List of the best Frank Borzage movies: The Mortal Storm(1940), Lucky Star(1929), Street Angel(1928), History Is Made at Night(1937), Three Comrades(1938), Moonrise(1948), No Greater Glory(1934), Strange Cargo(1940), After Tomorrow(1932), Liliom(1930), A Farewell to Arms(1932), Young America(1932) ... ...
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1940
100 Minutes
Director
Margaret Sullavan James Stewart Robert Young Frank Morgan Robert Stack Bonita Granville Irene Rich William T. Orr Maria Ouspenskaya Gene Reynolds Russell Hicks
professor daughter soldier activist tense moving gutsy rousing germany austria family home world war ii nazism persecution fascism freedom escape transformation rescue 1930s
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
7.8/10
Drama, Romance
USA
1929
85 Minutes
Director
Charles Farrell Janet Gaynor Hedwiga Reicher Paul Fix Hector V. Sarno
Mary, a poor farm girl, meets Tim just as word comes that war has been declared. Tim enlists in the army and goes to the battlefields of Europe, where he is wounded and loses the use of his... See full summary »
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1928
102 Minutes
Director
Janet Gaynor Charles Farrell Alberto Rabagliati Cino Conti Guido Trento Henry Armetta Louis Liggett Milton Dickinson Helena Herman Natalie Kingston Dave Kashner
A woman on the run from the law finds her past catching up to her just as she is on the verge of true happiness.
7.3/10
Romance
USA
1937
97 Minutes
Director
Charles Boyer Jean Arthur Colin Clive Leo Carrillo Ivan Lebedeff George Meeker Lucien Prival George Davis
magnate wife waiter chef chauffeur love interest dark playful uneasy paris hotel room car restaurant office ship frame-ups murder infidelity romance sadism
A wealthy divorcée falls for a charming Parisian, but her insanely jealous ex-husband will do anything to get her back.
7.2/10
Romance
USA
1938
98 Minutes
Director
Robert Taylor Margaret Sullavan Franchot Tone Robert Young Guy Kibbee Lionel Atwill Henry Hull George Zucco Charley Grapewin Monty Woolley Spencer Charters
soldier dying person doctor mistress sad charming emotional germany inn restaurant world war i tuberculosis automotive industry male bonding love sacrifice 1930s
The close friendship of three German soldiers is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman, who is dying of tuberculosis.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Director
young man schoolteacher bully father sheriff deaf mute dark uneasy sad melodramatic small town virginia carnival wilderness family history accidental murder self-defense guilt outsider's life small-town life
Danny is despised by his schoolmates because his father was accused of killing another man and sentenced to death.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1934
117 Minutes
Director
George Breakston Jimmy Butler Jackie Searle Frankie Darro Donald Haines Rolf Ernest Julius Molnar Wesley Giraud Beaudine Anderson Bruce Line Samuel S. Hinds
gang leader gang member sick child rival mother father emotional powerful military hospital germany school street gang war fitting in respect illness making amends outsider adventure rivalry
Adapted from The Paul Street Boys, an autobiographical novel by Ferenc Molnar, GLORY is an unusually sensitive evocation of the pain of youth and the senselessness of war. Frail Nemecsek, a... See full summary »
6.9/10
Adventure
USA
1940
113 Minutes
Director
Joan Crawford Clark Gable Ian Hunter Peter Lorre Albert Van Dekker Paul Lukas Edward Ciannelli J. Edward Bromberg John Arledge Frederick Worlock Bernard Nedell
prisoner prostitute killer religious person captor cynic dark eerie profound intense prison island jungle french guiana boat religious conversion prison break death penal system boats
Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1932
70 Minutes
Director
Charles Farrell Marian Nixon Minna Gombell William Collier Josephine Hull William Pawley Greta Grandstedt Ferdinand Munier Nora Lane
Engaged couple faces financial and family troubles that obstruct their marriage.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1930
94 Minutes
Director
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 »
6.5/10
Romance
USA
1932
78 Minutes
Director
Helen Hayes Gary Cooper Adolphe Menjou Mary Philips Jack LaRue Blanche Frederici Mary Forbes Gilbert Emery
ambulance driver nurse commanding officer soldier emotional gripping italy battlefield hospital switzerland world war i horrors of war love triangle love transformation 1910s
An American ambulance driver and an English nurse fall in love in Italy during World War I.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1932
70 Minutes
Director
Spencer Tracy Doris Kenyon Ralph Bellamy Tommy Conlon Raymond Borzage Beryl Mercer Sarah Padden Robert Homans Dawn O'Day Betty Jane Graham Louise Beavers
Already in trouble with the law, Arthur and his friend Nutty break into a drugstore to get medicine for Nutty's grandmother. The druggist's wife, Mrs. Doray, asks for custody. When he hears... See full summary »
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1937
95 Minutes
Director
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 »
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1940
113 Minutes
Director
Robert Taylor Ruth Hussey Walter Pidgeon Paul Kelly Shepperd Strudwick Red Skelton Nat Pendleton Dick Purcell William Tannen William Stelling Stanley Smith
ensign lieutenant commanding officer wife pilot brother emotional tense san diego naval base airplane household hospital restaurant arrogance teamwork misunderstanding navy false accusations depression
A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane... See full summary »
6.3/10
Musical
USA
1943
132 Minutes
Director
Cheryl Walker William Terry Marjorie Riordan Lon McCallister Margaret Early Michael Harrison Count Basie Fred Brady Benny Goodman
soldier hostess movie star musician heartwarming cheery winsome new york city dance hall military life world war ii romance forbidden love sacrifice 1940s
"Dakota" Smith (William Terry), a young soldier on a pass in New York City, visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theatre and movies appear and host a recreational ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1938
76 Minutes
Director
Joan Crawford Margaret Sullavan Robert Young Melvyn Douglas Fay Bainter Allyn Joslyn Hattie McDaniel Frank Albertson Oscar O'Shea Harry Barris Tony De Marco
dancer farmer brother sister wife passionate tense melodramatic new york city nightclub wisconsin farm love triangle marital problems marriage city vs. country betrayal love temptation transformation
A nightclub dancer marries into society and has to contend with her jealous sister-in-law.
6.2/10
Drama
USA
1937
80 Minutes
Director
Spencer Tracy Luise Rainer Charley Grapewin Janet Beecher Eddie Quillan Victor Varconi Oscar O'Shea Helen Troy William Demarest John Arledge Irving Bacon
cab driver husband wife brother immigrant mobster melodramatic new york city garage taxi ship hideout gangsters mistaken identity corruption bombing taxicab business deportation pursuit rivalry
Julius Trent, the founder and president of Trent Mills objects to the plans of his manager, Walford Andrews, to manufacture a synthetic wool called Woolex. Finding Julius behind the times, ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Romance
USA
1936
70 Minutes
Director
Marion Davies Dick Powell Charles Ruggles Claude Rains Edward Everett Horton Arthur Treacher Henry Stephenson Clara Blandick John Larkin Walter Kingsford Etienne Girardot
napoleon bonaparte brother socialite suitor teacher passionate lighthearted emotional baltimore france louisiana purchase negotiation impersonation arranged marriage teaching politics love sacrifice rivalry quest
Napoleon needs money to fight his wars in Europe so he wants 20 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory in the United States. To help the negotiations, he sends his brother, Jerome, to ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Musical
USA
1935
108 Minutes
Director
Dick Powell Ruby Keeler Lewis Stone Ross Alexander Eddie Acuff Dick Foran John Arledge Robert Light Joe King Frederick Burton Henry Kolker
Dick is watching the fleet come in when he sees June. Dick has no intention of joining the Navy, which is a family tradition, and June, having lost her father and brother in the Navy, does ... See full summary »
6.0/10
War
USA
1958
88 Minutes
Director
Victor Mature Li Hua Li Ward Bond Bob Mathias Johnny Desmond Stuart Whitman Elaine Devry Ann McCrea Danny Chang Denver Pyle Don "Red" Barry
pilot young woman priest soldier young boy gritty melodramatic spectacular touching china bar airstrip los angeles airplane world war ii alcoholism pregnancy depression responsibility unusual romance
American pilot Cliff Brandon, fighting the Japanese in China, finds himself the unintentional "owner" of a Chinese housekeeper, Shu-Jen. The unlikely couple falls in love and marries, but not without tragedy brought on by the war.
5.9/10
Drama
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Director
Kay Francis George Brent Warren William Helene Lowell Henry O'Neill Samuel S. Hinds Russell Hicks Maude Turner Gordon Martha Merrill Edgar Kennedy Sam Hayes
pilot friend wife benefactor daredevil melodramatic mushy emotional tense long island, n.y. new york state airplane party friendship love triangle marriage tragic death guilt loyalty forbidden love
Terry Parker (George Brent) is shattered by the crash of his airplane which killed his parents and sister, and adopts a listless attitude toward life. But romance enters in the person of ... See full summary »
5.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
97 Minutes
Director
Dick Powell Ruby Keeler Pat O'Brien Ross Alexander John Arledge John Eldredge Henry O'Neill Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Frederick Burton John Darrow Glen Boles
cadet general daughter lieutenant sergeant amusing passionate hawaii army base west point, n.y. stage love triangle reunion military musical revue engagement ambition love quest rivalry
A Musical-romance with Dick Powell as a private stationed in Hawaii who gets involved with Ruby Keeler, the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a scandal, the pair break up, but ... See full summary »
5.7/10
Drama, History
USA
1959
180 Minutes
Director
Howard Keel Susan Kohner John Saxon Herbert Lom Martha Hyer Ray Stricklyn Marian Seldes Alexander Scourby
simon peter king herod princess prince suitor disciple brutal uplifting suspenseful arabia judea house seaside christianity forgiveness religion persecution vengeance teaching underdog
Exploring the life of Peter, from being a successful fisherman to becoming a follower of Jesus Christ and being dependent on Jesus Christ.
5.7/10
Comedy
USA
1929
96 Minutes
Director
Will Rogers Irene Rich Marguerite Churchill Owen Davis Jr. Fifi D'Orsay Ivan Lebedeff Marcelle Corday Theodore Lodi Rex Bell Christiane Yves Edgar Kennedy
Oklahoma mechanic Pike Peters finds himself part owner of an oil field. His wife Idy, hitherto content, decides the family must go to Paris to get "culture" and meet "the right kind of ... See full summary »
Adventure
1945
100 Minutes
Director
Paul Henreid Maureen O'Hara Walter Slezak Binnie Barnes John Emery Barton MacLane J.M. Kerrigan Fritz Leiber Nancy Gates Jack LaRue Mike Mazurki
pirate countess girlfriend soldier ship captain brash outlandish spirited pirate ship north carolina south carolina prison romance pirates love triangle prison break adventure escape revenge 16th century
Dutch pirates of Tortuga save the Mexican viceroy's daughter (Maureen O'Hara) from marriage to the governor (Walter Slezak).
Romance
1934
91 Minutes
Director
Margaret Sullavan Douglass Montgomery Alan Hale Catherine Doucet DeWitt Jennings G.P. Huntley Jr. Muriel Kirkland Fred Kohler Mae Marsh Donald Haines Christian Rub
husband wife stepmother madam rival melodramatic intricate spirited small town berlin household brothel prostitution newlyweds struggle relocation secret life work quest discovery
Two newlyweds struggle to make a life together amid the social and political turmoil of pre-Hitler Germany.
Drama
1927
119 Minutes
Director
Janet Gaynor Charles Farrell Ben Bard David Butler Marie Mosquini Albert Gran
sewer cleaner prostitute sister police officer charming emotional moving paris apartment street sewer romance poverty world war i prostitution schemes separation love 1910s
A dejected Parisian sewer worker feels his prayers have been answered when he falls in love with a street waif.
Drama
1947
104 Minutes
Director
A gambler (Don Ameche) wins big but neglects his wife (Catherine McLeod) and family, until all he has left is guilt and a racehorse.
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