William Holden

The Trespasser (1929)

A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives birth to a child. Her former boss helps her out to ensure the child's welfare, which starts gossip that she is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Gloria Swanson  •  Robert Ames  •  Purnell Pratt  •  Henry B. Walthall

A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives birth to a child. Her former boss helps her out to ensure the child's welfare, which starts gossip that she is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Gloria Swanson  •  Robert Ames  •  Purnell Pratt  •  Henry B. Walthall

Holiday (1930)

A young man is torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancée's family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward H. Griffith
CAST:  Ann Harding  •  Mary Astor  •  Edward Everett Horton  •  Robert Ames

A young man is torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancée's family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward H. Griffith
CAST:  Ann Harding  •  Mary Astor  •  Edward Everett Horton  •  Robert Ames

What a Widow! (1930)

A young woman's elderly husband dies and leaves her $5 million. She travels to Paris and becomes part of the "Continental" set and is pursued by a rich playboy and a lawyer who works for her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Gloria Swanson  •  Owen Moore  •  Lew Cody  •  Margaret Livingston

A young woman's elderly husband dies and leaves her $5 million. She travels to Paris and becomes part of the "Continental" set and is pursued by a rich playboy and a lawyer who works for her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Gloria Swanson  •  Owen Moore  •  Lew Cody  •  Margaret Livingston

Three Faces East (1930)

The action takes place during the Great War in the home of the First Lord of the Admiralty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Erich von Stroheim  •  Anthony Bushell  •  William Courtenay

The action takes place during the Great War in the home of the First Lord of the Admiralty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Erich von Stroheim  •  Anthony Bushell  •  William Courtenay

Numbered Men (1930)

Prison drama from 1930. Mary Dane and falsely imprisoned Bud Leonard love each other, but Lou Rinaldo, who framed Bud to get Mary, and escape-minded King Callahan, set events in motion to prove that love and justice will prevail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Bernice Claire  •  Conrad Nagel  •  Ralph Ince  •  Raymond Hackett

Prison drama from 1930. Mary Dane and falsely imprisoned Bud Leonard love each other, but Lou Rinaldo, who framed Bud to get Mary, and escape-minded King Callahan, set events in motion to prove that love and justice will prevail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Bernice Claire  •  Conrad Nagel  •  Ralph Ince  •  Raymond Hackett

Framed (1930)

Rose Manning swears revenge for the unjust slaying of her father by Inspector McArthur. Five years later, as a nightclub hostess, she is sought by Chuck Gaines, secretly a bootlegger, but she centers her attentions on young Jimmy Carter, who, she learns, is the son ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Archainbaud
CAST:  Evelyn Brent  •  Regis Toomey  •  Ralf Harolde  •  Maurice Black

Rose Manning swears revenge for the unjust slaying of her father by Inspector McArthur. Five years later, as a nightclub hostess, she is sought by Chuck Gaines, secretly a bootlegger, but she centers her attentions on young Jimmy Carter, who, she learns, is the son ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Archainbaud
CAST:  Evelyn Brent  •  Regis Toomey  •  Ralf Harolde  •  Maurice Black

Weary River (1929)

A gangster is put in prison, but finds salvation through music while serving his time. Again on the outside, he finds success elusive and temptations abound.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  Richard Barthelmess  •  Betty Compson  •  William Holden  •  George E. Stone

A gangster is put in prison, but finds salvation through music while serving his time. Again on the outside, he finds success elusive and temptations abound.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  Richard Barthelmess  •  Betty Compson  •  William Holden  •  George E. Stone

Not So Dumb (1930)

Not-so-smart chatterbox Dulcy Parker does and says all the wrong things, but they right themselves to prove she's not so dumb after all.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Marion Davies  •  Elliott Nugent  •  Raymond Hackett  •  Franklin Pangborn

Not-so-smart chatterbox Dulcy Parker does and says all the wrong things, but they right themselves to prove she's not so dumb after all.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Marion Davies  •  Elliott Nugent  •  Raymond Hackett  •  Franklin Pangborn

Dynamite (1929)

Wealthy Cynthia is in love with not-so-wealthy Roger, who is married to Marcia. The threesome is terribly modern about the situation, and Marcia will gladly divorce Roger if Cynthia agrees to a financial settlement. But Cynthia's wealth is in jeopardy because her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil B. DeMille
CAST:  Conrad Nagel  •  Kay Johnson  •  Julia Faye  •  Joel McCrea

Wealthy Cynthia is in love with not-so-wealthy Roger, who is married to Marcia. The threesome is terribly modern about the situation, and Marcia will gladly divorce Roger if Cynthia agrees to a financial settlement. But Cynthia's wealth is in jeopardy because her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil B. DeMille
CAST:  Conrad Nagel  •  Kay Johnson  •  Julia Faye  •  Joel McCrea

The Man Who Came Back (1931)

A spoiled carefree rich kid gets into too much trouble for his father who sends him out on his own to prove himself capable of making a respectable man of himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Janet Gaynor  •  Kenneth MacKenna  •  Mary Forbes  •  Charles Farrell

A spoiled carefree rich kid gets into too much trouble for his father who sends him out on his own to prove himself capable of making a respectable man of himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Janet Gaynor  •  Kenneth MacKenna  •  Mary Forbes  •  Charles Farrell

Three Week Ends (1928)

A sexy young nightclub singer sets her sights on a young man she believes to be a millionaire playboy, although he is in reality only an insurance agent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence G. Badger
CAST:  Clara Bow  •  Neil Hamilton  •  Harrison Ford  •  Lucille Powers

A sexy young nightclub singer sets her sights on a young man she believes to be a millionaire playboy, although he is in reality only an insurance agent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence G. Badger
CAST:  Clara Bow  •  Neil Hamilton  •  Harrison Ford  •  Lucille Powers

Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)

Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu and Hong Kong. Fast-paced with lots of wisecracking. The first film to star Warner Oland as Charlie Chan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hamilton MacFadden
CAST:  Warner Oland  •  John Garrick  •  Marguerite Churchill  •  Warren Hymer

Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu and Hong Kong. Fast-paced with lots of wisecracking. The first film to star Warner Oland as Charlie Chan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hamilton MacFadden
CAST:  Warner Oland  •  John Garrick  •  Marguerite Churchill  •  Warren Hymer

Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)

When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, his naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Beaumont
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Lester Vail  •  Cliff Edwards  •  William Bakewell

When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, his naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Beaumont
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Lester Vail  •  Cliff Edwards  •  William Bakewell

Fast Life (1929)

A man is tried and convicted for the murder of a man who flirted with his wife., and sentenced to death However, it turns out that he is innocent of the murder and that the real killer has close ties to a powerful politician.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Francis Dillon
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Loretta Young  •  William Holden  •  Frank Sheridan

A man is tried and convicted for the murder of a man who flirted with his wife., and sentenced to death However, it turns out that he is innocent of the murder and that the real killer has close ties to a powerful politician.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Francis Dillon
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Loretta Young  •  William Holden  •  Frank Sheridan