micheline Cheirel, Roger Dann, Steven Geray
Votes: 294
45. Hell in the Heavens (1934)
Approved | 79 min | Drama, War
During World War I, an American pilot vows to bring down the German ace responsible for his friend's death.
Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: Warner Baxter, Conchita Montenegro, Russell Hardie, Herbert Mundin
Votes: 46
46. The Air Mail (1925)
80 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Russ Kane obtains work as a pilot in the airmail service with the purpose of robbing the mails. However, during his training period at the Reno field, he becomes imbued with the spirit of ... See full summary »
Director: Irvin Willat | Stars: Warner Baxter, Billie Dove, Mary Brian, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Votes: 41
47. Drums of the Desert (1927)
60 min | Western
Chief Brave Bear and his people gather at the Navajo reservation to confront a problem: A group of men, headed by Will Newton, seeks to force them off their lands. Desert rats Perkins and ... See full summary »
Director: John Waters | Stars: Warner Baxter, Marietta Millner, Ford Sterling, Wallace MacDonald
48. Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy
In Ireland, Major Adair's older daughter Eileen is about to marry Lawrence Blake for his money in order to pay off her father's debts, even though she really loves Jack Breen.
Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Warner Baxter, Walter Connolly, Harvey Stephens
Votes: 50
49. La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)
Approved | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Hollywood stars participate in a Mexican-themed revue and festival in Santa Barbara. Andy Devine, the "World's Greatest Matador", engages in a bullfight with a dubious bovine supplied by ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: Eduardo Durant's Rhumba Band, The Spanish Troubadors, Warner Baxter, Ralph Forbes
Votes: 321
50. The Millerson Case (1947)
Approved | 72 min | Crime, Mystery
In the 8th film of Columbia's "Crime Doctor" series, Dr. Robert Ordway is vacationing in the Blue Ridge Mountains district of West Virginia when a typhoid epidemic breaks out. Three deaths ... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Warner Baxter, Nancy Saunders, Clem Bevans, Griff Barnett
Votes: 304