List of the best Mae Marsh movies: The Battle at Elderbush Gulch(1913), Hoodoo Ann(1916), The Birth of a Nation(1915), That's My Boy(1932), Intolerance(1916), Bachelor of Arts(1934), Judith of Bethulia(1914), The Avenging Conscience(1914), Impact(1949), 3 Godfathers(1948), The Tall Men(1955), Great Guns(1941) ... ...
Western, Action
USA
1913
29 Minutes
Mae Marsh Leslie Loveridge Alfred Paget Robert Harron Lillian Gish Charles Hill Mailes William A. Carroll Frank Opperman Henry B. Walthall
Frank Andrews is a successful businessman. He has always found pride and joy in the company of his wife, son and daughter. He suddenly finds himself enthralled by the advances of a gay ... See full summary »
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
1916
65 Minutes
Hoodoo Ann
Mae Marsh Robert Harron William H. Brown Wilbur Higby Loyola O'Connor Mildred Harris
A little orphan girl believes that her life is falling apart. It seems that everything that could possibly go wrong does go wrong. However, certain things happen that begin to make her ... See full summary »
War, Drama, History
USA
1915
190 Minutes
Lillian Gish Mae Marsh Henry B. Walthall Miriam Cooper Mary Alden Ralph Lewis George Siegmann Walter Long Robert Harron Wallace Reid Joseph Henabery
military officer nurse politician slave brother abraham lincoln creative melodramatic south carolina washington, d.c. mansion hospital battlefield countryside american civil war politics slavery ku klux klan revenge rivalry
The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
Romance
USA
1932
71 Minutes
Mom Scott
Richard Cromwell Dorothy Jordan Mae Marsh Arthur Stone Douglas Dumbrille Leon Ames Russell Saunders Sumner Getchell Otis Harlan
Tommy Scott goes to a Connecticut college to become a doctor, but is soon discovered to be a prodigious football talent. He becomes a national star and falls in love, but fame and ill-advised financial deals threaten to ruin his future.
Drama
USA
1916
178 Minutes
The Dear One (Modern Story)
Lillian Gish Robert Harron Bessie Love Mae Marsh Howard Gaye Margery Wilson Eugene Pallette Lillian Langdon Fred Turner Sam De Grasse Olga Grey
prince queen jesus mary magdalene worker wife fascinating profound california france judea babylon betrayal pacifism religion murder fall quest wretched excess 1910s
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Drama, Romance
USA
1934
74 Minutes
Mrs. Mary Barth
Tom Brown Anita Louise Henry B. Walthall Mae Marsh Arline Judge Frank Albertson George Meeker Frank Melton Berton Churchill
Alexander "Alec" Hamilton, Jr., a headstrong, but likable freshman at the state college, falls in love at first sight with co-ed Mimi Smith when he sees her standing over him after he gets ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1914
59 Minutes
Naomi
Blanche Sweet Henry B. Walthall Robert Harrin Mae Marsh Lillian Gish Dorothy Gish Kate Bruce G. Jiguel Lanoe Harry Carey
widow general mother jew beggar maid melodramatic rousing thrilling bethulia battlefield harem camp judith murder plot siege war seduction starvation quest
A religious woman seeks to save her people from destruction by seducing and murdering the enemy leader, but her plans get complicated once she falls for him.
Horror
USA
1914
78 Minutes
The Maid
Henry B. Walthall Spottiswoode Aitken Blanche Sweet George Siegmann Ralph Lewis Mae Marsh Robert Harron
Prevented from dating his sweetheart by his uncle, a young man turns his thoughts to murder.
Crime, Drama
1949
111 Minutes
Mrs. King
Brian Donlevy Ella Raines Charles Coburn Helen Walker Anna May Wong Mae Marsh Tony Barrett William Wright Robert Warwick Philip Ahn Art Baker
A declared-dead man (Brian Donlevy) hides out with a widow (Ella Raines) after his wife and her lover botch his murder.
Western
USA
1948
106 Minutes
Mrs. Perley Sweet
John Wayne Pedro Armendáriz Harry Carey Jr. Ward Bond Mildred Natwick Charles Halton Jane Darwell Mae Marsh Guy Kibbee Dorothy Ford Ben Johnson
bank robber cattle rustler sheriff mother baby intense passionate rousing desert bank small town arizona redemption morality daunting task robbery american west transformation pursuit 19th century
Three outlaws on the run risk their freedom and their lives to return a newborn to civilization.
Western
USA
1955
122 Minutes
Emigrant
Clark Gable Jane Russell Robert Ryan Cameron Mitchell Juan Garcia Harry Shannon Emile Meyer Mae Marsh
cowboy brother businessman beautiful woman native american rousing gritty texas wild west montana love triangle siblings journey frontier life quest love rivalry 1860s
Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.
Comedy
USA
1941
74 Minutes
Aunt Martha
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Sheila Ryan Dick Nelson Edmund MacDonald Charles Trowbridge Ludwig Stossel Kane Richmond Mae Marsh Ethel Griffies Paul Harvey
wealthy man gardener chauffeur sergeant photographer aunt madcap cheery mansion training camp photography lab apartment guard house bridge military life wealth servitude impersonation war games romance
Laurel and Hardy join the army. They are hardly soldiers, but they believe their employer will need them now he's drafted.
Romance
1934
91 Minutes
Wife of Karl Goebbler
Margaret Sullavan Douglass Montgomery Alan Hale Catherine Doucet DeWitt Jennings G.P. Huntley Jr. Muriel Kirkland Fred Kohler Mae Marsh Donald Haines Christian Rub
husband wife stepmother madam rival melodramatic intricate spirited small town berlin household brothel prostitution newlyweds struggle relocation secret life work quest discovery
Two newlyweds struggle to make a life together amid the social and political turmoil of pre-Hitler Germany.
Drama
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Mrs. Mary Novak
Paul Muni Karen Morley William Gargan Barton MacLane John Qualen J. Carrol Naish Vince Barnett Henry O'Neill Tully Marshall Mae Marsh Sara Haden
miner best friend union boss scab thug melodramatic rousing fiery pennsylvania mine labor strike worker's rights friendship courage immigration rivalry quest revenge rise 1930s
An immigrant coal miner finds himself in the middle of a bitter labor dispute between the workers and the mine owners.
Crime, Drama
1956
87 Minutes
"Grandma" Edwards
Richard Denning Joan Taylor Adele Jergens Helen Gilbert Lance Fuller Jane Darwell Raymond Hatton Phyllis Coates Diana Darrin Mae Marsh Laurie Mitchell
An inmate is persuaded to take part in a breakout by cellmates anxious to cash in on loot they believe she has hidden.
Adventure
USA
1949
100 Minutes
John Wayne Vera Ralston Oliver Hardy Philip Dorn Marie Windsor John Howard Hugo Haas Grant Withers Odette Myrtil Paul Fix Mae Marsh
soldier daughter immigrant businessman mistress general rousing patriotic kentucky small town cabin field exile love triangle father/daughter relationship battle schemes revenge love underdog
In 1818 Alabama, French settlers are pitted against greedy land-grabber Blake Randolph but Kentucky militiaman John Breen, who's smitten with French gal Fleurette De Marchand, comes to the settlers' aid.
Musical
USA
1940
78 Minutes
Shirley Temple Jack Oakie Charlotte Greenwood Arleen Whelan George Montgomery Kathleen Howard Minor Watson Frank Swann Frank Sully Sarah Edwards Mae Marsh
child mother father townsperson performer teacher lighthearted spirited charming small town new england vaudeville show business hurricane prejudice acceptance transformation adventure discovery 1940s
Shirley's last film on her 20th Century Fox contract (aged 12). Her parents (Oakie, Greenwood) decide to retire from show biz so she can have a normal life. They are unwelcome in the small ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1960
118 Minutes
Jeffrey Hunter Woody Strode Constance Towers Billie Burke Juano Hernandez Willis Bouchey Carleton Young Judson Pratt William Henry Walter Reed Chuck Hayward
defender defendant prosecutor judge witness wife intense uneasy army outpost fort arizona territory courtroom trial murder rape racial tension military mystery 1880s
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1958
96 Minutes
James Mason Rod Steiger Inger Stevens Neville Brand Angie Dickinson Kenneth Tobey Jack Klugman Jack Kruschen Carleton Young Barney Phillips Harlan Warde
hostage terrorist wife daughter fbi agent expert thrilling frenetic creative subway new york city greenwich village airplane office terrorism bomb family kidnapping extortion deception
Duped by former army pal Paul Hoplin into building a time-bomb, New York shop owner Jim Molner and his family become hostages of Hoplin who uses bomb-threats to extort money from airlines.
Drama
USA
1960
144 Minutes
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Myrna Loy Ina Balin Leon Ames Elizabeth Allen Barbara Eden George Grizzard Patrick O'Neal Felix Aylmer Raymond Greenleaf
careerist socialite sweetheart financier magnate business partner melodramatic passionate fiery gripping new york city pennsylvania mansion bedroom park social climbing adultery scandal career vs. love ethics
An ambitious young executive chooses a loveless marriage and an unfulfilling personal life in exchange for a successful Wall Street career.
Drama
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Joan Fontaine Orson Welles Margaret O'Brien Peggy Ann Garner John Sutton Sara Allgood Henry Daniell Agnes Moorehead Aubrey Mather Edith Barrett Barbara Everest
governess pretty woman aristocrat housekeeper maid young girl emotional melodramatic dark england countryside estate yorkshire moors forbidden love romance may-december romance poverty class distinctions forbidden love love
After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.
Comedy
1949
87 Minutes
Ray Milland Jean Peters Paul Douglas Ed Begley Ted de Corsia Ray Collins Jessie Royce Landis Alan Hale Jr. Bill Murphy William E. Green Edward Keane
baseball pitcher baseball catcher chemist fiancée professor outlandish witty lighthearted st. louis chicago baseball field science gone awry baseball secret identity experiments serendipity sports transformation underdog love
A professor (Ray Milland) becomes a World Series pitcher with his secret formula for wood-repellent screwballs.
Biography
USA
1957
110 Minutes
John Wayne Maureen O'Hara Dan Dailey Ward Bond Ken Curtis Edmund Lowe Kenneth Tobey James Todd Barry Kelley Sig Ruman Henry O'Neill
pilot mechanic wife rival director powerful patriotic confident florida military base hospital hollywood, calif. injury navy aviation filmmaking world war ii family transformation sacrifice
A biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. "Spig" Wead.
Western
USA
1961
108 Minutes
James Stewart Richard Widmark Shirley Jones Linda Cristal Andy Devine John McIntire Paul Birch Willis Bouchey Henry Brandon Harry Carey Jr. Olive Carey
marshal bar owner army officer comanche warrior wife abductee emotional gritty profound thrilling small town texas saloon wilderness wild west culture shock cross-cultural romance abduction racism bounty
A corrupt marshal is pressured by his army friend into negotiating the release of white captives of the Comanches, but finds that their reintegration into society has its consequences.