List of the best May McAvoy movies: The Fire Brigade(1926), Three Women(1924), The Jazz Singer(1927), Lady Windermere's Fan(1925), Ben-Hur(1925), The Mad Whirl(1925) ... ...
Drama
USA
1926
94 Minutes
May McAvoy Charles Ray Tom O'Brien Eugenie Besserer Warner Richmond Bert Woodruff Vivia Ogden DeWitt Jennings Dan Mason Erwin Connelly
Terry O'Neill is the youngest of a family of Irish firefighters. He falls in love with Helen Corwin, but complications ensue when Terry learns that her father, a wealthy contractor, has cut... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1924
83 Minutes
May McAvoy Pauline Frederick Marie Prevost Lew Cody Willard Louis Pierre Gendron Mary Carr Raymond McKee
A frivolous middle aged socialite is suddenly put upon to have her daughter live with her. Her conniving paramour dumps her for the daughter, leaving the young boyfriend crushed.
Musical
USA
1927
97 Minutes
Al Jolson May McAvoy Warner Oland Eugenie Besserer Otto Lederer William Demarest Roscoe Karns Richard Tucker Nat Carr William Walling Robert Gordon
cantor singer lover mother neighbor father melodramatic winsome uplifting lower east side manhattan, n.y. ghetto stage cabaret family home singing family traditions defiance acceptance father/son relationship
The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1925
87 Minutes
Lady Windermere
Ronald Colman Irene Rich May McAvoy Bert Lytell Edward Martindel Helen Dunbar Carrie Daumery Billie Bennett
lady lord mother duchess woman rival cheeky spirited witty london party household infidelity motherhood nobility society deception jealousy pursuit rivalry
A society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.
Drama, History
1925
145 Minutes
Esther
Ramon Novarro Francis X. Bushman May McAvoy Claire McDowell Betty Bronson Carmel Myers Nigel de Brulier Mitchell Lewis Leo White Frank Currier Charles Belcher
hero villain mentor jesus engaging spirited jerusalem betrayal revenge competition friendship adventure quest revenge 1st century
An enslaved Jewish prince (Ramon Novarro) meets his Roman betrayer (Francis X. Bushman) in a chariot race.
Drama
USA
1925
65 Minutes
Cathleen Gillis
Barbara Bedford George Fawcett Alec B. Francis May McAvoy Myrtle Stedman Joseph Singleton Jack Mulhall Ward Crane Marie Astaire
A teenager with permissive parents gets too caught up in wild parties and the fast life.