List of the best Mary Astor movies: Smart Woman(1931), Men of Chance(1932), Blonde Fever(1944), Runaway Bride(1930), The Maltese Falcon(1941), The Little Giant(1933), The Case of the Howling Dog(1934), Don Juan(1926), Don Q, Son of Zorro(1925), Across the Pacific(1942), Two Arabian Knights(1927), Beau Brummel(1924) ... ...
Romance
USA
1931
68 Minutes
Mary Astor Robert Ames Edward Everett Horton John Halliday Noel Francis
wife husband gold digger aristocrat bachelor adulterer lighthearted amusing melodramatic paris new york city manor ocean liner infidelity romantic dilemma love triangle schemes jealousy marriage love
A wife turns the tables on her cheating husband.
Drama
USA
1932
65 Minutes
Mary Astor Ricardo Cortez John Halliday Ralph Ince Kitty Kelly James Donlan George Davis
Hoping to get even with gambler/bookie Johnny Silk, racetrack owners and partners Dorval and Farley convince down-and-out Martha Preston to pose as a rich, single French countess, whom Silk... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Mary Astor Philip Dorn Gloria Grahame Felix Bressart Marshall Thompson Curt Bois Elisabeth Risdon Arthur Walsh
restaurant owner wife gold digger boyfriend waitress airy lighthearted amusing nevada café highway reno, nev. nightclub marriage financial windfall flirtation jealousy manipulation temptation forbidden love
Peter owns a small but upscale café on the road between Reno and Lake Tahoe in Nevada. He is a heavy gambler and his marriage is rocky. Into is life come a waitress named Sally.
Romance
USA
1930
69 Minutes
Mary Astor Lloyd Hughes Natalie Moorehead
fiancé fiancée gangster wealthy man police officer chambermaid intricate madcap lighthearted atlantic city, n.j. hotel new york city mansion hospital elopement robbery kidnapping blackmail love triangle assumed identity
A young socialite and a rich playboy elope to Atlantic City. However, she soon realizes he's not the man she wants him to be and tries to call off the wedding. A jewelry store robbery, murder and other mayhem are soon involved.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Peter Lorre Gladys George Barton MacLane Sydney Greenstreet Lee Patrick Ward Bond Jerome Cowan Elisha Cook Jr. James Burke
detective femme fatale criminal police officer secretary dark gritty brooding intricate san francisco hotel office dangerous assignment shady dealings deception murder greed mystery pursuit temptation
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Mary Astor Helen Vinson Kenneth Thomson Russell Hopton Shirley Grey Don Dillaway Berton Churchill Helen Mann Selmer Jackson Louise Mackintosh
When Prohibition ends, a beer baron sees the writing on the wall, quits the rackets, and tries to break into California society.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
75 Minutes
Warren William Mary Astor Allen Jenkins Helen Trenholme Grant Mitchell Dorothy Tree Helene Lowell Gordon Westcott Harry Tyler Arthur Aylesworth Russell Hicks
perry mason neighbor lady dog killer lawyer crafty intricate suspenseful house office living room apartment courtroom disappearance inheritance investigation murder trial law and order
An agitated and desperate man spares no expense in insisting that Mason represent him against a neighbor's howling dog and act as executor of his will.
Adventure
USA
1926
111 Minutes
John Barrymore Mary Astor Willard Louis Estelle Taylor Helene Costello Myrna Loy Jane Winton John Roche June Marlowe Yvonne Day Philippe de Lacey
playboy girl father count don juan passionate spirited thrilling rome party jealousy revenge cheating new love pursuit forbidden love transformation 17th century
In 16th Century Italy, devil-may-care playboy Don Juan runs afoul of the despotic Borgias.
Adventure
USA
1925
110 Minutes
Dolores de Muro
Douglas Fairbanks Mary Astor Donald Crisp Stella De Lanti Warner Oland Jean Hersholt Albert MacQuarrie Lottie Pickford Forrest Charles Stevens Tote Du Crow Martha Franklin
Don Cesar, son of Zorro, is framed for murder while visiting Spain, and becomes the whip-wielding outlaw Don Q.
Adventure
USA
1942
97 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Sydney Greenstreet Victor Sen Yung Keye Luke Richard Loo
military officer professor pretty woman engaging tense ship ocean new york city espionage shady dealings dangerous assignment world war ii mystery adventure discovery 1940s
In December 1941, ex-army captain Rick Leland boards a Japanese ship heading to Asia via the Panama Canal where his Japanese hosts show interest in the American defense plans for the canal zone.
Adventure, Comedy, Romance
USA
1927
92 Minutes
William Boyd Mary Astor Louis Wolheim Michael Vavitch Ian Keith DeWitt Jennings Michael Visaroff Boris Karloff
soldier colonel harem girl servant fiancé consul amusing madcap prison camp cargo ship trenches arabia world war i prisoners of war male bonding love triangle military life love rivalry adventure
Two American soldiers are captured by the Germans on the Western Front during World War One and escape a POW camp only to stumble into further life-threatening adventures when they come across an Arabian king's daughter while on the lam.
Drama
USA
1924
120 Minutes
Lady Margery Alvanley
John Barrymore Mary Astor Willard Louis Irene Rich Alec B. Francis Carmel Myers William Humphrey Richard Tucker George Andre Beranger Claire de Lorez Michael Dark
soldier prince of wales lady ladies' man brash emotional melodramatic england france love triangle beau brummell royal life fashion fall rise rivalry love sacrifice 19th century
George Bryan Brummel, a British military officer, loves Lady Margery, the betrothed of Lord Alvanley. Despite her own desperate love for Brummel, she submits to family pressure and marries ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1933
90 Minutes
Virginia "Ginny" Clafflin Nordholm
Paul Muni Mary Astor Aline MacMahon Donald Cook Alan Dinehart Guy Kibbee Margaret Lindsay Jean Muir Anna Q. Nilsson Patricia Ellis Douglas Dumbrille
An ambitious farmer becomes a pioneer in the meat packing business, finding financial success but private disappointment over the course of many decades.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
72 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Mary Astor Louis Calhern Ricardo Cortez Mae Clarke John Eldredge Arthur Byron Henry O'Neill David Landau Emily Fitzroy Margaret Dale
A talented young actress seems to be under the spell of her unscrupulous, avaricious, and totally unprincipled husband.
Drama
USA
1932
79 Minutes
Richard Dix Mary Astor Erich von Stroheim Robert Armstrong Dorothy Jordan Joel McCrea Hugh Herbert Ralph Ince Marjorie Peterson Ralph Lewis William B. Davidson
flying ace director stunt pilot actress mechanic sister gripping melodramatic hollywood, calif. airplane movie set grauman's chinese theatre filmmaking dangerous assignment love triangle jealousy world war i sabotage rivalry adventure
In hard times just after World War I, three ex-fighter pilots manage to land jobs as Hollywood stunt fliers working for dictatorial director Von Furst.
Comedy
USA
1925
70 Minutes
Reginald Denny Mary Astor Otis Harlan William V. Mong Tom Ricketts Lucille Ward Mike Donlin Blanche Payson Clarence Geldart George Kuwa Martha Mattox
Rufus Billops was never believed to survive as a newborn. He's lived through infancy and childhood surrounded by doctors and medicines, worried over his frail health, becoming an ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1936
74 Minutes
Melvyn Douglas Mary Astor Edith Fellows Jackie Moran Donald Meek Dorothy Stickney Romaine Callender Douglas Scott Margaret Armstrong George McKay Wade Boteler
A bitter divorcée and a grumpy widower find themselves stuck in a hotel that is cut off from the outside by a snowstorm. Although both have no intention of getting married again, they begin... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1931
75 Minutes
Princess Anne
Lowell Sherman Mary Astor Nance O'Neil Anthony Bushell Hugh Trevor Gilbert Emery Albert Roscoe Frederick Burt
The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wants to elope with her boyfriend, a peasant revolt and a scheming son who wants to be king ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1933
73 Minutes
Hilda Lake
William Powell Mary Astor Eugene Pallette Ralph Morgan Helen Vinson Jack LaRue Robert Barrat Arthur Hohl Paul Cavanagh
detective niece brother rival competitor murder suspect suspenseful intricate emotional long island, n.y. new york state dog show household murder case investigation infidelity competition family secret past revenge
Detective Philo Vance sifts through clues and comes up with seven possible suspects in the murder of a sportsman.
Adventure
1931
65 Minutes
Louis Wolheim Mary Astor Ian Keith Hugh Herbert Russ Powell Albert Roscoe Bert Starkey
captain minister wife detective sailor thief suspenseful thrilling melodramatic pacific ocean ship deck hotel mexico san francisco travel sabotage assumed identity robbery sexism
A man (Ian Keith) and a woman (Mary Astor) posing as missionaries hire a boat captain (Louis Wolheim) to take them away.
Romance
USA
1932
83 Minutes
Barbara Willis
Clark Gable Jean Harlow Mary Astor Donald Crisp Gene Raymond Tully Marshall Willie Fung
foreman prostitute surveyor wife servant employee passionate engaging fiery indochina plantation jungle love triangle adultery deception rubber business prostitution forbidden love temptation transformation
The owner of a rubber plantation becomes involved with the new wife of one of his employees.
Adventure
USA
1937
110 Minutes
Mme. DeLaage
Dorothy Lamour Jon Hall Mary Astor C. Aubrey Smith Thomas Mitchell Raymond Massey John Carradine Jerome Cowan
islander wife governor woman priest guard melodramatic spectacular thrilling profound boat island tahiti south pacific office prison colonialism racism seafaring weather
A Polynesian sailor -- unjustly imprisoned after defending himself against a colonial bully -- is relentlessly persecuted by his island's martinet French governor.
Romance
USA
1941
107 Minutes
Sandra Kovak
Bette Davis George Brent Mary Astor Lucile Watson Hattie McDaniel Grant Mitchell Jerome Cowan Sam McDaniel Thurston Hall Russell Hicks Olin Howland
sweetheart pianist pilot maid mother manager melodramatic cheeky gutsy new york city maryland country house arizona rivalry marriage divorce death adoption deception quest
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is now pregnant with his child.
Drama
USA
1949
112 Minutes
Ada
Clark Gable Alexis Smith Mary Astor Wendell Corey Audrey Totter Lewis Stone Marjorie Rambeau Frank Morgan Barry Sullivan Edgar Buchanan Leon Ames
casino owner wife son sister-in-law husband gambler engaging tense tender cool casino family home country club work vs. family gambling family feud scam disease robbery transformation
Gambling-house owner finds himself estranged from his wife and son.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
72 Minutes
Dottie Wingate
Judy Garland Freddie Bartholomew Mary Astor Walter Pidgeon Alan Hale Scotty Beckett Barnett Parker Gene Lockhart Charley Grapewin
widow lawyer young boy sister uncle banker amusing charming small town trailer camp gas station marriage of convenience road trip kidnapping matchmaking camping family love quest
To stop Pinkie's mother Dottie from marrying a man they know she does not love, Pinkie and her friend Buzz kidnap her in the family trailer to live a life on the open road without worries ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1933
85 Minutes
Letty Pace
laundress mother father pregnant woman love interest cousin bleak disheartening emotional cincinnati chicago columbus, ohio europe death class struggle self-sacrifice lost loves accident sacrifice forbidden love
Jennie Gerhardt is a destitute young woman. While working in a hotel in Columbus, Ohio, Jennie meets George Brander, a United State Senator, who becomes infatuated with her. He helps her family and declares his wish to marry her.
Drama
USA
1938
60 Minutes
Cynthia Holland
Herbert Marshall Virginia Bruce Mary Astor Janet Beecher Marjorie Rambeau Juanita Quigley Zeffie Tilbury Sarah Padden Dorothy Christy Morgan Wallace Joseph Crehan
lawyer wife daughter second wife mother husband melodramatic intense household washington, d.c. party country club inn small town divorce jealousy remarriage family duplicity social standing
Cynthia is married to Steve and is a selfish hard woman. She decides where they will live, who they will see and even gets rid of Dora, the nanny who raised Steve and is now raising their ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1943
77 Minutes
Jo Evans
Susan Peters Herbert Marshall Mary Astor Elliott Reid Richard Carlson Allyn Joslyn Dorothy Morris Frances Rafferty George Dolenz Emory Parnell Ava Gardner
Academy Award-winner* Mary Astor (The Maltese Falcon) stars as a widow whose grown children try to break up her romance with a college professor in this charming, offbeat comedy directed by... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1942
90 Minutes
The Princess Centimillia
Claudette Colbert Joel McCrea Rudy Vallee Mary Astor Sig Arno Robert Warwick Arthur Stuart Hull Torben Meyer Jimmy Conlin Victor Potel William Demarest
husband wife architect millionaire sister amusing madcap lighthearted palm beach, fla. yacht new york city train mansion deception romance love triangle wealth marriage love pursuit
An inventor needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying a millionaire.
Comedy
USA
1935
90 Minutes
Gladys Russell
maid con artist girlfriend friend pilot cheeky witty crafty hotel radio station city airplane swindling impersonation greed deception romance performance quest temptation
A chambermaid impersonates the fictional subject of a composite photo that won a beauty contest, with whom a famed aviator falls in love.
Drama
USA
1936
101 Minutes
Mrs. Edith Cortright
Walter Huston Ruth Chatterton David Niven Paul Lukas Mary Astor Gregory Gaye Maria Ouspenskaya Odette Myrtil Kathryn Marlowe John Payne Spring Byington
businessperson husband wife pretty woman emotional moving europe italy ship marriage aging social standing love triangle love discovery 1930s
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
Western
USA
1947
95 Minutes
Fritzi Haller
Lizabeth Scott John Hodiak Burt Lancaster Wendell Corey Mary Astor Kristine Miller William Harrigan James Flavin Jane Novak Ana Camargo
The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyone's efforts to separate them.
Drama
USA
1947
119 Minutes
Queenie Havock
Spencer Tracy Lana Turner Zachary Scott Tom Drake Mary Astor Albert Van Dekker Margaret Lindsay John Litel Mona Barrie Josephine Hutchinson Rose Hobart
judge wife lawyer emotional somber minnesota small town adultery forbidden love romance judicial system marriage illness rise fall 1940s
Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby is stillborn and she turns more and more to attorney friend of of Cass', Bradd Criley. ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1923
64 Minutes
Richard Barthelmess Dorothy Gish Jetta Goudal William Powell Mary Astor Edward G. Robinson Margaret Seddon Anders Randolf Luis Alberni George Humbert George Andre Beranger
cuban wealthy man love interest friend brother dancer fascinating frenetic havana ship revolution cuba friendship relationships poverty duty love quest 1850s
Charles Abbott is a wealthy adventurer in Cuba of the 1850s. He is in love with Narcissa but goes after La Clavel to obtain information on the Spanish. He becomes implicated in the death of... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1964
137 Minutes
Irene Perry
James Franciscus Suzanne Pleshette Genevieve Page Eva Gabor Mary Astor Lee Bowman Edward Andrews Don Porter Mildred Dunnock Kent Smith John Dehner
truck driver novelist actress socialite married woman editor melodramatic emotional brooding kentucky new york city party theater cabin writing fame new life financial troubles high society tragic love
Arthur Hawke works as a coal truck driver in Kentucky, he in the process trying to protect his widowed mother Sarah Hawke's property rights against his wealthy and cutthroat paternal uncles... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
104 Minutes
Señora Morales
Esther Williams Akim Tamiroff Ricardo Montalban John Carroll Mary Astor Cyd Charisse Fortunio Bonanova Hugo Haas Jean Van Joey Preston Frank Puglia
bullfighter sister brother father mother composer amusing engaging mexico bullring household bullfighting brother/sister relationship deception disguise aspirations family quest transformation 1940s
When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullfighting ring.
Comedy
1939
94 Minutes
Helene Flammarion
Claudette Colbert Don Ameche John Barrymore Francis Lederer Mary Astor Elaine Barrie Hedda Hopper Rex O'Malley Monty Woolley Armand Kaliz Lionel Pape
showgirl taxi driver wealthy man socialite baroness playful crafty paris party disguise high society cheating schemes courtship love pursuit 1930s
A Paris cabby (Don Ameche) chases a chorus girl (Claudette Colbert) hired by a rich man (John Barrymore) to pose as a baroness.
Musical
USA
1944
113 Minutes
Mrs. Anna Smith
Judy Garland Margaret O'Brien Leon Ames Lucille Bremer Tom Drake Mary Astor Marjorie Main June Lockhart Harry Davenport Joan Carroll Hugh Marlowe
sister mother father boy grandfather tailor airy charming spirited endearing heartwarming st. louis household love love triangle ball world's fair metamorphosis rivalry transformation
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
Comedy
USA
1940
83 Minutes
Marion Manning
Adolphe Menjou Carole Landis John Hubbard William Gargan Verree Teasdale Mary Astor Georges Renavent
wife husband client co-worker genie advertising executive hilarious crafty quirky house advertising office doctor's office role reversal body swap husband/wife relationship pregnancy magic spell argument transformation discovery
Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue of Buddha and wind up living each other's life.
Comedy
USA
1958
92 Minutes
Mrs. Tremaine
Debbie Reynolds Curt Jurgens John Saxon Estelle Winwood Alexis Smith Mary Astor Troy Donahue Hayden Rorke Gloria Holden Alex Gerry Joe Flynn
dentist secretary actor housekeeper boss love interest airy charming playful party new york city farm connecticut love triangle may-december romance acting retirement running away horse racing love
On a stormy night, young woman asks another guest at party to rescue her from her lecherous boss and take her to the train station. When her rescuer suggests that she stop at his place to ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1965
133 Minutes
Jewel Mayhew
Bette Davis Olivia de Havilland Joseph Cotten Agnes Moorehead Cecil Kellaway Victor Buono Mary Astor Bruce Dern
spinster murderer housekeeper suspenseful dark creepy campy louisiana household plantation murder death dreams drugs mystery fall 1920s
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.