List of the best Ralph Forbes movies: Legion of Missing Men(1937), Inside the Lines(1930), The Bachelor Father(1931), The Trail of '98(1929), Beau Geste(1926), Mamba(1930), Women Are Like That(1938), The Mystery of Mr. X(1934), Daniel Boone(1936), The Green Goddess(1930), Mr. Wu(1927), Christopher Strong(1933) ... ...
Adventure
1937
63 Minutes
Ralph Forbes Ben Alexander Hala Linda Jimmy Aubrey Paul Hurst Frank Leigh Roy D'Arcy
A Foreign Legionnaire (Ralph Forbes) and his younger brother (Ben Alexander) fall for a cabaret singer (Hala Linda).
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1930
76 Minutes
During World War 1, German spies will stop at nothing to spy on the allied war plans stored at Gibraltar.
Comedy
1931
90 Minutes
John Ashley
Marion Davies Ralph Forbes C. Aubrey Smith Ray Milland David Torrence Doris Lloyd Edgar Norton Nena Quartero Halliwell Hobbes Elizabeth Murray James Gordon
wealthy man illegitimate daughter illegitimate son attorney detective musician positive heartwarming witty winsome london estate airplane new york city bedroom yard fatherhood reunion family secrets misunderstanding
Crusty Sir Basil invites his illegitimate children, including a daughter who wants to fly across the Atlantic, to visit him at his manor house.
Drama, History
1929
87 Minutes
Larry
Dolores del Río Ralph Forbes Harry Carey Karl Dane Tully Marshall George Cooper Russell Simpson Emily Fitzroy Tenen Holtz Cesare Gravina E. Alyn Warren
pretty woman suitor prospector brother farmer brutal gutsy spirited wilderness alaska san francisco expedition aspirations gold rush survival romance adventure quest discovery love
Pioneers (Dolores del Río, Ralph Forbes) face tragedy as they struggle to reach the Yukon gold rush in 1898.
Adventure, Drama, History, War
USA
1926
129 Minutes
John Geste
Robert Colman Neil Hamilton Ralph Forbes Alice Joyce Mary Brian Noah Beery Norman Trevor William Powell Victor McLaglen Donald Stuart
young man frenchman aunt brother soldier military officer dark frenetic somber africa military base england family home battle jewelry theft family honor military brotherhood french foreign legion sacrifice
Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa, where they face greater danger from their... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1930
78 Minutes
Karl von Reiden
Jean Hersholt Eleanor Boardman Ralph Forbes Claude Fleming Will Stanton William von Brincken Hazel Jones Arthur Stone Torben Meyer Andrés de Segurola Edward Martindel
August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I, is called "Mamba" by the locals, which is the name of a deadly snake. Despised by the ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1938
78 Minutes
Martin Brush
Kay Francis Pat O'Brien Ralph Forbes Melville Cooper Thurston Hall Grant Mitchell Gordon Oliver John Eldredge Herbert Rawlinson Hugh Compton Sarah Edwards
advertiser father daughter company president fiancé husband cheeky tense engaging melodramatic new york city church office judge's chambers advertising business embezzlement drinking romance competition
Domestic strife results when a man refuses to involve his wife in his struggling business.
Crime, Drama
USA
1934
84 Minutes
Sir Christopher "Chris" Marche
Robert Montgomery Elizabeth Allan Lewis Stone Ralph Forbes Henry Stephenson Forrester Harvey Ivan F. Simpson Leonard Mudie Alec B. Francis Charles Irwin Colin Kenny
serial killer thief police detective fiancé commissioner constable tense brooding suspenseful london apartment murder investigation jewelry theft mistaken identity wrongfully accused love triangle manhunt love pursuit transformation
A jewel thief suspected of being a local serial killer targeting police officers decides to solve the mystery himself to clear his name.
Adventure
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Stephen Marlowe
George O'Brien Heather Angel John Carradine Ralph Forbes Clarence Muse George Regas Dickie Jones Huntley Gordon Harry Cording Aggie Herring Crauford Kent
In 1775, Daniel Boone settles Kentucky, despite menacing Indians and renegade whites.
Adventure
USA
1930
73 Minutes
Dr. Traherne
George Arliss H.B. Warner Alice Joyce Ralph Forbes David Tearle Reginald Sheffield Nigel de Brulier Ivan F. Simpson
major wife doctor rajah butler melodramatic suspenseful gripping airplane palace office balcony hostage situation airplane crash royalty marriage courage murder escape pursuit
An airplane carrying three Brits--Major Crespin, his wife Lucille, and Dr. Trahern--crash lands in the kingdom of Rukh. The Rajah holds them prisoner because the British are about to ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1927
80 Minutes
Basil Gregory
Lon Chaney Louise Dresser Renée Adorée Holmes Herbert Ralph Forbes Gertrude Olmsted Mrs. Wong Wing Claude King Anna May Wong Sonny Loy
When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.
Comedy
USA
1933
77 Minutes
Harry Rawlinson
Katharine Hepburn Colin Clive Billie Burke Helen Chandler Ralph Forbes Jack LaRue Irene Browne Gwendolyn Logan Desmond Roberts Agostino Borgato Margaret Lindsay
pilot married man wife daughter aunt parliament member emotional sad spectacular cannes, france new york city san francisco airplane party affair marriage pregnancy flying contest romance
A famous female flier and a member of Parliament drift into a potentially disastrous affair.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
62 Minutes
Tom McDonald
James Stephenson Margot Stevenson Henry O'Neill Edward Brophy Ralph Forbes Martin Kosleck Richard Kipling
detective spy investigator murder victim neighbor niece crafty engaging intricate vienna crime scene apartment united states city investigation justice crime murder espionage suspicion
Despite an exclusive contract with the U.S. government, designer Archer Coe's design is being bid on by German, Japanese, and Italian agents - until he's murdered.
Comedy
USA
1934
91 Minutes
George Smith
John Barrymore Carole Lombard Walter Connolly Roscoe Karns Etienne Girardot Ralph Forbes Charles Levison Edgar Kennedy
theatrical producer actress boyfriend rival accountant mental patient hysterical charming outlandish train new york city chicago theater apartment love triangle actors show business travel love rivalry
A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing career.
Drama
USA
1934
90 Minutes
Fenwick
Norma Shearer Robert Montgomery Herbert Marshall Mrs. Patrick Campbell Skeets Gallagher Ralph Forbes
husband old flame wife aristocrat aunt secretary endearing emotional melodramatic italy mediterranean coast resort mansion england marriage trust gossip reunion wrongfully accused class distinctions
Mary is an impetuous romantic who marries British aristocrat Lord Philip Rexford on a whim. Their marriage is successful, though, and they grow closer over the years.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
66 Minutes
Peppo Briggs
Ann Harding Frank Morgan Katharine Alexander Reginald Owen Jane Baxter Ralph Forbes Jessie Ralph Charles Judels Rafaela Ottiano
For Lotty Wilkins, romance is no longer part of her marriage. In an effort to find what's missing from her life, she and three other women rent an Italian villa for the month of April, ... See full summary »
Comedy
1935
65 Minutes
Ralph Summers
Kay Francis George Brent Genevieve Tobin John Eldredge Claire Dodd Ralph Forbes Helene Lowell Spencer Charters William Austin
divorcée ex-husband wife lover thief husband cheeky crafty california household mountain cabin gas station car jealousy mistaken identity schemes thievery mix-up romance
A divorcee (Kay Francis) arranges so her ex-husband can catch his second wife (Genevieve Tobin) being unfaithful.
Romance
USA
1934
110 Minutes
Capt. Surtees Cook
Norma Shearer Fredric March Charles Laughton Maureen O'Sullivan Katharine Alexander Una O'Connor Ian Wolfe Marion Clayton Ralph Forbes Vernon Downing
elizabeth barrett robert browning father sister doctor love interest chilling melodramatic london mansion bedroom poetry confinement illness incest romance sexual repression forbidden love escape transformation
Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.
Comedy
USA
1937
98 Minutes
Cousin John Clayborn
Joan Crawford Richard Boleslawski William Powell Robert Montgomery Frank Morgan Nigel Bruce Jessie Ralph Benita Hume Melville Cooper Ralph Forbes Colleen Clare
socialite butler wealthy man lord duchess detective witty emotional amusing london estate new york city ship jewelry theft secret identity deception love triangle swindling partnership discovery
Two English aristocrats pursue a rich American widow who may not be quite the person she claims to be.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
92 Minutes
Cast of Stage Play
Katharine Hepburn Ginger Rogers Adolphe Menjou Andrea Leeds Gail Patrick Constance Collier Lucille Ball Eve Arden Ann Miller Ralph Forbes Franklin Pangborn
actress theatrical producer father dancer melodramatic rousing sultry spirited new york city boardinghouse nightclub theater acting friendship class distinctions ambition female bonding love rise fall
A chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
80 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Richard Greene Wendy Barrie Lionel Atwill John Carradine Beryl Mercer Mary Gordon E.E. Clive Morton Lowry Ralph Forbes
sherlock holmes wealthy man doctor watson escaped convict relative dog suspenseful witty fascinating england london devonshire mansion swamp town legends monsters superstition murder plot detective work
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural hound, a beast that may be stalking a young heir on the fog-shrouded moorland that makes up his estate.
Drama, History
USA
1936
123 Minutes
Katharine Hepburn Fredric March Florence Eldridge Douglas Walton John Carradine Robert Barrat Gavin Muir Ian Keith Moroni Olsen William Stack Ralph Forbes
mary stuart elizabeth tudor earl lord courtier engaging fascinating powerful scotland palace england prison abdication imprisonment execution royalty marriage jealousy rivalry rise
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.
Adventure
USA
1938
100 Minutes
Ronald Colman Basil Rathbone Frances Dee Ellen Drew C.V. France Henry Wilcoxon Heather Thatcher Stanley Ridges Bruce Lester Walter Kingsford Alma Lloyd
poet constable traitor lady king rousing thrilling moving confident paris palace tavern treason françois villon royalty political coup unlikely allies king louis xi escape love
Vagabond poet François Villon rises to high office in 1463 Paris.