List of the best David Torrence movies: City Girl(1930), The Black Watch(1929), The Devil to Pay(1930), Disraeli(1929), Tess of the Storm Country(1922), Raffles(1930), Brown of Harvard(1926), The Bachelor Father(1931), Rolled Stockings(1927), Bonnie Scotland(1935), The Mystic(1925), Harmony Lane(1935) ... ...
Drama, Romance
USA
1930
68 Minutes
Lem's father
Charles Farrell David Torrence Mary Duncan Edith Yorke Dawn O'Day Tom McGuire Richard Alexander
A Chicago waitress falls in love with a Minnesota farmer, and decides to face a life in the country.
Adventure, Drama
USA
1929
93 Minutes
Field Marshal
Victor McLaglen Myrna Loy David Torrence David Rollins Cyril Chadwick Lumsden Hare Roy D'Arcy Mitchell Lewis
Captain Donald King of the British Army goes to India just as World War I breaks out, convincing his comrades that he is a coward. In reality, he is on a secret mission to rescue British ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1930
65 Minutes
Ronald Colman Loretta Young Frederick Kerr David Torrence Florence Britton Myrna Loy Paul Cavanagh Crauford Kent
Spendthrift Willie Leyland again returns to the family home in London penniless. His father is none too pleased but Willie smooth-talks him into letting him stay. At the same time he turns ... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1929
89 Minutes
Lord Michael Probert
George Arliss Joan Bennett Anthony Bushell David Torrence Ivan F. Simpson Doris Lloyd Gwendolyn Logan Charles E. Evans Jack Deery Michael Visaroff Norman Cannon
benjamin disraeli banker spy lord lady charming tense england london parliament egypt mansion political intrigue international conflict love foreign relations government rivalry rise 1870s
Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the Suez Canal.
Drama
USA
1922
137 Minutes
Elias Graves
Mary Pickford Lloyd Hughes Gloria Hope Jean Hersholt David Torrence Forrest Robinson Danny Hoy Gus Saville Madame De Bodamere Robert Russell
Wealthy Elias Graves builds his home on the top of a hill, where a group of squatters have taken up residence at the bottom. Many of the men in the squatters' village have their eyes on ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
72 Minutes
Ronald Colman Kay Francis Bramwell Fletcher Frances Dade David Torrence Alison Skipworth Frederick Kerr John Rogers Wilson Benge Virginia Bruce
thief gentleman friend inspector lord lady thrilling amusing london estate party household jewelry theft secret life one last job friendship debt rivalry quest love
A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life--he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed "The Amateur Cracksman". When he meets a woman and falls in love he decides to "... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1926
80 Minutes
Mr. Brown
Jack Pickford Mary Brian Francis X. Bushman Jr. Mary Alden David Torrence Edward Connelly Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Ernest Gillen William Haines
Tom Brown shows up at Harvard, confident and a bit arrogant. He becomes a rival of Bob McAndrew, not only in football and rowing crew, but also for the affections of Mary Abbott, a ... See full summary »
Comedy
1931
90 Minutes
Dr. Frank `'Mac'` MacDonald
Marion Davies Ralph Forbes C. Aubrey Smith Ray Milland David Torrence Doris Lloyd Edgar Norton Nena Quartero Halliwell Hobbes Elizabeth Murray James Gordon
wealthy man illegitimate daughter illegitimate son attorney detective musician positive heartwarming witty winsome london estate airplane new york city bedroom yard fatherhood reunion family secrets misunderstanding
Crusty Sir Basil invites his illegitimate children, including a daughter who wants to fly across the Atlantic, to visit him at his manor house.
Drama, Romance
USA
1927
70 Minutes
Mr. Treadway
Louise Brooks James Hall Richard Arlen Nancie Phillips El Brendel David Torrence Chance Ward Sally Blane
Mr. Treadway is disappointed with son Jim (James Hall) for not making the boat crew at college while his freshman brother, Ralph (Richard Arlen), makes the team and upholds the family ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Mr. Miggs
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy June Lang James Finlayson Anne Grey David Torrence William Janney James T. Mack Mary Gordon Maurice Black Daphne Pollard
american friend lawyer cousin boyfriend rebel madcap lighthearted quirky scotland jail estate india fort prison break inheritance family friendship impersonation romance
Stan and Ollie mistakenly enlist in the army and find themselves posted to the Northwest Frontier in India on a dangerous mission.
Drama
USA
1925
70 Minutes
James Bradshaw
Aileen Pringle Conway Tearle Mitchell Lewis Robert Ober Stanton Heck David Torrence Gladys Hulette DeWitt Jennings
An American criminal imports a gang of Hungarian gypsies to gain control over a fortune. The victim, Doris Merrick, is persuaded by fake medium Zara to hand over her jewels to Nash.
Biography
USA
1935
85 Minutes
Mr. Pentland
Douglass Montgomery Evelyn Venable William Frawley Adrienne Ames Joseph Cawthorn David Torrence Gilbert Emery Lloyd Hughes Al Herman Cora Sue Collins
composer fiancée wife minstrel father music teacher spirited melodramatic kentucky plantation family home saloon church new york city stephen foster songwriting marital problems father/son relationship alcoholism financial troubles
The life and loves of composer Stephen Foster, from his early success through his decline, degradation, and death from alcoholism.
Adventure
USA
1937
94 Minutes
Tapena Tom
Oscar Homolka Frances Farmer Ray Milland Lloyd Nolan Barry Fitzgerald David Torrence
Three shifty sailors commandeer a smallpox-ridden boat and set out to sea. A typhoon washes them ashore on a faraway Pacific island, which is ruled by a white religious fanatic (Lloyd Nolan) who has set himself up as the local god.
Adventure
USA
1939
96 Minutes
Donald Fenton
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Margaret Lockwood Will Fyffe George Bancroft Montagu Love Vaughan Glaser David Torrence Lester Matthews Alan Ladd David Clyde Mike Driscoll
first mate captain engineer daughter investor partner spirited rousing london new york city atlantic ocean steamboat liverpool, england innovation seafaring race inventions technology changing times quest
Story of the beginnings of the steam-powered engine and its use in the first steamship voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
Drama
USA
1934
65 Minutes
Captain of the Sirohi
Kay Francis Ricardo Cortez Lyle Talbot Warner Oland Ruth Donnelly Reginald Owen Hobart Cavanaugh David Torrence Rafaela Ottiano Halliwell Hobbes Etienne Girardot
political refugee surgeon gunrunner pimp prostitute beautiful woman tense melodramatic sultry mandalay, myanmar rangoon, myanmar brothel boat city poverty prostitution organized crime blackmail secret past new life
Abandoned by her lover, a woman becomes the main "hostess" in a decadent nightclub, but tries to put her past behind her on a steamer to Mandalay.
Horror
USA
1932
72 Minutes
McLeod
Boris Karloff Lewis Stone Karen Morley Myrna Loy Charles Starrett Jean Hersholt Lawrence Grant David Torrence
villain daughter commander doctor explorer archaeologist engaging campy gobi desert england expedition schemes showdown good versus evil father/daughter relationship rivalry quest rescue 1930s
(1932 Chesterfield) - John Darrow, Sarah Padden, Montagu Love, Claudia Dell. This is kind of a poverty row version of Madame X. Padden owns a notorious big-city speakeasy. When her long ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1933
97 Minutes
Archbishop
Greta Garbo John Gilbert Lewis Stone Elizabeth Young C. Aubrey Smith Reginald Owen Georges Renavent Gustav von Seyffertitz David Torrence Ferdinand Munier Akim Tamiroff
queen diplomat count cousin courtier confident melodramatic sweden royal court countryside inn stockholm love triangle marriage politics palace intrigue royalty forbidden love rivalry transformation
Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves.
Drama
USA
1927
80 Minutes
Sir Robert Laurie
Lillian Gish Norman Kerry Creighton Hale Joseph Striker Hobart Bosworth Patricia Avery Russell Simpson Brandon Hurst David Torrence Frank Currier
The story of the famous battle between the Scots clans of Macdonald and Campbell, and the young woman who comes between them, Annie Laurie.
Drama
1935
70 Minutes
Capt. Arthur Savage
Edmund Lowe Claire Trevor Tom Brown Eugene Pallette Adrienne Ames Ford Sterling Herbert Mundin Jed Prouty David Torrence
Drama
1936
90 Minutes
Alroyd
Merle Oberon Brian Aherne David Niven Karen Morley Theodore von Eltz Jerome Cowan John Burton Leland Hodgson David Torrence Henry Stephenson Donald Crisp
lord daughter rebel rival mother brash fiery patriotic dublin police station house england street irish life politics father/daughter relationship peace treaty assassination plot quest rivalry
British soldiers follow an aristocrat (Merle Oberon) to her lover, a rebel leader (Brian Aherne) in 1921 Dublin.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
83 Minutes
Jean Hersholt Claire Trevor Cesar Romero Slim Summerville Henry Wilcoxon Inez Courtney John Qualen Jane Darwell Pauline Moore Andrew Tombes David Torrence
reporter rival editor doctor best friend child unrestrained cheeky church newsroom radio station canada jail new york city journalism competition radio deception lawsuit publicity
At age four-and-a-half the Dionne quintuplets in their third movie - singing, dancing, playing with puppies, being charming.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
89 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson H.B. Warner Marian Marsh Anthony Bushell George E. Stone Frances Starr Ona Munson Boris Karloff Robert Elliott Aline MacMahon Purnell Pratt
editor news reporter murderer publisher secretary love interest melodramatic dark new york city journalism ethics suicide deception family love fall wretched excess 1930s
The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case... with tragic results.
Romance, Fantasy
USA
1933
87 Minutes
Leslie Howard Heather Angel Valerie Taylor Irene Browne Beryl Mercer Colin Keith-Johnston Alan Mowbray Juliette Compton Betty Lawford Ferdinand Gottschalk Samuel S. Hinds
wealthy man relative fiancée cousin suitor ambassador cheeky creative engaging england manor street garden household time travel family romance inheritance diary social customs
A young American man comes to believe that he can will himself back to London in the time of the American Revolution and meet his ancestors, who lived in the house he has just inherited.
Adventure
USA
1935
119 Minutes
Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Basil Rathbone Lionel Atwill Ross Alexander Guy Kibbee Henry Stephenson George Hassell Forrester Harvey Frank McGlynn Robert Barrat
doctor pirate lady governor government official sailor brash confident thrilling england port royal, jamaica ship pirates treason slavery rebellion adventure transformation 17th century
A young Irish doctor is exiled as a slave to Jamaica where he captures a Spanish galleon and becomes the most feared pirate of the Caribbean.
Mystery & Thriller
1922
109 Minutes
John Barrymore Roland Young Carol Dempster Gustav von Seyffertitz Louis Wolheim Percy Knight William Powell Hedda Hopper Reginald Denny Peggy Bayfield Margaret Kemp
professor moriarty doctor watson sherlock holmes criminal love interest friend thrilling witty london switzerland england household partnership false accusations theft blackmail investigation organized crime mystery pursuit
The famous detective (John Barrymore) comes to the rescue when an archcriminal (Gustav von Seyffertitz) targets a prince (Reginald Denny).
Drama, History
USA
1936
123 Minutes
Katharine Hepburn Fredric March Florence Eldridge Douglas Walton John Carradine Robert Barrat Gavin Muir Ian Keith Moroni Olsen William Stack Ralph Forbes
mary stuart elizabeth tudor earl lord courtier engaging fascinating powerful scotland palace england prison abdication imprisonment execution royalty marriage jealousy rivalry rise
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.
Drama
USA
1935
110 Minutes
Fredric March Merle Oberon Herbert Marshall Janet Beecher John Halliday Henrietta Crosman Frieda Inescort Claude Allister George Breakston Fay Chaldecott Dennis Chaldecott
soldier cousin girl friend engaging emotional passionate london france england countryside cottage devotion pride love war blindness jealousy love transformation
The close relationship between a woman and her two male childhood friends is tested when she accepts a marriage proposal from one of them, while the burgeoning First World War threatens to change their lives forever.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
79 Minutes
Warner Oland Ray Milland Mona Barrie Drue Leyton Douglas Walton Alan Mowbray George Barraud Paul England Madge Bellamy Walter Johnson Murray Kinnell
Charlie visits a wealthy country home in England. Suspects in the murder range from a housekeeper, to a stableman, to a lawyer.