List of the best William Wellman movies: The Happy Years(1950), The Public Enemy(1931), Westward the Women(1951), Beau Geste(1939), Wild Boys of the Road(1933), Battleground(1949), Yellow Sky(1948), A Star Is Born(1937), Heroes for Sale(1933), You Never Know Women(1926), Midnight Mary(1933), Night Nurse(1931) ... ...
8.1/10
Comedy
USA
1950
110 Minutes
Director
Dean Stockwell Darryl Hickman Scotty Beckett Leon Ames Margalo Gillmore Leo G. Carroll Donn Gift Peter Thompson Jerry Mickelsen Alan Dinehart David Bair
schoolboy headmaster bully father uplifting heartwarming boarding school new jersey father/son relationship coming of age boarding-school life friendship education growing up rivalry transformation 1950s
A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
7.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
84 Minutes
Director
James Cagney Jean Harlow Mae Clarke Edward Woods Beryl Mercer Donald Cook Joan Blondell
gangster bootlegger police officer veteran friend melodramatic brash gripping suspenseful prison chicago slum nightclub bar organized crime gangs prohibition great depression family dysfunction growing up
An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime.
7.6/10
Western
USA
1951
118 Minutes
Director
Robert Taylor Denise Darcel Jacqueline Wells Beverly Dennis John McIntire Hope Emerson Lenore Lonergan Marilyn Erskine
prostitute trail guide mail-order bride pregnant woman native american cook amusing bleak sad gritty thrilling california chicago wild west camp wilderness wagon train marriage journey death
A trail guide escorts a group of women from Chicago to California to marry men that have recently began settling there.
7.6/10
Adventure
USA
1939
114 Minutes
Director
Gary Cooper Ray Milland Robert Preston Brian Donlevy Susan Hayward J. Carrol Naish Albert Van Dekker Broderick Crawford Charles Barton James Stephenson Heather Thatcher
brother soldier sergeant mercenary suspenseful inspiring england desert robbery war escape mutiny money escape adventure rise fall rivalry 1930s
Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa, after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1933
68 Minutes
Director
Frankie Darro Dorothy Coonan Edwin Phillips Rochelle Hudson Sterling Holloway Arthur Hohl Ann Hovey Minna Gombell
teen boy high-school student police officer teen girl aunt panhandler gritty dark profound train cleveland chicago camp dump new york state great depression unemployment child labor friendship quest
In the depths of the Depression, two teenage boys strike out on their own in order to help their struggling parents and find life on the road tougher than expected.
7.4/10
War
USA
1949
118 Minutes
Director
Van Johnson John Hodiak Ricardo Montalban George Murphy Marshall Thompson Jerome Courtland Don Taylor Bruce Cowling James Whitmore Douglas Fowley Leon Ames
mexican-american soldier general nazi chaplain inspiring patriotic thrilling europe belgium battlefield world war ii military bravery battle of the bulge underdog adventure sacrifice 1940s
True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.
7.4/10
Western
USA
1948
98 Minutes
Director
Gregory Peck Anne Baxter Richard Widmark Bob Arthur John Russell Harry Morgan James Barton Charles Kemper
outlaw young woman grandfather bank robber apache prospector gritty uneasy ghost town wild west desert treason fugitives heist land wars betrayal showdown quest discovery rivalry
A pistol-packing tomboy and her grandfather discover a band of bank robbing bandits taking refuge in the neighboring ghost town.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1937
111 Minutes
Director
Janet Gaynor Fredric March Adolphe Menjou May Robson Andy Devine Lionel Stander Franklin Pangborn Owen Moore J.C. Nugent Clara Blandick Peggy Wood
actor actress engaging emotional touching hollywood, calif. movie set aging alcoholism love ambition actors love sacrifice quest 1930s
A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1933
73 Minutes
Director
Richard Barthelmess Loretta Young Aline MacMahon Gordon Westcott Robert Barrat Berton Churchill Grant Mitchell Robert McWade Charley Grapewin James Murray Edwin Maxwell
veteran soldier businessman communist wife doctor bleak gritty chicago laundromat hospital prison pennsylvania capitalism communism labor union drug addiction great depression social activism discovery
A veteran fights drug addiction to make his way in the business world.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1926
60 Minutes
Director
Florence Vidor Lowell Sherman Clive Brook El Brendel Roy Stewart Joe Bonomo Irma Kornelia
A love triangle in a circus troupe,
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
71 Minutes
Director
Loretta Young Ricardo Cortez Franchot Tone Andy Devine Una Merkel Warren Hymer Ivan F. Simpson Harold Huber
young woman criminal lawyer socialite friend clerk melodramatic gutsy gripping tense courtroom reform school jail gambling house law office apartment murder case poverty bad luck crime
An abused orphan sinks into a life of crime.
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
72 Minutes
Director
nurse best friend criminal chauffeur doctor child suspenseful uneasy mansion hospital murder plot scam training investigation prohibition alcoholism discovery underdog quest mystery
A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1931
65 Minutes
Director
Dorothy Mackaill Donald Cook Ralf Harolde Morgan Wallace Victor Varconi Ivan F. Simpson John Wray Nina Mae McKinney Gustav von Seyffertitz Cecil Cunningham Charles Middleton
After accidentally killing the man who raped her and forced her into prostitution, a New Orleans woman flees to a Caribbean island. While she awaits her fiancé, the vicious local police chief sets his sights on her.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Director
Ruth Chatterton Donald Cook James Murray Louis Calhern Helen Jerome Eddy Hallam Cooley Pat O'Malley Harold Huber J. Carrol Naish
young woman son prostitute district attorney lawyer madam incredible melodramatic unrestrained san francisco brothel foster home chinatown ruins prison mother/son relationship prostitution crime poverty murder
Frisco Jenny was orphaned by the 1906 earthquake and fire and has become the madame of a prosperous bawdy house. She puts her son up for adoption and he rises to prominence as district ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1932
83 Minutes
Director
Barbara Stanwyck Hardie Albright Lionel Belmore Harry Beresford George Brent Bette Davis Noel Francis Blanche Frederici Alan Hale Harry Holman Olin Howland
Following the death of Selena's father, she's offered a job as a teacher in a small town and a new chapter of her life begins.
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1937
75 Minutes
Director
Carole Lombard Fredric March Charles Winninger Walter Connolly Sig Ruman Frank Fay Max Rosenbloom Margaret Hamilton
doctor reporter editor patient amusing endearing winsome vermont small town new york city hotel newsroom fraud romance deception illness celebrity newspapers adventure love
An eccentric woman learns she is not dying of radium poisoning as earlier assumed, but when she meets a reporter looking for a story, she feigns sickness again for her own profit.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1953
109 Minutes
Director
John Wayne Lloyd Nolan Walter Abel James Arness Andy Devine Allyn Joslyn Jimmy Lydon Harry Carey Jr. Hal Baylor Sean McClory Wally Cassell
pilot captain colonel airman soldier bleak tense canada lake airplane military base wilderness stranded survival world war ii search military airplane crash rescue quest
A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
90 Minutes
Director
A backwoodsman comes to Detroit to get a job and earn money to buy an outboard motor.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1954
147 Minutes
Director
John Wayne Claire Trevor Laraine Day Jan Sterling Robert Stack Phil Harris Robert Newton David Brian
pilot passenger crew member tense suspenseful airplane airport survival redemption disaster plane crash quest 1950s
When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.
6.7/10
Western
USA
1942
90 Minutes
Director
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Brian Donlevy Thurston Hall K.T. Stevens Lucien Littlefield Lloyd Corrigan Etta McDaniel Frank M. Thomas John Hamilton Fred S. Toones
A 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks.
6.7/10
Romance
USA
1936
90 Minutes
Director
country girl wealthy man parent fiancée suitor wife amusing heartwarming mushy boston apartment operating room yacht small town marriage scandal secret relationships divorce lycanthropy
Kay is a girl living in a small rural town whose life is just too dull and repetitious to bear. One night, she meets young, handsome, and rich Bob Dakin, who asks her for directions while ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Adventure
USA
1954
103 Minutes
Director
Robert Mitchum Teresa Wright Tab Hunter Diana Lynn Beulah Bondi Philip Tonge William Hopper Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
mother alcoholic son father brother neighbor tense brooding dark northern california ranch mountain family home family dysfunction killer animals frontier life hunting love triangle rivalry quest
Around the turn of the 20th century, during a harsh northern California winter, members of a ranching family are squabbling among themselves while the two oldest sons go hunting for a panther that is killing their livestock.
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1947
103 Minutes
Director
James Stewart Jane Wyman Kent Smith Ned Sparks Wallace Ford Regis Toomey Ann Doran Donald Meek Ann Shoemaker Mickey Kuhn Howard Freeman
man editor mayor tourist young woman analyst emotional melodramatic heartwarming inspiring positive witty village editing room publishing house america opinion new romance corruption lie
An opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1952
99 Minutes
Director
Shelley Winters Ricardo Montalban Wendell Corey Claire Trevor Robert Burton Jose Torvay Jack Elam Pascual García Peña George Chandler Carlos Conde
laborer drunk farmer wife patriotic disheartening california bar farm american dream citizenship greed racism underdog sacrifice 1950s
In California, a Mexican-American is falsely accused of killing the farmer he was working for, after the racist farmer stiffed his immigrant employee with a bad check.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1938
106 Minutes
Director
young boy friend pilot engineer love interest newspaper owner melodramatic patriotic heartwarming passionate kitty hawk, n.c. airport university europe air force base family home aviation technology world war i love triangle
Plot #1 is the love triangle between two guys and one girl as they grow into adults and affiliate themselves in the new aircraft industry. Plot #2 is aircraft evolution from the days of Wilbur and Orville Wright to just prior to WWII.
6.3/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1943
91 Minutes
Director
Barbara Stanwyck Michael O'Shea J. Edward Bromberg Iris Adrian Marion Martin Pinky Lee Frank Conroy Gloria Dickson
burlesque dancer comedian police officer stripper charming lighthearted backstage stage theater new york city murder investigation show business unrequited love mystery pursuit rivalry 1940s
After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.
6.3/10
Adventure
USA
1955
115 Minutes
Director
John Wayne Lauren Bacall Paul Fix Joy Kim Berry Kroeger Mike Mazurki Anita Ekberg
His ship seized by the Chinese Communists, American Merchant Captain Tom Wilder languishes in prison but Chinese villagers help him escape to sail them to Hong-Kong.
6.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
74 Minutes
Director
Edward G. Robinson Loretta Young Dudley Digges Leslie Fenton J. Carrol Naish Edmund Breese Tully Marshall Charles Middleton
assassin childhood friend daughter gangster guard fortuneteller melodramatic shocking sad san francisco execution chamber family home chinatown sacramento, calif. california assassination crime syndicate love triangle loyalty infidelity
A hatchet man is ordered to kill his close friend for the sake of Tong.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1950
82 Minutes
Director
James Whitmore Nancy Davis Gary Gray Lillian Bronson Art Smith Tom D'Andrea Jeff Corey
Over a period of a week the voice of God is heard on radios all over the world.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1929
83 Minutes
Director
Wallace Beery Florence Vidor Warner Oland Jack McHugh Jack Oakie
Joan Fry, a society woman, falls in love with Chuck Riley, the white-leader of a powerful gang in Chinatown, and he quickly drags her down into the depths with him. But seeing her so much ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Action
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Director
Richard Barthelmess Sally Eilers Tom Brown Grant Mitchell James Murray Claire McDowell Willard Robertson John Wayne Arthur Vinton Charles Sellon
Aviator Jim Blaine and his brother Neil are rivals not only as daredevil flyers, but also for the love of parachutist Jill Collins.
6.2/10
Adventure
USA
1951
78 Minutes
Director
Clark Gable Ricardo Montalban John Hodiak Adolphe Menjou María Elena Marqués J. Carrol Naish Jack Holt Alan Napier George Chandler Richard Anderson
trapper native american warrior native american woman beautiful woman friend spirited emotional wild west wilderness interracial romance culture clash exploitation marriage confrontation survival forbidden love rivalry transformation 1830s
Trapper Flint Mitchell and other mountain men from the Rendezvous join forces to enter virgin trapping territory but must contend with a resentful Blackfoot chief.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1930
70 Minutes
Director
Charles Rogers Jean Arthur Paul Lukas Stuart Erwin Virginia Bruce Gordon De Main James Finlayson Frank Ross Jack Luden Freeman Wood George Irving
Lt. Robert Banks (Charles Rogers) shoots down and captures a German ace and is betrayed by the woman he loves.
6.0/10
Western
USA
1936
86 Minutes
Director
Warner Baxter Ann Loring Bruce Cabot
In the 1840's Mexico has ceded California to the United States, making life nearly impossible for the Mexican population due to the influx of land and gold-crazy Americans. Farmer Joaquin ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Comedy
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Director
football player college student football coach wife college president husband rousing inspiring emotional university football field household classroom restaurant ethics college athletics college life marital problems infidelity football
Coach Gore, a ruthless and cynical big-time football coach, neglects his wife in his unrelenting drive to make Calvert College a football power.
5.8/10
Musical
USA
1934
76 Minutes
Director
Irene Dunne Richard Dix Mary Boland Conway Tearle Andy Devine Henry Stephenson Una O'Connor George Barraud Reginald Owen Snub Pollard
outlaw sidekick opera singer servant composer charming emotional melodramatic australia mansion stage prison hideout opera singing outlaws stolen identity romance class conflict love
A young woman is seduced by a charismatic highwayman who offers her promises of fame as a singer in exchange for romance.
5.7/10
War
USA
1958
93 Minutes
Director
Tab Hunter Etchika Choureau William Wellman Jr. Jody McCrea Dennis Devine Marcel Dalio David Janssen Paul Fix Veola Vonn Clint Eastwood Will Hutchins
American youth and flying ace flies for France in World War I, meets and loves a French girl and a prostitute.
5.7/10
Comedy
USA
1929
70 Minutes
Director
Richard Arlen Mary Brian Olga Baclanova Harry Green Jack Oakie Pat O'Malley Leslie Fenton Charles Sullivan Bob Perry Sailor Vincent
An arrogant boxer named Dum-Dum Brooks romances beautiful Celia Fields, but then falls for temptress Sonia Barondoff on the eve of the big fight.
5.3/10
Drama
USA
1954
92 Minutes
Director
James Edward Grant Mickey Spillane Clyde Beatty Pat O'Brien Sean McClory Marion Carr John Bromfield Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Emmett Lynn Jack Stang Kenneth Tobey
circus performer animal trainer trapeze artist circus manager psychopath writer fiery wild thrilling circus ring trailer cage train tracks sabotage mysterious deaths circus life obsessive love blackmail detective work mystery
The Clyde Beatty Circus seems jinxed, falling victim again and again to apparent accidents which are actually the acts of a murderous saboteur. Mystery writer Mickey Spillane comes on the scene to solve the case.
Comedy, Drama
1933
65 Minutes
Director
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.
Crime, Drama
1931
68 Minutes
Director
Walter Huston Charles "Chic" Sale Frances Starr Grant Mitchell Sally Blane Edward Nugent Ralph Ince Dickie Moore George Ernest Russell Hopton Tom Dugan
murderer police officer veteran hostage mother prosecutor engaging tense thrilling family home courtroom family duty law and order hostage situation sacrifice underdog 1930s
An old man's (Charles "Chic" Sale) family is afraid to testify for the district attorney (Walter Huston) about mobsters.
War, Drama, History
1927
139 Minutes
Director
Clara Bow Charles Rogers Richard Arlen Jobyna Ralston Gary Cooper El Brendel Arlette Marchal Richard Tucker Julia Swayne Gordon Henry B. Walthall George Irving
pilot cadet friend love interest volunteer military officer rousing suspenseful emotional paris small town air force base airplane world war i friendly fire friendship patriotism duty horrors of war adventure
Two World War I pilots (Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen) woo a young woman (Clara Bow) and fight the Germans.
Drama
1956
95 Minutes
Director
Walter Brennan Phil Harris Brandon de Wilde Sidney Poitier William Hopper Louise Beavers
A 14-year-old orphan (Brandon de Wilde) grows attached to a stray dog, then learns the animal's owner wants it back.
Drama
1939
97 Minutes
Director
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.
Western
1932
84 Minutes
Director
Richard Dix Ann Harding Edna May Oliver Guy Kibbee Julie Haydon Donald Cook Harry Holman Skeets Gallagher Walter Walker Wally Albright Marilyn Knowlden
Newlyweds (Richard Dix, Ann Harding) head for 1870s Nebraska and build a banking empire spanning three generations.
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