List of the best Otis Harlan movies: Oh, Doctor!(1925), Show Boat(1929), Telegraph Trail(1933), I Can't Escape(1934), What Happened to Jones(1926), Loose Ankles(1930), The Hoosier Schoolmaster(1935), Western Gold(1937), Ride Him, Cowboy(1932), King Kelly of the U.S.A.(1934), That's My Boy(1932) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1925
70 Minutes
Mr. Clinch
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 »
Musical
USA
1929
147 Minutes
Capt. Andy Hawks, Master of Ceremonies in Prologue
Laura La Plante Joseph Schildkraut Emily Fitzroy Otis Harlan Elise Bartlett Alma Rubens Jack McDonald Jane La Verne Neely Edwards Theodore Lorch Stepin Fetchit
wife captain singer gambler daughter melodramatic passionate steamboat mississippi river chicago singing gambling marriage family feud running away rivalry temptation sacrifice forbidden love 1890s
A mostly silent version of Edna Ferber's original novel, with some songs from the musical as a last-minute addition
Action, Western
1933
54 Minutes
Zeke Keller
John Wayne Frank McHugh Marceline Day Otis Harlan Albert J. Smith Yakima Canutt Lafe McKee Clarence Geldart
cavalryman tycoon tribal leader native american young woman henchman rousing gutsy thrilling emotional american west wilderness office store trail business conspiracy investigation greed cross-cultural relations
A government agent is assigned to ensure the safe transport of supplies to telegraph-line workers in the West.
Crime, Drama
1934
60 Minutes
Bonn
Onslow Stevens Lila Lee Russell Gleason Otis Harlan Hooper Atchley Clara Kimball Young Nat Carr Eddie Gribbon Kane Richmond
Wrongfully imprisoned, an ex-convict (Onslow Stevens) decides to become crooked when no one hires him for a job.
Comedy
USA
1926
70 Minutes
Ebenezer Goodly
Reginald Denny Marian Nixon Melbourne MacDowell Frances Raymond Otis Harlan Emily Fitzroy Ben Hendricks Jr. William Austin ZaSu Pitts Margaret Quimby Nina Romano
On the night before his wedding, a young man plays poker with friends. When the game is raided by the police, he escapes into a Turkish bath on ladies night, ending up disguised in drag and with difficult explanations to make.
Comedy
USA
1930
66 Minutes
Major Rupert Harper
Loretta Young Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Louise Fazenda Ethel Wales Otis Harlan Daphne Pollard Inez Courtney Edward Nugent Raymond Keane
In this light romantic comedy, 17-year old Loretta Young is cast as Ann Harper, a wealthy socialite who has inherited a fortune provided the family is involved in no scandals appearing in ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1935
71 Minutes
Squire Hawkins
Norman Foster Charlotte Henry Dorothy Libaire Tommy Bupp Otis Harlan Fred Kohler Jr. William V. Mong Russell Simpson Joseph E. Bernard Wallace Reid Jr. George "Gabby" Hayes
Right after the Civil War, an ex-Union soldier sets out to become a schoolmaster in his small town, even though many locals still harbor a resentment against "Yankees". He goes up against ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
57 Minutes
Jake
Smith Ballew Heather Angel Roy Mason Ben Alexander Otis Harlan Victor Potel Frank McGlynn Howard C. Hickman Alan Bridge Wesley Girard Lew Kelly
union soldier businessman gang leader guard brother abraham lincoln engaging spirited front lines california stagecoach town hotel trail american civil war robbery investigation brother relationship false accusations deception
A Westerner in the Union Army discovers that gold shipments from the West are being captured by Southerners.
Western
USA
1932
55 Minutes
Judge E. Clarence "Necktie" Jones
John Wayne Ruth Hall Henry B. Walthall Harry Gribbon Otis Harlan Charles Sellon Frank Hagney
cowboy townsperson sidekick bank robber thief killer spirited engaging suspenseful ranch courtroom desert wild west town old west law and order murder frame-up animal rights secret identity
John Drury saves Duke, a wild horse accused of murder, and trains him. When he discovers that the real murderer, a bad guy known as The Hawk, is the town's leading citizen, Drury arrested on a fraudulent charge.
Musical, Romance
USA
1934
66 Minutes
Prime Minister
Guy Robertson Irene Ware Edgar Kennedy Ferdinand Gottschalk Franklin Pangborn Joyce Compton Otis Harlan Lorin Raker William Orlamond Bodil Rosing
A theatrical troupe headed by a flashy showman finds itself in the tiny--and bankrupt--kingdom of Belgardia. The showman falls in love with the daughter of the dotty king, who has promised her to another. Complications ensue.
Romance
USA
1932
71 Minutes
Mayor
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.