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1. Little Caesar (1931)
Not Rated | 79 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell, William Collier Jr.
Votes: 14,583
2. Cimarron (1931)
Passed | 123 min | Drama, Western
A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor, Nance O'Neil
Votes: 6,959
3. Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Jerry and Pamela North live in Greenwich Village in New York City. Jerry is a mystery magazine publisher who thinks he is a good amateur detective. He and his wife investigate various crimes and solve them before the police do.
Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Lowell Gilmore
Votes: 253
4. The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
Not Rated | 70 min | Drama
A wealthy but neurotic Southern belle finds herself trapped in the hideout of a gang of vicious bootleggers. The gang's leader lusts after her, and is determined not to let anything stand in the way of his having her.
Director: Stephen Roberts | Stars: Miriam Hopkins, William Gargan, Jack La Rue, Florence Eldridge
Votes: 1,851
5. Street Scene (1931)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance
Twenty-four hours elapse on the stoop of a Hell's Kitchen tenement as a microcosm of the American melting pot interconnects during a summer heatwave.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, William Collier Jr., Estelle Taylor, Beulah Bondi
Votes: 2,056
6. The Sea Hawk (1924)
Passed | 123 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A wrongly-convicted English gentleman goes from galley slave to pirate captain.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Milton Sills, Enid Bennett, Lloyd Hughes, Wallace Beery
Votes: 643 | Gross: $0.78M
7. Show of Shows (1929)
Passed | 128 min | Comedy
In 1929, the studio gave the cinema its voice and offered audiences a chance to hear their favorite actors and actresses from the silent-screen era. For the first time, they can be heard in... See full summary »
Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: Frank Fay, William Courtenay, H.B. Warner, Hobart Bosworth
Votes: 473
8. Adventures of the Falcon (1954– )
30 min | Adventure
Stories of an Espionage Agent.
Stars: Charles McGraw, James Flavin, G. Pat Collins, Douglas Kennedy
Votes: 41
9. Dancers in the Dark (1932)
Passed | 74 min | Drama
A bandleader tries to romance a dancer by sending her boyfriend, a musician, out of town. However, things get complicated when he finds out that a gangster has designs on her too.
Director: David Burton | Stars: Miriam Hopkins, Jack Oakie, William Collier Jr., Eugene Pallette
Votes: 178
10. Back Stage (1919)
Not Rated | 26 min | Short, Comedy
Working their fingers to the bone to prepare the set for an upcoming performance, the enthusiastic stagehands, Roscoe and Buster, find themselves on stage when the cast quits. However, is will alone enough to earn a big round of applause?
Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Al St. John, Charles A. Post
Votes: 1,409
11. Rain or Shine (1930)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Woman inherits a traveling circus which brings financial difficulties.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Joe Cook, Louise Fazenda, Joan Peers, William Collier Jr.
Votes: 461
12. The Phantom Express (1932)
Passed | 70 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
A railway is threatened by mysterious wrecks, which turn out to be caused by criminals using a unique deception.
Director: Emory Johnson | Stars: William Collier Jr., Sally Blane, J. Farrell MacDonald, Hobart Bosworth
Votes: 231
13. Crossroads (1955–1957)
30 min | Drama
The anthology series dramatized the lives of clergymen of all faiths and the problems they faced in both their professional and personal lives.
Stars: Ray Teal, Robert Carson, Frank J. Scannell, Douglass Dumbrille
Votes: 93
14. Broadminded (1931)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Romance
Jack's father is sending him away to keep him from gambling, booze, girls, and late nights. He has Ossie go as Jack's companion, not knowing that Ossie does the same things as Jack. They ... See full summary »
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Ona Munson, William Collier Jr., Marjorie White
Votes: 363
15. The People's Enemy (1935)
Passed | 70 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Money was what gangster Vince M. Falcone wanted most and he did lay hands on millions of dollars by fair means or (mostly) foul. But once he became rich what he craved for was ... See full summary »
Director: Crane Wilbur | Stars: Preston Foster, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Coburn, Roscoe Ates
Votes: 65
16. Wine of Youth (1924)
72 min | Comedy, Drama
Unlike earlier generations of Marys who used every trickery to secure husbands, Mary the Third questions the validity of marriage in her search for adventure. Unable to decide between quiet... See full summary »
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Eleanor Boardman, James Morrison, Johnnie Walker, Niles Welch
Votes: 414
17. Enemies of Women (1923)
105 min | Drama, Romance
A Russian prince has to flee his country after fighting a duel. He falls in love with a duchess, but becomes jealous when he finds out she has a lover.
Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Alma Rubens, Pedro de Cordoba, Gareth Hughes
Votes: 48 | Gross: $0.48M
18. Paper Orchid (1949)
86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A murder mystery set in the newspaper industry.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Hugh Williams, Hy Hazell, Sidney James, Garry Marsh
Votes: 67
19. The Secret Witness (1931)
66 min | Drama, Mystery
A wealthy, cheating husband is found murdered in his penthouse apartment. The police soon arrest a suspect, but the victim's downstairs neighbor believes the man is innocent and sets out to prove who really committed the murder.
Director: Thornton Freeland | Stars: Una Merkel, William Collier Jr., Zasu Pitts, Purnell Pratt
Votes: 104
20. The Big Gamble (1931)
Passed | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Unable to repay a substantial gambling debt to mob boss North, Alan Beckwith concocts a last-ditch scheme. Allowing North to take out a $100,000 insurance policy on his life, Alan agrees to... See full summary »
Director: Fred Niblo | Stars: William Boyd, James Gleason, Warner Oland, Dorothy Sebastian
Votes: 211
21. Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
160 min | Documentary, Biography
A series about the life, career and works of the movie comedy genius.
Stars: Lindsay Anderson, Charles Lamont, William R. Cox, Loyal T. Lucas
Votes: 560
22. Reducing (1931)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Drama
A beauty parlor manager has her sister help her with interesting results.
Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, Anita Page, Lucien Littlefield
Votes: 287
23. Bought! (1931)
92 min | Drama, Romance
Working-class girl Stephanie Dale dreams of living a better life and a chance to break into high society is more important than anything else for her.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Constance Bennett, Ben Lyon, Richard Bennett, Dorothy Peterson
Votes: 89
24. The March of Time (1930)
Musical
A musical revue scheduled for release in September 1930 but shelved midway through production when musicals fell out of favor at the box office. In the years since, film aficionados have ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Albertina Rasch Dancers, Betty Brown, William Collier Jr., William Collier Sr.
25. London Town (1946)
126 min | Comedy, Musical
An aging music-hall performer returns to London believing he's the star of a new show. When he discovers that he's only slated to be the understudy, his daughter sabotages the revue's star in order to get him back into the spotlight.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Sid Field, Greta Gynt, Tessie O'Shea, Claude Hulbert
Votes: 106
26. Forgotten (1933)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Romance
A kindly old man is neglected by his selfish and greedy sons.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Lee Kohlmar, June Clyde, William Collier Jr., Leon Ames
Votes: 94
27. Just Another Blonde (1926)
Passed | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Jimmy O'Connor and Scotty are a couple of New York City gamblers and sharpies who decide to go straight and, since they are such good friends, split 50-50 "even steven" on anything they get... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Dorothy Mackaill, Jack Mulhall, Louise Brooks, William Collier Jr.
Votes: 59
28. Pleasure Mad (1923)
80 min | Drama
Hugh Benton makes money, moves his family to the city, and finds companionship with a younger woman. He divorces his wife and encourages his children to leave home. Finally, when he becomes... See full summary »
Director: Reginald Barker | Stars: Huntley Gordon, Mary Alden, Norma Shearer, William Collier Jr.
29. A Royal Romance (1930)
Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young writer, John Hale, inherits a fortune and moves into an alleged-haunted castle with his servant "Rusty." He discovers the 'hauntee' to be Countess von Baden, hiding in a secret ... See full summary »
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: William Collier Jr., Pauline Starke, Clarence Muse, Ann Brody
Votes: 19
30. The Donovan Affair (1929)
Passed | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The lights go out at a high-society dinner party and one of the guests is murdered. The police are summoned and Inspector Killian shows up with his assistant Carney. In order to get a clear... See full summary »
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Jack Holt, Dorothy Revier, William Collier Jr., Agnes Ayres
Votes: 122
31. The Melody Man (1930)
Passed | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Music
A Viennese composer Von Kemper (John St.Polis), who after murdering both his unfaithful wife and royal lover, flees to America with his young daughter Elsa (Alice Day). Eighteen years later... See full summary »
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: William Collier Jr., Alice Day, John St. Polis, Johnnie Walker
32. Lummox (1930)
88 min | Drama
The story of Bertha, a young immigrant woman who cleans the homes of the rich and is largely ignored by them, except for a young poet who considers her a muse.
Director: Herbert Brenon | Stars: Winifred Westover, Dorothy Janis, Lydia Yeamans Titus, Ida Darling
33. The Wanderer (1925)
90 min | Drama
It's the story of a biblical-era country boy, Jether, who goes off to an unnamed city and gets pulled into the high-life with Tisha, played by Greta Nissen (in maybe her first Hollywood appearance). She's protected by the crooked Tola.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Greta Nissen, William Collier Jr., Ernest Torrence, Wallace Beery
Votes: 54 | Gross: $0.26M
34. The Lady of the Harem (1926)
60 min | Adventure
The glittering province of Khorasan groans under the heavy taxes and cruelties imposed by its tyrannical sultan; only Hassan, the kind-hearted confectioner, lives tranquilly. He joins Rafi,... See full summary »
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Ernest Torrence, William Collier Jr., Greta Nissen, Louise Fazenda
Votes: 31
35. Convoy (1927)
80 min | Drama
Convoy is a lost 1927 silent World War I drama starring Lowell Sherman and Dorothy Mackaill and released through First National Pictures.
Directors: Joseph Boyle, Lothar Mendes | Stars: Lowell Sherman, Dorothy Mackaill, William Collier Jr., Lawrence Gray
Votes: 13
36. So This Is Love (1928)
Passed | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Jerry McGuire (William Collier Jr.) is a dress designer in love with shop-girl Hilda Jenson (Shirley Mason). But the problem is that prizefighter Spike Mullins (Johnny Walker) is also in ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Shirley Mason, William Collier Jr., Johnnie Walker, Ernie Adams
Votes: 139
37. Hollywood on Parade No. B-7 (1934)
11 min | Short
Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: Lona Andre, John Boles, Johnny Mack Brown, Mary Carlisle
38. Tide of Empire (1929)
Passed | 73 min | Western
California's gold dicovery in 1848 draws a "tide of empire" to the area, which becomes ripe for bandits.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Renée Adorée, Tom Keene, George Fawcett, William Collier Jr.
Votes: 239
39. New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930)
84 min | Musical
Rich young Conrad Sterling (William Collier Jr.) is in love with struggling actress Mary Mason (Miriam Seeger). To prove his love, he hires Mary and the entire company of the show in which ... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: El Brendel, Marjorie White, Frank Richardson, Noel Francis
Votes: 33
40. Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 (II) (1933)
8 min | Short
Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: Betty Alexander, Max Baer, Richard Barthelmess, Bruce Cabot
Votes: 10
41. The Lion and the Mouse (1928)
Passed | 60 min | Drama
Judge Ross, on the Federal Bench, rules in favor of a large company in litigation before him, unaware that a smaller company in which he owns considerable stock has been subsumed by the ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: May McAvoy, Lionel Barrymore, Alec B. Francis, William Collier Jr.
Votes: 13
42. The Tragedy of Youth (1928)
70 min | Drama, Romance
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Patsy Ruth Miller, Warner Baxter, William Collier Jr., Claire McDowell
43. Hardboiled Rose (1929)
Passed | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A bank officer steals valuable securities from his bank to pay off debts owed to a notorious gambler, but the disgrace is more than he can bear and does himself in. His loyal secretary, a ... See full summary »
Director: F. Harmon Weight | Stars: Myrna Loy, William Collier Jr., John Miljan, Gladys Brockwell
Votes: 25
44. The Sunday Round-Up (1936)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Western
The small church Ted Burke pastors in a small Western town struggles to thrive as all the men gather at Jack Higgins' Mustang Saloon every Sunday. Burke decides to ask Higgins to close his ... See full summary »
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Dick Foran, Jane Wyman, Linda Perry, Edmund Cobb
Votes: 78
45. Cardigan (1922)
70 min | Drama
Michael Cardigan is an American patriot in the months before the American Revolution. He fights to broker a peace deal between settlers and the Cayuga tribe and almost loses his life in the... See full summary »
Director: John W. Noble | Stars: William Collier Jr., Betty Carpenter, Thomas Cummings, William Pike
46. The Broken Gate (1927)
60 min
In the small farming community of Spring Valley, young Aurora Lane causes a scandal by bearing the son of townsman Lucius Henderson, who refuses to marry her or even admit that he's the ... See full summary »
Director: James C. McKay | Stars: Dorothy Phillips, William Collier Jr., Jean Arthur, Phillips Smalley
Votes: 18
47. Echo Mountain (1936)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Musical, Mystery
The opening card explains the film. Overlaying a map of Switzerland, the words "For centuries people have climbed the trails to Echo Mountain to be thrilled by nature's magic - the answering echoes of their own voices."
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Fred Lawrence, Rosalind Marquis, Roy Atwell, Grace Hayle
Votes: 58
48. God Gave Me Twenty Cents (1926)
Passed | 70 min | Drama
Sailors Steve Doren and Barney Tapman ship into New Orleans just in time for the last day of the Mardi Gras. They enter on a boisterous tour of the city, and as they pass a storefront ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Brenon | Stars: Lois Moran, Lya De Putti, Jack Mulhall, William Collier Jr.
Votes: 18
49. The Mine with the Iron Door (1924)
80 min | Western
Bob Hill and Thad Grove, two prospectors, find a small child in the desert cabin of bandit Sonora Jack. The little girl, Marta, who has been kidnapped by Jack, is taken by the men, who ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Pat O'Malley, Dorothy Mackaill, Raymond Hatton, Charles Murray
Votes: 14
50. The Soul of Youth (1920)
80 min | Drama
The story of an orphan boy who, due to the cruelty of others, is drawn into a life of sin on the streets prior to the redemption of a caring foster family.
Director: William Desmond Taylor | Stars: Lewis Sargent, Ernest Butterworth Jr., Clyde Fillmore, Grace Morse
Votes: 154