James Whale — Director
by mariojacobs | created - 14 May 2022 | updated - 08 Dec 2022 | PublicJames Whale (1889 – 1957) was an English film director, theatre director and actor, who spent the greater part of his career in Hollywood.
He is best remembered for horror films.
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1. The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Passed | 113 min | Adventure, History, Romance
Despotic King Louis XIV discovers he has a twin brother who has grown up under the tutelage of his foster father, the patriotic musketeer D'Artagnan.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 1,904
2. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson
Votes: 53,271 | Gross: $4.36M
3. The Invisible Man (1933)
TV-PG | 71 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Henry Travers
Votes: 39,949
4. The Old Dark House (1932)
Passed | 72 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Seeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart
Votes: 13,106 | Gross: $0.03M
5. Frankenstein (1931)
Passed | 70 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff, John Boles
Votes: 79,726
6. Show Boat (1936)
Approved | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson
Votes: 3,694
7. Waterloo Bridge (1931)
81 min | Drama, Romance
A prostitute's self-loathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during World War I.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Mae Clarke, Douglass Montgomery, Doris Lloyd, Frederick Kerr
Votes: 3,168
8. 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: 5,971 | Gross: $5.45M
9. Port of Seven Seas (1938)
81 min | Drama, Romance
Madelon and Marius intend to marry but he finds the call of the ocean irresistible and leaves her and his father behind.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Wallace Beery, Frank Morgan, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Beal
Votes: 150
10. Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
Passed | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A prosecutor trying a case where a husband shot his adulterous wife begins to suspect that his own wife is having an affair, and starts to have his own thoughts about killing her.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Warren William, Gail Patrick, Ralph Morgan, William Lundigan
Votes: 534
11. The Great Garrick (1937)
Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
A Paris troupe puts on outlandish performances for a celebrated 18th-century British actor in order to convince him of their talents. The arrival of a countess complicates the plot.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Brian Aherne, Olivia de Havilland, Edward Everett Horton, Melville Cooper
Votes: 776
12. The Road Back (1937)
Passed | 100 min | Drama, Romance, War
After World War I, a group of former German soldiers try to adjust to civilian life.
Director: James Whale | Stars: John 'Dusty' King, Richard Cromwell, Slim Summerville, Andy Devine
Votes: 296
13. Remember Last Night? (1935)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Mystery
After a night of wild partying at a friend's house, a couple wake up to discover the party's host has been murdered in his bed. A detective is called in to investigate, but his ... See full summary »
Director: James Whale | Stars: Edward Arnold, Robert Young, Constance Cummings, Sally Eilers
Votes: 605
14. One More River (1934)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, Romance
A young lady leaves her brutal husband and meets another man aboard a ship.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Diana Wynyard, Colin Clive, Frank Lawton, Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Votes: 425
15. By Candlelight (1933)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Beautiful woman mistakes a prince's butler for the prince.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Elissa Landi, Paul Lukas, Nils Asther, Dorothy Revier
Votes: 302
16. The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Mystery
When a famous doctor kills his adulterous wife, he is defended by his best friend, an attorney who suspects that his own wife is having an affair.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan, Paul Lukas, Gloria Stuart
Votes: 702
17. The Impatient Maiden (1932)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A maid's dreams come true - except they are not quite what she expected.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Lew Ayres, Mae Clarke, Una Merkel, Andy Devine
Votes: 282
18. Journey's End (1930)
Passed | 120 min | Drama, War
In France, 1917, an alcoholic captain is afraid that his new replacement, his sweetheart's brother, will betray his downfall.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Colin Clive, Ian Maclaren, David Manners, Billy Bevan
Votes: 381
19. Sinners in Paradise (1938)
Passed | 65 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A seaplane departs for China. On board are a nurse escaping a loveless marriage to do work with refugees, a woman hoping to surprise her estranged son, a wealthy heiress trying to distance ... See full summary »
Director: James Whale | Stars: Madge Evans, John Boles, Bruce Cabot, Marion Martin
Votes: 544
20. Green Hell (1940)
Passed | 87 min | Adventure, Romance
In the jungles of the Amazon, a group of Western adventurers and two local native guides try to locate a lost treasure buried beneath an ancient Incan city.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Bennett, John Howard, George Sanders
Votes: 405
21. They Dare Not Love (1941)
Approved | 75 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
An Austrian prince flees his homeland after the Nazis take over and settles in London. While in London, he meets a beautiful Austrian émigré who makes him realize his mistake in leaving ... See full summary »
Directors: James Whale, Victor Fleming, Charles Vidor | Stars: George Brent, Martha Scott, Paul Lukas, Kay Linaker
Votes: 141
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