The Marines Are Coming is a 1934 American action drama film directed by David Howard and starring William Haines, Conrad Nagel and Esther Ralston. It was produced and distributed by the independent Mascot Pictures. It was the final film acting role of Haines who had a major success in the 1928 film Tell it to the Marines.
Starring: Jack Holt•Harry Carey•Joseph Cawthorn
Young and Beautiful is a 1934 American romantic comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring William Haines and Judith Allen. The screenplay concerns a press agent who goes to great lengths to make his actress girlfriend a star, only to risk losing her in the process.
Starring: Joseph Cawthorn•Marie Dressler•Lon Chaney
Are You Listening? is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring William Haines, Madge Evans and Anita Page.
Starring: Bessie Love•Joseph Cawthorn•Anita Page
Fast Life is a 1932 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film starring William Haines and Madge Evans, directed by Harry A. Pollard and is based upon the story Let's Go by E.J. Rath.
Starring: Bessie Love•Jack Holt•Joseph Cawthorn
Just a Gigolo is a 1931 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film released by MGM. It was directed by Jack Conway, produced by Irving Thalberg and starred William Haines, Irene Purcell, C. Aubrey Smith, and Ray Milland. It was adapted from the 1930 play of the same name, which also starred Irene Purcell in the role of Roxana 'Roxy' Hartley. The film f...
Starring: Joseph Cawthorn•Dorothy Devore•Claire Windsor
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford is a 1931 American pre-Code crime / romantic comedy film directed by Sam Wood and starring William Haines as a con artist and Jimmy Durante as his pickpocket buddy. The film is based on a series of stories by George Randolph Chester published in Cosmopolitan.
Starring: Joseph Cawthorn•Mary Philbin
A Tailor Made Man is a 1931 American MGM pre-Code comedy film directed by Sam Wood. Adapted from the 1908 Hungarian play A Szerencse Fia by Gábor Drégely, the film stars William Haines and Dorothy Jordan.
Starring: Joseph Cawthorn•Kathryn McGuire
The Girl Said No is a 1930 pre-Code American romantic comedy film starring William Haines and Leila Hyams. In the film, a young college graduate goes to extreme lengths to win the girl he loves.
Starring: Esther Ralston•Mary Brian•Joseph Cawthorn
Remote Control is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Nick Grinde, Edward Sedgwick, and Malcolm St. Clair and written by, among others, Frank Butler, F. Hugh Herbert, and Jack Nelson.
Starring: Joseph Cawthorn•Sally O'Neil
Way Out West is a 1930 American pre-Code parody film, directed by Fred Niblo, starring William Haines, Leila Hyams, Polly Moran, and Ralph Bushman. It tells the story of Windy, a con man who cheats a group of cowboys out of their money. When they discover his cheating and learn that he has been robbed, they force him to work on a ranch until he has...
Starring: Mary Brian•Joseph Cawthorn•Leila Hyams
Navy Blues is a 1929 American Pre-Code romance film starring William Haines as a sailor and Anita Page as the girl he romances and leaves. This was Haines' first talking picture.
Starring: Joseph Cawthorn•Anita Page
Alias Jimmy Valentine is a 1928 American crime drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring William Haines, Leila Hyams, Lionel Barrymore, and Karl Dane. The film is based on the 1903 O. Henry story "A Retrieved Reformation", which was turned into the 1910 play Alias Jimmy Valentine by Paul Armstrong. The play toured in travelling production com...
Starring: Dorothy Jordan•Joseph Cawthorn
Excess Baggage is a lost 1928 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and distributed by MGM. The film was based on the 1927 play of the same name by John McGowan. The film starred William Haines, Josephine Dunn and Kathleen Clifford.
Starring: Joseph Cawthorn•Jimmy Durante
Show People is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by King Vidor. The film was a starring vehicle for actress Marion Davies and actor William Haines and included notable cameo appearances by many of the film personalities of the day, including stars Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, William S. Hart and John Gilbert, and writer Elinor Glyn...
Starring: Irene Purcell•Joseph Cawthorn
The Smart Set (1928) is a silent film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Jack Conway, and starring William Haines, Jack Holt, and Alice Day.
Starring: Judith Allen•Joseph Cawthorn
Telling the World is a surviving 1928 American comedy silent film directed by Sam Wood and written by Joseph Farnham and Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars William Haines, Anita Page, Eileen Percy, Frank Currier, and Polly Moran. The film was released on June 30, 1928, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Starring: Joseph Cawthorn•Anita Page
West Point is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film starring William Haines and Joan Crawford in a story about an arrogant cadet who finds love right before the all-important Army–Navy Game.
Starring: Joseph Cawthorn•Elaine Hammerstein
A Little Journey is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and featuring Claire Windsor, William Haines and Harry Carey. It is based on a play by Rachel Crothers. No prints are thought to survive of this film. It is therefore considered lost.
Starring: Harry Carey•Mary Alden•Joseph Cawthorn
Slide, Kelly, Slide is a 1927 American comedy film, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Edward Sedgwick, and starring William Haines, Sally O'Neil, and Harry Carey.
Starring: Joseph Cawthorn•Mary Philbin
Spring Fever is a 1927 American silent comedy film starring William Haines, Joan Crawford, and George K. Arthur, and directed by Edward Sedgwick. Based on the 1925 play of the same name by Vincent Lawrence, this was the second film starring Haines and Crawford, and their first onscreen romantic teaming.
Starring: Joseph Cawthorn•Elaine Hammerstein
West Point is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film starring William Haines and Joan Crawford in a story about an arrogant cadet who finds love right before the all-important Army–Navy Game.
Starring: Joseph Cawthorn•Elaine Hammerstein
Brown of Harvard is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway, and starring William Haines, Jack Pickford and Mary Brian. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film is based on the successful 1906 Broadway play Brown of Harvard by Rida Johnson Young, who also co-wrote the popular music for the play along with Melvin Ellis. The film i...
Starring: Bessie Love•Joseph Cawthorn•Dorothy Devore
Lovey Mary is a 1926 American comedy-drama film directed by King Baggot, with Bessie Love in the title role. It is based on the 1903 novel of the same name by Alice Hegan Rice, a sequel to Rice's Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Starring: Claire Windsor•Alma Bennett•Joseph Cawthorn
Mike is a 1926 American silent comedy drama film directed by Marshall Neilan. The film is a modest production, featuring Sally O'Neil and William Haines.
Starring: Joseph Cawthorn•Mary Philbin
Tell It to the Marines is a 1926 silent film starring Lon Chaney, William Haines and Eleanor Boardman, and directed by George W. Hill. The film follows a Marine recruit and the sergeant who trains him. It was the biggest box office success of Chaney's career and the second biggest moneymaker of 1926/1927.
Starring: Madge Bellamy•Kathryn McGuire•Joseph Cawthorn
The Thrill Hunter is a 1926 American silent comedy adventure film directed by Eugene De Rue and starring William Haines, Kathryn McGuire and Alma Bennett. An American is mistaken for the ruler of a small European principality, and forced to marry. He manages to escape, and publishes an account of his adventures.
Starring: Eleanor Boardman•Sally O'Neil•Joseph Cawthorn
Fighting the Flames is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason. It is not known whether the film currently survives.
Starring: Mary Brian•Joseph Cawthorn
A Fool and His Money is a 1925 silent film starring William Haines and Madge Bellamy and is based on a novel by George Barr McCutcheon. The film was directed by Erle C. Kenton and was filmed before in 1920. That version starred Eugene O'Brien and Rubye De Remer.
Starring: Joan Crawford•Joseph Cawthorn
Little Annie Rooney is a 1925 American silent comedy-drama film starring Mary Pickford and directed by William Beaudine. Pickford, one of the most successful actresses of the silent era, was best known throughout her career for her iconic portrayals of penniless young girls. After generating only modest box office revenue playing adults in her prev...
Starring: Mary Pickford•Joseph Cawthorn
Who Cares is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures and starring Dorothy Devore. It is based upon the 1919 novel by Cosmo Hamilton which had been previously filmed in 1919 as Who Cares?
Starring: Mary Brian•Joseph Cawthorn
The Gaiety Girl is a 1924 American silent romantic film directed by King Baggot and starring Mary Philbin.
Starring: Elaine Hammerstein•Joseph Cawthorn
The Midnight Express is a 1924 American silent action crime film directed by George W. Hill starring Elaine Hammerstein and William Haines.
Starring: Mary Philbin•Joseph Cawthorn
Wine of Youth is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by King Vidor, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, shortly after the merger which created MGM in April 1924. Vidor did not consider it important enough to mention in his autobiography, although it did advance the careers of three young stars-to-be: Ben Lyon, Eleanor Boardman, and W...
Starring: Kathryn McGuire•Joseph Cawthorn