List of the best Lewis Stone movies: Judge Hardy's Children(1938), Judge Hardy and Son(1939), Life Begins for Andy Hardy(1941), Love Finds Andy Hardy(1938), Andy Hardy Meets Debutante(1940), Andy Hardy's Double Life(1942), Andy Hardy's Private Secretary(1941), Out West With the Hardys(1938), The Hardys Ride High(1938), Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever(1939), You're Only Young Once(1938), Three Godfathers(1936) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
78 Minutes
Judge James K. Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Betty Ross Clark Ann Rutherford Robert Whitney Ruth Hussey
judge son daughter wife love interest lobbyist amusing charming washington, d.c. small town courtroom mount vernon houseboat museum law small-town life family government scandal quest
Judge Hardy, trying to find a relative of an aged couple to prevent them from losing their home, enlists the aid of his son Andy.
Comedy
USA
1939
87 Minutes
Judge James K. Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Sara Haden Ann Rutherford June Preisser Maria Ouspenskaya Henry Hull Martha O'Driscoll
judge wife son daughter immigrant girlfriend amusing charming small town household high school family illness blackmail dating father/son relationship contest quest rescue temptation
Judge Hardy, trying to find a relative of an aged couple to prevent them from losing their home, enlists the aid of his son Andy.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Judge James K. `'Jim'` Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden
young man father mother girlfriend friend cheeky engaging moving small town new york city apartment park office garage maturing city life unemployment father/son relationship death growing up
Hoping his son will attend his alma mater, Judge Hardy agrees to let Andy look for work in New York for the summer before committing to start college. In the big city, Andy is confronted with the harsh realities of life and love.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
90 Minutes
Judge James K. Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Lana Turner Ann Rutherford Betty Ross Clark Marie Blake
teen boy girlfriend neighbor judge best friend girl madcap amusing cheery emotional country club suburbia house jealousy misunderstanding holidays love triangle friendship surprise visit growing up
Andy has problems raising the last payment for a used car and juggling three pretty girls with an upcoming country club dance scheduled.
Comedy
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Judge James K. `'Jim'` Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Cecilia Parker Ann Rutherford Fay Holden Diana Lewis Sara Haden George Breakston Addison Richards George Lessey
teen boy best friend father girlfriend socialite judge amusing lighthearted manhattan small town love triangle high society new romance life lessons city vs. country growing up transformation love adventure 1940s
Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. However, he finds the high-society life too expensive and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.
Comedy
USA
1942
92 Minutes
Judge James K. Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Esther Williams Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden Robert Blake William Lundigan Susan Peters
teenager father girlfriend friend sister teen boy cheery amusing playful small town household swimming pool street court family finance maturing small-town life romance law
Andy Hardy is about to graduate from high school and thinks he's pretty big stuff, so he hires a secretary, Kathryn Land. Kathryn and Polly Benedict, Andy's girlfriend, help him pass his ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1941
101 Minutes
Judge James K. Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Kathryn Grayson Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden Ian Hunter Gene Reynolds
teen boy girlfriend secretary mother father lighthearted witty high school family home small town midwest may-december romance first love graduation final exams teen angst love quest growing up 1940s
Andy Hardy is about to graduate from high school and thinks he's pretty big stuff, so he hires a secretary, Kathryn Land. Kathryn and Polly Benedict, Andy's girlfriend, help him pass his ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1938
84 Minutes
Judge James 'Jim' K. Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden Don Castle Virginia Weidler Gordon Jones Ralph Morgan
judge wife son daughter ranger friend amusing endearing lighthearted ranch house desert united states arizona water supply relocation family land ownership fitting in agriculture
Judge Hardy goes to his friend's Arizona ranch to help her in a legal dispute, and he takes his family with him.
Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Judge James K. Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden Virginia Grey Marsha Hunt William T. Orr
father son aunt judge daughter friend amusing spirited detroit mansion small town nightclub inheritance family family bloodline wealth money transformation adventure quest
Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the ... See full summary »
Comedy
1939
85 Minutes
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden Addison Richards
teen boy father sister mother girlfriend teacher amusing charming lighthearted small town household office high school stage family small-town life business scheme romance swindling growing up
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) tries to talk Andy (Mickey Rooney) out of quitting high school to marry his drama teacher.
Comedy, Drama
1938
78 Minutes
Judge James K. Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Frank Craven Ann Rutherford
judge daughter son wife girl lifeguard charming amusing lighthearted small town house santa catalina island california family vacation infidelity father/son relationship swindling maturing pursuit
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) takes his wife, daughter (Cecilia Parker) and son Andy (Mickey Rooney) to Catalina for a vacation.
Western
USA
1936
82 Minutes
Chester Morris Lewis Stone Walter Brennan Irene Hervey Sidney Toler Dorothy Tree Roger Imhof Willard Robertson Robert Randall John Sheehan Victor Potel
bandit old flame mother baby banker gritty moving desert wild west small town redemption heist stranded fugitives daunting task quest transformation sacrifice pursuit 19th century
Three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety.
Drama
USA
1931
73 Minutes
Carlo Boretti
Helen Hayes Lewis Stone Neil Hamilton Robert Young Cliff Edwards Jean Hersholt Marie Prevost Karen Morley Charles Winninger Alan Hale Halliwell Hobbes
doctor single mother artist jewel thief prostitute farmer melodramatic bleak profound paris france farm prison apartment city abandonment betrayal motherhood wrongful conviction patriarchy
Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.
Drama
USA
1932
120 Minutes
Roger Chilcote
Walter Huston Lewis Stone Dorothy Jordan Neil Hamilton Emma Dunn Frederick Burton Reginald Barlow John Larkin Gertrude Howard Robert Young Jimmy Durante
The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
80 Minutes
Wallace Beery Lewis Stone Jean Harlow Johnny Mack Brown Marjorie Rambeau Paul Hurst Clark Gable Ralph Bellamy John Miljan DeWitt Jennings Murray Kinnell
After rising bootlegger Slaughterhouse Scorpio eliminates his gangland competition, two reporters and a cabal of six businessmen work to expose him.
Horror
USA
1932
72 Minutes
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 »
Sci-Fi
USA
1933
72 Minutes
Edward "Ned" Seward
Diana Wynyard Lewis Stone Phillips Holmes May Robson Ruth Selwyn Robert Young Robert Greig Hedda Hopper
nurse sweetheart secretary of state son fiancée soldier patriotic melodramatic tense manhattan, n.y. brooklyn bridge hospital penthouse patriotism pacifism grief mother/son relationship war military service rivalry
Laura is a nurse at the Front in World War I. She meets and falls for a young flyer named Geoffrey. On his first mission, Geoffrey is shot down and taken to the hospital where Laura works. ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1929
95 Minutes
Louis Floriot
Ruth Chatterton Lewis Stone Raymond Hackett Holmes Herbert Eugenie Besserer Sidney Toler Ullrich Haupt Richard Carle Mitchell Lewis Carroll Nye
wife husband son lover lawyer gambler sad melodramatic brooding touching paris estate courtroom street france city estrangement murder case mother/son relationship unhappy marriage
A young lawyer unknowingly defends his mother who abandoned him when he was three.
Drama
USA
1920
109 Minutes
Lon Chaney Lewis Stone Melbourne MacDowell Spottiswoode Aitken Betty Blythe Francis Macdonald
A Canadian Mountie allows an innocent fugitive to escape with the women he loves.
Comedy
USA
1942
93 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Lewis Stone Donna Reed Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden William Lundigan Frieda Inescort
teen boy father mother girlfriend young man sister lighthearted amusing small town truck household adolescence family small-town life swindling party drunkenness growing up discovery 1940s
Big Jim Johnson is a cattleman who wants to run all the settler's off the land. He has a number of hired guns including Johnny Dawson. Doctor Bill Dawson comes to town and wants to see the ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1946
93 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Lewis Stone Bonita Granville Sara Haden Lina Romay Fay Holden Dorothy Ford Dick Simmons
young man mother father love interest guardian college student lighthearted amusing small town household yard dance hall college veterans family teen angst romance friendship engagement growing up
The judge's (Lewis Stone) son (Mickey Rooney) goes to college after serving in the war and finds his sweetheart (Bonita Granville) is engaged to someone else.
Romance
USA
1933
97 Minutes
Oxenstierna
Greta Garbo John Gilbert Lewis Stone Elizabeth Young C. Aubrey Smith Reginald Owen Georges Renavent Gustav von Seyffertitz David Torrence Ferdinand Munier Akim Tamiroff
queen diplomat count cousin courtier confident melodramatic sweden royal court countryside inn stockholm love triangle marriage politics palace intrigue royalty forbidden love rivalry transformation
Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves.
Drama
USA
1928
96 Minutes
Hugh
Greta Garbo John Gilbert Lewis Stone Johnny Mack Brown Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Hobart Bosworth Dorothy Sebastian
beautiful woman aristocrat friend father fiancée melodramatic emotional england paris household love triangle romance social standing aristocracy marriage depression forbidden love fall 1920s
When two childhood sweethearts are kept from marrying, misery ensues.
Crime, Drama
USA
1934
84 Minutes
Supt. Connor
Robert Montgomery Elizabeth Allan Lewis Stone Ralph Forbes Henry Stephenson Forrester Harvey Ivan F. Simpson Leonard Mudie Alec B. Francis Charles Irwin Colin Kenny
serial killer thief police detective fiancé commissioner constable tense brooding suspenseful london apartment murder investigation jewelry theft mistaken identity wrongfully accused love triangle manhunt love pursuit transformation
A jewel thief suspected of being a local serial killer targeting police officers decides to solve the mystery himself to clear his name.
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Police Captain Webb
Pat O'Brien Bette Davis Lewis Stone Allen Jenkins Ruth Donnelly Hugh Herbert Glenda Farrell Alan Dinehart George Chandler
Butch Saunders has been transferred to Missing Persons because he was too brutal in other police work. He regards the assignment as "kindergarten" work. When a young woman asks him to help ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
70 Minutes
District Attorney Martin
innocent woman lawyer mob boss fiancée police officer henchman engaging suspenseful crafty tense new york city car apartment road restaurant waterfront wrongful conviction fugitives mobsters frame-up
Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another auto. Ann escapes and ends up in the vehicle of Tony Baxter, a lawyer who has eyes for her.
Drama
USA
1931
74 Minutes
Raymond Delval
Greta Garbo Robert Montgomery Lewis Stone Marjorie Rambeau Beryl Mercer Oscar Apfel
Yvonne is a beautiful model who loves frequenting the Parisian bohemian life, because she loves hobnobbing with artists.
Comedy
USA
1952
90 Minutes
Judge Samuel Coulter
Janet Leigh Peter Lawford Lewis Stone Marilyn Erskine Richard Anderson Douglas Fowley Hanley Stafford Henry Slate Jerry Hausner Benny Rubin Charles Watts
millionaire lawyer businessman judge love interest lighthearted witty new york city apartment romance love triangle money love rivalry 1950s
Mark MacLene owes the IRS, the banks and others a lot of money. The problem is that his trust makes $1,000,000 a year, but he spends $150,000 every month. His trustee, Sam, uses the power ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1932
75 Minutes
Henry Trask
Dick will do anything to protect his sister Jean as would her father. But she is in love with sleazy Harry Swift who has his eye on her money. When Harry has her stay with him at a hotel ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1935
108 Minutes
Adm. Richard Melville
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 »
Drama
USA
1929
65 Minutes
Marlett
Norma Shearer Belle Bennett Lewis Stone Robert Montgomery Helene Millard Cecil Cunningham Henry Herbert Mary Doran June Nash
daughter father mother fiancée love interest melodramatic emotional california household romance divorce marriage father/daughter relationship family love discovery 1920s
Lally is a rich girl whose father writes books and plays Polo. After 23 years of marriage, he decides to divorce his wife, and marry Mrs. Chevers. This sours Lally on all men, while on ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1932
74 Minutes
Mr. Thomas
Robert Young Margaret Perry Lewis Stone Laura Hope Crews Myrna Loy David Newell Jean Hersholt Ruth Selwyn Kathryn Crawford Louise Closser Hale Mitchell Lewis
A single mother struggles to raise her son and daughter,who find it difficult to listen to her life lessons.they forge their own lives,and make their own mistakes as a result.
Mystery & Thriller
1931
73 Minutes
Costaud
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.
Adventure
1923
148 Minutes
The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr
Ramon Novarro Alice Terry Lewis Stone Lloyd Ingram Julia Swayne Gordon William Humphrey Otto Matieson George Siegmann Bowditch Turner James Marcus John George
An 18th-century Frenchman (Ramon Novarro) poses as a clown and meets a master swordsman in a duel of revenge.
Drama
1937
77 Minutes
Anthony Abbott
Though a doctor is cleared of wrongdoing in a patient's death, the deceased person's family harasses him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
87 Minutes
Warden James Adams
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.
Biography
USA
1931
91 Minutes
Andriani
Greta Garbo Ramon Novarro Lionel Barrymore Lewis Stone C. Henry Gordon Karen Morley Alec B. Francis Blanche Frederici Edmund Breese Helen Jerome Eddy Frank Reicher
mata hari officer general chief spy love interest sultry melodramatic thrilling paris nightclub apartment world war i espionage seduction jealousy affair love sacrifice rivalry
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
90 Minutes
General Lawrence
Franchot Tone Loretta Young Roland Young Lewis Stone Dudley Digges Henry Daniell Jessie Ralph Robert Greig E.E. Clive Wallis Clark John Buckler
An ambitious barrister and his wife are targeted by blackmailers. In trying to save her husband, the wife becomes involved in a murder case her husband is trying. For his part, the husband's actions make him a suspect in a related murder.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1952
65 Minutes
William J. Wardlaw
George Murphy Nancy Davis Billy Gray Lewis Stone Kurt Kaszner Anna Glomb Katharine Warren Teddy Infuhr Stanley Andrews Maude Wallace Harry Lauter
In an idyllic setting, a likable but dangerously volatile twelve-year-old boy tries to settle a score with his disagreeable, mysterious neighbor.
Crime, Drama
1932
90 Minutes
Judge Osgood
Phillips Holmes Walter Huston Anita Page Lewis Stone Mary Carlisle John Miljan Jean Hersholt Tully Marshall Noel Francis Warner Richmond
A judge (Walter Huston) frames a cabby's (Phillips Holmes) wife (Anita Page) who has proof of his corruption.
Drama
1932
79 Minutes
William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
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
1934
75 Minutes
Frank Cousins
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).
Musical
1939
82 Minutes
Douglas "Doug" Tolliver Jr.
Joan Crawford James Stewart Lew Ayres Lewis Stone Bess Ehrhardt Lionel Stander Charles D. Brown
Two married ice skaters (Joan Crawford, James Stewart) have career trouble; the finale is a Cinderella fantasy in color.
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
90 Minutes
Warden Alcott
Lionel Barrymore Jean Arthur Chester Morris Paul Kelly Lewis Stone Joseph Calleia Sam Baker Paul Hurst John Kelly Selmer Jackson Larry Wheat
kingpin fbi agent doctor gangster inmate sister suspenseful thrilling patriotic melodramatic prison highway movie theater bus train station undercover operations gang war jailbreak journey manhunt
A G-man goes undercover to infiltrate a gang, helping the group's leader escape from prison to gain his trust.
Musical
USA
1949
93 Minutes
Arthur Norton
Jeanette MacDonald Lloyd Nolan Claude Jarman Jr. Percy Kilbride Lewis Stone Nicholas Joy Margaret Hamilton Hope Landin Esther Somers Dwayne Hickman Teddy Infuhr
lassie widow orphan dog love interest emotional spirited heartwarming georgia countryside household orphanage rural community human-animal friendship orphans maternal instinct starting over grief discovery growing up
Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy and the dog that belonged to her ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
89 Minutes
Mr. Jackson Douglas
Wallace Beery Virginia Bruce Dennis O'Keefe Joseph Calleia Lewis Stone Guy Kibbee Bruce Cabot Cliff Edwards
An outlaw re-unites with his long-lost son, steers him away from a boxing career and sends him to law school. When his son returns, a lot has changed.
Romance
USA
1935
76 Minutes
Adam Paris
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
1936
99 Minutes
Baron
Jean Harlow Franchot Tone Cary Grant Benita Hume Lewis Stone Reginald Mason Inez Courtney Greta Meyer David Clyde Elspeth Dudgeon Tyler Brooke
showgirl inventor aviator businesswoman spy engineer melodramatic emotional thrilling passionate paris london cabaret hospital front lines funeral world war i love triangle class distinctions airplane crash
Thinking a German spy has killed her new husband (Franchot Tone), a chorus girl (Jean Harlow) flees to Paris and marries a pilot (Cary Grant).
Drama
USA
1932
115 Minutes
Dr. Otternschlag
Greta Garbo Joan Crawford John Barrymore Wallace Beery Lionel Barrymore Lewis Stone Jean Hersholt Ferdinand Gottschalk Tully Marshall Mary Carlisle
thief businessperson ballerina accountant secretary melodramatic passionate hotel berlin restaurant corruption romance ambition illness fall underdog transformation 1930s
A group of very different individuals staying at a luxurious hotel in Berlin deal with each of their respective dramas.
Adventure
USA
1952
100 Minutes
The Cardinal
Stewart Granger Deborah Kerr James Mason Jane Greer Louis Calhern Lewis Stone Robert Douglas Robert Coote
prince princess brother fiancée king impersonator suspenseful engaging thrilling ruritania palace royal life conspiracy kidnapping identity deception adventure mystery escape 19th century
An Englishman vacationing in a Ruritarian kingdom is recruited to impersonate his cousin, the soon-to-be-crowned king after the monarch is drugged and kidnapped.