John Miltern

The Plot Thickens (1936)

A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Holmes
CAST:  James Gleason  •  Zasu Pitts  •  Owen Davis Jr.  •  Louise Latimer

A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Holmes
CAST:  James Gleason  •  Zasu Pitts  •  Owen Davis Jr.  •  Louise Latimer

Parole! (1936)

Louis Friedlander-directed film  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Henry Hunter  •  Ann Shepherd  •  Alan Dinehart  •  Alan Baxter

Louis Friedlander-directed film  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Henry Hunter  •  Ann Shepherd  •  Alan Dinehart  •  Alan Baxter

East Side, West Side (1927)

Director Allan Dwan’s excellent use of New York locations enlivens a rags-to-riches tale that fully exploits star George O’Brien’s championship boxing prowess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  George O’Brien  •  Virginia Valli  •  J. Farrell MacDonald  •  Holmes Herbert

Director Allan Dwan’s excellent use of New York locations enlivens a rags-to-riches tale that fully exploits star George O’Brien’s championship boxing prowess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  George O’Brien  •  Virginia Valli  •  J. Farrell MacDonald  •  Holmes Herbert

The Black Stork (1917)

A young man and woman are considering marriage; eugenicist Harry J Haiselden warns that they are ill-matched and will produce defective offspring. He is right; their baby is born defective, dies quickly and floats into heaven.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leopold Wharton  •  Theodore Wharton
CAST:  Jane Fearnley  •  Allan Murnane  •  Hamilton Revelle  •  Elsie Esmond

A young man and woman are considering marriage; eugenicist Harry J Haiselden warns that they are ill-matched and will produce defective offspring. He is right; their baby is born defective, dies quickly and floats into heaven.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leopold Wharton  •  Theodore Wharton
CAST:  Jane Fearnley  •  Allan Murnane  •  Hamilton Revelle  •  Elsie Esmond

Social Register (1934)

Chorus girl Patsy Shaw crashes a high-society party, meets playboy Charlie Breen, they fall in love, and are on their merry way to wedded bliss. However, Charlie's snobbish, ever-loving mama doesn't think that Patsy is worthy and sets out to prove it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marshall Neilan
CAST:  Colleen Moore  •  Alexander Kirkland  •  Pauline Frederick  •  Robert Benchley

Chorus girl Patsy Shaw crashes a high-society party, meets playboy Charlie Breen, they fall in love, and are on their merry way to wedded bliss. However, Charlie's snobbish, ever-loving mama doesn't think that Patsy is worthy and sets out to prove it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marshall Neilan
CAST:  Colleen Moore  •  Alexander Kirkland  •  Pauline Frederick  •  Robert Benchley

Fine Manners (1926)

The film depicts what happens when a rich boy accidentally meets a crude girl on New Year's Eve.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Milestone  •  Richard Rosson
CAST:  Gloria Swanson  •  Eugene O'Brien  •  Helen Dunbar  •  Roland Drew

The film depicts what happens when a rich boy accidentally meets a crude girl on New Year's Eve.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Milestone  •  Richard Rosson
CAST:  Gloria Swanson  •  Eugene O'Brien  •  Helen Dunbar  •  Roland Drew

Sins of Man (1936)

Austrian church bell ringer Freyman loves music and wants his two sons (both played by Ameche) to love it too. The first goes to America and the second is born deaf-mute but gains hearing during WWI bombing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Ratoff  •  Otto Brower
CAST:  Jean Hersholt  •  Don Ameche  •  Allen Jenkins  •  J. Edward Bromberg

Austrian church bell ringer Freyman loves music and wants his two sons (both played by Ameche) to love it too. The first goes to America and the second is born deaf-mute but gains hearing during WWI bombing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Ratoff  •  Otto Brower
CAST:  Jean Hersholt  •  Don Ameche  •  Allen Jenkins  •  J. Edward Bromberg

Give Us This Night (1936)

After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman (Swarthout) whose guardian is a noted composer (Philip Merivale). They met when the fisherman evaded the police by seeking refuge in the village church. While there, they are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Hall
CAST:  Jan Kiepura  •  Gladys Swarthout  •  Philip Merivale  •  Benny Baker

After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman (Swarthout) whose guardian is a noted composer (Philip Merivale). They met when the fisherman evaded the police by seeking refuge in the village church. While there, they are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Hall
CAST:  Jan Kiepura  •  Gladys Swarthout  •  Philip Merivale  •  Benny Baker

Manslaughter (1922)

Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of motorcycle policeman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil B. DeMille
CAST:  Leatrice Joy  •  Thomas Meighan  •  Lois Wilson  •  John Miltern

Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of motorcycle policeman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil B. DeMille
CAST:  Leatrice Joy  •  Thomas Meighan  •  Lois Wilson  •  John Miltern

The Man from Home (1922)

A fairly conventional romance of an American heiress, loved by boy back home, bedazzled by a glamorous prince in beautiful Italian surroundings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Fitzmaurice
CAST:  James Kirkwood  •  Anna Q. Nilsson  •  Geoffrey Kerr  •  Norman Kerry

A fairly conventional romance of an American heiress, loved by boy back home, bedazzled by a glamorous prince in beautiful Italian surroundings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Fitzmaurice
CAST:  James Kirkwood  •  Anna Q. Nilsson  •  Geoffrey Kerr  •  Norman Kerry

Three Live Ghosts (1922)

Adapted from a popular Broadway play and concerns three veterans who return to London from the War only to discover that they have been officially listed as dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Fitzmaurice
CAST:  Norman Kerry  •  Anna Q. Nilsson  •  Edmund Goulding  •  John Miltern

Adapted from a popular Broadway play and concerns three veterans who return to London from the War only to discover that they have been officially listed as dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Fitzmaurice
CAST:  Norman Kerry  •  Anna Q. Nilsson  •  Edmund Goulding  •  John Miltern

The Love of Sunya (1927)

A young woman at life's crossroads is granted mystic visions of how her decisions will affect her future life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert Parker
CAST:  Gloria Swanson  •  John Boles  •  Pauline Garon  •  Ian Keith

A young woman at life's crossroads is granted mystic visions of how her decisions will affect her future life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert Parker
CAST:  Gloria Swanson  •  John Boles  •  Pauline Garon  •  Ian Keith

Big Town (1932)

A newspaper owner discovers that his girlfriend's father is the head of the biggest racket in New York City.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hoerl
CAST:  Lester Vail  •  Frances Dade  •  John Miltern  •  Geoffrey Bryant

A newspaper owner discovers that his girlfriend's father is the head of the biggest racket in New York City.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hoerl
CAST:  Lester Vail  •  Frances Dade  •  John Miltern  •  Geoffrey Bryant

Diamond Jim (1935)

A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Edward Sutherland
CAST:  Edward Arnold  •  Jean Arthur  •  Binnie Barnes  •  Cesar Romero

A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Edward Sutherland
CAST:  Edward Arnold  •  Jean Arthur  •  Binnie Barnes  •  Cesar Romero

Let's Get a Divorce (1918)

A bit too immature for marriage, Cyprienne allows her pretty head to be turned by an egotistical fop. The girl demands that her husband Prunelles grant her a divorce, but he devises a scheme to bring her back into the matrimonial fold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Giblyn
CAST:  Billie Burke  •  John Miltern  •  Pinna Nesbit  •  Armand Kaliz

A bit too immature for marriage, Cyprienne allows her pretty head to be turned by an egotistical fop. The girl demands that her husband Prunelles grant her a divorce, but he devises a scheme to bring her back into the matrimonial fold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Giblyn
CAST:  Billie Burke  •  John Miltern  •  Pinna Nesbit  •  Armand Kaliz

Coming Through (1925)

Because he wants a promotion, Tom Blackford marries Alice Rand, the daughter of his boss, John Rand. Rand is aware of Blackford's motivations and he sends him to take over as superintendent of one of the company's mines in the hopes that he will fail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Edward Sutherland
CAST:  Thomas Meighan  •  Lila Lee  •  John Miltern  •  Wallace Beery

Because he wants a promotion, Tom Blackford marries Alice Rand, the daughter of his boss, John Rand. Rand is aware of Blackford's motivations and he sends him to take over as superintendent of one of the company's mines in the hopes that he will fail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Edward Sutherland
CAST:  Thomas Meighan  •  Lila Lee  •  John Miltern  •  Wallace Beery

Kick In (1922)

After serving time in Sing Sing, Chic Hewes wants to go straight, but when he refuses to be a stool pigeon for the cops, they hound him mercilessly. Hewes witnesses a car accident in which Jerry Brandon, the son of the district attorney, runs over a child. He also ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Fitzmaurice
CAST:  Betty Compson  •  Bert Lytell  •  May McAvoy  •  Gareth Hughes

After serving time in Sing Sing, Chic Hewes wants to go straight, but when he refuses to be a stool pigeon for the cops, they hound him mercilessly. Hewes witnesses a car accident in which Jerry Brandon, the son of the district attorney, runs over a child. He also ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Fitzmaurice
CAST:  Betty Compson  •  Bert Lytell  •  May McAvoy  •  Gareth Hughes

Experience (1921)

Youth meets Ambition and leaves Love, his mother, and his small-town roots for the big city. There, in his search for Experience, he meets Pleasure and hangs out at the Primrose Path with the likes of Temptation and Intoxication. Back home, Youth's mother dies, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Fitzmaurice
CAST:  Richard Barthelmess  •  Reginald Denny  •  John Miltern  •  Marjorie Daw

Youth meets Ambition and leaves Love, his mother, and his small-town roots for the big city. There, in his search for Experience, he meets Pleasure and hangs out at the Primrose Path with the likes of Temptation and Intoxication. Back home, Youth's mother dies, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Fitzmaurice
CAST:  Richard Barthelmess  •  Reginald Denny  •  John Miltern  •  Marjorie Daw

On with the Dance (1920)

Sonia, a Russian dancer, comes to New York seeking her fortune. She marries Peter Derwynt, a young architect, but their marriage is not a good one. Sonia falls under the spell of a rich Broadway mogul, Jimmy Sutherland, whose wife is in love with Peter. The mix of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Fitzmaurice
CAST:  Mae Murray  •  David Powell  •  Alma Tell  •  John Miltern

Sonia, a Russian dancer, comes to New York seeking her fortune. She marries Peter Derwynt, a young architect, but their marriage is not a good one. Sonia falls under the spell of a rich Broadway mogul, Jimmy Sutherland, whose wife is in love with Peter. The mix of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Fitzmaurice
CAST:  Mae Murray  •  David Powell  •  Alma Tell  •  John Miltern