List of the best William Dieterle movies: The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1939), Portrait of Jennie(1948), The Devil and Daniel Webster(1941), Jewel Robbery(1932), Love Letters(1945), Juarez(1939), Boots Malone(1952), The Accused(1948), The Great O'Malley(1937), Fashions(1934), September Affair(1950), Rope of Sand(1949) ... ...
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1939
116 Minutes
Director
Charles Laughton Maureen O'Hara Cedric Hardwicke Thomas Mitchell Edmond O'Brien Alan Marshal Walter Hampden Harry Davenport Katharine Alexander George Zucco Fritz Leiber
gypsy bishop beautiful woman monster hunchback deacon suspenseful passionate heartwarming touching paris church courtroom notre dame cathedral cathedral jail love corruption rescue framed
In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
7.7/10
Romance
USA
1948
86 Minutes
Director
Jennifer Jones Joseph Cotten Ethel Barrymore Cecil Kellaway David Wayne Albert Sharpe Florence Bates Lillian Gish Henry Hull Maude Simmons Felix Bressart
painter girl gallery owner cab driver mother superior dreamy brooding creative fascinating new york city cape cod central park convent apartment pub time poverty art storm love
A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.
7.6/10
Fantasy
USA
1941
107 Minutes
Director
Edward Arnold Walter Huston James Craig Jane Darwell Simone Simon Gene Lockhart John Qualen Frank Conlan Lindy Wade George Cleveland Dawn O'Day
farmer senator devil wife assistant neighbor crafty dark uneasy new hampshire farm town greed corruption debt farming promises friendship temptation pursuit
A nineteenth-century New Hampshire farmer who makes a pact with Satan for economic success enlists Daniel Webster to extract him from his contract.
7.3/10
Comedy
USA
1932
68 Minutes
Director
William Powell Kay Francis Helen Vinson Hardie Albright Andre Luguet Henry Kolker Spencer Charters Alan Mowbray Lawrence Grant Jacques Vanaire Charles Coleman
baron baroness thief detective husband lover amusing lighthearted vienna jewelry shop house crime jewelry theft investigation infidelity affair love pursuit forbidden love temptation
A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1945
101 Minutes
Director
Jennifer Jones Joseph Cotten Ann Richards Anita Louise Cecil Kellaway Gladys Cooper Byron Barr Robert Sully Reginald Denny Ernest Cossart James Millican
soldier woman mother fiancée melodramatic tense italy party london world war ii love letters long-distance relationship murder amnesia domestic violence mystery love 1940s
Allen Quinton writes a fellow soldier's love letters; tragedy results. Later, Allen meets a beautiful amnesiac who fears postmen...
7.0/10
Biography
USA
1939
132 Minutes
Director
Paul Muni Bette Davis Brian Aherne Claude Rains John Garfield Gale Sondergaard Donald Crisp Gilbert Roland Louis Calhern Grant Mitchell
emperor empress president rebel soldier napoleon iii tense emotional mexico france government offices mansion democracy government power struggle breakdown benito juérez maximilian i quest fall
Louis Napoleon III takes advantage of the American Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by helping Emperor Maximillian Hapsburg to add Mexico to his empire.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1952
103 Minutes
Director
William Holden Johnny Stewart Stanley Clements Basil Ruysdael Carl Benton Reid Ralph Dumke Ed Begley Hugh Sanders Harry Morgan Ann Lee Anthony Caruso
agent jockey manager gambler mother friend engaging heartwarming horse track horse auction locker room train redemption on the run gambling horse racing con game mentorship transformation 1950s
Boots Malone is jockey's agent and a bit of a wheeler-dealer who went from living at the Ritz to living in a room at the stables when his star jockey was killed in an accident. After nearly... See full summary »
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
101 Minutes
Director
Loretta Young Bob Cummings Wendell Corey Sam Jaffe Douglas Dick Suzanne Dalbert George Spaulding Sara Allgood Mickey Knox Francis Pierlot Ann Doran
professor truck driver lawyer detective beautiful woman student dark gripping eerie suspenseful college courtroom beach cliff classroom psychology attempted rape investigation cover-up unlikely criminal
A beautiful psychology professor tries to hide a self-defense killing.
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
71 Minutes
Director
Pat O'Brien Humphrey Bogart Ann Sheridan Frieda Inescort Henry O'Neill Hobart Cavanaugh Mary Gordon Frank Sheridan Delmar Watson Sybil Jason Donald Crisp
police officer father police captain wife disabled girl crossing guard gripping melodramatic moving tense street courtroom pawn shop hospital school police station ethics poverty law and order desperation
God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.
6.8/10
Musical
USA
1934
78 Minutes
Director
William Powell Bette Davis Frank McHugh Verree Teasdale Reginald Owen Philip Reed Hugh Herbert
photographer businessman fiancée designer salesman charming madcap playful new york city paris fashion swindling love deception impersonation love wretched excess 1930s
When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap and fashion designer Lynn Mason to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses.
6.8/10
Romance
USA
1950
107 Minutes
Director
Joan Fontaine Joseph Cotten Francoise Rosay Jessica Tandy Bob Arthur Jimmy Lydon
An industrialist and a pianist who fall in love in postwar Italy are pronounced dead when they miss their flight home, but the former's wife does not give him up.
6.8/10
Adventure
USA
1949
104 Minutes
Director
Burt Lancaster Paul Henreid Claude Rains Peter Lorre Corinne Calvet Sam Jaffe John Bromfield Mike Mazurki Kenny Washington Edmond Breon Josef Marais
A man abused by a sadistic mining company cop before he could tell where on their desert property he'd found diamonds decides to steal them instead.
6.7/10
Biography
USA
1937
116 Minutes
Director
Paul Muni Joseph Schildkraut Gale Sondergaard Gloria Holden Donald Crisp Erin O'Brien-Moore John Litel Henry O'Neill Morris Carnovsky Louis Calhern Ralph Morgan
author paul cézanne victim soldier wife prostitute engaging gripping moving france paris prison england courtroom household emile zola court battles friendship journalism historical events
CHAP. 1, HI YO SILVER: An outlaw leader planning to take control of Texas after the Civil War kills Colonel Jeffries, a man empowered to levy taxes, and assumes his identity. His men then ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1950
88 Minutes
Director
gambler veteran swindler brother detective singer brooding brash thrilling melodramatic casino town united states gambling swindling revenge fall pursuit quest revenge
Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1952
85 Minutes
Director
William Holden Edmond O'Brien Alexis Smith Tom Tully Ed Begley Dan Dayton Adele Longmire Ray Teal Ted de Corsia Don Porter Howard Freeman
prosecutor police officer mobster journalist father girlfriend brooding crafty emotional tense midwest courtroom house police station corruption love triangle investigation trial spying organized crime
Jerry McKibbon is a tough, no nonsense reporter, mentoring special prosecutor John Conroy in routing out corrupt officials in the city, which may even include Conroy's own police detective father as a suspect.
6.5/10
Romance
USA
1932
63 Minutes
Director
Kay Francis David Manners Andy Devine Una Merkel Kenneth Thomson Claire Dodd Charlotte Merriam Edward Van Sloan Robert Greig
magazine editor playboy salesman fiancée secretary polo player airy witty lighthearted brooklyn, n.y. coney island office nightclub infidelity workplace romance love triangle jealousy corporate ladder divorce forbidden love
A female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
74 Minutes
Director
Paul Muni Ann Dvorak Barton MacLane Raymond Brown Ralph Remley Hal K. Dawson Grace Stafford Mayo Methot Henry O'Neill Robert Barrat Marc Lawrence
A small-town doctor gets roped into helping a notorious bank robber.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
62 Minutes
Director
George Brent Margaret Lindsay Eugene Pallette Hugh Herbert Dorothy Burgess Theodore Newton Hobart Cavanaugh
When a Broadway playboy is found dead, it's up to detective Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out of several likely candidates.
6.4/10
Biography
USA
1936
85 Minutes
Director
Paul Muni Josephine Hutchinson Anita Louise Donald Woods Fritz Leiber Henry O'Neill Porter Hall Akim Tamiroff Walter Kingsford Iphigenie Castiglioni
scientist chemist doctor gutsy rousing endearing french countryside france louis pasteur science cure disease underdog quest rivalry 19th century
Singing star loses his voice, recuperates in the country, meets aspiring playwright and her daughter.
6.4/10
Drama, History
USA
1934
79 Minutes
Director
Dolores del Río Reginald Owen Victor Jory Osgood Perkins Verree Teasdale Henry O'Neill Anita Louise Ferdinand Gottschalk Maynard Holmes Dorothy Tree Joan Wheeler
louis xv courtesan king countess adviser marie antoinette cheeky incredible hedonistic emotional versailles, france palace paris abbey madame du barry french history royal life international conflict political intrigue mentorship
Madame DuBarry is a 1934 American historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dolores del Rio, Reginald Owen, Victor Jory and Osgood Perkins. The film portrays the life of ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Adventure
USA
1954
103 Minutes
Director
Elizabeth Taylor Dana Andrews Peter Finch Abraham Sofaer Abner Biberman Noel Drayton Rosalind Ivan Barry Bernard Philip Tonge Edward Ashley Leo Britt
plantation owner wife foreman friend emotional playful melodramatic ceylon mansion plantation jungle love triangle wealth loneliness drought cholera outbreak fire wretched excess love rivalry
The young bride of a rich planter finds herself the only white woman at Elephant Walk tea plantation, British Ceylon.
6.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
75 Minutes
Director
Verree Teasdale Ricardo Cortez Lionel Atwill Anita Louise C. Aubrey Smith Dorothy Tree Hobart Cavanaugh Robert Barrat Russell Hicks Spencer Charters
husband wife daughter womanizer police detective servant melodramatic tense vienna apartment theater stage police station lechery family marriage investigation affair murder mystery
Herman Brandt, a handsome but overly conceited actor, lives in the same apartment building in Vienna as Carola and John Pointer and their 18-year-old daughter Mariette. One day, as Carola ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Musical
USA
1942
88 Minutes
Director
Jackie Cooper Adolphe Menjou Bonita Granville George Bancroft Ted North Todd Duncan Frank Jenks Jessie Grayson Mona Barrie Lindy Wade Peggy McIntyre
singer father friend son band member coronet player confident spirited unrestrained new orleans school boat chicago club dance hall jazz performance modernization father/daughter relationship romance
Covering a quarter-century of American 'syncopated" music (Ragtime, Jazz, Swing, Blues, Boogie Woogie)from prior to WWI through prohibition, the stock-market crash, the depression and the ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Romance
USA
1937
73 Minutes
Director
Kay Francis Errol Flynn Ian Hunter Frieda Inescort Herbert Mundin Billy Bevan Kenneth Hunter G.P. Huntley Jr. Clyde Cook Dick Powell Charles Irwin
widow love interest colonel captain british officer melodramatic tender thrilling africa desert train england love triangle unrequited love marriage second chance colonialism dangerous mission rivalry forbidden love
Colonel John Wister, on duty with the British army in the desert region of Dubik, returns to England on leave. There he falls in love with Julia Ashton, who cares deeply for him but ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Director
Bette Davis Warren William Alison Skipworth Arthur Treacher Marie Wilson Winifred Shaw Porter Hall Olin Howland Charles Wilson
private detective pretty woman client partner englishman secretary airy amusing intricate city office docks detective work murder search deception crime artifact quest temptation
A double-crossing woman, the two-timing P.I. she hired, the corpulent "empress of crime", and a gentleman thief are all after a legendary priceless eighth-century ram's horn.
6.0/10
Drama
USA
1932
58 Minutes
Director
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Nancy Carroll Lilyan Tashman Earle Foxe Sheila Terry Betty Gillette Guy Kibbee Ivan Linow Dewey Robinson Richard Alexander Frank Reicher
russian nobleman servant wealthy man former lover wife engaging emotional melodramatic turkey moscow train station castle russia russian revolution relationships romance schemes love triangle exile
A Russian aristocrat and his servant girl escape to Turkey during the revolution.
6.0/10
Adventure
USA
1957
101 Minutes
Director
Cornel Wilde Debra Paget Michael Rennie Raymond Massey John Derek Yma Sumac Margaret Hayes Joan Taylor Sebastian Cabot Perry Lopez Morris Ankrum
During the 11th century, Persian poet Omar Khayyam's lover marries the Shah but the Shah, whose life is threatened by a sect of assassins, appoints Omar royal advisor.
5.9/10
Biography
USA
1956
95 Minutes
Director
The life and career of German composer Richard Wagner.
5.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1931
75 Minutes
Director
Marilyn Miller Ben Lyon W.C. Fields Ford Sterling Leon Errol Chester Conklin Harry Stubbs Maude Eburne Harry Holman Ruth Hall William Irving
Wealthy man falls in love with a poor girl and proposes to her, going against the wishes of his family.
5.9/10
Drama, History
USA
1953
103 Minutes
Director
king daughter queen soldier princess melodramatic inspiring galilee betrayal religion love forbidden love transformation quest 1st century
After her banishment from Rome, Jewish Princess Salome returns to her Roman-ruled native land of Galilee where prophet John the Baptist preaches against Salome's parents, King Herod and Queen Herodias.
5.7/10
Comedy
USA
1933
67 Minutes
Director
Paul Lukas Loretta Young Frank McHugh Glenda Farrell Helen Vinson Walter Byron Ferdinand Gottschalk Joseph Cawthorn Paul Porcasi Mary Doran Lucien Prival
Because the Stanislavsky method of playing bridge has no rules, it promotes marital harmony for those who stick with it.
5.2/10
Sci-Fi
France|Italy|West Germany
1959
98 Minutes
Director
Professor Johansson has made a huge scientific breakthrough; a device that will create a huge magnetic pulse that knocks out all electricity over a continent-wide area. The military ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1933
65 Minutes
Ruth Chatterton William Dieterle George Brent Ruth Donnelly Philip Reed Johnny Mack Brown Lois Wilson Gavin Gordon Ferdinand Gottschalk Rafaela Ottiano
business owner beautiful woman engineer employee amusing passionate factory mansion new york city romance wealth automotive industry gender roles love transformation 1930s
An auto-company president (Ruth Chatterton) finds her right-hand man (George Brent) by process of elimination.
Drama
1931
80 Minutes
Director
Richard Barthelmess Johnny Mack Brown Helen Chandler David Manners Elliott Nugent Walter Byron Luis Alberni
American pilots (Richard Barthelmess, Johnny Mack Brown) surround a single woman (Helen Chandler) in Paris after World War I.
Drama
1932
58 Minutes
Director
Ruth Chatterton George Brent Paul Cavanagh Barbara Leonard Henry Kolker Lois Wilson Ivan F. Simpson Helen Vinson Hardie Albright Edith Kingdom Richard Tucker
The wife (Ruth Chatterton) of a Wall Street loser (George Brent) eyes an Australian sheep rancher (Paul Cavanagh) in Bermuda.
Biography
1940
103 Minutes
Director
Edward G. Robinson Ruth Gordon Otto Kruger Donald Crisp Maria Ouspenskaya Montagu Love Sig Ruman Donald Meek Henry O'Neill Albert Basserman Edward Norris
doctor scientist colleague wife fascinating inspiring powerful egypt germany laboratory medicine syphilis tuberculosis scientific experiments diptheria discovery rise rescue sacrifice 1880s
The story of the renowned bacteriologist whose years of research yielded such medical triumphs as a cure for syphilis.
Western
1951
84 Minutes
Director
A Confederate captain (Alan Ladd) and a couple (Lizabeth Scott, Arthur Kennedy) face Quantrill's Raiders out West.
6.6/10
Horror
Germany
1924
60 Minutes
The Poet, Assad the Baker, A Russian Prince
Emil Jannings Leo Birinsky Conrad Veidt Werner Krauss William Dieterle
wax museum owner daughter poet caliph ivan the terrible jack the ripper creepy dreamy germany baghdad moscow london wax museum revenge bloodlust paranoia love revenge wretched excess escape
A wax museum hires a writer to give the sculptures stories. The writer imagines himself and the museum owner's daughter in the stories.
8.1/10
Drama
Germany
1926
117 Minutes
Valentin
Gösta Ekman Emil Jannings Camilla Horn Yvette Guilbert William Dieterle
alchemist angel demon dark melodramatic creepy germany aging redemption deception greed fall sacrifice love middle ages
The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul.
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