List of the best Oscar Apfel movies: The Story of Temple Drake(1933), The Squaw Man(1914), The Nut Farm(1935), The Fire Trap(1935), It's Tough to Be Famous(1932), Half Way to Heaven(1929), Ladies Must Love(1933), Shopworn(1932), Inspiration(1931), Alias the Doctor(1932), Before Dawn(1933), Murder at Glen Athol(1936) ... ...
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1933
70 Minutes
District Attorney
Oscar Apfel Clem Beauchamp Arthur Belasco John Carradine William Collier Jr. Frank Darien James Eagles Florence Eldridge William Gargan Henry Hall Miriam Hopkins
A wealthy but neurotic Southern belle finds herself trapped in the hideout of a gang of vicious bootleggers. The gang's leader lusts after her, and is determined not to let anything stand in the way of his having her.
5.7/10
Western
USA
1914
78 Minutes
Director
Cecil B. DeMille Dustin Farnum Winifred Kingston Red Wing Monroe Salisbury Billy Elmer Richard L'Estrange Foster Knox Joseph Singleton Dick La Reno Fred Montague
british officer brother wife native american woman rancher son melodramatic solemn england new york city wyoming bar mountain ranch embezzlement self-sacrifice new identity marriage tragic death family honor
A chivalrous British officer takes the blame for his cousin's embezzlement and journeys to the American West to start a new life on a cattle ranch.
5.5/10
Comedy
USA
1935
64 Minutes
Bob Bent
Wallace Ford Joan Gale Oscar Apfel
Bob and Helen decide to move to California and make a fresh start. Bob wants to buy a nut farm, but Helen dreams of being in the movies. While Bob is looking for a farm to buy, Helen is ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1935
63 Minutes
R.A. Rawson
Norman Foster Evalyn Knapp Sidney Blackmer Oscar Apfel Ben Alexander Herbert Corthell
Drama
1932
79 Minutes
S.J. Boynton
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Mary Brian Walter Catlett Oscar Apfel Emma Dunn J. Carrol Naish David Landau Claire MacDowell Louise Beavers Ivan Linow Harold Minjir
naval officer personal assistant wife sailor reporter agent witty emotional amusing submarine parade new york city banquet hall party hero worship celebrity privacy media circus marital problems heroism
A Navy war hero (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) marries his girlfriend (Mary Brian) and tries to avoid publicity.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1929
66 Minutes
Circus Manager
Charles Rogers Jean Arthur Paul Lukas Helen Ware Oscar Apfel Edna West Irving Bacon Nestor Aber
Nick, the "swing" man in a trapeze troupe, loves Greta Nelson, the girl in the act; and Tony, the "flyer," incurs his enmity as Greta seems to favor him; thus Nick fails to catch Tony, and ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Romance
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Nussbauer
June Knight Neil Hamilton Sally O'Neil Dorothy Burgess George E. Stone Oscar Apfel Mary Carlisle Maude Eburne Berton Churchill Virginia Cherrill Edmund Breese
Four Broadway gold-diggers sign a contract promising to share all their future gains. Troubles begin when one the girls falls in love with a wealthy playboy, getting rid of the contract.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1932
72 Minutes
Forbes
Barbara Stanwyck Regis Toomey ZaSu Pitts Lucien Littlefield Clara Blandick Oscar Apfel Albert Conti John Elliott Tom London
waitress wealthy man mother uncle aunt judge melodramatic mushy tender touching college town diner labor camp nightclub city unlikely romance false accusations class distinctions mother/son relationship broken engagement
A poor woman and a man from an upper-class family fall in love, but his mother will go to any lengths to stop their marriage.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1931
74 Minutes
M. Vignaud
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.
6.0/10
Drama
USA
1932
69 Minutes
Keller
Richard Barthelmess Marian Marsh Lucille LaVerne Norman Foster Adrienne Dore Oscar Apfel John St. Polis Wallis Clark Claire Dodd George Rosener Reginald Barlow
doctor surgeon mother brother patient orphan tense suspenseful gripping emotional vienna munich hospital brotherhood adoption impersonation medical profession family prison transformation
Karl is the workaholic adopted son while Stephan is the lazy one. They both go to Munich to study medicine and Karl is at the top of the class while Stephan is barely passing. When ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1933
60 Minutes
O'Hara
Stuart Erwin Dorothy Wilson Warner Oland Dudley Digges Gertrude Hoffman Oscar Apfel Frank Reicher Jane Darwell
A detective (Stuart Erwin) and a fortuneteller (Dorothy Wilson) meet a doctor (Warner Oland) from Vienna looking for loot hidden in a mansion.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1936
64 Minutes
Reuben Marshall
John Miljan Irene Ware Noel Madison Barry Norton Iris Adrian Oscar Apfel Betty Blythe Harry Holman Wilson Benge
5.7/10
Comedy
USA
1931
73 Minutes
Judge
Buster Keaton Zion Myers Anita Page Cliff Edwards Frank Rowan Norman Phillips Jr. Frank LaRue Oscar Apfel Syd Saylor Clark Marshall
philanthropist young man leader sister gang member love interest thrilling brash amusing tenement house street boxing ring gym court stage rehabilitation brother/sister relationship juvenile crime gangs boxing
A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.
5.7/10
Biography
USA
1930
97 Minutes
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
Walter Huston Una Merkel Kay Hammond Edgar Dearing Russell Simpson Cameron Prud'Homme Oscar Apfel Henry B. Walthall
lawyer husband poor boy emotional fascinating log cabin illinois birth presidency rise
An episodic biography of the 16th President of the United States.
5.5/10
Drama, Romance
USA
1930
80 Minutes
Maj. Ivanoff
Walter Huston Kay Francis Kenneth MacKenna Jobyna Howland Paul Cavanagh Eric Kalkhurst Oscar Apfel Gordon McLeod
Marya is the wife of medical student Victor Sablin, who finds it impossible to deal with military life when he is inducted into the Russian army during World War I.
6.6/10
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
1932
72 Minutes
Ed W. Randolph
Cary Grant Nancy Carroll Randolph Scott Edward Woods William Collier Jane Darwell Rita La Roy Oscar Apfel Jessie Arnold Grady Sutton
A pretty but virtuous small-town bank clerk is the victim of a vicious rumor from an unsuccessful suitor that she spent the night with a notorious womanizer.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1932
81 Minutes
Wobbling Duffy
Phillips Lord Effie Palmer Bette Davis Frank Albertson Frankie Darro Dorothy Peterson Stanley Fields Oscar Apfel Sophia M. Lord Bennett Kilpack Raymond Hunter
Seth Parker takes in Robbie Turner and protects him from his cruel father Rube. When the father disappears, Seth intends to raise Robbie as his own son. The vindictive father attacks Mary ... See full summary »
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
60 Minutes
Blake
Lois Moran Charles Bickford Victor Varconi Don Dillaway Luis Alberni Adrienne D'Ambricourt Barbara Weeks Wilson Benge Oscar Apfel Hooper Atchley
A wealthy ex-bootlegger comes to the rescue of a formerly rich society girl after her gold-digging fiancé leaves her stranded when he finds out she's broke. The bootlegger proposes a deal: ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Mr. Ulrich
John Barrymore Helen Twelvetrees William "Stage" Boyd Jill Esmond Mary Duncan Albert Conti C. Henry Gordon Paul Hurst Oscar Apfel
attorney governor mobster prostitute client gritty engaging shocking melodramatic gambling house courtroom speakeasy apartment political corruption mobsters redemption alcoholism romance court battles rise
Attorney Tom Cardigan is the discontented "mouthpiece" for Vanny Powers' mob. When Tom takes sweet June Perry as his mistress, she tries in vain to redeem him. But Powers decides Tom would ... See full summary »
Drama
1933
72 Minutes
John Radford
Lionel Barrymore May Robson Dorothy Jordan Joel McCrea Frances Dee David Landau James Bush Buster Phelps Oscar Apfel June Filmer Samuel S. Hinds
doctor widower son foster father husband daughter melodramatic moving new england small town rural community banquet hall medical profession car accident small-town life father/daughter relationship troubled marriage death of mother growing up sacrifice
A selfless doctor (Lionel Barrymore) dedicates his life to his patients and watches his son (Joel McCrea) follow in his footsteps.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
87 Minutes
Reynolds (uncredited)
Marie Dressler Wallace Beery Robert Young Maureen O'Sullivan Willard Robertson Tammany Young Frankie Darro Jack Pennick Paul Hurst Oscar Apfel Robert McWade
ship captain drunk son fiancée boss mother rousing madcap emotional pacific northwest washington state boat boats sea mother/son relationship alcoholism redemption storm wretched excess rise
Annie the tugboat captain tries to help two young lovers come together.
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1936
67 Minutes
James Gleason ZaSu Pitts Owen Davis Jr. Louise Latimer Arthur Aylesworth Richard Tucker Paul Fix Barbara Barondess James Donlan Agnes Anderson Oscar Apfel
A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.
6.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
71 Minutes
Guy Kibbee Tom Brown Lucie Kaye Catherine Doucet Edward Brophy Ed Gargan Helen Jerome Eddy Theodore von Eltz Kenneth Thomson Howard C. Hickman Oscar Apfel
Jim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
90 Minutes
Paul Muni Bette Davis Margaret Lindsay Eugene Pallette Soledad Jimenez Robert Barrat Gavin Gordon Henry O'Neill Arthur Stone Hobart Cavanaugh William B. Davidson
lawyer casino owner wife immigrant melodramatic tense california casino los angeles business mental illness murder unrequited love fall transformation 1930s
In Mexico, a former lawyer becomes the invaluable second-in-command to a casino owner, whose wife begins to fall for him.
5.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Lily Pons Henry Fonda Eric Blore Osgood Perkins Lucien Littlefield Lucille Ball Mischa Auer Paul Porcasi Scotty Beckett Esther Dale Clarence Wilson
opera singer composer agent producer husband wife melodramatic passionate paris monte carlo, monaco stage club street ambition jealousy music competition success marriage rivalry
Jonathan Street is a struggling composer when he meets and marries Annette. The problem is that Jonathan was drunk and does not want to be married. Annette does go with him to Paris and ... See full summary »
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
89 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson H.B. Warner Marian Marsh Anthony Bushell George E. Stone Frances Starr Ona Munson Boris Karloff Robert Elliott Aline MacMahon Purnell Pratt
editor news reporter murderer publisher secretary love interest melodramatic dark new york city journalism ethics suicide deception family love fall wretched excess 1930s
The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case... with tragic results.
Drama, History
1937
112 Minutes
Greta Garbo Charles Boyer Reginald Owen Alan Marshall Henry Stephenson Leif Erickson Dame May Whitty C. Henry Gordon Maria Ouspenskaya Claude Gillingwater
napoleon bonaparte countess marie walewska count politician son patriotic melodramatic poland isle of elba france historical events affair imprisonment divorce love sacrifice wretched excess forbidden love 1800s
Married Countess Marie Walewska (Greta Garbo) becomes Napoleon's (Charles Boyer) mistress, followed by the battle of Waterloo.
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