Marie Astaire

'G' Men (1935)

James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Margaret Lindsay  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Robert Armstrong

James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Margaret Lindsay  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Robert Armstrong

The Last Man on Earth (1924)

An epidemic has killed off all of the fertile men on earth, except for Elmer Smith, a hillbilly who lives out in a cabin in the Ozarks, when he is discovered, every woman on the planet begins fighting over him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Blystone
CAST:  Earle Foxe  •  Grace Cunard  •  Gladys Tennyson  •  Derelys Perdue

An epidemic has killed off all of the fertile men on earth, except for Elmer Smith, a hillbilly who lives out in a cabin in the Ozarks, when he is discovered, every woman on the planet begins fighting over him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Blystone
CAST:  Earle Foxe  •  Grace Cunard  •  Gladys Tennyson  •  Derelys Perdue

Women in the Wind (1939)

A famous aviator helps an amateur enter a cross-country air race for women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  William Gargan  •  Victor Jory  •  Maxie Rosenbloom

A famous aviator helps an amateur enter a cross-country air race for women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  William Gargan  •  Victor Jory  •  Maxie Rosenbloom

Dr. Socrates (1935)

Dr. Socrates gave up his brilliant career as surgeon in a prominent hospital because his betrothed died under his knife. He is now a struggling doctor in a small town that has a gangster's hideout.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Barton MacLane  •  Robert Barrat

Dr. Socrates gave up his brilliant career as surgeon in a prominent hospital because his betrothed died under his knife. He is now a struggling doctor in a small town that has a gangster's hideout.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Barton MacLane  •  Robert Barrat

Boobs in the Wood (1925)

Chester Winfield tries to make it as a lumberjack, but he's foiled by his lack of strength and the jealous foreman, Big Bill Reardon, after Chester catches the eye of Hazel Wood, Big Bill's favorite and the camp's waitress. Bill tries to eliminate Chester, so he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Edwards
CAST:  Harry Langdon  •  Marie Astaire  •  Vernon Dent  •  Leo Willis

Chester Winfield tries to make it as a lumberjack, but he's foiled by his lack of strength and the jealous foreman, Big Bill Reardon, after Chester catches the eye of Hazel Wood, Big Bill's favorite and the camp's waitress. Bill tries to eliminate Chester, so he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Edwards
CAST:  Harry Langdon  •  Marie Astaire  •  Vernon Dent  •  Leo Willis

The Doorway to Hell (1930)

A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire to Florida after marrying his moll. Unfortunately, he has no idea that she and the man are lovers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Lew Ayres  •  Dorothy Mathews  •  Leon Janney  •  James Cagney

A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire to Florida after marrying his moll. Unfortunately, he has no idea that she and the man are lovers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Lew Ayres  •  Dorothy Mathews  •  Leon Janney  •  James Cagney

The Mad Whirl (1925)

A teenager with permissive parents gets too caught up in wild parties and the fast life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  May McAvoy  •  Jack Mulhall  •  Myrtle Stedman  •  Barbara Bedford

A teenager with permissive parents gets too caught up in wild parties and the fast life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  May McAvoy  •  Jack Mulhall  •  Myrtle Stedman  •  Barbara Bedford

The Grand Parade (1930)

No one suffered more magnificently in the early-talkie era than the inimitable Helen Twelvetrees. In Grand Parade, the actress is cast as Molly, the sweetheart of minstrel-show performer Jack Kelly. Rising to the top of his profession, Kelly plummets to the bottom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred C. Newmeyer
CAST:  Helen Twelvetrees  •  Fred Scott  •  Richard Carle  •  Marie Astaire

No one suffered more magnificently in the early-talkie era than the inimitable Helen Twelvetrees. In Grand Parade, the actress is cast as Molly, the sweetheart of minstrel-show performer Jack Kelly. Rising to the top of his profession, Kelly plummets to the bottom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred C. Newmeyer
CAST:  Helen Twelvetrees  •  Fred Scott  •  Richard Carle  •  Marie Astaire

A Soldier's Plaything (1930)

A pair of hapless half-wits get into continuous mischief during the occupation of Germany after WW I.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Ben Lyon  •  Harry Langdon  •  Lotti Loder  •  Noah Beery

A pair of hapless half-wits get into continuous mischief during the occupation of Germany after WW I.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Ben Lyon  •  Harry Langdon  •  Lotti Loder  •  Noah Beery

Millie (1931)

After a tumultuous first marriage, Millie Blake learns to love her newfound independence and drags her feet on the possibility of remarriage. The years pass, and now Millie's daughter garners the attentions of men-- Men who once devoted their time to her mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Francis Dillon
CAST:  Helen Twelvetrees  •  Lilyan Tashman  •  Robert Ames  •  James Hall

After a tumultuous first marriage, Millie Blake learns to love her newfound independence and drags her feet on the possibility of remarriage. The years pass, and now Millie's daughter garners the attentions of men-- Men who once devoted their time to her mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Francis Dillon
CAST:  Helen Twelvetrees  •  Lilyan Tashman  •  Robert Ames  •  James Hall

Night Parade (1929)

Bobby Martin, a young middleweight champion boxer, is an honest and decent fighter. However, a dishonest but beautiful woman uses every trick to ensnare him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Malcolm St. Clair
CAST:  Aileen Pringle  •  Hugh Trevor  •  Dorothy Gulliver  •  Robert Ellis

Bobby Martin, a young middleweight champion boxer, is an honest and decent fighter. However, a dishonest but beautiful woman uses every trick to ensnare him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Malcolm St. Clair
CAST:  Aileen Pringle  •  Hugh Trevor  •  Dorothy Gulliver  •  Robert Ellis

Lights Out (1923)

Notorious crooks "Hairpin" Annie and Sea Bass steal a suitcase on the train and discover that it is filled with scenarios. Its owner, Egbert Winslow, agrees to write a screenplay about the underworld with Sea Bass's help. Sea Bass, seeing a chance to expose a pal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Santell
CAST:  Ruth Stonehouse  •  Hank Mann  •  Ben Hewlett  •  Mabel Van Buren

Notorious crooks "Hairpin" Annie and Sea Bass steal a suitcase on the train and discover that it is filled with scenarios. Its owner, Egbert Winslow, agrees to write a screenplay about the underworld with Sea Bass's help. Sea Bass, seeing a chance to expose a pal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Santell
CAST:  Ruth Stonehouse  •  Hank Mann  •  Ben Hewlett  •  Mabel Van Buren

A Trip to Chinatown (1926)

A young hypochondriac who believes that he has only a week to live. His name, by the way, is Welland Strong. He decides to visit his uncle in the short amount of time he has left in the world. Eventually Strong winds up in Chinatown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert P. Kerr
CAST:  Earle Foxe  •  Margaret Livingston  •  J. Farrell MacDonald  •  Anna May Wong

A young hypochondriac who believes that he has only a week to live. His name, by the way, is Welland Strong. He decides to visit his uncle in the short amount of time he has left in the world. Eventually Strong winds up in Chinatown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert P. Kerr
CAST:  Earle Foxe  •  Margaret Livingston  •  J. Farrell MacDonald  •  Anna May Wong