List of the best Alan Crosland movies: Don Juan(1926), The Case of the Howling Dog(1934), When a Man Loves(1927), The Beloved Rogue(1927), The Jazz Singer(1927), Midnight Alibi(1934), The Unbeliever(1918), On With the Show(1929), Song of the Flame(1930) ... ...
Adventure
USA
1926
111 Minutes
Director
John Barrymore Mary Astor Willard Louis Estelle Taylor Helene Costello Myrna Loy Jane Winton John Roche June Marlowe Yvonne Day Philippe de Lacey
playboy girl father count don juan passionate spirited thrilling rome party jealousy revenge cheating new love pursuit forbidden love transformation 17th century
In 16th Century Italy, devil-may-care playboy Don Juan runs afoul of the despotic Borgias.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
75 Minutes
Director
Warren William Mary Astor Allen Jenkins Helen Trenholme Grant Mitchell Dorothy Tree Helene Lowell Gordon Westcott Harry Tyler Arthur Aylesworth Russell Hicks
perry mason neighbor lady dog killer lawyer crafty intricate suspenseful house office living room apartment courtroom disappearance inheritance investigation murder trial law and order
An agitated and desperate man spares no expense in insisting that Mason represent him against a neighbor's howling dog and act as executor of his will.
Drama, Romance, History
USA
1927
110 Minutes
Director
John Barrymore Dolores Costello Warner Oland Sam De Grasse Stuart Holmes
sister brother beautiful woman count divinity student brash crafty rousing france ship drawing room prison slavery brother/sister relationship mutiny religion change of heart whirlwind romance adventure love
A nobleman studying for the priesthood abandons his vocation in 18th Century France when he falls in love with a beautiful, but reluctant, courtesan.
Adventure, Drama, History
USA
1927
99 Minutes
Director
John Barrymore Conrad Veidt Marceline Day Lawson Butt Henry Victor Slim Summerville Mack Swain Angelo Rossitto Nigel de Brulier Lucy Beaumont Otto Matieson
duke of burgundy king louis xi poet love interest peasant cheeky witty gutsy france paris royal court loyalty françois villon patriotism royalty french history exile underdog adventure escape
François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.
Musical
USA
1927
97 Minutes
Director
Al Jolson May McAvoy Warner Oland Eugenie Besserer Otto Lederer William Demarest Roscoe Karns Richard Tucker Nat Carr William Walling Robert Gordon
cantor singer lover mother neighbor father melodramatic winsome uplifting lower east side manhattan, n.y. ghetto stage cabaret family home singing family traditions defiance acceptance father/son relationship
The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.
Crime, Drama
USA
1934
60 Minutes
Director
Richard Barthelmess Ann Dvorak Helene Lowell Helen Chandler Harry Tyler Henry O'Neill Robert Barrat Vincent Sherman Eric Wilton Robert McWade Paul Hurst
A gambler hides out for some gangsters in an old lady's house. Later he's arrested for murder but the old woman provides him with an alibi by saying he was with her on the night of the murder.
Drama, War
USA
1918
80 Minutes
Director
Raymond McKee Marguerite Courtot Erich von Stroheim Kate Lester Frank DeVernon Mortimer Martine Blanche Davenport Harold Hollacher Darwin Karr Earl Schenck
A wealthy young American, bred to class distinction and racial intolerance, enters the Marines during the First World War. In the course of his training and his experiences in the trenches ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1929
103 Minutes
Director
Betty Compson Sally O'Neil Arthur Lake Joe E. Brown Louise Fazenda William Bakewell Sam Hardy Harry Gribbon
star ingénue comedian actor producer understudy charming lighthearted amusing new jersey theater stage backstage relationships performance music romance show business financial troubles love
A musical advertised as the first 100% natural color, all-singing production. The plot concerns a wide-eyed former hatcheck girl who takes the place of a rebellious star.
Musical
1930
96 Minutes
Director
Alexander Gray Bernice Claire Noah Beery Alice Gentle Bert Roach Inez Courtney Shep Camp Ivan Linow