List of the best Edward Sedgwick movies: The Cameraman(1928), Spite Marriage(1929), A Southern Yankee(1948), West Point(1928), Mister Cinderella(1936), Parlor, Bedroom and Bath(1931), Spring Fever(1927), Fit for a King(1937), The Passionate Plumber(1932), Doughboys(1930), Speak Easily(1932), Murder in the Fleet(1935) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1928
70 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Marceline Day Harold Goodwin Harry Gribbon Sidney Bracey Edward Brophy Vernon Dent William Irving
photographer secretary camera operator editor heartwarming airy hilarious madcap new york city newsroom chinatown filmmaking news love triangle employment pursuit transformation 1920s
Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.
Comedy
USA
1929
74 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Dorothy Sebastian Edward Earle Leila Hyams William Bechtel John Byron Hank Mann
cleaner actress lover sailor smuggler amusing charming madcap playful cleaners theater boat sham marriage seafaring deception bootlegging jealousy love underdog revenge
An unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.
Comedy
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Director
Red Skelton Brian Donlevy Arlene Dahl George Coulouris Lloyd Gough John Ireland Charles Dingle Joyce Compton
bellhop spy southern belle confederate soldier love interest amusing madcap united states battlefield hotel american civil war battle espionage romance impersonation adventure quest love 1860s
A hapless bellboy in a St. Louis hotel near the end of the Civil War is recruited by the Union secret service to impersonate a notorious Confederate spy.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1928
80 Minutes
Director
William Haines Joan Crawford William Bakewell Neil Neely Ralph Emerson Leon Kellar Raymond G. Moses
Wealthy Brice Wayne enters West Point and, though he does well on the football field, angers fellow cadets with his arrogance. Disciplined by the coach he yells "To hell with the Corps!" ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Director
Jack Haley Betty Furness Arthur Treacher Raymond Walburn Robert McWade Rosina Lawrence Monroe Owsley Kathleen Lockhart Edward Brophy Charlotte Wynters Tom Dugan
Automotive mogul Peter Randolph needs backers for his diesel engine. Eccentric millionaire Aloysius P. Merriweather is invited to dinner, but he sends barber Joe Jenkins in his place.
Comedy
USA
1931
72 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Charlotte Greenwood Reginald Denny Cliff Edwards Dorothy Christy Joan Peers Sally Eilers Natalie Moorhead Edward Brophy Walter Merrill Sidney Bracey
A man tries passing off a socially awkward fellow as a Casanova in the hopes of marrying off his would be sister-in-law.
Comedy
USA
1927
60 Minutes
Director
William Haines Joan Crawford George K. Arthur George Fawcett Eileen Percy Edward Earle Bert Woodruff Lee Moran
poor person rich girl boss golfer heiress clerk crafty amusing country club golf course office class distinctions golf deception tournament teaching marriage love rise quest
To impress a wealthy young woman, a clerk pretends he is a pro-golfer.
Romance
USA
1937
73 Minutes
Director
Joe E. Brown Helen Mack Paul Kelly Harry Davenport Halliwell Hobbes John Qualen Donald Briggs Frank Reicher Russell Hicks Charles Trowbridge
A newspaper reporter assigned to do a story on royalty and the antics begin. Some comic relief.
Comedy
USA
1932
73 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Jimmy Durante Irene Purcell Polly Moran Gilbert Roland Mona Maris Maude Eburne Henry Armetta Paul Porcasi Jean Del Val August Tollaire
To make her lover jealous, a beautiful socialite passes off a bumbling plumber as her paramour.
Comedy
USA
1930
80 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Sally Eilers Cliff Edwards Edward Brophy Victor Potel Arnold Korff Frank Mayo Pitzy Katz Sidney Bracey William Steele
sergeant commanding officer soldier performer love interest wealthy man spirited playful winsome military base boot camp airplane france wealth military life bravery love triangle infatuation world war i transformation
A naive and wealthy young man seeks to impress a girl and then unwittingly signs up for army service.
Comedy
USA
1932
82 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Jimmy Durante Ruth Selwyn Thelma Todd Hedda Hopper William Pawley Sidney Toler Lawrence Grant Henry Armetta Edward Brophy
A timid professor inherits a large sum of money and decides to fund a terrible musical.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1935
70 Minutes
Director
Robert Taylor Jean Parker Ted Healy Una Merkel Nat Pendleton Jean Hersholt Arthur Byron Frank Shields Raymond Hatton Donald Cook Mischa Auer
saboteur girlfriend naval officer businessman dignitary sailor suspenseful cheeky lighthearted naval yard cruiser deck sabotage murder investigation conspiracy military life inventions bribery mystery revenge
Taylor is cast as Lt. Tom Randolph, one of several naval officers confined to his ship when a murder occurs. The victim was in the process of delivering the components for a new electrical ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1930
92 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Anita Page Trixie Friganza Robert Montgomery Edgar Dearing Gwen Lee John Miljan Lionel Barrymore William Haines William Collier Jr. Dorothy Sebastian
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A bumbling manager tries to get a small town beauty contest winner into the movies.
Drama
USA
1931
71 Minutes
Director
Bob plays football badly so his father Coach Dudley, his girlfriend Dorothy and his school reject him. He joins a rival college team and aims to defeat his dad's team.
Comedy
USA
1937
70 Minutes
Director
Joe E. Brown Guy Kibbee Florence Rice Vinton Howarth Anthony Nace Harlan Briggs Andrew Tombes Clem Bevans
Smugglers are using a device for controlling airplanes in flight, and newspaper reporters from Chicago are vying for the story. Reporter Elmer Lane is out to scoop rival reporter Betty Harrison, and capture her heart in the process.
Drama
1939
70 Minutes
Director
Dennis O'Keefe Cecilia Parker Harry Carey Addison Richards Nat Pendleton
race car driver friend mechanic young woman father manufacturer gripping offbeat engaging countryside racetrack car car racing strange happenings murder investigation romance sabotage adventure mystery
A farm boy (Dennis O'Keefe) goes from midget cars to the big time, proving someone has been drugging his boss's (Harry Carey) drivers.
Comedy
1943
67 Minutes
Director
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Edgar Kennedy Jacqueline White Stephen McNally Russell Hicks Nella Walker Howard Freeman Donald Meek Henry O'Neill Paul Stanton
stan & ollie air raid warden nazi spy townspeople hysterical playful small town store factory espionage nazism business sabotage deception world war ii quest underdog rescue 1940s
Rejected by the military, a pair of bumblers volunteers their questionable services to an unsuspecting homefront.