List of the best Bert Roach movies: The Crowd(1928), Murders in the Rue Morgue(1932), Dr. Renault's Secret(1942), Song of the Flame(1930), Bird of Paradise(1932), Yankee Doodle in Berlin(1919), Hallelujah, I'm a Bum(1933), The Man in the Iron Mask(1939), Romance on the Run(1938), Arrowsmith(1931), Twelve Miles Out(1927), Decoy(1946) ... ...
Drama
USA
1928
104 Minutes
Bert
Eleanor Boardman James Murray Bert Roach Estelle Clark Daniel G. Tomlinson Dell Henderson Lucy Beaumont Freddie Burke Frederick Alice Mildred Puter
employee wife mother-in-law father-in-law son daughter endearing touching new york city family home office meaning of life family love growing up transformation 1920s
The life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles and downfalls.
Horror
USA
1932
75 Minutes
Paul
Bela Lugosi Sidney Fox Leon Waycoff Bert Roach Brandon Hurst Noble Johnson D'Arcy Corrigan Arlene Francis Herman Bing
mad scientist medical student girlfriend friend mother ape dark disturbing creepy paris carnival street river laboratory medical experiments blood transfusion abduction murder science gone awry animal attack
A mad scientist seeks to mingle human blood with that of an ape, and resorts to kidnapping women for his experiments.
Sci-Fi
USA
1942
58 Minutes
Hotel Proprietor
J. Carrol Naish George Zucco Shepperd Strudwick Lynne Roberts Bert Roach Eugene Borden
Dr. Larry Forbes visits the château of Dr. Robert Renault, uncle of his fiancée Madelon, who is idolized by Renault's assistant, a strange émigré from Java.
Musical
1930
96 Minutes
Count Boris
Alexander Gray Bernice Claire Noah Beery Alice Gentle Bert Roach Inez Courtney Shep Camp Ivan Linow
Romance
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Hector
Dolores del Río Joel McCrea John Halliday Skeets Gallagher Lon Chaney Bert Roach Napoleon Pukui Sofia Ortega Agostino Borgato
sailor beautiful woman king prince princess handsome man melodramatic sultry passionate polynesia south pacific tropical island volcano hut ship interracial relationship arranged marriage language barrier ritual sacrifice shipwreck
A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god.
Comedy
USA
1919
60 Minutes
Von Hindenburg
Bothwell Browne Ford Sterling Malcolm St. Clair Marie Prevost Eva Thatcher Bert Roach Baldy Belmont
Behind enemy lines, Captain Bob White disguises himself as a woman in order to fool members of the German High Command, including the Kaiser himself.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
82 Minutes
John
Al Jolson Madge Evans Frank Morgan Harry Langdon Chester Conklin Tyler Brooke Bert Roach Edgar Connor Dorothea Wolbert Harold Goodwin Burr McIntosh
hobo friend woman mayor street-sweeper charming offbeat lighthearted new york city central park river homelessness the great depression amnesia rescue suicide attempt rescue discovery 1930s
A New York tramp (Jolson) falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt
Adventure
USA
1939
110 Minutes
Athos
Louis Hayward Joan Bennett Warren William Joseph Schildkraut Alan Hale Walter Kingsford Miles Mander Bert Roach Marion Martin Montagu Love Doris Kenyon
d'artagnan porthos aramis athos princess twin rousing thrilling melodramatic paris bastille palace countryside prison king louis xiv deception rebellion love triangle secret imprisonment
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.
Comedy
USA
1938
68 Minutes
Happy Drunk
Donald Woods Patricia Ellis Grace Bradley Edward Brophy William Demarest Craig Reynolds Andrew Tombes Bert Roach Leon Weaver Edwin Maxwell Granville Bates
A man has the knack for finding stolen items. Then returns them to the insurance company. Finds some fake jewels and turns them in. Antics ensue.
Drama
USA
1931
108 Minutes
Bert Tozer
Ronald Colman Helen Hayes Richard Bennett A.E. Anson Clarence Brooks Alec B. Francis Claude King Bert Roach Myrna Loy Russell Hopton
doctor nurse husband wife professor inspiring intricate melodramatic minnesota new york city west indies medicine scientific experiments prestige city vs. country work vs. family love sacrifice transformation 1920s
A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
Drama
USA
1927
85 Minutes
Luke
John Gilbert Ernest Torrence Joan Crawford Eileen Percy Paulette Duval Dorothy Sebastian Gwen Lee Edward Earle Bert Roach Tom O'Brien
Jerry always wins in his rivalry with Red over women, gunrunning, and diamond smuggling. While running booze into the U.S. during Prohibition, Jerry seizes Jane's seaside home. When she ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
76 Minutes
Bartender
Jean Gillie Edward Norris Robert Armstrong Herbert Rudley Sheldon Leonard Marjorie Woodworth Philip Van Zandt Carole Donne John Shay Bert Roach Rosemary Bertrand
A mortally wounded female gangster recounts how she and her gang revived an executed killer from the gas chamber, to try and find out where he buried a fortune in cash.
Drama
USA
1937
95 Minutes
Mr. Schwartz
Joan Crawford Spencer Tracy Alan Curtis Ralph Morgan Mary Philips Oscar O'Shea Elisabeth Risdon Leo Gorcey George Chandler Bert Roach Marie Blake
showgirl husband tycoon best friend manager cheeky moving engaging brooklyn, n.y. apartment paris theater restaurant pier financial crisis marriage blackmail wealth divorce unemployment
Rags-to-riches Hennessey meets newlyweds Jessie and Eddie from his old neighborhood. Eddie plots to have Jessie divorce him, marry Hennessey, divorce Hennessey, then bring Hennessey's money... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1930
94 Minutes
Charles Farrell Rose Hobart Estelle Taylor H.B. Warner Lee Tracy Walter Abel Mildred Van Dorn Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Lillian Elliott Dawn O'Day Bert Roach
Liliom, a merry-go-round barker at a Budapest amusement park, becomes enamored of Julie, a servant girl, and though under the influence of Madame Muskat, a sideshow entrepreneur, he marries... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1938
102 Minutes
Luise Rainer Fernand Gravey Miliza Korjus Hugh Herbert Lionel Atwill Curt Bois Leonid Kinskey Al Shean Minna Gombell George Houston Bert Roach
composer wife opera singer father count publisher airy creative melodramatic vienna café theater street palace ambition romance music infidelity devotion rise
In 1845 Vienna, Johann Strauss II - Schani to his friends - would rather write and perform waltzes than anything else, this at a time when a waltz is not considered proper society music. ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
104 Minutes
Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald Charles Ruggles Charles Butterworth Myrna Loy C. Aubrey Smith Elizabeth Patterson Ethel Griffies Joseph Cawthorn Ethel Wales Marion Byron
tailor princess viscount widow countess amusing engaging playful france paris castle countryside love deception social standing royalty love forbidden love discovery 1930s
A Parisian tailor finds himself posing as a baron in order to collect a sizeable bill from an aristocrat, only to fall in love with an aloof young princess.
Comedy
USA
1937
87 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy Florence Rice John Beal Jessie Ralph Edgar Kennedy Sidney Toler Mary Gordon Barnett Parker Katharine Alexander Priscilla Lawson
artist sister young woman fiancé ex-wife free spirit amusing lighthearted city trailer wedding opposites attract siblings love triangle matchmaking marriage love rivalry adventure 1930s
Two sisters of differing temperaments, the younger's milquetoast fiancé, and a free-spirited artist in an auto trailer are all experiencing romantic complications.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Lew Ayres Laraine Day Basil Rathbone Walter Kingsford Miles Mander Charles D. Brown Cliff Clark James Flavin Russell Gleason William Tannen Mark Daniels
In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparently committed by a lunatic.
Drama
1936
80 Minutes
George Brent Beverly Roberts Barton MacLane Robert Barrat Alan Hale Joe King El Brendel Joseph Crehan Addison Richards Roscoe Ates Billy Bevan
logger brother rival lumberjack love interest foreman rousing emotional vancouver, british columbia camp airplane lake woods brother relationship deception new romance assumed identity stranded business rivalry
A lumber-camp owner (Beverly Roberts) falls in love with her business rival's brother (George Brent).
Comedy
1934
75 Minutes
Jean Harlow Lionel Barrymore Franchot Tone Lewis Stone Patsy Kelly Alan Mowbray Clara Blandick Russell Hopton Hale Hamilton Henry Kolker Nat Pendleton
chorus girl wealthy man millionaire son best friend married man playful spirited amusing missouri beer hall new york city stage mansion yacht gold digging father/son relationship suicide frame-up seduction
An innkeeper's daughter (Jean Harlow) runs away from home and meets a Palm Beach millionaire (Lionel Barrymore) and his son (Franchot Tone).