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1. 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: 559
2.
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1987)
Documentary, Biography
Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: Lindsay Anderson, Buster Keaton, Charles Lamont, William R. Cox
Votes: 30
3.
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1987)
Documentary, Biography
Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: Lindsay Anderson, Buster Keaton, Charles Lamont, William R. Cox
Votes: 24
4. 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: 2,054
5. 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: 92
6. The Fighting Gentleman (1932)
68 min | Drama, Sport
A young mechanic loses an amateur fight at a carnival, and sets out to train hard to become a professional boxer.
Director: Fred C. Newmeyer | Stars: William Collier Jr., Josephine Dunn, Natalie Moorhead, Crauford Kent
Votes: 13
7.
Crossroads (1955–1957)
Episode:
Cleanup
(1955)
26 min | Drama
A pastor exhorts his parishioners to take back their city from the gangsters and corrupt politicians who have taken it over.
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Vincent Price, Sally Blane, Lloyd Corrigan, Howard Petrie
Votes: 12
8. 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: 252
9. 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
10.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Busy Signal
(1953)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Pam becomes involved in another murder after the phone company switches the Norths' number with that of a crooked bookie. She takes non-stop phone calls from gamblers placing bets on horses... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Chick Chandler
Votes: 22
11.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Dying to Live
(1953)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
An accountant with only a few months left to live devices a scheme to fund some luxury for his final days. But his scheme and new lifestyle sets into motion a chain of events that draws a number of other people into this murky affair.
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Alan Mowbray
Votes: 19
12. 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: 14,546
13. The County Fair (1932)
Passed | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A Kentucky horse owner hires an ex-jockey, who is now working as a waiter, to train his thoroughbred race horse for an upcoming race. However, a gambling ring that doesn't want the horse entering the race has other plans.
Director: Louis King | Stars: Marion Shilling, Hobart Bosworth, William Collier Jr., Ralph Ince
Votes: 10
14.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Jade Dragon
(1953)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
When Jerry receives a letter written entirely in Chinese, he and Pam go to Chinatown to find someone who will translate the letter. Instead they find the proverbial hornets' nest.
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Richard Loo
Votes: 19
15. 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: 1,842
16. 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: 641 | Gross: $0.78M
17. 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
18.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Pretty Baby
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A toddler is lost and found numerous times after being left at the North's door. The mother dropped off the child after leaving her race-obsessed bookie husband. An incompetent detective ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Barbara Britton, Richard Denning, Francis De Sales, Gloria Henry
Votes: 25
19. 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: 153
20. Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933)
10 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
Portraits on the wall of Willy Pogany's studio come to life.
Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Willy Pogany, Harry Green, Bebe Daniels
Votes: 37
21. The Verdict (1925)
Mystery
Carol Kingsley and Jimmy Mason, who are both employed in a fashion emporium run by Pierre Ronsard, fall in love and are married. Victor Ronsard, the son of the owner, falls in love with ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Windemere | Stars: Lou Tellegen, Louise Lorraine, William Collier Jr., Gertrude Astor
Votes: 11
22.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Hot Mink
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Pam is disappointed when the fur she thought was her birthday present is retrieved by a store representative; the man says it was delivered to her by mistake. It turns out that a con man, ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Barbara Britton, Richard Denning, Francis De Sales, Jeanne Cagney
Votes: 25
23.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Salt in His Blood
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Chuck Walker, a North family friend, is discharged from the Navy for being underage. Planning to rejoin on the West Coast under another name, he needs some money for the trip. After being ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Barbara Britton, Richard Denning, Francis De Sales, Sara Haden
Votes: 29
24.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Murder on the Midway
(1953)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Pam and Jerry run into an old war buddy who is visiting his mother on the midway of a traveling carnival. Problems surface when the crooked stepfather (Joe Vitale) is involved in a plot to ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Gladys George
Votes: 20
25. Eve's Secret (1925)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Having no use for women of his own rank, the Duke of Poltava falls in love with Eve, a peasant girl whom he sends to Paris to be educated preparatory to becoming his duchess. Having learned... See full summary »
Director: Clarence G. Badger | Stars: Betty Compson, Jack Holt, William Collier Jr., Vera Lewis
Votes: 14
26. Stranded (1927)
Drama, Romance
Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Shirley Mason, William Collier Jr., John Miljan, Florence Turner
Votes: 13
27. The Rainmaker (1926)
50 min | Drama
The story of a racetrack tout whose prayers could bring a dry or muddy racetrack, and how he learned to capitalize on those powers. Until the day he lost the power and bet the wrong way.
Director: Clarence G. Badger | Stars: William Collier Jr., Georgia Hale, Ernest Torrence, Brandon Hurst
Votes: 17
28.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Two Faced
(1953)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The manicurist at Jerry's favorite barber shop recognizes a customer as a wanted murderer, but instead of phoning the police, she devises a plan to blackmail him. However, her scheme goes awry, with deadly results.
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Barbara Britton, Richard Denning, Francis De Sales, Peggy Knudsen
Votes: 29
29.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Seven Sacred Rubies
(1953)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The Norths meet a beautiful adventuress and a handsome pilot.
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Adele Jergens
Votes: 17
30. 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: 1,407
31. 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
32. 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: 93
33. 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
34. 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: 286
35. The Lighthouse by the Sea (1924)
Passed | 70 min | Family, Drama
A lighthouse keeper and his daughter are in trouble on two fronts--if the authorities find out he is going blind they will remove him, and a gang of liquor-smugglers is trying to destroy ... See full summary »
Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Rin Tin Tin, William Collier Jr., Louise Fazenda, Charles Hill Mailes
Votes: 68
36. Soul of the Slums (1931)
Passed | 64 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young man, framed and sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit, is released after serving his stretch and vows to find those responsible for framing him. Meanwhile he sets up a mission... See full summary »
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: William Collier Jr., Blanche Mehaffey, James Bradbury Jr., Murray Smith
Votes: 30
37. A Night of Mystery (1928)
60 min | Drama
Bound for Africa the next day, Captain Ferréol visits Gilberte Boismartel, his former sweetheart who is now married to Rochemore, a French magistrate, to return her love letters. Leaving he witness the murder of Rochemore.
Director: Lothar Mendes | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Evelyn Brent, Nora Lane, William Collier Jr.
Votes: 14
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: 237
39. 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
40. 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
41. 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: 176
42. 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
43. File 113 (1932)
53 min | Mystery
A Parisian cop sets out to solve a sudden series of crimes, including robbery and blackmail.
Director: Chester M. Franklin | Stars: Lew Cody, Mary Nolan, Clara Kimball Young, George E. Stone
Votes: 9
44. 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: 121
45. The College Widow (1927)
67 min | Comedy, Romance
The College Widow (1927) is an American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Archie Mayo. The film is based on the 1904 Broadway play by George Ade ... See full summary »
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Dolores Costello, William Collier Jr., Douglas Gerrard, Anders Randolf
Votes: 16
46. 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: 101
47. 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
48. 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: 6,940
49. 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: 471
50. 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: 210