List of the best Lawrence Grant movies: A Gentleman of Paris(1927), The Werewolf of London(1935), Shanghai Express(1932), The Duchess of Buffalo(1926), The Case of Lena Smith(1929), The Unholy Garden(1931), Faithless(1932), The Mask of Fu Manchu(1932), Under the Red Robe(1937), Speak Easily(1932), Jewel Robbery(1932), The Count of Monte Cristo(1934) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1927
65 Minutes
Gen. Baron de Latour
Adolphe Menjou Shirley O'Hara Arlette Marchal William B. Davidson Lawrence Grant Nicholas Soussanin Ivy Harris
Horror
1935
75 Minutes
Sir Thomas Forsythe
Henry Hull Warner Oland Valerie Hobson Lester Matthews Lawrence Grant Spring Byington Clark Williams J.M. Kerrigan Charlotte Granville Ethel Griffies Zeffie Tilbury
botanist assistant wife scientist nephew police chief dark frightening melodramatic london laboratory street estate hotel tibet werewolves flowers murder investigation metamorphosis
An Asian werewolf (Warner Oland) bites a botanist (Henry Hull) in Tibet and rivals him for the antidote in London.
Drama
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Rev. Mr. Carmichael
Marlene Dietrich Clive Brook Anna May Wong Warner Oland Eugene Pallette Lawrence Grant Louise Closser Hale Gustav von Seyffertitz Emile Chautard
physician prostitute general woman spy old flame tense melodramatic peking train station train shanghai civil wars revolution prostitution espionage hostage situation rape pursuit transformation
A notorious woman rides a train through a dangerous situation with a British captain she loved.
Romance
USA
1926
70 Minutes
Commandant
Constance Talmadge Tullio Carminati Edward Martindel Rose Dione Chester Conklin Lawrence Grant Martha Franklin Jean De Briac
An American dancer on a tour of pre-Boleshevik Russia falls for a young army officer, and the feeling is mutual. However, the officer's father is the Grand Duke of Russia, and he has ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1929
4 Minutes
Commissioner
Esther Ralston James Hall Gustav von Seyffertitz Emily Fitzroy Fred Kohler Lawrence Grant Leone Lane Betty Aho
During the Florida land boom, The Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land, thwart a jewel robbery, and generally act like themselves.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
74 Minutes
Dr. Shayne
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.
Drama
USA
1932
76 Minutes
Mr. Ledyard
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.
Horror
USA
1932
72 Minutes
Sir Lionel Barton
Boris Karloff Lewis Stone Karen Morley Myrna Loy Charles Starrett Jean Hersholt Lawrence Grant David Torrence
villain daughter commander doctor explorer archaeologist engaging campy gobi desert england expedition schemes showdown good versus evil father/daughter relationship rivalry quest rescue 1930s
(1932 Chesterfield) - John Darrow, Sarah Padden, Montagu Love, Claudia Dell. This is kind of a poverty row version of Madame X. Padden owns a notorious big-city speakeasy. When her long ... See full summary »
Adventure
UK|USA
1937
82 Minutes
Father Joseph
Annabella Conrad Veidt Raymond Massey Romney Brent Sophie Stewart F. Wyndham Goldie Lawrence Grant Baliol Holloway Haddon Mason J. Fisher White Ben Soutten
cardinal swordsman duke duchess pickpocket rebel wild amusing spectacular france royal court castle prison political intrigue espionage loyalty dueling rebellion forbidden love pursuit
Cardinal Richelieu spares the life of a convicted duelist (Veidt) provided he will capture the leader of the Huguenots.
Comedy
USA
1932
82 Minutes
Dr. Bolton
Buster Keaton Jimmy Durante Ruth Selwyn Thelma Todd Hedda Hopper William Pawley Sidney Toler Lawrence Grant Henry Armetta Edward Brophy
A timid professor inherits a large sum of money and decides to fund a terrible musical.
Comedy
USA
1932
68 Minutes
Professor Bauman (uncredited)
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.
Adventure
USA
1934
113 Minutes
De Villefort Sr.
Robert Donat Elissa Landi Louis Calhern Sidney Blackmer Raymond Walburn O.P. Heggie Irene Hervey Georgia Caine Walter Walker Lawrence Grant Luis Alberni
prisoner count villain fiancée spirited gutsy rousing gripping paris italy island revenge fortune imprisonment rags to riches adventure revenge rivalry transformation 1810s
After greedy men have Edmound Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him, he escapes to get his revenge on them.
Horror
USA
1939
99 Minutes
Burgomaster
Basil Rathbone Boris Karloff Bela Lugosi Lionel Atwill Josephine Hutchinson Donnie Dunagan Emma Dunn Edgar Norton Perry Ivins Lawrence Grant Lionel Belmore
frankenstein's monster ygor scientist inspector wife son creepy dark thrilling family home castle frankenstein village laboratory graveyard family honor father/son relationship scientific experiments monsters murder vindication
Returning to the ancestral castle long after the death of the monster, the son of Dr. Frankenstein meets a mad shepherd who is hiding the comatose creature. To clear the family name, he revives the creature and tries to rehabilitate him.
Romance
USA
1935
76 Minutes
Helen Hayes Robert Montgomery May Robson Otto Kruger Lewis Stone Henry Stephenson Violet Kemble Cooper Donald Crisp Jessie Ralph Lionel Belmore Lawrence Grant
The only person that Vanessa wants to marry is Benjamin and they are finally engaged. When a fire sweeps through her fathers house, Benjie is able to save Vanessa, but he cannot save her ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1945
118 Minutes
Charles Boyer Lauren Bacall Peter Lorre Victor Francen Wanda Hendrix George Coulouris Katina Paxinou John Warburton Holmes Herbert Dan Seymour Art Foster
secret agent fascist love interest double agent suspenseful intense dark london espionage war violence fascism love quest rivalry 1930s
In 1937, agents from the opposing sides of the Spanish Civil War travel to the neutral UK to secure coal contracts and to undermine each other's efforts.
Comedy
USA
1939
110 Minutes
Greta Garbo Melvyn Douglas Ina Claire Sig Ruman Felix Bressart Alexander Granach Bela Lugosi Gregory Gaye Richard Carle Edwin Maxwell Rolfe Sedan
diplomat count duchess russian amusing charming paris eiffel tower hotel love forbidden love competition communism capitalism love discovery transformation 1930s
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Drama
USA
1935
110 Minutes
Fredric March Merle Oberon Herbert Marshall Janet Beecher John Halliday Henrietta Crosman Frieda Inescort Claude Allister George Breakston Fay Chaldecott Dennis Chaldecott
soldier cousin girl friend engaging emotional passionate london france england countryside cottage devotion pride love war blindness jealousy love transformation
The close relationship between a woman and her two male childhood friends is tested when she accepts a marriage proposal from one of them, while the burgeoning First World War threatens to change their lives forever.
Horror
USA
1941
114 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Ingrid Bergman Lana Turner Donald Crisp Ian Hunter Barton MacLane C. Aubrey Smith Sara Allgood Peter Godfrey Frederick Worlock William Tannen
dr. jekyll mr. hyde mistress brooding gripping suspenseful london laboratory split personality human nature experiments evil metamorphosis mystery 1880s
Dr. Jekyll allows his dark side to run wild when he drinks a potion that turns him into the evil Mr. Hyde.
Adventure
1940
102 Minutes
Louis Hayward Joan Bennett George Sanders Florence Bates Lionel Royce Montagu Love Ian Wolfe Clayton Moore Ralph Byrd Georges Renavent Michael Visaroff
queen general son king guard brash crafty gutsy fictional country royal court royal palace europe royalty power struggle identity schemes adventure rivalry 1860s
A masked swordsman (Louis Hayward) poses as a French banker to save a grand duchess (Joan Bennett) from a dictator (George Sanders).
Drama, History
USA
1935
128 Minutes
Ronald Colman Elizabeth Allan Edna May Oliver Blanche Yurka Reginald Owen Basil Rathbone Henry B. Walthall Donald Woods Walter Catlett Fritz Leiber H.B. Warner
lawyer wealthy man pretty woman emotional melodramatic passionate england london france paris social change love triangle french revolution friendship injustice love forbidden love quest rescue 1780s
A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.