List of the best James Whale movies: Bride of Frankenstein(1935), Waterloo Bridge(1931), Show Boat(1936), The Man in the Iron Mask(1939), The Old Dark House(1932), The Road Back(1937), Port of Seven Seas(1938), Wives Under Suspicion(1938), Sinners in Paradise(1938), The Great Garrick(1937) ... ...
Horror
USA
1935
75 Minutes
Director
Boris Karloff Elsa Lanchester Colin Clive Valerie Hobson O.P. Heggie Una O'Connor Ernest Thesiger Gavin Gordon Douglas Walton E.E. Clive Lucien Prival
monster mad scientist fiancée blind person hunter bride witty brooding chilling countryside castle hideout death accident meaning of life guilt pursuit transformation sacrifice 19th century
Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
Drama
USA
1931
72 Minutes
Director
Mae Clarke Douglass Montgomery Doris Lloyd Ethel Griffies Enid Bennett Frederick Kerr Bette Davis Rita Carlyle Ruth Handforth Billy Bevan
A prostitute's self-loathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during World War I.
Musical
USA
1936
113 Minutes
Director
Irene Dunne Allan Jones Charles Winninger Helen Westley Paul Robeson Helen Morgan Donald Cook Sammy White Queenie Smith J. Farrell MacDonald Arthur Hohl
singer gambler actress actor father daughter spectacular emotional melodramatic river boat chicago nightclub theater mississippi show business interracial romance racism love marriage
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
Adventure
USA
1939
110 Minutes
Director
Louis Hayward Joan Bennett Warren William Joseph Schildkraut Alan Hale Walter Kingsford Miles Mander Bert Roach Marion Martin Montagu Love Doris Kenyon
d'artagnan porthos aramis athos princess twin rousing thrilling melodramatic paris bastille palace countryside prison king louis xiv deception rebellion love triangle secret imprisonment
Despotic King Louis XIV discovers he has a twin brother who has grown up under the tutelage of his foster father, the patriotic musketeer D'Artagnan.
Comedy, Horror
USA
1932
71 Minutes
Director
Boris Karloff Melvyn Douglas Charles Laughton Gloria Stuart Lilian Bond Ernest Thesiger Eva Moore Raymond Massey Brember Wills Elspeth Dudgeon
host butler chorus girl veteran industrialist religious person offbeat amusing mansion country road wales storm arson haunted houses love mystery 1930s
Seeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate.
Drama
USA
1937
97 Minutes
Director
John "Dusty" King Richard Cromwell Slim Summerville Maurice Murphy Andy Devine Larry J. Blake John Emery Henry Hunter Noah Beery Jr. Gene Garrick
After World War I, a group of former German soldiers try to adjust to civilian life.
Drama
USA
1938
81 Minutes
Director
Madelon and Marius intend to marry but he finds the call of the ocean irresistible and leaves her and his father behind.
Drama
USA
1938
75 Minutes
Director
A prosecutor trying a case where a husband shot his adulterous wife begins to suspect that his own wife is having an affair, and starts to have his own thoughts about killing her.
Drama
USA
1938
65 Minutes
Director
A seaplane departs for China. On board are a nurse escaping a loveless marriage to do work with refugees, a woman hoping to surprise her estranged son, a wealthy heiress trying to distance ... See full summary »
Comedy
1937
91 Minutes
Director
Brian Aherne Olivia de Havilland Edward Everett Horton Melville Cooper Luis Alberni Lionel Atwill Marie Wilson Lana Turner Linda Perry Craig Reynolds Dorothy Tree
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French actors stage a hoax to deflate the ego of the famed 18th-century British actor (Brian Aherne).