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1. Hell's Angels (1930)
Passed | 127 min | Drama, War
Brothers Monte and Ray leave Oxford to join the Royal Flying Corps. Ray loves Helen; Helen enjoys an affair with Monte; before they leave on their mission over Germany they find her in still another man's arms.
Directors: Howard Hughes, Edmund Goulding, James Whale | Stars: Ben Lyon, James Hall, Jean Harlow, John Darrow
Votes: 5,973 | Gross: $5.45M
2. Night Nurse (1931)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell, Clark Gable
Votes: 4,495
3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,242
4. Indiscreet (1931)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A young woman jeopardizes the relationship with the man she loves when a no-account from her past shows up.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Gloria Swanson, Ben Lyon, Monroe Owsley, Barbara Kent
Votes: 1,552
5. 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: 1,194
6. Hollywood (1980)
676 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The history of the American film industry in Hollywood during the Silent era.
Stars: James Mason, Colleen Moore, Byron Haskin, Viola Dana
Votes: 855
7. Parkinson (1971–2007)
50 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Journalist Michael Parkinson interviews a broad range of the most famous people in the world.
Stars: Michael Parkinson, Marian Montgomery, Billy Connolly, Barry Humphries
Votes: 803
8. I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
Approved | 72 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
Director: James Cruze | Stars: Ben Lyon, Claudette Colbert, Ernest Torrence, Hobart Cavanaugh
Votes: 774
9. Girl Missing (1933)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Two sassy gold-diggers stranded in Palm Beach become involved in the case of a fellow chorine who goes missing on her wedding night.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Ben Lyon, Mary Brian, Lyle Talbot
Votes: 503
10. The Dark Tower (1943)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
A struggling circus finds salvation in the form of an exciting new twist on their high-wire act.
Director: John Harlow | Stars: Ben Lyon, Anne Crawford, David Farrar, Herbert Lom
Votes: 444
11. 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
12. Lady with a Past (1932)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A wealthy, proper society girl finds that she's much more popular with men when she pretends to be a "bad" girl.
Director: Edward H. Griffith | Stars: Constance Bennett, Ben Lyon, David Manners, Don Alvarado
Votes: 407
13. The Crooked Circle (1932)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Mystery
A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Zasu Pitts, James Gleason, Ben Lyon, Irene Purcell
Votes: 381
14. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 323
15. This Is Your Life (1950–1987)
30 min | Biography, Family, Reality-TV
Each week, an unsuspecting celebrity would be lured by some ruse to a location near the studio. The celebrity would then be surprised with the news that they are to be the featured guest. ... See full summary »
Stars: Ralph Edwards, Bob Warren, Eddie Cantor, Bob Hope
Votes: 314
16. My Past (1931)
Approved | 72 min | Drama, Romance
Young man and an older man fall for a stage actress.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Lewis Stone, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell
Votes: 296
17. The Big Timer (1932)
Passed | 72 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
An up-and-coming boxer (Ben Lyon) runs into problems when he takes on a female fight manager (Constance Cummings). Ben Lyon is once again playing with Tom Dugan; they co-starred in "The Hot... See full summary »
Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Ben Lyon, Constance Cummings, Thelma Todd, Tom Dugan
Votes: 268
18. The Hot Heiress (1931)
TV-G | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
He is one of the best riveters in the union, but he is still a day laborer. She comes from money, but when they saw each other, it was love at first sight. They date, they dance, they fall ... See full summary »
Director: Clarence G. Badger | Stars: Ben Lyon, Ona Munson, Walter Pidgeon, Tom Dugan
Votes: 234
19. Her Majesty, Love (1931)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Wealthy man falls in love with a poor girl and proposes to her, going against the wishes of his family.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Marilyn Miller, Ben Lyon, W.C. Fields, Leon Errol
Votes: 223
20. The Women in His Life (1933)
Passed | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A brilliant, successful criminal defense attorney's life is turned upside down when he takes on a case of a murdered woman who turns out to be an old flame who left him 10 years ago.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Otto Kruger, Una Merkel, Ben Lyon, Isabel Jewell
Votes: 216
21. By Whose Hand? (1932)
Passed | 65 min | Mystery
A man (Nat Pendleton) tries to hide aboard a moving train after murdering a jewelry magnate.
Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: Ben Lyon, Barbara Weeks, Kenneth Thomson, Ethel Kenyon
Votes: 214
22. A Soldier's Plaything (1930)
Passed | 56 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Georgie thinks he has killed Hank. He flees with his pal Tim and ships off to the war in Europe, eventually serving in Germany after armistice. There Georgie falls for Gretchen and promises to marry only if he can right his past mistake.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Ben Lyon, Harry Langdon, Lotti Loder, Noah Beery
Votes: 186
23. Crimson Romance (1934)
Approved | 71 min | Action, Drama, War
After Fred von Bergen, a German immigrant in America, is forced from his job by anti-German hysteria before the Great War, he and his friend Bob Wilson leave America and join the German air force,
Director: David Howard | Stars: Ben Lyon, Sari Maritza, Erich von Stroheim, James Bush
Votes: 184
24. Hollywood Greats (1977– )
40 min | Documentary, History
Documentary series profiling various Hollywood stars of yesteryear and more recent times.
Stars: Barry Norman, Jonathan Ross, David Thomson, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 178
25. Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)
Passed | 63 min | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Three apparent murders and a pair of imposters disrupt the lives of an engaged couple.
Director: Ben Holmes | Stars: Ben Lyon, Thelma Todd, Pert Kelton, Laura Hope Crews
Votes: 168
26. Alias French Gertie (1930)
Passed | 66 min | Crime
A crook (Daniels) becomes a maid to steal jewelry.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Daisy Belmore
Votes: 165
27. Flaming Youth (1923)
Passed | 90 min | Drama
An ingenue becomes a bob-haired flapper and enters into a ménage-à-trois with her mother's lover amid the sexual revolution of the Jazz Age.
Director: John Francis Dillon | Stars: Colleen Moore, Milton Sills, Elliott Dexter, Sylvia Breamer
Votes: 103
28. This Was Paris (1942)
Approved | 77 min | War, Drama
On the eve of the Nazi occupation, spies in Paris try to outguess each other
Director: John Harlow | Stars: Ann Dvorak, Ben Lyon, Griffith Jones, Robert Morley
Votes: 100
29. Dancing Feet (1936)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery
Peyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a very dull young man, at a sedate party given for her by her multi-millionaire grandfather Silas P. Jones (Purnell Pratt.) Judy... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Ben Lyon, Joan Marsh, Edward J. Nugent, Isabel Jewell
Votes: 95
30.
Hollywood Greats (1977– )
Episode:
Jean Harlow
(1978)
Documentary, History
Director: Margaret Sharp | Stars: Barry Norman, Jean Harlow, George Cukor, Roy Fox
Votes: 95
31. 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: 88
32. For the Love of Mike (1927)
75 min | Drama, Romance
Three men join forces to raise an adopted son.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Ben Lyon, George Sidney, Ford Sterling
Votes: 83
33. Hat Check Girl (1932)
64 min | Comedy
Gerry Marsh is a hat-check girl in a nightclub surrounded by bootleggers, blackmailers and others before she falls in love with millionaire playboy Buster Collins. Gerry is supported by her girlfriend Jessie.
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Sally Eilers, Ben Lyon, Ginger Rogers, Monroe Owsley
Votes: 83
34.
Hollywood (1980)
Episode:
Single Beds and Double Standards
(1980)
Documentary, Biography, History
Mounting scandals including drug addiction and murder force the studios to appoint Will Hays as a morals czar to oversee production.
Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: James Mason, Cedric Belfrage, Karl Brown, Viola Dana
Votes: 83
35. Navy Wife (1935)
Approved | 69 min | Drama, Romance
Hawaiian naval nurse Trevor weds widowed officer Bellamy partly because he has a crippled daughter.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Claire Trevor, Ralph Bellamy, Jane Darwell, Warren Hymer
Votes: 76
36.
Hollywood (1980)
Episode:
Swanson and Valentino
(1980)
52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Two great careers are profiled: ambitious and beautiful Gloria Swanson and the tragic Latin lover, Rudolph Valentino.
Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: James Mason, Viola Dana, Agnes de Mille, Allan Dwan
Votes: 74
37. What's My Line (1951–1964)
30 min | Game-Show
A panel of celebrities trying to guess what a person does for a living, or figure out who a mystery guest is. This is the version for the United Kingdom.
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Isobel Barnett, Gilbert Harding, Barbara Kelly
Votes: 71
38. Winds of Chance (1925)
122 min | Adventure, Drama
A love triangle set against the turn-of-the-century gold rush.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Anna Q. Nilsson, Ben Lyon, Viola Dana, Hobart Bosworth
Votes: 66
39. Down to the Sea (1936)
Approved | 69 min | Drama
This vintage drama from Republic Pictures features a colorful cast, headlined by Ann Rutherford (Gone With The Wind), Russell Hardie (Fail Safe), and Fritz Leiber (The Hunchback of Notre ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Russell Hardie, Ben Lyon, Ann Rutherford, Irving Pichel
Votes: 65
40. Family Affair (1954)
81 min | Comedy
Ben, Bebe, and family move into a new house, but are faced with a problematic landlord.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Richard Lyon, Barbara Lyon
Votes: 62
41. Hi Gang! (1941)
100 min | Comedy, Romance
Bebe and Ben are husband and wife (precisely as in real life), striving for the best scoop for their rival radio broadcasts, amidst troubles caused by Vic Oliver. Bebe, now Miss Liberty for... See full summary »
Director: Marcel Varnel | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Vic Oliver, Moore Marriott
Votes: 60
42. Dee Time (1967–1969)
45 min | Music
Dee Time starred charismatic former BBC Radio 1 DJ Simon Dee in a series of hip talk shows in which he interviewed the big names in the TV and film showbiz-set as well as stars of the world of popular music.
Stars: Simon Dee, The Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra, Leonard Martin, Anita Harris
Votes: 57
43. The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964–1969)
Talk-Show
A 45-minute late-night chat and music program from ABC hosted by the genial Irishman in which a collection of guests, some daring, some downright boring, had Eamonn's forehead in an even greater lather than usual.
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Spike Milligan, Sandie Shaw, Peter Cook
Votes: 57
44. What Men Want (1930)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Romance
A playboy's mistress falls in love with another man. Her younger sister arrives in town. Complications ensue.
Director: Ernst Laemmle | Stars: Pauline Starke, Ben Lyon, Hallam Cooley, Barbara Kent
Votes: 57
45.
Hollywood (1980)
Episode:
End of an Era
(1980)
Documentary, Biography, History
The rise of practical synchronized sound film technology spells the end of the silent era of Hollywood with its casualties and the struggle to redefine cinema with sound in mind.
Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: James Mason, Irving Asher, Mary Astor, Cedric Belfrage
Votes: 57
46. I Spy (1934)
62 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two Americans in England--a wealthy playboy and an actress--join forces to stop international spies.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Sally Eilers, Ben Lyon, Harry Tate, H.F. Maltby
Votes: 48
47. All Faces West (1929)
Passed | 71 min | Romance, Western
Outlaw trio joins wagon train, planning to rob it.
Director: Raymond K. Johnson | Stars: Ben Lyon, Marie Prevost, Gladys Johnston, Anders Randolf
Votes: 45
48. The Lyons Abroad (1955)
81 min | Comedy
Has Ben Lyon forgotten his wedding anniversary? His wife Bebe thinks he has, and can hardly contain her fury. When his son Richard sees him dining with a glamorous French singer he thinks the worst.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Ben Lyon, Bebe Daniels, Barbara Lyon, Richard Lyon
Votes: 44
49. The White Moth (1924)
Passed | 70 min | Drama
The White Moth is a 1924 silent film drama produced and directed by Maurice Tourneur and distributed by First National Pictures. Barbara La Marr was the female lead supported by young Ben ... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Tourneur | Stars: Barbara La Marr, Conway Tearle, Charles de Rochefort, Ben Lyon
Votes: 43
50. He Loved an Actress (II) (1938)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Carla de Hulvea is a rumba dancer who makes news by posing as a South-American heiress. She is doing fine with her hoax until she meets American Peter Jackson, a high-pressure promoter who ... See full summary »
Director: Melville W. Brown | Stars: Lupe Velez, Ben Lyon, Wallace Ford, Jean Colin
Votes: 41