List of the best Maurice Black movies: I Cover the Waterfront(1933), While Paris Sleeps(1932), Playing Around(1930), Numbered Men(1930), Smart Money(1931), The King Murder(1932), Bonnie Scotland(1935), Flying Down to Rio(1933), Stars Over Broadway(1935), Grand Slam(1933) ... ...
Drama
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Ben Lyon Ernest Torrence Hobart Cavanaugh Maurice Black Purnell Pratt Wilfred Lucas Harry Beresford
reporter smuggler daughter illegal immigrant police officer editor gritty melodramatic waterfront san diego ship apartment hideout news investigation deception smuggling illegal immigration pursuit mystery
An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
Drama
USA
1932
67 Minutes
Victor McLaglen Helen Mack William Bakewell Jack LaRue Rita La Roy Maurice Black Dot Farley Lucille LaVerne Paul Porcasi
To save his daughter Manon (Helen Mack) from falling into the hands of a vicious gang of pimps, convict Jacques Costard (Victor McLaglen) escapes from jail.
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
64 Minutes
Alice White Chester Morris William Bakewell Richard Carlyle Marion Byron Maurice Black Lionel Belmore Shep Camp Ann Brody Nellie V. Nichols
New York girl has a dull boyfriend and seems destined for a dull marriage when she meets a rich playboy who has money to burn and places to go. She gets involved with the playboy and never ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1930
65 Minutes
Conrad Nagel Bernice Claire Raymond Hackett Ralph Ince Tully Marshall Maurice Black William Holden George Cooper Blanche Frederici Ivan Linow Frederic Howard
Mary Dane and falsely imprisoned Bud Leonard love each other, but Lou Rinaldo, who framed Bud to get Mary, and escape-minded King Callahan, set events in motion to prove that love and ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1931
90 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson James Cagney Evalyn Knapp Ralf Harolde Noel Francis Margaret Livingston Maurice Black Boris Karloff Morgan Wallace Billy House Paul Porcasi
barber best friend woman district attorney police officer criminal melodramatic gutsy thrilling small town barbershop city gambling house court gambling luck investigation framed accidental death attempted suicide
A Greek barber has uncommon skills in playing poker and soon rises in the seedy world of illegal gambling, but pretty blondes remain his Achilles' heel.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1932
67 Minutes
Conway Tearle Natalie Moorhead Marceline Day Dorothy Revier Don Alvarado Huntley Gordon Robert Frazer Maurice Black
A beautiful blonde makes a career out of seducing and then blackmailing wealthy married men. She is found murdered after demanding a $5000 payoff from her latest victim, and the detective ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy June Lang James Finlayson Anne Grey David Torrence William Janney James T. Mack Mary Gordon Maurice Black Daphne Pollard
american friend lawyer cousin boyfriend rebel madcap lighthearted quirky scotland jail estate india fort prison break inheritance family friendship impersonation romance
Stan and Ollie mistakenly enlist in the army and find themselves posted to the Northwest Frontier in India on a dangerous mission.
Musical
USA
1933
89 Minutes
Dolores del Río Gene Raymond Raul Roulien Ginger Rogers Fred Astaire Blanche Frederici Walter Walker Etta Moten Roy D'Arcy Maurice Black Armand Kaliz
band leader singer dancer fiancée choreographer charming confident spirited rio de janeiro haiti dance numbers big band marriage romance love interest adventure love 1930s
A bandleader woos a Latin flame who is already engaged to his employer.
Musical
USA
1935
90 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Jane Froman James Melton Frank McHugh Marie Wilson Frank Fay William Ricciardi Craig Reynolds E.E. Clive Maurice Black Eddie Conrad
Al is a down on his luck promoter who is thinking of taking the final bow when he meets Jan, the singing porter. He sees something in Jan so he signs him to a contract. Al works odd jobs to... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1933
67 Minutes
Paul Lukas Loretta Young Frank McHugh Glenda Farrell Helen Vinson Walter Byron Ferdinand Gottschalk Joseph Cawthorn Paul Porcasi Mary Doran Lucien Prival
Because the Stanislavsky method of playing bridge has no rules, it promotes marital harmony for those who stick with it.