List of the best George Fitzmaurice movies: The Barker(1928), Arsene Lupin Returns(1938), The Devil to Pay(1930), Mata Hari(1931), The Son of the Sheik(1926), Raffles(1930), As You Desire Me(1932), The Last of Mrs. Cheyney(1937), Petticoat Fever(1936), Live, Love and Learn(1937), The Locked Door(1929), Strangers May Kiss(1931) ... ...
Drama
USA
1928
90 Minutes
Director
Milton Sills Dorothy Mackail Betty Compson Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Sylvia Ashton George Cooper S.S. Simon
A carnival barker wants his son to become a lawyer, but his son gets side-tracked into joining the carnival too.
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
81 Minutes
Director
Melvyn Douglas Virginia Bruce Warren William John Halliday Nat Pendleton Monty Woolley George Zucco E.E. Clive Rollo Lloyd Vladimir Sokoloff Tully Marshall
A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy and alluring society woman, while one ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1930
65 Minutes
Director
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
1931
91 Minutes
Director
Greta Garbo Ramon Novarro Lionel Barrymore Lewis Stone C. Henry Gordon Karen Morley Alec B. Francis Blanche Frederici Edmund Breese Helen Jerome Eddy Frank Reicher
mata hari officer general chief spy love interest sultry melodramatic thrilling paris nightclub apartment world war i espionage seduction jealousy affair love sacrifice rivalry
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.
Adventure
USA
1926
72 Minutes
Director
Rudolph Valentino Vilma Banky Agnes Ayres George Fawcett Montagu Love Karl Dane Bull Montana
sheik son mother dancing girl father moor melodramatic desert city compound north africa family home hideout deception betrayal kidnapping love triangle class conflict forbidden love adventure
The son of the sheik and a dancing girl fall in love, but when he is made to believe she has betrayed him he seeks revenge.
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
72 Minutes
Director
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
1932
71 Minutes
Director
Greta Garbo Melvyn Douglas Erich von Stroheim Hedda Hopper Owen Moore Rafaela Ottiano Warburton Gamble Albert Conti William Ricciardi Roland Varno
Budapest bar entertainer Zara is a discontented alcoholic who is pursued by many men but lives with novelist Carl Salter. A strange man (Tony) shows up on Salter's estate claiming that Zara... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1937
98 Minutes
Director
Joan Crawford Richard Boleslawski William Powell Robert Montgomery Frank Morgan Nigel Bruce Jessie Ralph Benita Hume Melville Cooper Ralph Forbes Colleen Clare
socialite butler wealthy man lord duchess detective witty emotional amusing london estate new york city ship jewelry theft secret identity deception love triangle swindling partnership discovery
Two English aristocrats pursue a rich American widow who may not be quite the person she claims to be.
Comedy
USA
1936
80 Minutes
Director
Robert Montgomery Myrna Loy Reginald Owen Otto Yamaoka George Hassell Forrester Harvey Irving Bacon Bo Ching Iris Yamaoka Winifred Shotter
A lonesome wireless operator delays a couple who become stranded in Labrador.
Romance
USA
1937
78 Minutes
Director
Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell Robert Benchley Helen Vinson Mickey Rooney Monty Woolley E.E. Clive Charles Judels Maude Eburne Harlan Briggs Al Shean
painter socialite sailor art dealer husband wife amusing madcap outlandish small town new york city central park art gallery poverty art world rags to riches romance alcohol marriage love
Bob is a struggling artist who paints for his own amusement. Julie is a rich society girl. When they meet, it is cute and they are soon married. Living in a small apartment with the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1929
70 Minutes
Director
Rod La Rocque Barbara Stanwyck William "Stage" Boyd Betty Bronson Harry Stubbs Harry Mestayer Mack Swain ZaSu Pitts George Bunny
secretary lawyer womanizer sister-in-law son father melodramatic frenetic heartwarming speakeasy office mansion new york state hotel ship sexism bribery marriage accidental death sister relationship
On her first anniversary Ann Reagan finds that her sister-in-law is involved with a shady character from her own past, and determines to intervene.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1931
85 Minutes
Director
Norma Shearer Robert Montgomery Neil Hamilton Marjorie Rambeau Irene Rich Hale Hamilton Conchita Montenegro Jed Prouty Albert Conti Henry Armetta George Davis
secretary foreign correspondent old flame aunt uncle alcoholic melodramatic shocking tender salon nightclub mexico new york city europe hotel female sexuality love triangle commitment marriage infidelity
Against her friends wishes, Lisbeth moves to Mexico to live with her lover.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
74 Minutes
Director
Ronald Colman Fay Wray Estelle Taylor Warren Hymer Tully Marshall Lawrence Grant Ullrich Haupt Kit Guard
A bunch of crooks team up to find and steal money from an old man and his daughter.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1931
80 Minutes
Director
Evelyn Laye John Boles Leon Errol Lilyan Tashman Hugh Cameron Marian Lord Lionel Belmore George Bickel Vince Barnett Henry Victor Henry Kolker
opera singer waif count guardian baron merchant amusing outlandish tender budapest, hungary countryside castle deception assumed identity romantic dilemma class conflict bad behavior opera forbidden love discovery
A poor but basically honest flower woman agrees to impersonate a wicked opera star.
Drama
1936
99 Minutes
Director
Jean Harlow Franchot Tone Cary Grant Benita Hume Lewis Stone Reginald Mason Inez Courtney Greta Meyer David Clyde Elspeth Dudgeon Tyler Brooke
showgirl inventor aviator businesswoman spy engineer melodramatic emotional thrilling passionate paris london cabaret hospital front lines funeral world war i love triangle class distinctions airplane crash
Thinking a German spy has killed her new husband (Franchot Tone), a chorus girl (Jean Harlow) flees to Paris and marries a pilot (Cary Grant).