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Dancing Feet (1936)
Dancing Feet is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Jerome Chodorov, Olive Cooper and Wellyn Totman. It is based on the 1931 novel Dancing Feet by Rob Eden. The film stars Ben Lyon, Joan Marsh, Edward Nugent, Isabel Jewell, James Burke and Purnell Pratt. The film was released on January 20, 1936, by Republic Pictur...
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Blanche Sweet
Down to the Sea (1936)
Down to the Sea is a 1936 American drama film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Robert Lee Johnson and Wellyn Totman. The film stars Russell Hardie, Ben Lyon, Ann Rutherford, Irving Pichel, Fritz Leiber and Vince Barnett. The film was released on May 30, 1936, by Republic Pictures.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Marjorie Daw
Frisco Waterfront (1935)
Frisco Waterfront is a 1935 American drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and Joseph Santley and starring Ben Lyon, Helen Twelvetrees and Rod La Rocque.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Montagu Love
Together We Live (1935)
Together We Live is a 1935 drama film distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film was directed by Willard Mack. The film's events are related to the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike. Two starring actors were dead at the time of release which led to them receiving lower billing, including Mack who directed the film.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Erich von Stroheim•Anna Q. Nilsson
Crimson Romance (1934)
Crimson Romance is a 1934 American drama film directed by David Howard and written by Milton Krims and Doris Schroeder. The film stars Ben Lyon, Sari Maritza, Erich von Stroheim, James Bush, William Bakewell and Hardie Albright. The low-budget project utilized footage from Hell's Angels (1930) and was released on October 12, 1934, by Mascot Picture...
Starring: Shirley Mason•Ann Rutherford•Lewis Stone
Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)
Lightning Strikes Twice is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Ben Holmes from a screenplay by Joseph A. Fields and John Grey. It stars Ben Lyon, Thelma Todd, and Pert Kelton. A print is held by the Library of Congress.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Aileen Pringle
Girl Missing (1933)
Girl Missing is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film starring Glenda Farrell, Ben Lyon and Mary Brian. It was directed by Robert Florey and released by Warner Bros. on March 4, 1933. Two women stranded in Palm Beach become involved in the case of a new bride who goes missing on her wedding night.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Pauline Starke•Virginia Lee Corbin
I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
I Cover the Waterfront is a 1933 American Pre-Code romantic drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Ben Lyon, Claudette Colbert, Ernest Torrence, and Hobart Cavanaugh.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Crane Wilbur•Colleen Moore
The Big Timer (1932)
The Big Timer is a 1932 American Pre-Code sports drama film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Ben Lyon, Constance Cummings and Thelma Todd. Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, it is about a boxer whose success goes to his head.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Aileen Pringle•Gloria Swanson
By Whose Hand? (1932)
By Whose Hand? is a 1932 American mystery film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Ben Lyon, Barbara Weeks and Kenneth Thomson.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Lila Lee•Ben Lyon
The Crooked Circle (1932)
The Crooked Circle is a 1932 American pre-Code film, a comedy-mystery directed by H. Bruce Humberstone.
Starring: Marie Prevost•Ann Rutherford•Louise Fazenda
Hat Check Girl (1932)
Hat Check Girl is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Barry Conners and Philip Klein. The film stars Sally Eilers, Ben Lyon, Ginger Rogers and Monroe Owsley. The film was released on October 8, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Esther Ralston•Ernest Torrence
Lady with a Past (1932)
Lady with a Past is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film starring Constance Bennett as a shy and very proper young lady who decides to invent a scandalous past for herself to spice up her life. It is based on the novel of the same name by Harriet Henry.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Thelma Todd
Week Ends Only (1932)
Week Ends Only is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Joan Bennett, Ben Lyon and John Halliday. It was made by Fox Film Corporation. The screenplay was written by William M. Conselman and Samuel Hopkins Adams, based on novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Pola Negri
Aloha (1931)
Aloha is a 1931 American drama film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Ben Lyon, Raquel Torres and Thelma Todd. It was produced and distributed by the independent studio Tiffany Pictures, one of the largest companies outside of the major studios. It was released in Britain by Gaumont British Distributors under the alternative title No Greate...
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Aileen Pringle•Mary Brian
Bought (1931)
Bought is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film produced and released by Warner Bros. and directed by Archie Mayo. The movie stars Constance Bennett and features Ben Lyon, Richard Bennett and Dorothy Peterson. It is based on the 1930 novel Jackdaw's Strut by Harriet Henry.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Thelma Todd•Lois Moran
Compromised (1931)
Compromised (1931) is an all-talking pre-code drama film produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., and directed by John G. Adolfi. The film stars Rose Hobart, Ben Lyon, Claude Gillingwater and Florence Britton. It was based on a play by Edith Fitzgerald. this film is presumed lost
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Walter Pidgeon
Her Majesty, Love (1931)
Her Majesty, Love is a 1931 American pre-Code musical comedy drama film directed by William Dieterle for First National Pictures, starring Broadway stars Marilyn Miller and Ben Lyon, and in his talking feature debut, W. C. Fields.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Claudette Colbert
The Hot Heiress (1931)
The Hot Heiress is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Herbert Fields, with three songs by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. The film stars Ben Lyon, Ona Munson, Walter Pidgeon, Tom Dugan, Holmes Herbert and Inez Courtney. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 28, 1931.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Raquel Torres•Joan Bennett
Indiscreet (1931)
Indiscreet is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Gloria Swanson and Ben Lyon. The screenplay by Buddy G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson, based on their story Obey That Impulse, originally was written as a full-fledged musical, but only two songs – "If You Haven't Got Love" and "Come to Me" – remained wh...
Starring: Helen Twelvetrees•Ann Rutherford•James Gleason
Misbehaving Ladies (1931)
Misbehaving Ladies is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Lila Lee, Ben Lyon and Louise Fazenda. It is also known as The Queen of Main Street.
Starring: Marilyn Miller•Ann Rutherford•Ona Munson
My Past (1931)
My Past is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Bebe Daniels. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and was also known under the alternative title The Ex-Mistress.
Starring: Monroe Owsley•Rose Hobart•Ann Rutherford
Night Nurse (1931)
Night Nurse is a 1931 American pre-Code crime drama mystery film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. directed by William A. Wellman, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell and Clark Gable. The film is based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Dora Macy, the pen name of Grace Perkins. The film was considered risqué at the time...
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Ray Milland•Constance Cummings
Alias French Gertie (1930)
Alias French Gertie is an American pre-Code crime film directed by George Archainbaud from a screenplay by Wallace Smith, based upon the unproduced play The Chatterbox by Bayard Veiller. The film stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon, who were making their first on-screen appearance together. A copy of this film survives in the Library of Congress.
Starring: Monroe Owsley•Ann Rutherford
Hell's Angels (1930)
Hell's Angels is a 1930 American pre-Code independent epic war film directed and produced by Howard Hughes and director of dialogue James Whale. Written by Harry Behn and Howard Estabrook and starring Ben Lyon, James Hall and Jean Harlow, it was released through United Artists. It follows two dissimilar brothers, both members of the British Royal F...
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Barbara Weeks•Tom Dugan
A Soldier's Plaything (1930)
A Soldier's Plaything is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy-drama film with songs directed by Michael Curtiz. Warner Bros. filmed it simultaneously in 35mm and in a widescreen process called Vitascope, but it is uncertain whether the Vitascope version was ever released. The film was planned as a full-scale musical comedy, but most of the musical numbe...
Starring: Sari Maritza•Ann Rutherford•Blanche Sweet
What Men Want (1930)
What Men Want is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ernst Laemmle and starring Pauline Starke, Ben Lyon, Hallam Cooley, Barbara Kent, Robert Ellis and Carmelita Geraghty. Written by John B. Clymer and Dorothy Yost, the film was released on July 13, 1930, by Universal Pictures.
Starring: Shirley Mason•Ann Rutherford
The Air Legion (1929)
The Air Legion is a 1929 aviation silent film about airmail produced and distributed by Film Booking Offices of America(FBO) and was released just as FBO was being turned into RKO Pictures. In Canada, the film was distributed by the Alliance Communications Corporation. Aviation historian Michael Paris considered the film as "virtually the last sile...
Starring: Marjorie Daw•Ann Rutherford
All Faces West (1929)
All Faces West is a 1929 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and starring Ben Lyon, Marie Prevost and Anders Randolf. It was shot in late 1928 on location in Utah. It premiered in Salt Lake City as a silent film, but was re-edited in 1931 with added music and sound effects for re-release as a sound fim under the alternative title C...
Starring: Viola Dana•Ann Rutherford•Montagu Love
The Flying Marine (1929)
The Flying Marine is a 1929 American action film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Ben Lyon, Shirley Mason and Jason Robards Sr. The film centers around a tale of brothers romancing the same girl. The Flying Marine was released in both sound and silent versions.
Starring: Sam Hardy•Ann Rutherford
The Quitter (1929)
The Quitter is a 1929 film from Columbia Pictures directed by Joseph Henabery starring Ben Lyon, Dorothy Revier and Fred Kohler.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Anna Q. Nilsson
Dance Magic (1927)
Dance Magic is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Pauline Starke, Ben Lyon and Isobel Elsom.
Starring: Shirley Mason•Ann Rutherford•Viola Allen
For the Love of Mike (1927)
For the Love of Mike is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film. Directed by Frank Capra, it starred Claudette Colbert and Ben Lyon. It is now considered to be a lost film.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Colleen Moore
High Hat (1927)
High Hat is a 1927 American film directed by James Ashmore Creelman.
Starring: Anders Randolf•Ann Rutherford•Pauline Starke
The Perfect Sap (1927)
The Perfect Sap is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Howard Higgin. It is based on the 1926 play Not Herbert by Howard Irving Young. The film stars Ben Lyon, Pauline Starke, Virginia Lee Corbin, Lloyd Whitlock, Diana Kane, Byron Douglas and Christine Compton. The film was released on January 23, 1927, by First National Pictures.
Starring: Lois Wilson•Ann Rutherford
The Tender Hour (1927)
The Tender Hour is a 1927 American romantic drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice, written by Winifred Dunn, and starring Billie Dove, Ben Lyon, Montagu Love, Alec B. Francis, Constantine Romanoff, and Laska Winter. It was released on May 1, 1927, by First National Pictures.
Starring: Mary Carr•Ann Rutherford•Pauline Starke
Bluebeard's Seven Wives (1926)
Bluebeard's Seven Wives is a 1926 American silent comedy film produced and released by First National Pictures. It was directed by Alfred Santell and starred Ben Lyon, Lois Wilson, and Blanche Sweet.
Starring: Billie Dove•Catherine Calvert•Ann Rutherford
The Great Deception (1926)
The Great Deception is a 1926 American silent drama film starring Basil Rathbone, Ben Lyon, and Aileen Pringle. It is based on the 1915 novel The Yellow Dove by George Gibbs about World War I era espionage, previously adapted as the 1919 film Shadows of Suspicion. This film is currently a lost film. A New York Times review considered "this photopla...
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Crane Wilbur•Colleen Moore
Prince of Tempters (1926)
Prince of Tempters is a 1926 American silent romance film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Lois Moran, Ben Lyon, and Lya De Putti. It is based on the 1924 novel The Ex-Duke by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•May McAvoy
The Savage (1926)
The Savage is a lost 1926 silent film comedy directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Ben Lyon and May McAvoy. The film was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. Based on a short story by Ernest Pascal.
Starring: Marie Prevost•Ann Rutherford
The Necessary Evil (1925)
The Necessary Evil is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Ben Lyon, Viola Dana, and Frank Mayo.
Starring: Martha Mansfield•Ann Rutherford
The New Commandment (1925)
The New Commandment is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Howard Higgin and written by Sada Cowan and Howard Higgin. It is based on the 1925 novel Invisible Wounds by Frederick Palmer. The film stars Blanche Sweet, Ben Lyon, Holbrook Blinn, Clare Eames, Effie Shannon, and Dorothy Cumming. The film was released on November 1, 1925, by Fir...
Starring: Billie Dove•Ann Rutherford
One Way Street (1925)
One Way Street is a 1925 American drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and written by Earl Hudson, Mary Alice Scully, and Arthur F. Statter. It is based on the 1924 novel One Way Street by Beale Davis. The film stars Ben Lyon, Anna Q. Nilsson, Marjorie Daw, Dorothy Cumming, Lumsden Hare, and Mona Kingsley. The film was released on April 12, 1...
Starring: Dorothy Revier•Harry Langdon•Ann Rutherford
The Pace That Thrills (1925)
The Pace That Thrills is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Webster Campbell and starring Ben Lyon, Mary Astor, and Charles Byer. It was released by First National.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Pola Negri
Winds of Chance (1925)
Winds of Chance is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and produced and released by First National Pictures.
Starring: Harry Langdon•Ann Rutherford
Lily of the Dust (1924)
Lily of the Dust is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, starring Pola Negri, produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This movie was based on the 1908 novel The Song of Songs by Hermann Sudermann and the 1914 Broadway play The Song of Songs by Edward Sheldon.
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Aileen Pringle
Painted People (1924)
Painted People is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Colleen Moore. It was produced and distributed by Associated First National Pictures.
Starring: Lois Moran•Ann Rutherford
Wages of Virtue (1924)
Wages of Virtue is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Forrest Halsey and Percival Christopher Wren. The film stars Gloria Swanson, Ben Lyon, Norman Trevor, Ivan Linow, Armand Cortes, Adrienne D'Ambricourt, and Paul Panzer. The film was released on November 10, 1924, by Paramount Pictures. It was shot at the Asto...
Starring: Helen Twelvetrees•Ann Rutherford
The Custard Cup (1923)
The Custard Cup is a 1923 American drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and written by G. Marion Burton and Ralph Spence. It is based on the 1921 novel The Custard Cup by Florence Bingham Livingston. The film stars Mary Carr, Myrta Bonillas, Miriam Battista, Jerry Devine, Ernest McKay, and Peggy Shaw. The film was released on January 1, 1923, by F...
Starring: Basil Rathbone•Ann Rutherford
Potash and Perlmutter (1923)
Potash and Perlmutter is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger. The film is based on an ethnic Jewish comedy with characters created by Montague Glass and Charles Klein for a 1913 Broadway play of the same name which ran for 441 performances. The play is based on the 1909 book of the same name by Montague Glass. This fil...
Starring: Ann Rutherford•Isobel Elsom
The Heart of Maryland (1921)
The Heart of Maryland is a lost 1921 American silent film feature produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on David Belasco's 1895 play, The Heart of Maryland.
Starring: Viola Allen•Catherine Calvert•Ann Rutherford
Open Your Eyes (1919)
Open Your Eyes is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Gilbert P. Hamilton, and starring Faire Binney, Mrs. Joupert, Jack Hopkins, Halbert Brown, Eddie Beryll, Emily Marceau, Viola Allen, Ben Lyon, and Gaston Glass. The film was released by Warner Bros. in May 1919.
Starring: Crane Wilbur•Ann Rutherford