List of the best Edward Ellis movies: The Return of Peter Grimm(1935), Man of Conquest(1939), After Tonight(1933), The Omaha Trail(1942), The Ninth Guest(1934), I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang(1932), Fury(1936), The Texas Rangers(1936), The Lady Consents(1936), Winterset(1936), The Last Gentleman(1934), Little Miss Broadway(1938) ... ...
Fantasy
USA
1935
82 Minutes
wealthy man ward nephew boyfriend doctor ghost fascinating melodramatic emotional upstate new york house garden supernatural promises greed guilt inheritance afterlife metamorphosis quest
The ghost of a recently deceased family patriarch tries to help his surviving relatives, in part by preventing a marriage that he knows will go wrong.
Biography
USA
1939
105 Minutes
Andrew Jackson
Richard Dix Gail Patrick Edward Ellis Joan Fontaine Victor Jory Robert Barrat George "Gabby" Hayes Ralph Morgan Robert Armstrong
davy crockett andrew jackson texan native american soldier governor rousing confident thrilling emotional texas tennessee frontier alamo battlefield texas revolution race relations war freedom sam houston
The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas.
Romance
USA
1933
71 Minutes
Maj. Lieber
Constance Bennett Gilbert Roland Edward Ellis Sam Godfrey Lucien Percival Mischa Auer Ben Hendricks Jr. Leonid Snegoff Evelyn Carter Carrington John Wray
While romancing a beautiful Russian countess, a captain in the Austrian intelligence service is assigned to capture "K-14", a clever spy who has so far managed to remain undetected. What ... See full summary »
Western
1942
61 Minutes
Mr. Vane
James Craig Adele Pearce Dean Jagger Edward Ellis Chill Wills Donald Meek Howard da Silva Harry Morgan Morris Ankrum Kermit Maynard
native american cowboy fiancée wild suspenseful engaging wild west omaha railroad tracks railroad cowboys romance adventure quest 1940s
A drifter (James Craig) leads a railroad expedition through Indians and a bad guy's (Dean Jagger) gang.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
1934
65 Minutes
Tim Cronin
Donald Cook Genevieve Tobin Hardie Albright Edward Ellis Edwin Maxwell Vince Barnett Helen Flint Samuel S. Hinds Nella Walker Sidney Bracey
Eight strangers are invited to spend the night in a penthouse apartment. They are greeted, wined and dined, but a voice on the radio tells them they will be murdered unless they outwit Death.
Drama
USA
1932
93 Minutes
Bomber Wells
Paul Muni Glenda Farrell Helen Vinson Preston Foster Edward Ellis Allen Jenkins Noel Francis Berton Churchill
veteran prisoner guard landlady lawyer bleak brutal intense georgia diner prison chicago construction site prison injustice torture escape aspirations jealousy escape
Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
90 Minutes
Sheriff
Sylvia Sidney Spencer Tracy Walter Abel Bruce Cabot Edward Ellis Walter Brennan Frank Albertson
wrongly accused girlfriend lawyer fiery intense america prison crime revenge revenge fall quest 1930s
When a wrongly accused prisoner barely survives a lynch mob attack and is presumed dead, he vindictively decides to fake his death and frame the mob for his supposed murder.
Western
USA
1936
95 Minutes
Major Bailey
Fred MacMurray Jack Oakie Jean Parker Lloyd Nolan Edward Ellis Bennie Bartlett Frank Shannon Frank Cordell
ranger friend bandit boy daughter orphan gripping confident texas range town ranch crime friendship texas rangers loyalty law and order moral dilemma transformation quest
Two down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned to bring in an old friend, now a notorious outlaw.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1936
76 Minutes
Jim Talbot
Ann Harding Herbert Marshall Margaret Lindsay Walter Abel Edward Ellis Ilka Chase
Civilized wife (Anne Talbot) doesn't protest when husband (Dr. Talbot) runs off with uncivilized professional golfer pretending to be civilized (Gerry). Is he sorry!
Drama
USA
1936
78 Minutes
Judge Gaunt
Burgess Meredith Margo Edward Ciannelli John Carradine Edward Ellis Paul Guilfoyle Maurice Moscovich Stanley Ridges Willard Robertson Mischa Auer Myron McCormick
gangster son italian immigrant innocent man police officer gripping inspiring rousing household courtroom college new york state murder legacy wrongful conviction corruption father/son relationship quest revenge
Immigrant radical Bartolomeo Romagna is falsely condemned and executed for a payroll robbery. Years later, his son Mio sets out to find the truth of the crime and to bring to account the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Claude
George Arliss Edna May Oliver Janet Beecher Charlotte Henry Ralph Morgan Edward Ellis Frank Albertson Rafaela Ottiano Donald Meek Joseph Cawthorn Harry C. Bradley
millionaire son granddaughter sister lawyer adopted son offbeat witty massachusetts house memorial service inheritance greed family schemes eccentricity reconciliation love quest 1930s
In New England circa 1933, a niece is reported missing and presumed dead and Cabot Barr (George Arliss) summons his relatives to the family estate for a memorial service. Once there, Barr ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
70 Minutes
William J. "Pop" Shea
Shirley Temple George Murphy Jimmy Durante Phyllis Brooks Edna May Oliver George Barbier Edward Ellis Jane Darwell El Brendel Donald Meek Patricia Wilder
orphan nephew band leader uncle landlady daughter winsome spectacular heartwarming new york city hotel stage courtroom broadway theater orphanage orphans musical performance rags to riches communal living family
An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
86 Minutes
Elder Goode
Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray Harvey Stephens Gale Sondergaard Louise Dresser Bennie Bartlett Edward Ellis Beulah Bondi Bonita Granville Virginia Weidler Donald Meek
lover adventurer young woman judge townsperson passionate thrilling emotional salem, mass. courtroom town hall town square puritanism affair repression wrongfully accused witch trials witchcraft love wretched excess
Young lovers fall afoul of repressive society as Salem elders get caught up in the witch hunts and trials of 17th century Massachusetts. One family in particular uses the hysteria to its ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
75 Minutes
Mr. O'Connell
Paul Muni Glenda Farrell Ned Sparks Douglas Dumbrille Robert Barrat Hobart Cavanaugh Pat Wing Edward Ellis George Meeker Berton Churchill Sidney Miller
journalist lawyer governor editor young woman undertaker hilarious frenetic suspenseful newsroom funeral home graveyard advice column corruption romantic dilemma conspiracy framed missing persons mystery underdog
The managing editor for a newspaper, in hot water with his boss, is demoted to writing the "Nellie Nelson" heart throb column, where he gets the unexpected opportunity to crack a major story.