List of the best Ronald Colman movies: Random Harvest(1942), A Tale of Two Cities(1935), Lost Horizon(1937), Champagne for Caesar(1950), Lady Windermere's Fan(1925), If I Were King(1938), The Winning of Barbara Worth(1926), Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back(1934), The Late George Apley(1947), A Double Life(1947), The Devil to Pay(1930), Cynara(1932) ... ...
Drama
USA
1942
124 Minutes
Ronald Colman Greer Garson Philip Dorn Susan Peters Reginald Owen Henry Travers Margaret Wycherly Bramwell Fletcher Arthur Margetson Jill Esmond Marta Linden
veteran showgirl fiancée sibling doctor government official emotional passionate england mental institution music hall household small town amnesia world war i car crash inheritance election relationships love
An amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star, only to suffer an accident which restores his original memories but erases his post-war life.
Drama, History
USA
1935
128 Minutes
Ronald Colman Elizabeth Allan Edna May Oliver Blanche Yurka Reginald Owen Basil Rathbone Henry B. Walthall Donald Woods Walter Catlett Fritz Leiber H.B. Warner
lawyer wealthy man pretty woman emotional melodramatic passionate england london france paris social change love triangle french revolution friendship injustice love forbidden love quest rescue 1780s
A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Adventure
USA
1937
132 Minutes
Ronald Colman Jane Wyatt Sam Jaffe John Howard Edward Everett Horton Margo H.B. Warner Isabel Jewell Thomas Mitchell
writer diplomat brother spiritual leader fascinating incredible shangri-la himalayas valley accident deception paradise plane crash discovery adventure rescue quest transformation 1930s
When a wise diplomat's plane crashes in the snows of Tibet, he and the other survivors are guided to Shangri-La, where they wrestle with the invitation to stay.
Comedy
USA
1950
99 Minutes
genius business owner host love interest pet sister amusing charming lighthearted outlandish hollywood, calif. television studio office game show intelligence retribution television personalities schemes revenge love
In order to get even with the pompous president of a soap company, an eccentric genius goes on his quiz show in order to bankrupt his company.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1925
87 Minutes
Lord Darlington
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.
Adventure
USA
1938
100 Minutes
François Villon
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.
Drama, Romance, Western
USA
1926
89 Minutes
Willard Holmes
Ronald Colman Vilma Banky Charles Lane Paul McAllister E.J. Ratcliffe Gary Cooper Clyde Cook Erwin Connelly Sam Blum Ed Brady Fred Esmelton
While building an irrigation system for a Southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a rancher's daughter.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
83 Minutes
Capt. Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
Ronald Colman Loretta Young Warner Oland Charles Butterworth
captain prince niece cheeky suspenseful mansion boat london murder smuggling romance adventure mystery 1930s
Algy, Bulldog Drummond's right-hand-man, is getting married. Bulldog attends; on the way home, in the fog, he enters the (apparently deserted) mansion of Prince Achmed in search of a phone.... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1947
98 Minutes
George Apley
Ronald Colman Peggy Cummins Edna Best Vanessa Brown Richard Haydn Charles Russell Nydia Westman
father son cousin daughter boyfriend wife amusing confident playful boston household club new york city family tradition social standing prejudice courtship rivalry transformation
George and Catherine Apley of Boston lead a proper life in the proper social circle, as did the Apleys before them. When grown daughter Eleanor falls in love with Howard (from New York!), ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
104 Minutes
Ronald Colman Signe Hasso Shelley Winters Edmond O'Brien Ray Collins Philip Loeb Millard Mitchell Joe Sawyer Charles La Torre Whit Bissell John Drew Colt
actor actress mistress striking dark chilling broadway theater new york city insanity actors murder transformation fall mystery 1940s
A celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.
Comedy
USA
1930
65 Minutes
Ronald Colman Loretta Young Frederick Kerr David Torrence Florence Britton Myrna Loy Paul Cavanagh Crauford Kent
Spendthrift Willie Leyland again returns to the family home in London penniless. His father is none too pleased but Willie smooth-talks him into letting him stay. At the same time he turns ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1932
75 Minutes
Jim Warlock
lawyer wife salesgirl emotional solemn sad london naples, italy venice, italy swimming pool infidelity infatuation scandal forgiveness reputation forbidden love fall 1930s
London barrister's marriage is under strain after his affair with a shop-girl who is out to have him. Told in flashback.
Adventure
USA
1936
105 Minutes
Sgt. Victor
sergeant major love interest lounge singer valet engaging melodramatic algeria desert love triangle heroism jealousy military deception love rivalry sacrifice adventure 1860s
Sergeant Victor comes to the French Foreign Legion after taking the blame for his brother's crime. Cigarette falls in love with him though Major Doyle is in love with her. Doyle sends ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1935
70 Minutes
Paul Gaillard
prince expatriate beautiful woman card dealer casino owner amusing winsome tender monte carlo, monaco casino swiss alps france gambling luck deception unlikely romance politics wealth quest temptation
Russian prince goes to Monte Carlo just after World War I with money supplied him by Parisian Russians. He wins but the casino operators want him honor the tradition of returning to the ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
72 Minutes
Ronald Colman Kay Francis Bramwell Fletcher Frances Dade David Torrence Alison Skipworth Frederick Kerr John Rogers Wilson Benge Virginia Bruce
thief gentleman friend inspector lord lady thrilling amusing london estate party household jewelry theft secret life one last job friendship debt rivalry quest love
A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life--he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed "The Amateur Cracksman". When he meets a woman and falls in love he decides to "... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1929
86 Minutes
Michel
Suave thief Colman is sent to Devil's Island, where he becomes romantically involved with the wife of sadistic warden Digges.
Biography
USA
1935
90 Minutes
Robert Clive
hero clerk fiancée rajah governor engaging powerful melodramatic india fort london parliament trading post colonialism military war marriage politics adventure quest
In the mid-1700's the East India Company has power over commerce on the sub-continent, with the blessings of the British government. A clerk in the company, Robert Clive, is frustrated by ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1931
108 Minutes
Ronald Colman Helen Hayes Richard Bennett A.E. Anson Clarence Brooks Alec B. Francis Claude King Bert Roach Myrna Loy Russell Hopton
doctor nurse husband wife professor inspiring intricate melodramatic minnesota new york city west indies medicine scientific experiments prestige city vs. country work vs. family love sacrifice transformation 1920s
A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
74 Minutes
Barrington Hunt
Ronald Colman Fay Wray Estelle Taylor Warren Hymer Tully Marshall Lawrence Grant Ullrich Haupt Kit Guard
A bunch of crooks team up to find and steal money from an old man and his daughter.
Drama
1939
97 Minutes
Dick Heldar
Ronald Colman Walter Huston Ida Lupino Muriel Angelus Dudley Digges Ernest Cossart Ferike Boros Pedro de Cordoba Colin Tapley Fay Helm Ronald Sinclair
artist painter model friend doctor soldier melodramatic sad sudan port said, egypt london battlefield artist's studio doctor's office art blindness doomed romance friendship suicide painting
Kipling's Dick Heldar (Ronald Colman), wounded in the Sudan, tries to finish a painting before he goes blind.
Drama
USA
1925
108 Minutes
Stephen Dallas
Stella, a small town girl, marries socialite Stephen Dallas, a man with whom she has nothing in common. The whole thing is a failure; after the birth of their daughter, Laurel, the Dallases... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
USA
1923
143 Minutes
Lillian Gish Ronald Colman Gail Kane J. Barney Sherry Charles Lane Juliette La Violette Alfredo Bertone
heiress italian soldier half sister father love interest nun passionate melodramatic uplifting italy family estate convent front lines church middle east inheritance sibling rivalry battle roman catholic church star-crossed lovers
A young woman becomes a nun when she believes her sweetheart has been killed, but things get complicated when he returns alive.
Comedy
USA
1925
74 Minutes
A housewife poses as her sister, a notorious dancer, in order to fool her husband and teach him a lesson.
Romance
1924
90 Minutes
Constance Talmadge Ronald Colman Jean Hersholt Albert Gran Robert Rendel Sidney Bracey
An Englishman (Ronald Colman) poses as a doctor to meet the beautiful daughter (Constance Talmadge) of a millionaire.
Comedy
1926
108 Minutes
Norma Talmadge Ronald Colman William Orlamond Erwin Connelly Frankie Darro Mack Swain Gertrude Astor Marc McDermott George K. Arthur
A Parisian gamine wants to become a chorus girl to win the heart of the Follies manager even if she has to do unladylike stunts.
Comedy
USA
1942
118 Minutes
Professor Michael Lightcap
Cary Grant Jean Arthur Ronald Colman Edgar Buchanan Glenda Farrell Charles Dingle Emma Dunn Rex Ingram Leonid Kinskey Tom Tyler Don Beddoe
fugitive teacher professor foreman lawyer witty charming summerhouse courtroom false accusations love triangle law love quest escape pursuit 1940s
An escaped prisoner and a stuffy law professor vie for the hand of a spirited schoolteacher.
Drama
USA
1924
120 Minutes
Carlo Bucellini
Lillian Gish Dorothy Gish William Powell Ronald Colman Charles Lane Herbert Grimwood Bonaventura Ibáñez Frank Puglia Amelia Summerville Tina Ceccaci Renaldi Eduilio Mucci
In Renaissance Florence, Tito, a no-good young man pretending to be a scholar, wins the admiration of a blind man who has long looked for someone to finish his scholarly work. He has a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1956
170 Minutes
Railway Official
David Niven Cantinflas Shirley MacLaine Robert Newton Charles Boyer Joe E. Brown Martine Carol John Carradine Charles Coburn Ronald Colman Melville Cooper
explorer servant police officer princess airy charming playful london spain paris india japan san francisco expedition class distinctions culture clash theft adventure pursuit quest
A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.