List of the best Leila Hyams movies: Surrender(1931), The Constant Woman(1933), The Bishop Murder Case(1930), The Thirteenth Chair(1930), Men Call It Love(1931), Way Out West(1930), The Girl Said No(1930), Sing, Sinner, Sing(1933), The Phantom of Paris(1931), Alias Jimmy Valentine(1928), Freaks(1932), Stepping Out(1931) ... ...
Drama
USA
1931
69 Minutes
Axelle von Meirbach
Warner Baxter Leila Hyams Ralph Bellamy C. Aubrey Smith Alexander Kirkland William Pawley Howard Phillips George Andre Beranger Bodil Rosing Tom Ricketts
French POW Dumaine is sequestered near the castle of a prideful Prussian nobleman, Count Reinmacher, who lives for the day that his four sons will march triumphantly into Paris. Axelle, the... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1933
76 Minutes
Lou
Conrad Nagel Leila Hyams Tommy Conlon Claire Windsor Stanley Fields Alexander Carr Robert Ellis Lionel Belmore Ruth Clifford
After the death of his wife, and discovering their son is not really his, Walt turns to alcohol until he finds a new love.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1930
91 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Leila Hyams Roland Young George F. Marion Alec B. Francis Zelda Sears Bodil Rosing Carroll Nye Delmer Daves
detective suspect ward doctor maid killer suspenseful intricate fascinating new york state house closet murder investigation serial murders clues father/daughter relationship kidnapping mystery pursuit 1920s
When the body of a man nicknamed "Cock Robin" is found with an arrow in the heart on an archery range along with a chess bishop as a clue, Philo Vance investigates.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1930
71 Minutes
Helen O'Neill
Although his murdered friend was by all accounts a scoundrel a true "bounder" Edward Wales is determined to trap his killer by staging a seance using a famous medium. Many of the 13 seance ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1931
72 Minutes
Adolphe Menjou Leila Hyams Norman Foster Mary Duncan Hedda Hopper Robert Emmett Keane Harry Northrup
wife husband playboy friend socialite butler melodramatic intricate new york city balcony kitchen party beach car divorce infidelity seduction drinking relationships suspicion
A well-off bachelor finds himself at a loss for what to do when a married woman comes on to him while he's thoroughly involved with someone else's wife.
Comedy, Western
USA
1930
71 Minutes
Molly Rankin
William Haines Leila Hyams Polly Moran Cliff Edwards Francis X. Bushman Jr. Vera Marsh Charles Middleton Jack Pennick Buddy Roosevelt Jay Wilsey
Wise-guy carnival barker Windy bilks a group of cowboys out of their money, gets caught and is forced into working off the debt on their ranch. He falls in love with Molly, the pretty owner... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1930
90 Minutes
Mary Howe
William Haines Leila Hyams Polly Moran Marie Dressler Francis X. Bushman Clara Blandick William Janney Frank Coghlan Jr. Phyllis Crane William V. Mong
college graduate salesman secretary executive dowager father cheery madcap amusing new york city office bar bank restaurant career aspirations romantic dilemma love triangle father/son relationship confidence marriage
A brash, pushy young man gets a job in a bank and sets his cap for his boss's secretary, but the death of his father makes him reassess his priorities.
Drama, Romance
1933
67 Minutes
Paul Lukas Leila Hyams Don Dillaway Ruth Donnelly George E. Stone Joyce Compton Jill Dennett Arthur Hoyt Gladys Blake Arthur Housman
Mystery & Thriller
1931
73 Minutes
Cecile
John Gilbert Leila Hyams Lewis Stone Jean Hersholt C. Aubrey Smith Natalie Moorhead Ian Keith Alfred Hickman Rose Plumer
A French magician (John Gilbert) poses as his beloved's (Leila Hyams) husband to clear himself of murder.
Crime, Drama
USA
1928
88 Minutes
Rose
William Haines Lionel Barrymore Leila Hyams Karl Dane Tully Marshall Ruth Shepley
Jimmy is an expert safe cracker that intends to knock over a small town's leading bank, but he stays there and gets a job instead. As a cashier, he falls in love with the president's ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1932
64 Minutes
Venus
Wallace Ford Olga Baclanova Leila Hyams Roscoe Ates Harry Earles Henry Victor Daisy Earles Rose Dione Edward Brophy Matt McHugh Olga Roderick
trapeze artist circus performer conjoined twins dwarf strong man creepy disturbing circus united states retribution deception friendship bigotry circus revenge fall 1930s
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Comedy
USA
1931
73 Minutes
Eve Martin
When Sally (Charlotte Greenwood) and Eve (Leila Hyams) take a vacation together to make their rich husbands miss them, the boys (Reginald Denny and Harry Stubbs) promptly invite over two ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1930
86 Minutes
Alma
Robert Montgomery Louis Mann Leila Hyams Elliott Nugent Clara Blandick Mary Doran Francis X. Bushman Jr. Robert McWade Dell Henderson Henry Armetta Jane Reid
A sacrificing barber rejoices when some once-unappreciative children return to surprise him at a Christmas reunion.
Horror
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Ruth Thomas
Charles Laughton Bela Lugosi Richard Arlen Leila Hyams Kathleen Burke Arthur Hohl Stanley Fields Paul Hurst Hans Steinke Tetsu Komai George Irving
shipwreck survivor dr. moreau creature mutant fiancé eerie creepy campy island laboratory house of pain freighter genetic experiments genetic abnormalities strange happenings dictatorship science gone awry discovery mystery 1930s
A mad doctor conducts ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor who finds himself trapped there.
Comedy
USA
1929
74 Minutes
Ethyl Norcrosse
Buster Keaton Dorothy Sebastian Edward Earle Leila Hyams William Bechtel John Byron Hank Mann
cleaner actress lover sailor smuggler amusing charming madcap playful cleaners theater boat sham marriage seafaring deception bootlegging jealousy love underdog revenge
An unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
87 Minutes
Anne Marlowe (sister)
Wallace Beery Chester Morris Robert Montgomery Lewis Stone Leila Hyams George F. Marion J.C. Nugent Karl Dane DeWitt Jennings Matthew Betz Claire McDowell
prisoner prison official guard warden criminal gritty thrilling bleak prison prison life prison break drunk driving corruption crime escape revenge 1930s
A convict falls in love with his new cellmate's sister, only to become embroiled in a planned break-out which is certain to have lethal consequences.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
78 Minutes
Anita Rogers
Stuart Erwin Bing Crosby George Burns Gracie Allen Leila Hyams Sharon Lynne
star millionaire secretary love interest singer tycoon amusing mushy radio station united states stage relationships music love radio financial troubles performance love quest 1930s
A radio-singer, Bing Hornsby, is none-too-concerned about his job, and an affair with Mona leads to his dismissal. When it appears Hornsby is getting and paying a lot of attention to his ... See full summary »
Drama
1932
79 Minutes
Irene 'Rene' Legendre
Jean Harlow Chester Morris Una Merkel Lewis Stone Leila Hyams Henry Stephenson May Robson Charles Boyer Harvey Clark
A gold digger (Jean Harlow) breaks up her boss's (Chester Morris) marriage and sins her way to financial success.
Comedy
USA
1935
92 Minutes
Nell Kenner
Charles Laughton Mary Boland Charles Ruggles ZaSu Pitts Roland Young Leila Hyams Maude Eburne Lucien Littlefield Leota Lorraine James Burke Dell Henderson
valet earl rancher wife neighbor amusing paris washington state boomtown family home club saloon class distinctions mistaken identity wealth social standing immigration transformation adventure 1910s
An English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life.
Drama
USA
1926
66 Minutes
Birdie Courtney
Alice Joyce Conway Tearle Clara Bow Donald Keith Dorothy Cumming Eleanor Lawson Norman Trevor Spencer Charters Leila Hyams
Young girl becomes a "flapper", defying her parents and the community.