List of the best Henry Kolker movies: The Mystery Man(1935), The Valiant(1929), I Like Your Nerve(1931), Great Guy(1936), Once a Doctor(1937), The Crash(1932), Baby Face(1933), Jewel Robbery(1932), East Is West(1930), Thoroughbreds Don't Cry(1937), Gigolettes of Paris(1933), Mad Love(1935) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
61 Minutes
Ellwyn A. "Jo-Jo" Jonas
Robert Armstrong Maxine Doyle Henry Kolker Roy Mason James Burke Guy Usher Jimmy Burtis Monty Collins Sam Lufkin Dell Henderson
When he runs short of money, a newspaper reporter pawns a police revolver he was given after he helped the police solve a case. Later on the gun is used in a murder, and the reporter is suspected of committing the crime.
Drama
USA
1929
66 Minutes
Judge
Paul Muni Marguerite Churchill DeWitt Jennings Henry Kolker Edith Yorke Richard Carlyle Johnny Mack Brown Clifford Dempsey George C. Pearce Don Terry
After killing an unknown man for an unknown reason, a mysterious drifter turns himself to the law, under a false name intending to protect his own family's honor. But when the news of his ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1931
70 Minutes
Areal Pacheco
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Loretta Young Claude Allister Henry Kolker Edmond Breon Boris Karloff
Young man attempts to break up an engagement between a woman and an older man.
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Abel Canning
James Cagney Mae Clarke James Burke Edward Brophy Henry Kolker Bernadene Hayes Edward McNamara Robert Glecker Joe Sawyer Ed Gargan Matty Fain
The adventures of an investigator (Cagney) for the Bureau of Weights and Measures.
Drama
USA
1937
59 Minutes
Dr. Bruce Nordland
Jean Muir Donald Woods Gordon Oliver Joe King Henry Kolker Gordon Hart Joseph Crehan Louise Stanley Robert Paige Cyrus W. Kendall
Steven and Jerry are both young doctors, rivals professionally and for Paula Norland. Jerry lets Steven take the blame for a mistake he made and sending him to prison. Steven gets redemption, after release, during a storm at sea.
Drama
1932
58 Minutes
John Fair
Ruth Chatterton George Brent Paul Cavanagh Barbara Leonard Henry Kolker Lois Wilson Ivan F. Simpson Helen Vinson Hardie Albright Edith Kingdom Richard Tucker
The wife (Ruth Chatterton) of a Wall Street loser (George Brent) eyes an Australian sheep rancher (Paul Cavanagh) in Bermuda.
Drama
USA
1933
71 Minutes
J.P. Carter
Barbara Stanwyck George Brent Donald Cook Arthur Hohl John Wayne Henry Kolker Margaret Lindsay Douglas Dumbrille Theresa Harris Alphonse Ethier James Murray
beautiful woman businessman father friend banker sultry unrestrained pennsylvania new york city seduction sex betrayal prohibition social standing adventure transformation 1930s
A young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank - by gleefully sleeping her way to the top.
Comedy
USA
1932
68 Minutes
Baron Franz
William Powell Kay Francis Helen Vinson Hardie Albright Andre Luguet Henry Kolker Spencer Charters Alan Mowbray Lawrence Grant Jacques Vanaire Charles Coleman
baron baroness thief detective husband lover amusing lighthearted vienna jewelry shop house crime jewelry theft investigation infidelity affair love pursuit forbidden love temptation
A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers.
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
75 Minutes
Mr. Benson
Lupe Velez Lew Ayres Edward G. Robinson E. Alyn Warren Tetsu Komai Henry Kolker Mary Forbes Edgar Norton Charles Middleton Jean Hersholt
Ming Toy is on the auction block in China. She is saved by Billy and taken to San Francisco by Lo Sang Kee. To save her from deportation she is sold to Charlie Yong, the Chop Suey King. Billy kidnaps her with plans of marriage.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
80 Minutes
'Doc' Godfrey
Judy Garland Mickey Rooney Sophie Tucker C. Aubrey Smith Frankie Darro Henry Kolker Helen Troy Ronald Sinclair
jockey niece horse owner young boy uncle gambler charming melodramatic positive horse track boarding house house england office horse racing gambling betrayal friendship fixed game horses
A cocky young jockey who gets mixed up with some crooked gamblers befriends an English lad with a fast horse and the niece of a woman who runs a boarding house for jockeys.
Romance
USA
1933
59 Minutes
Police Interrogator
Madge Bellamy Natalie Moorhead Gilbert Roland Theodore von Eltz Molly O'Day Henry Kolker Paul Porcasi Albert Conti
A jilted shop girl goes off in search of true love.
Sci-Fi
USA
1935
70 Minutes
Prefect Rosset
Peter Lorre Frances Drake Colin Clive Ted Healy Edward Brophy Sara Haden Henry Kolker May Beatty Keye Luke Rollo Lloyd Clarence Wilson
surgeon actress pianist reporter maid lunatic eerie suspenseful quirky paris train household medical experiments obsession framed murder impersonation forbidden love temptation transformation
In Paris, a demented surgeon's obsession with a British actress leads him to secretly replace her concert pianist husband's mangled hands with those of a guillotined murderer with a gift for knife-throwing.
Horror
USA
1935
70 Minutes
Baron de Berghman
Boris Karloff Marian Marsh Robert Allen Thurston Hall Katherine DeMille John Buckler Henry Kolker Colin Tapley Torben Meyer
twin brother baron colonel daughter servant eerie thrilling dark tyrol castle torture chamber ambition superstition fear impersonation murder royalty rivalry quest
Ignoring an ancient prophecy, evil brother Gregor seeks to maintain his feudal power on his his Tyrolean estate by murdering and impersonating his benevolent younger twin.
Romance
USA
1938
91 Minutes
Horace Smith
Gary Cooper Merle Oberon Walter Brennan Patsy Kelly Fuzzy Knight Mabel Todd Henry Kolker Harry Davenport Emma Dunn Walter Walker Berton Churchill
wealthy girl father maid cowboy best friend lighthearted tender charming city household bar palm beach, fla. montana wealth father/daughter relationship impersonation deception elopement romance love
A lonely socialite masquerades as a maid and meets an unpretentious, plain-spoken cowboy who is unaware of her true identity.
Romance
USA
1931
81 Minutes
Mr. Woodward
Gloria Swanson Ben Lyon Arthur Lake Monroe Owsley Barbara Kent Maude Eburne Henry Kolker Nella Walker
A young woman jeopardizes the relationship with the man she loves when a no-account from her past shows up.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
69 Minutes
Mr. Adam J. Fielding
Robert Taylor Virginia Bruce Helen Twelvetrees Isabel Jewell Nat Pendleton Pinky Tomlin Henry Kolker Raymond Hatton Jack LaRue Robert Elliott Fred Kohler
daughter attorney love interest gangster host nightclub employee emotional suspenseful intricate new york city hockey rink dog track nightclub street inheritance con game deception greed organized crime corruption
Toni Bradley comes to New York City, from a small town in Iowa, to take over her late father's estate and sporting business, which is primarily gambling on sports events, with a lot of the ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1932
78 Minutes
Hutton
Tallulah Bankhead Gary Cooper Charles Laughton Cary Grant Paul Porcasi Juliette Compton Henry Kolker Dorothy Christy Arthur Hoyt Gordon Westcott
Murder during film shoot sparks search for a killer.
Drama
USA
1936
79 Minutes
Calvin Carver
Eric Linden Cecilia Parker Harry Beresford Clara Blandick Roger Imhof Olive Tell Henry Kolker Charles Richman
Tom and Ruth are disowned by their parents after eloping. They take up jobs as tenant farmers and and learn the true value of marriage, working and living.
Drama
1933
70 Minutes
Schuyler Brooks
Kay Francis George Brent Glenda Farrell Allen Jenkins Monroe Owsley Helen Ware Henry Kolker Ferdinand Gottschalk Irving Bacon Clarence Wilson George Chandler
wife ex-husband husband private detective sister partner melodramatic outlandish intricate cruise ship bedroom mansion blackmail divorce jealousy love triangle cruise scam escape forbidden love
A private eye (George Brent) follows a millionaire's wife (Kay Francis) to Havana, where they fall in love.
Drama
USA
1932
76 Minutes
Mr. Carter
Tallulah Bankhead Robert Montgomery Hugh Herbert Maurice Murphy Louise Closser Hale Anna Appel Lawrence Grant Henry Kolker Sterling Holloway Phil Tead Jack Clifford
socialite executive millionaire brother mistress suitor emotional spirited household street wealth poverty romance great depression social standing love transformation sacrifice 1930s
Socialite Carol Morgan romps through the depression and her wealth while breaking up with Bill Wade and getting back together with him.
Comedy
USA
1934
78 Minutes
David Opper
Carole Lombard May Robson Roger Pryor Walter Connolly Arthur Hohl Raymond Walburn James Burke Henry Kolker Mariska Aldrich
fan dancer widow publicist manager judge witty emotional amusing retirement home stage female bonding show business coincidence matchmaking transformation 1930s
An elderly, brash drunk is hired to help improve the image of a controversial dancer, and the two women form an unlikely friendship.
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
80 Minutes
Mr. Rollins
Jeffrey Lynn Brenda Marshall John Litel Lee Patrick Henry O'Neill Roger Pryor Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Henry Kolker William Gould Edward Keane Peter Ashley
The City Trust and Savings Bank sends Vice President Dave Bennett to a branch office to check on a Charles Patterson. Charlie has greatly increased the amount of money in savings and is ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1933
90 Minutes
Mr. Sanborn
Edward G. Robinson Kay Francis Genevieve Tobin Robert Barrat Murray Kinnell Robert McWade J. Farrell MacDonald Henry Kolker
business owner theodore roosevelt mother wife opera singer socialite melodramatic passionate emotional athens, greece stockyard apartment courtroom family home chicago fraud love triangle infidelity family business failing marriage
Art student John Hayden interrupts his studies in Greece to head his father's meat packing business on his father's death. He marries social climber Martha who taunts him for his ideals ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
83 Minutes
District Attorney Prichard
Edmund Lowe Florence Rice Henry Daniell Nat Pendleton Sara Haden Dean Jagger Frank Reicher Zeffie Tilbury Henry Kolker Marla Shelton Theodore von Eltz
A crazed, philandering professor prevents his studious wife from leaving him by committing the perfect murder.
Horror
USA
1944
73 Minutes
Deschamps
John Carradine Jean Parker Nils Asther Ludwig Stossel George Pembroke Teala Loring Sonia Sorel Iris Adrian Henry Kolker Emmett Lynn Patti McCarty
murderer artist seamstress inspector ex-lover dark creepy artist's studio funeral paris france murder case painting dangerous job wretched excess transformation love 19th century
In Paris, an artist hires portrait models, and after he finishes their portraits, he strangles them.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
87 Minutes
Agent de Police
Maurice Chevalier Helen Twelvetrees Baby LeRoy Adrienne Ames Edward Everett Horton Earle Foxe Betty Lorraine Gertrude Michael Reginald Mason Henry Kolker George MacQuarrie
Parisian playboy plays father to an abandoned baby who interferes with his womanizing.
Comedy
1934
75 Minutes
Senator Titcombe
Jean Harlow Lionel Barrymore Franchot Tone Lewis Stone Patsy Kelly Alan Mowbray Clara Blandick Russell Hopton Hale Hamilton Henry Kolker Nat Pendleton
chorus girl wealthy man millionaire son best friend married man playful spirited amusing missouri beer hall new york city stage mansion yacht gold digging father/son relationship suicide frame-up seduction
An innkeeper's daughter (Jean Harlow) runs away from home and meets a Palm Beach millionaire (Lionel Barrymore) and his son (Franchot Tone).
Western
USA
1939
135 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Akim Tamiroff Robert Preston Lynne Overman Brian Donlevy Robert Barrat Anthony Quinn Stanley Ridges Evelyn Keyes Henry Kolker
daughter railroad worker postal worker gambler banker spectacular patriotic spirited railway american west post office railroad manifest destiny native americans corruption love triangle adventure rivalry love 1860s
In 1862, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward California.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1935
68 Minutes
Warren William Margaret Lindsay Errol Flynn Claire Dodd Donald Woods Allen Jenkins Philip Reed Winifred Shaw Warren Hymer Olin Howland Henry Kolker
perry mason friend ex-husband husband detective attorney engaging suspenseful law office mortuary apartment police station dinner party house law bigamy blackmail murder investigation accidental death
Perry interrupts his vacation plans when an ex-girlfriend, now newly married, asks him to help her with murder and bigamy charges.
Musical
USA
1935
108 Minutes
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 »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1931
80 Minutes
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.
Musical
USA
1934
85 Minutes
Al Jolson Kay Francis Dolores del Río Ricardo Cortez Hal LeRoy Guy Kibbee Ruth Donnelly Hugh Herbert Louise Fazenda Fifi D'Orsay Robert Barrat
Harry and Inez are a dance team at the Wonder Bar. Inez loves Harry, but he is in love with Liane, the wife of a wealthy business man. Al Wonder and the conductor/singer Tommy are in love ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1938
68 Minutes
Franchot Tone Gladys George Mickey Rooney Ralph Morgan Jessie Ralph Barnett Parker Ted Healy Frank Jenks Virginia Weidler Fay Holden Julius Tannen
A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill, attempts to get her some publicity by having her adopt two orphans.
Drama, History
USA
1932
123 Minutes
John Barrymore Ethel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore Ralph Morgan Diana Wynyard Tad Alexander C. Henry Gordon Edward Arnold Gustav von Seyffertitz Dawn O'Day Jean Parker
mystic czar nicholas ii child prince princess doctor dark intense russia palace party hypnosis czarina alexandra royalty rasputin assassination revolution quest rise fall
A prince plots to kill the mad monk Rasputin for the good of the czar, the czarina and Russia.
Drama, History
USA
1935
96 Minutes
Preston Foster Alan Hale Basil Rathbone John Wood Louis Calhern David Holt Dorothy Wilson Wyrley Birch Gloria Shea Frank Conroy William V. Mong
slave trader blacksmith son fortuneteller gladiator pontius pilate touching intense inspiring spectacular volcano jerusalem africa italy redemption city regret corruption painful memories crucifixion
In the doomed Roman city, a gentle blacksmith becomes a corrupt gladiator, while his son leans toward Christianity.
Drama, History
1937
112 Minutes
Greta Garbo Charles Boyer Reginald Owen Alan Marshall Henry Stephenson Leif Erickson Dame May Whitty C. Henry Gordon Maria Ouspenskaya Claude Gillingwater
napoleon bonaparte countess marie walewska count politician son patriotic melodramatic poland isle of elba france historical events affair imprisonment divorce love sacrifice wretched excess forbidden love 1800s
Married Countess Marie Walewska (Greta Garbo) becomes Napoleon's (Charles Boyer) mistress, followed by the battle of Waterloo.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
86 Minutes
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 »
Biography
1938
149 Minutes
Norma Shearer Tyrone Power John Barrymore Gladys George Robert Morley Anita Louise Joseph Schildkraut Henry Stephenson Reginald Gardiner Peter Bull Albert Van Dekker
marie antoinette louis xvi count louis xv duke engaging melodramatic spectacular france palace versailles, france royal life revolution affair execution love growing up wretched excess fall 1790s
The 18th-century Austrian princess (Norma Shearer) has an affair with a Swedish count (Tyrone Power) and becomes queen of France.
Romance
USA
1935
77 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Robert Young Hardie Albright Harry Bowen Allan Cavan Eddy Chandler Jack Cheatham Joe Dominguez Ruth Donnelly Tom Dugan Cliff Edwards
The rebellious daughter of an army general becomes involved with a communist agitator, much to the consternation of her father, who instead attempts to pair her with a handsome yet dim-witted soldier.
Comedy
USA
1947
108 Minutes
Danny Kaye Virginia Mayo Boris Karloff Fay Bainter Ann Rutherford Thurston Hall Konstantin Shayne Florence Bates Gordon Jones Reginald Denny Henry Corden
man fiancée mother beautiful woman villain criminal endearing amusing united states city household dreams imagination courage heroism crime adventure quest pursuit 1940s
A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.