Douglas Gerrard

Movies23

• Movie7.2

  CrimeDrama

  Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

  The Public Enemy

  1931 · 405 votes

• Movie5.6

  ActionAdventure

  Bulldog Drummond finds himself immersed in another adventure when he stumbles upon a corpse in the mysterious London mansion of Prince Achmed. Enlisting the help of his old friend Algy and the beautiful Lola, Drummond uncovers a scheme to ship illegal cargo into the country. He must rely on his cunning to survive when the prince offers a reward for his capture.

  Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

  1934 · 12 votes

• Movie6.9

  ThrillerWar

  Shortly before the start of WW2, renowned British big-game hunter Alan Thorndike, vacationing in Bavaria, has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by Nazi agents and aided by a young woman.

  Man Hunt

  1941 · 133 votes

• Movie6.5

  ThrillerMystery

  In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.

  The Lodger

  1944 · 99 votes

• Movie7.5

  Mystery

  In India, a police inspector investigates a murder that took place on a train between Calcutta and Bombay.

  Bombay Mail

  1934 · 2 votes

• Movie7.3

  RomanceDrama

  A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.

  One Way Passage

  1932 · 67 votes

• Movie4.8

  MusicDrama

  In 1924, stage-struck Boston blueblood Hannah Adams picks up musical star Tim O'Connor and takes him home for dinner. One thing leads to another, and when Tim's show rolls on to Chicago a new Mrs. O'Connor comes along as incompetent chorus girl. Hollywood beckons, and we follow the star careers of the O'Connor family in silents and talkies.

  You're My Everything

  1949 · 6 votes

• Movie5.7

  HorrorMystery

  A werewolf prowls around at night but only kills certain members of one family. It seems like just a coincidence, but the investigating Inspector soon finds out that this tradition has gone on for generations and tries to find a link between the werewolf and the family, leading to a frightening conclusion.

  The Undying Monster

  1942 · 40 votes

• Movie5.6

  RomanceDrama

  A woman's life falls to pieces when she's caught cheating on her husband.

  The Road to Singapore

  1931 · 12 votes

• Movie6.8

  WarComedy

  Three American soldiers help a young girl deliver a secret message across enemy lines.

  Pack Up Your Troubles

  1939 · 3 votes

• Movie5.5

  MysteryHorror

  A ghostly and deadly dinner party, which at first turns out to be an elaborate staging of a new play for the benefit of a Broadway producer, becomes a true mystery when the players start to go missing.

  The Ghost Walks

  1934 · 23 votes

• Movie

  Drama

  A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will: only the man that picks the correct casket out of three (silver, gold, and lead) can marry her. Bassanio, unfortunately, is strapped for cash with which to go wooing, and Antonio wants to help, so Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, the money-lender. But Shylock has been nursing a grudge against Antonio's insults, and makes unusual terms to the loan. And when Antonio's business fails, those terms threaten his life, and it's up to Bassanio and Portia to save him.

  The Merchant of Venice

  1914

• Movie6.9

  Comedy

  The Stooges are pest exterminators who drum up business by planting vermin in a ritzy mansion where a party is going on. They are hired, but must pose as guests to work unobserved. They ruin a piano and generally make a mess of the party, but the hostess passes them off as vaudeville comedians and they are invited to join the guests on a fox hunt.

  Ants in the Pantry

  1936 · 16 votes

• Movie10.0

  Comedy

  Street cleaner Elmer Peck (Clyde Cook) inherits a million dollars from his uncle Adam Peck (Tom Ricketts) on the conditions that he retains the uncle's valet, Briggs (William Demarest). until such time as Elmer marries, and that he appears at the office of the probate judge (Douglas Gerrard), at 5 P.M. on an appointed day. Complications arise as a result of the valet's determination to ruin the arrangement, and the equal determination by Elmer and his sweetheart Annie (Louise Fazenda) to see that he doesn't.

  Five and Ten Cent Annie

  1928 · 1 votes

• Movie10.0

  Drama

  Captain Lanning and Lieutenant Osborne are stationed at an army post in the Philippines. Lanning conceives a deadly hatred toward Osborne when the latter wins Gladys, General Fields' daughter.

  The Quicksands

  1914 · 1 votes

• Movie9.0

  Comedy

  Millionaire's son Jack Newberry is determined to make it in the motion picture industry on his own terms. To accomplish this, he invests all of his money into a film project and borrows an additional $40,000 from his sweetheart's father to finance the production. He hires a foreign director, Eric von Greed, to direct the film. To the surprise of everyone, the film becomes a massive success. Having firmly proven his business acumen and earning the respect of his future father-in-law, Jack marries his sweetheart.

  My Neighbor's Wife

  1925 · 1 votes

• Movie7.0

  DramaHistory

  Fenella, a poor Italian girl, falls in love with a Spanish nobleman, but their affair triggers a revolution and national catastrophe.

  The Dumb Girl of Portici

  1916 · 13 votes

• Movie

  Traveling from the Latin Quarter of Paris to Brittany to seek inspiration for his painting, artist Paul Dachette finds it in the person of Mignon, an orphan who consents to pose for him.

  Eternal Love

  1917

• Movie10.0

  Comedy

  The wealthy millionaire patron of a nightclub is attracted by the female half of a vaudeville show and showers her with gifts. This upsets her stage partner who hopes to marry her despite his limited wealth.

  Ladies of the Night Club

  1928 · 1 votes

• Movie5.5

  RomanceComedy

  Hardworking magazine editor Lois is married to playboy Fred Ames. Her secretary abruptly quits just as salesman Tom Sheridan happens to arrive to hawk his goods. Desperate for assistance, Lois impulsively hires Tom. While Fred continues his philandering ways, a romance blossoms between Tom and Lois. But Tom's fiancée grows suspicious of his bond with Lois, and he decides to resign. Lois won't give Tom up without a fight, though.

  Man Wanted

  1932 · 13 votes

• Movie8.5

  FamilyDrama

  A lighthouse keeper and his daughter are in trouble on two fronts--if the authorities find out he is going blind they will remove him, and a gang of liquor-smugglers is trying to destroy the lighthouse so they can land their illegal cargo on shore without being spotted.

  The Lighthouse by the Sea

  1924 · 2 votes

• Movie6.0

  AdventureDrama

  Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.

  Kidnapped

  1938 · 4 votes

• Movie3.2

  Comedy

  Director Lloyd Bacon's 1931 drama takes a different look at the Broadway arena by focusing on the owners of a theatrical costume shop.

  Manhattan Parade

  1931 · 5 votes