Beryl Mercer
Actor · 1882 – 1939 · Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain
Beryl Mercer (August 13, 1882 – July 28, 1939) was a Spanish-born American actress of stage and screen who was based in the United States.
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Movie7.8DramaWarWhen a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930 · 970 votes
Movie7.2CrimeDramaTwo 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 · 402 votes
Movie6.6FamilyDramaA little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.
The Little Princess
1939 · 129 votes
Movie5.5DramaWarA cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great War.
Cavalcade
1933 · 137 votes
Movie7.1MysteryCrimeWhen a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939 · 238 votes
Movie6.3DramaHistoryAlexander Graham Bell falls in love with deaf girl Mabel Hubbard while teaching the deaf and trying to invent means for telegraphing the human voice. She urges him to put off thoughts of marriage until his experiments are complete. He invents the telephone, marries and becomes rich and famous, though his happiness is threatened when a rival company sets out to ruin him.
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939 · 22 votes
Movie6.9MysteryThrillerWealthy widow Mrs. Bramson notices that her maid is distracted, and when she learns the girl's fiancé, Danny, is the reason, she summons him in. Mrs. Bramson's niece Olivia takes a liking to Danny, and comes to believe that he may have been involved in the disappearance of a local woman.
Night Must Fall
1937 · 47 votes
Movie8.0DramaCharles Farrell stars as a British working stiff named Niba, who hopes one day to attain a Parliamentary seat. Niba's life is permanently altered when he rescues forlorn American girl Ann (Charlotte Henry). Though forced to give up his political dreams, Niba contentedly sets up house with Ann, eventually falling in love with her.
Forbidden Heaven
1935 · 1 votes
Movie6.7CrimeDramaWhen gangster's bullets put an end to the career of H.J. Barton, underworld gambling czar who masquerades as a respectable member of high society, his daughter Carol is left to bear the brunt of social stigma.
My Marriage
1936 · 3 votes
Movie4.8Science FictionDramaThe victim of a political assassination is brought back to life by a scientific experiment. However, the effects only last for six hours, and he must find his killer in that time.
6 Hours to Live
1932 · 9 votes
Movie9.0AdventureDramaBroken Chains
1922 · 1 votes
Movie6.7DramaAfter an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open a phony temple with a con man. Can the love of a blind former aviator restore her faith and happiness?
The Miracle Woman
1931 · 54 votes
Movie5.9DramaRomanceYvonne is a beautiful model who loves frequenting the Parisian bohemian life, because she loves hobnobbing with artists.
Inspiration
1931 · 9 votes
Movie5.5DramaCrimeMrs. Doray sits with a Juvenile Court Judge to learn more about problem children and what to do about them. One of the cases involves 13 year old Arthur, "the worst kid in town", who moves cars away from fiire-plugs without the knowledge of the owners. The judge gives Arthur and friend Nutty another chance. However they run into further trouble when they break into Mr. Doray's drugstore to get medicine for Nutty's grandmother. Mr. Doray is not sympathetic and completely against his wife's plan to become Arthur's guardian. More incidents occur with Mr. Doray quick to judge prior to getting all of the facts. Mrs. Doray must choose between her marriage and Arthur.
Young America
1932 · 6 votes
Movie7.4DramaRomanceA playboy tries to redeem himself after his careless behavior causes a great man's death.
Magnificent Obsession
1935 · 21 votes
Movie6.9ComedyRomanceA deeply in debt heiress tries to land a rich man while a collector from the Sheriff's office is guarding the assets in her house.
The Man in Possession
1931 · 9 votes
Movie7.0ComedyThe various members of the middle-class Hilton family have a series of romantic misadventures during one eventful spring day.
Call It a Day
1937 · 2 votes
Movie6.0DramaRomanceA daydreaming dramatist and his beloved persevere through hard times in the hope that one of his plays will be a hit.
Lovers Courageous
1932 · 6 votes
Movie5.2DramaRomanceAfter a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Jane Eyre
1934 · 12 votes
Movie5.9FantasyRomanceA young American man is transported back to London in the time shortly after the American Revolution and meets his ancestors.
Berkeley Square
1933 · 16 votes
Movie5.8ComedyRomanceMillionairess Dorothy Hunter is tired of finding out that her boyfriends love her for her money, and equally weary of losing eligible beaus who don't want to be considered fortune-hunters. That's why she trades identities with her secretary Sylvia before embarking on her next romance with Tony Travers. This causes numerous complications not only for Dorothy and Tony but for Sylvia, whose own husband Philip is not the most patient of men.
The Richest Girl in the World
1934 · 16 votes
Movie6.3MysteryRichard Bruce, an American in fog bound London stumbles into the midst of international intrigue, with Rose Thorne, an innocent dupe. Together they try to unravel the mystery, enlisting the aid of a cat burglar named Holmes, who they bump into along the way.
Blind Adventure
1933 · 6 votes
Movie6.5DramaThe refined Lady Isabel Carlisle, after leaving her family and enduring nearly a decade of hardships, learns that her son has fallen ill. Despite being nearly blinded as the result of an explosion, she returns home to see her son again.
East Lynne
1931 · 18 votes
Movie6.0DramaRomanceOn the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival named Jeremy, leaving him emotionally devastated. Carteret spends three decades in seclusion, mostly communing with the spirit of Moonyeen, until he learns that her niece, Kathleen, has become an orphan. He adopts and raises the child as his own but is alarmed when, as a young woman, she falls in love with the son of Moonyeen's murderer.
Smilin' Through
1932 · 29 votes