Edith Yorke

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Souls for Sale (1923)

A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rupert Hughes
CAST:  Eleanor Boardman  •  Frank Mayo  •  Richard Dix  •  Mae Busch

A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rupert Hughes
CAST:  Eleanor Boardman  •  Frank Mayo  •  Richard Dix  •  Mae Busch

If I Had a Million (1932)

An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Taurog  •  Ernst Lubitsch  •  H. Bruce Humberstone  •  Norman Z. McLeod  •  William A. Seiter  •  Lothar Mendes  •  James Cruze  •  Stephen Roberts
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Charles Laughton  •  George Raft  •  Jack Oakie

An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Taurog  •  Ernst Lubitsch  •  H. Bruce Humberstone  •  Norman Z. McLeod  •  William A. Seiter  •  Lothar Mendes  •  James Cruze  •  Stephen Roberts
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Charles Laughton  •  George Raft  •  Jack Oakie

Below the Surface (1920)

A widely respected deep-sea diver is approached by a ring of con artists who want him to be the front man for a phony scheme to recover gold from sunken ships. When he refuses, they send a sexy young woman to seduce his son, and then blackmail the father into going ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irvin Willat
CAST:  Hobart Bosworth  •  Grace Darmond  •  Lloyd Hughes  •  George Webb

A widely respected deep-sea diver is approached by a ring of con artists who want him to be the front man for a phony scheme to recover gold from sunken ships. When he refuses, they send a sexy young woman to seduce his son, and then blackmail the father into going ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irvin Willat
CAST:  Hobart Bosworth  •  Grace Darmond  •  Lloyd Hughes  •  George Webb

The Belle of Broadway (1926)

Madame Adele, once a great star of the Paris theatre, has fallen upon hard times. But she allows a young American performer, Marie Duval, to perform as the Madame Adele of old, and both become the darlings of Paris, one again and the other newly-crowned.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry O. Hoyt
CAST:  Betty Compson  •  Herbert Rawlinson  •  Edith Yorke  •  Armand Kaliz

Madame Adele, once a great star of the Paris theatre, has fallen upon hard times. But she allows a young American performer, Marie Duval, to perform as the Madame Adele of old, and both become the darlings of Paris, one again and the other newly-crowned.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry O. Hoyt
CAST:  Betty Compson  •  Herbert Rawlinson  •  Edith Yorke  •  Armand Kaliz

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)

A writer rents what he believes is a deserted lodge in order to complete his novel. But then six other people show up one-by-one, each for reasons of their own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Barker
CAST:  Richard Dix  •  Miriam Seegar  •  Margaret Livingston  •  Lucien Littlefield

A writer rents what he believes is a deserted lodge in order to complete his novel. But then six other people show up one-by-one, each for reasons of their own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Barker
CAST:  Richard Dix  •  Miriam Seegar  •  Margaret Livingston  •  Lucien Littlefield

Below the Line (1925)

Slasher falls off the train that is carrying him. He is found, broken in spirit, by Donald Cass. The dog is regenerated by Donald's love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herman C. Raymaker
CAST:  John Harron  •  Rin-Tin-Tin  •  June Marlowe  •  Pat Hartigan

Slasher falls off the train that is carrying him. He is found, broken in spirit, by Donald Cass. The dog is regenerated by Donald's love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herman C. Raymaker
CAST:  John Harron  •  Rin-Tin-Tin  •  June Marlowe  •  Pat Hartigan

Happiness (1924)

The adventures of a young shopgirl who learns that having money is not the key to happiness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Laurette Taylor  •  Pat O'Malley  •  Hedda Hopper  •  Cyril Chadwick

The adventures of a young shopgirl who learns that having money is not the key to happiness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Laurette Taylor  •  Pat O'Malley  •  Hedda Hopper  •  Cyril Chadwick

Merry-Go-Round (1923)

A nobleman, posing as a necktie salesman, falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer, even though he is already married to the daughter of his country's war minister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erich von Stroheim  •  Rupert Julian
CAST:  Norman Kerry  •  Mary Philbin  •  Cesare Gravina  •  Edith Yorke

A nobleman, posing as a necktie salesman, falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer, even though he is already married to the daughter of his country's war minister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erich von Stroheim  •  Rupert Julian
CAST:  Norman Kerry  •  Mary Philbin  •  Cesare Gravina  •  Edith Yorke

City Girl (1930)

A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.  (more)

DIRECTION:  F. W. Murnau
CAST:  Mary Duncan  •  David Torrence  •  Edith Yorke  •  Anne Shirley

A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.  (more)

DIRECTION:  F. W. Murnau
CAST:  Mary Duncan  •  David Torrence  •  Edith Yorke  •  Anne Shirley

Luxury Liner (1933)

This drama offers a few slices from the lives of those who live, work, and travel upon a luxurious trans-atlantic ocean liner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lothar Mendes
CAST:  George Brent  •  Zita Johann  •  Vivienne Osborne  •  Alice White

This drama offers a few slices from the lives of those who live, work, and travel upon a luxurious trans-atlantic ocean liner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lothar Mendes
CAST:  George Brent  •  Zita Johann  •  Vivienne Osborne  •  Alice White

The Western Whirlwind (1927)

Jack Howard, returning from the war, learns that his father, Sheriff Howard, has been killed by an unknown assailant, and he induces the mayor of Gold Strike to swear him in as sheriff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert S. Rogell
CAST:  Jack Hoxie  •  Margaret Quimby  •  Claude Payton  •  Billy Engle

Jack Howard, returning from the war, learns that his father, Sheriff Howard, has been killed by an unknown assailant, and he induces the mayor of Gold Strike to swear him in as sheriff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert S. Rogell
CAST:  Jack Hoxie  •  Margaret Quimby  •  Claude Payton  •  Billy Engle

Slippy McGee (1923)

The title is also the moniker of a renowned safe-cracker, Slippy McGee, who has always managed to evade capture until his latest job, when he is wounded. He escapes aboard a freight train, bound for parts unknown, and finds himself in the town of Appleborro. There, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wesley Ruggles
CAST:  Wheeler Oakman  •  Colleen Moore  •  Sam De Grasse  •  Edmund Stevens

The title is also the moniker of a renowned safe-cracker, Slippy McGee, who has always managed to evade capture until his latest job, when he is wounded. He escapes aboard a freight train, bound for parts unknown, and finds himself in the town of Appleborro. There, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wesley Ruggles
CAST:  Wheeler Oakman  •  Colleen Moore  •  Sam De Grasse  •  Edmund Stevens

Volcano (1926)

Zabette de Chauvalons leaves a convent in Brussels to join her father on the island of Martinique, escorted by Père Bénédict. In St. Pierre she finds that her father has died; his widow, who rules the island's French society, believes Zabette to be the child of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William K. Howard
CAST:  Bebe Daniels  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Wallace Beery  •  Dale Fuller

Zabette de Chauvalons leaves a convent in Brussels to join her father on the island of Martinique, escorted by Père Bénédict. In St. Pierre she finds that her father has died; his widow, who rules the island's French society, believes Zabette to be the child of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William K. Howard
CAST:  Bebe Daniels  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Wallace Beery  •  Dale Fuller

Capital Punishment (1925)

This is not a Clara Bow vehicle, and yet it is clearly the aspect/asset of Clara Bow which elevates a fairly serious melodrama to a timeless and profound social statement. Opening the film on death row where the handsome youth awaits the chair, a stirring test of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James P. Hogan
CAST:  Clara Bow  •  George Hackathorne  •  Elliott Dexter  •  Margaret Livingston

This is not a Clara Bow vehicle, and yet it is clearly the aspect/asset of Clara Bow which elevates a fairly serious melodrama to a timeless and profound social statement. Opening the film on death row where the handsome youth awaits the chair, a stirring test of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James P. Hogan
CAST:  Clara Bow  •  George Hackathorne  •  Elliott Dexter  •  Margaret Livingston

The False Road (1920)

Roger Moran, a member of a gang of thieves headed by Mike Wilson, is released from prison after having served a two-year sentence. He has learned his lesson and vows to leave his life of crime, but his girlfriend Betty Palmer--also a member of the gang--won't leave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Niblo
CAST:  Enid Bennett  •  Lloyd Hughes  •  Wade Boteler  •  Lucille Young

Roger Moran, a member of a gang of thieves headed by Mike Wilson, is released from prison after having served a two-year sentence. He has learned his lesson and vows to leave his life of crime, but his girlfriend Betty Palmer--also a member of the gang--won't leave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Niblo
CAST:  Enid Bennett  •  Lloyd Hughes  •  Wade Boteler  •  Lucille Young

The Valiant (1929)

A man condemned to execution tries to convince two women that he is not their son and brother, and that they must get on with their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William K. Howard
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Marguerite Churchill  •  Johnny Mack Brown  •  DeWitt Jennings

A man condemned to execution tries to convince two women that he is not their son and brother, and that they must get on with their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William K. Howard
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Marguerite Churchill  •  Johnny Mack Brown  •  DeWitt Jennings

Sensation Seekers (1927)

Ray Sturgis, leader of the fashionable Long Island jazz set, is engaged to "Egypt" Hagen, an up-to-date girl in every respect. Egypt is arrested at a roadhouse raid, and at her mother's bidding, the Reverend Norman Lodge arranges for her freedom. At a fancy-dress ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lois Weber
CAST:  Billie Dove  •  Huntley Gordon  •  Raymond Bloomer  •  Peggy Montgomery

Ray Sturgis, leader of the fashionable Long Island jazz set, is engaged to "Egypt" Hagen, an up-to-date girl in every respect. Egypt is arrested at a roadhouse raid, and at her mother's bidding, the Reverend Norman Lodge arranges for her freedom. At a fancy-dress ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lois Weber
CAST:  Billie Dove  •  Huntley Gordon  •  Raymond Bloomer  •  Peggy Montgomery

Born to the West (1926)

Dare Rudd and Bate Fillmore have been enemies since early childhood, primarily over the affections of Nell Worstall. Dare, assuming the name of Holt, goes west to Colorado, as does most of his Kentucky friends and enemies. The feud between Dare and Bate is renewed, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Waters
CAST:  Jack Holt  •  Margaret Morris  •  Raymond Hatton  •  Arlette Marchal

Dare Rudd and Bate Fillmore have been enemies since early childhood, primarily over the affections of Nell Worstall. Dare, assuming the name of Holt, goes west to Colorado, as does most of his Kentucky friends and enemies. The feud between Dare and Bate is renewed, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Waters
CAST:  Jack Holt  •  Margaret Morris  •  Raymond Hatton  •  Arlette Marchal

Husbands and Lovers (1924)

For Husbands and Lovers, John M Stahl pairs devoted wife Florence Vidor with ungrateful husband Lewis Stone for a splendidly nuanced marital comedy that proves his versatility as a filmmaker. When Vidor’s hausfrau transforms into an elegant lady of leisure with an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John M. Stahl
CAST:  Lewis Stone  •  Florence Vidor  •  Lew Cody  •  Winter Hall

For Husbands and Lovers, John M Stahl pairs devoted wife Florence Vidor with ungrateful husband Lewis Stone for a splendidly nuanced marital comedy that proves his versatility as a filmmaker. When Vidor’s hausfrau transforms into an elegant lady of leisure with an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John M. Stahl
CAST:  Lewis Stone  •  Florence Vidor  •  Lew Cody  •  Winter Hall

Lying Lips (1921)

A spoiled rich girl from England encounters a wonderful young man who, unfortunately, has no money. Will love or money win out?  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Griffith Wray
CAST:  House Peters  •  Florence Vidor  •  Joseph Kilgour  •  Margaret Livingston

A spoiled rich girl from England encounters a wonderful young man who, unfortunately, has no money. Will love or money win out?  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Griffith Wray
CAST:  House Peters  •  Florence Vidor  •  Joseph Kilgour  •  Margaret Livingston
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