John Barrymore
Actor
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
- Dir. John S. Robertson
Feat. John Barrymore, Charles Lane, Brandon Hurst…
- The first of many adaptations is this unsettling silent version of Robert Louis Stevenson's novella about a charitable scientist whose…
- Beloved Rogue, The (1927)
- Dir. Alan Crosland
Feat. John Barrymore, Conrad Veidt, Henry Victor
- John Barrymore stars in this silent–era biopic of the 15th Century poet, prankster, villain and French patriot François Villon.
- Eternal Love (1929)
- Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. John Barrymore, Camilla Horn
- Made during the last days of the silent era, the legendary Ernst Lubitsch directs John Barrymore and Camilla Horn as two lovers living in the Swiss…
- Svengali (1931)
- Dir. Archie Mayo
Feat. John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Bramwell Fletcher…
- Adapted from the novel by George du Maurier, this has a hypnotic maniac (Barrymore) turning his evil gaze on a young model and forcing her to…
- Grand Hotel (1932)
- Dir. Edmund Goulding
Feat. Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, John Barrymore…
- The granddaddy of extravagent soap–opera, this pre–eminent, Oscar–winning Hollywood affair glitters with stars. Weekend guests'…
- Bill of Divorcement, A (1932)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. John Barrymore, Katharine Hepburn, Billie Burke…
- Shell–shocked war veteran John Barrymore returns to the world after 15 years in an asylum, to find that wife Katharine Hepburn (in her screen…
- Dinner at Eight (1933)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Jean Harlow
- Impeccably directed version of the popular Broadway play boasting an all–star cast of the early talkie era – distinguished New York…
- Twentieth Century (1934)
- Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. John Barrymore, Carole Lombard
- Cracking good comedy staged aboard a luxury express–train, where egomaniac theatre producer John Barrymore attempts to win back…
- Maytime (1937)
- Dir. Robert Z. Leonard
Feat. Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, John Barrymore
- Love affair between opera soprano and two–bit singer in Paris. An exemplary Jeanette MacDonald/Nelson Eddy musical.
- Midnight (1939)
- Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore…
- Vintage romantic comedy, with a glamorous Claudette Colbert stranded in Paris and chased by two potential suitors: a modest taxi driver who's really…