Julia Swayne Gordon

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Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)

Three Broadway chorus girls seek rich husbands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Nancy Welford  •  Conway Tearle  •  Winnie Lightner  •  Ann Pennington

Three Broadway chorus girls seek rich husbands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Nancy Welford  •  Conway Tearle  •  Winnie Lightner  •  Ann Pennington

The Viking (1928)

In this historical adventure based on traditional legend concerning Leif Ericsson and the first Viking settlers to reach North America by sea, Norse half-brothers vie for a throne and for the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy William Neill
CAST:  Donald Crisp  •  Pauline Starke  •  LeRoy Mason  •  Anders Randolf

In this historical adventure based on traditional legend concerning Leif Ericsson and the first Viking settlers to reach North America by sea, Norse half-brothers vie for a throne and for the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy William Neill
CAST:  Donald Crisp  •  Pauline Starke  •  LeRoy Mason  •  Anders Randolf

Wings (1927)

Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Clara Bow  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Richard Arlen  •  Jobyna Ralston

Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Clara Bow  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Richard Arlen  •  Jobyna Ralston

It (1927)

A flapper shopgirl woos her rich boss with animal magnetism, otherwise known as "it."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence G. Badger
CAST:  Clara Bow  •  Antonio Moreno  •  William Austin  •  Priscilla Bonner

A flapper shopgirl woos her rich boss with animal magnetism, otherwise known as "it."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence G. Badger
CAST:  Clara Bow  •  Antonio Moreno  •  William Austin  •  Priscilla Bonner

A Tale of Two Cities (1911)

A condensed silent film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Humphrey
CAST:  Maurice Costello  •  Florence Turner  •  John Bunny  •  Norma Talmadge

A condensed silent film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Humphrey
CAST:  Maurice Costello  •  Florence Turner  •  John Bunny  •  Norma Talmadge

The Common Law (1931)

When a woman models for an artist they fall in love. Can the artist overcome the beauty's recent past as another man's mistress?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul L. Stein
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Joel McCrea  •  Lew Cody  •  Hedda Hopper

When a woman models for an artist they fall in love. Can the artist overcome the beauty's recent past as another man's mistress?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul L. Stein
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Joel McCrea  •  Lew Cody  •  Hedda Hopper

Heaven on Earth (1927)

Young Edmond Durand (Conrad Nagel) has been reared under the autocratic influence of his aunt (Marcia Manon), who directs a large silk mill in southern France. He revolts against a stifling career planned for him and leaves home with Marcelle, a Gypsy girl (Renée ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Rosen
CAST:  Renée Adorée  •  Conrad Nagel  •  Gwen Lee  •  Julia Swayne Gordon

Young Edmond Durand (Conrad Nagel) has been reared under the autocratic influence of his aunt (Marcia Manon), who directs a large silk mill in southern France. He revolts against a stifling career planned for him and leaves home with Marcelle, a Gypsy girl (Renée ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Rosen
CAST:  Renée Adorée  •  Conrad Nagel  •  Gwen Lee  •  Julia Swayne Gordon

Today (1930)

A wealthy young society couple loses their fortune. When the husband is forced to take a job like everyone else, the wife cannot deal with the sudden downward plunge of her once-privileged life and drifts into prostitution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Conrad Nagel  •  Catherine Dale Owen  •  John M. Sullivan  •  Sarah Padden

A wealthy young society couple loses their fortune. When the husband is forced to take a job like everyone else, the wife cannot deal with the sudden downward plunge of her once-privileged life and drifts into prostitution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Conrad Nagel  •  Catherine Dale Owen  •  John M. Sullivan  •  Sarah Padden

The Battle Cry of Peace (1915)

Enemy agents under the leadership of "Emanon" conspire with pacifists to keep the American defense appropriations down at a time when forces of the enemy are preparing to invade. The invasion comes, and New York, Washington, and other American cities are devastated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilfrid North  •  J. Stuart Blackton
CAST:  Charles Richman  •  L. Rogers Lytton  •  James Morrison  •  Mary Maurice

Enemy agents under the leadership of "Emanon" conspire with pacifists to keep the American defense appropriations down at a time when forces of the enemy are preparing to invade. The invasion comes, and New York, Washington, and other American cities are devastated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilfrid North  •  J. Stuart Blackton
CAST:  Charles Richman  •  L. Rogers Lytton  •  James Morrison  •  Mary Maurice

The Troublesome Step-Daughters (1912)

A widower with four grown daughters remarries and brings his new wife home to meet them. The girls set out to make life as difficult as possible for their new mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George D. Baker
CAST:  John Bunny  •  Norma Talmadge  •  Clara Kimball Young  •  Julia Swayne Gordon

A widower with four grown daughters remarries and brings his new wife home to meet them. The girls set out to make life as difficult as possible for their new mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George D. Baker
CAST:  John Bunny  •  Norma Talmadge  •  Clara Kimball Young  •  Julia Swayne Gordon

The Younger Generation (1929)

Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them. Young Morris Goldfish follows his immigrant father into business. His ruthless business practices cause him to become a big success, and he moves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Jean Hersholt  •  Lina Basquette  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Rex Lease

Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them. Young Morris Goldfish follows his immigrant father into business. His ruthless business practices cause him to become a big success, and he moves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Jean Hersholt  •  Lina Basquette  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Rex Lease

Captain Applejack (1931)

An ordinary man is confronted by gangsters who have reason to believe a treasure is buried somewhere on his property.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hobart Henley
CAST:  Mary Brian  •  John Halliday  •  Kay Strozzi  •  Alec B. Francis

An ordinary man is confronted by gangsters who have reason to believe a treasure is buried somewhere on his property.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hobart Henley
CAST:  Mary Brian  •  John Halliday  •  Kay Strozzi  •  Alec B. Francis

The Victoria Cross (1912)

Ellen Carson volunteers to serve with Florence Nightingale in the Crimean war and witnesses the charge of the Light Brigade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Reid
CAST:  Tefft Johnson  •  Edith Storey  •  Wallace Reid  •  Rose Tapley

Ellen Carson volunteers to serve with Florence Nightingale in the Crimean war and witnesses the charge of the Light Brigade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Reid
CAST:  Tefft Johnson  •  Edith Storey  •  Wallace Reid  •  Rose Tapley

A Child for Sale (1920)

Charles Stoddard is a poor artist living with his wife and two children in Greenwich Village. Destitute after his wife dies, he is forced to sell one of his children to a childless rich woman. He soon comes his senses however, and tries to back out of the deal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Abramson
CAST:  Creighton Hale  •  Gladys Leslie  •  Bobby Connelly  •  Julia Swayne Gordon

Charles Stoddard is a poor artist living with his wife and two children in Greenwich Village. Destitute after his wife dies, he is forced to sell one of his children to a childless rich woman. He soon comes his senses however, and tries to back out of the deal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Abramson
CAST:  Creighton Hale  •  Gladys Leslie  •  Bobby Connelly  •  Julia Swayne Gordon

The Girl in the Glass Cage (1929)

A pretty young cashier at a movie theater has a few problems--a local thug is interested in her and won't leave her alone, and she discovers that her uncle is stealing the box-office receipts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Dawson
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  Carroll Nye  •  Matthew Betz  •  Lucien Littlefield

A pretty young cashier at a movie theater has a few problems--a local thug is interested in her and won't leave her alone, and she discovers that her uncle is stealing the box-office receipts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Dawson
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  Carroll Nye  •  Matthew Betz  •  Lucien Littlefield

Misbehaving Ladies (1931)

Ellen, a young American girl who married a European prince and moved to his country, is preparing to return to the US, after having paid off all the debts left by her now-deceased husband. However, when she returns early, no one recognizes her and even her aunt ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  Lila Lee  •  Ben Lyon  •  Louise Fazenda  •  Lucien Littlefield

Ellen, a young American girl who married a European prince and moved to his country, is preparing to return to the US, after having paid off all the debts left by her now-deceased husband. However, when she returns early, no one recognizes her and even her aunt ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  Lila Lee  •  Ben Lyon  •  Louise Fazenda  •  Lucien Littlefield

Not So Long Ago (1925)

Against the backdrop of New York City of the early 1850s, a young woman -- naively seeking to win the love she reads about in the romance novels she devours -- finds one prospect in an earnest denizen of the Bowery, and another in an elegant young aristocrat. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Olcott
CAST:  Betty Bronson  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Edwards Davis  •  Julia Swayne Gordon

Against the backdrop of New York City of the early 1850s, a young woman -- naively seeking to win the love she reads about in the romance novels she devours -- finds one prospect in an earnest denizen of the Bowery, and another in an elegant young aristocrat. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Olcott
CAST:  Betty Bronson  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Edwards Davis  •  Julia Swayne Gordon

Lights of Old Broadway (1925)

Adapted from the play The Merry Wives of Gotham, twin sisters are separated at birth - one of them becomes a society girl in New York, the other lives in the Irish slums.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monta Bell
CAST:  Marion Davies  •  Conrad Nagel  •  Frank Currier  •  George K. Arthur

Adapted from the play The Merry Wives of Gotham, twin sisters are separated at birth - one of them becomes a society girl in New York, the other lives in the Irish slums.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monta Bell
CAST:  Marion Davies  •  Conrad Nagel  •  Frank Currier  •  George K. Arthur

Broken Lullaby (1932)

A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernst Lubitsch
CAST:  Lionel Barrymore  •  Phillips Holmes  •  Nancy Carroll  •  Louise Carter

A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernst Lubitsch
CAST:  Lionel Barrymore  •  Phillips Holmes  •  Nancy Carroll  •  Louise Carter

The Smart Set (1928)

A cocky, arrogant young playboy is expelled from his American polo team shortly before the big match with England.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Conway
CAST:  William Haines  •  Alice Day  •  Jack Holt  •  Hobart Bosworth

A cocky, arrogant young playboy is expelled from his American polo team shortly before the big match with England.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Conway
CAST:  William Haines  •  Alice Day  •  Jack Holt  •  Hobart Bosworth
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