List of the best John Wray movies: All Quiet on the Western Front(1930), The Death Kiss(1933), Green Eyes(1934), The Mouthpiece(1932), The Match King(1932), The Women Men Marry(1937), Safe in Hell(1931), Risky Business(1939), Swiss Family Robinson(1940), Remember the Night(1940), After Tonight(1933), Poor Little Rich Girl(1936) ... ...
War
USA
1930
105 Minutes
Lew Ayres Louis Wolheim John Wray Raymond Griffith Slim Summerville Russell Gleason William Bakewell Scott Kolk Walter Rogers Ben Alexander Owen Davis Jr.
soldier teacher drillmaster student military officer dark brutal profound germany school boot camp trading post trenches world war i patriotism horrors of war growing up adventure 1910s
A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1933
74 Minutes
Bela Lugosi Adrienne Ames David Manners John Wray Vince Barnett Alexander Carr Edward Van Sloan Harold Minjir Wade Boteler Al Hill Barbara Bedford
Murder during film shoot sparks search for a killer.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
68 Minutes
Shirley Grey Charles Starrett Claude Gillingwater John Wray William Bakewell Dorothy Revier Ben Hendricks Jr. Stephen Chase Arthur Clayton Aggie Herring
The owner of a large mansion in the country throws a costume party for some of his friends. However, the party turns sour when he is found stabbed to death in a closet. The police and a guest try to discover who committed the murder.
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
90 Minutes
Warren William James Flood Sidney Fox Aline MacMahon Mae Madison John Wray
Prosecutor becomes a defense attorney after an innocent man is sent to an electric chair.
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Warren William Lili Damita Glenda Farrell Harold Huber John Wray Hardie Albright
immigrant street sweeper entrepreneur actress girlfriend uncle melodramatic dark solemn chicago sweden europe factory small town illinois rags to riches business scheme arrogance success doomed romance
Unscrupulous Paul Kroll, starting as a Chicago janitor, uses graft to finance a trip to Sweden where by trickery he gains control of his uncle's small match factory. By expert manipulation ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1937
60 Minutes
George Murphy Josephine Hutchinson Claire Dodd Sidney Blackmer Cliff Edwards John Wray Peggy Ryan Helen Jerome Eddy Rollo Lloyd Edward McWade Toby Wing
Bill is a reporter who works with Jane, his gal before he married Claire. After a year, he is still crazy in love with Claire. But Claire has been stepping out and is now going with Wiley, ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1931
65 Minutes
Dorothy Mackaill Donald Cook Ralf Harolde Morgan Wallace Victor Varconi Ivan F. Simpson John Wray Nina Mae McKinney Gustav von Seyffertitz Cecil Cunningham Charles Middleton
After accidentally killing the man who raped her and forced her into prostitution, a New Orleans woman flees to a Caribbean island. While she awaits her fiancé, the vicious local police chief sets his sights on her.
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
67 Minutes
George Murphy Dorothea Kent Edward Ciannelli Leon Ames El Brendel Richard Tucker Frances Robinson John Wray Arthur Loft Pierre Watkin Grant Richards
Radio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl who has been kidnapped.
Adventure
USA
1940
92 Minutes
Thomas Mitchell Edna Best Freddie Bartholomew Terry Kilburn Tim Holt Baby Bobby Quillan Christian Rub John Wray Herbert Rawlinson
mother father son brother sailor heartwarming london ship deserted island family home stranded survival family shipwreck isolation adventure quest 1810s
A family setting out for a new life across the sea is shipwrecked on a deserted island. The family members collaborate to create a home for themselves in the jungle environment.
Other, Romance
USA
1940
94 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray Beulah Bondi Elizabeth Patterson Willard Robertson Sterling Holloway Charles Waldron Paul Guilfoyle Charles Arnt John Wray Thomas W. Ross
district attorney shoplifter sheriff mother love interest amusing emotional charming new york city jail court pennsylvania indiana car romance opposites attract christmas family shoplifting redemption
Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.
Romance
USA
1933
71 Minutes
Constance Bennett Gilbert Roland Edward Ellis Sam Godfrey Lucien Percival Mischa Auer Ben Hendricks Jr. Leonid Snegoff Evelyn Carter Carrington John Wray
While romancing a beautiful Russian countess, a captain in the Austrian intelligence service is assigned to capture "K-14", a clever spy who has so far managed to remain undetected. What ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1936
72 Minutes
Shirley Temple Alice Faye Jack Haley Gloria Stuart Michael Whalen Sara Haden Jane Darwell Claude Gillingwater Paul Stanton Henry Armetta Charles Coleman
young girl entertainer businessman producer man wife amusing tender city mansion apartment street car radio station father/daughter relationship grief music family city life growing up
The daughter of a wealthy businessman becomes lost in the city while traveling to a new school, and is taken in by a pair of down-on-their-luck performers.
Comedy
USA
1940
89 Minutes
Loretta Young Ray Milland Gail Patrick Reginald Gardiner Edmund Gwenn Frank Sully Gordon Jones George Metaxa Charles Halton Joseph Eggenton Chester Clute
A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.