Jean Hersholt Movies

  • 1941
    Melody for Three

    Melody for Three

    Melody for Three

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    Dr. Christian takes an interest in a young boy, a violin prodigy, whose mother is a divorced music teacher. His interest isn't just in the boy's...

    Melody for Three
  • 1929
    The Younger Generation

    The Younger Generation

    The Younger Generation

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    Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of them. Young Morris Goldfish follows...

    The Younger Generation
  • 2003
    Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

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    Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered...

    Complicated Women
  • 1917
    '49–'17

    '49–'17

    '49–'17

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    A judge who had taken part in the gold rush of 1849 hires an acting troupe to recreate the experience in this rather fanciful silent Western. The...

    '49–'17
  • 1934
    The Cat and the Fiddle

    The Cat and the Fiddle

    The Cat and the Fiddle

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    A romance between a struggling composer and an American singer.

    The Cat and the Fiddle
  • 1916
    Hell's Hinges

    Hell's Hinges

    Hell's Hinges

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    When Reverend Robert Henley and his sister Faith arrive in the town of Hell's Hinges, saloon owner Silk Miller and his cohorts sense danger to their...

    Hell's Hinges
  • 1954
    A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

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    Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the...

    A Star Is Born World Premiere
  • 1923
    Jazzmania

    Jazzmania

    Jazzmania

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    The queen of a mythical European nation flees to America when a general threatens to overthrow her government.

    Jazzmania
  • 1922
    The Strangers' Banquet

    The Strangers' Banquet

    The Strangers' Banquet

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    In managing the shipyard inherited from her father, Derith Keogh has considerable labor problems and accedes to the unreasonable demands of John...

    The Strangers' Banquet
  • 1931
    Transatlantic

    Transatlantic

    Transatlantic

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    As a luxurious ocean liner makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean, the audience is made privy to the travails of several of its passengers. Edmund...

    Transatlantic
  • 1921
    The Man Of The Forest

    The Man Of The Forest

    The Man Of The Forest

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    Ailing ranch owner Al Auchincloss (Harry Lorraine) sends for his two nieces, Helen and Bo Raynor (Claire Adams and Charlotte Pierce), who are his...

    The Man Of The Forest
  • 1932
    Unashamed

    Unashamed

    Unashamed

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    A debutante's (Helen Twelvetrees) brother (Robert Young) stands trial for killing her no-good lover.

    Unashamed
  • 1917
    Fighting for Love

    Fighting for Love

    Fighting for Love

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    Two cowboys, Jim and Johnny Little Bear, discover a rich mine and decide to spend some of their money traveling. Their travels lead them to the...

    Fighting for Love
  • 1918
    Madame Spy

    Madame Spy

    Madame Spy

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    Robert "Bob" Wesley horrifies his father, Admiral John Wesley of the Naval Advisory Board, by failing his examination at the Annapolis naval academy....

    Madame Spy
  • 1986
    Vincent Price's Dracula

    Vincent Price's Dracula

    Vincent Price's Dracula

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    Vincent Price hosts this documentary exploring the historical myths surrounding vampires.

    Vincent Price's Dracula
  • 1944
    To the People of the United States

    To the People of the United States

    To the People of the United States

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    World War II public education film about sexually transmitted diseases focused on syphilis.

    To the People of the United States
  • 1917
    The Soul Herder

    The Soul Herder

    The Soul Herder

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    Harry is thrown out of town and on his way across the desert meets a minister and his family; when the man is killed in an Indian raid, Harry takes...

    The Soul Herder
  • 1928
    The Secret Hour

    The Secret Hour

    The Secret Hour

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    An Elderly fruit grower sends a photo of his foreman, not himself, to a waitress he wishes to marry. She falls in love with the foreman.

    The Secret Hour
  • 1939
    Mr. Moto in Danger Island

    Mr. Moto in Danger Island

    Mr. Moto in Danger Island

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    In Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel market, Mr. Moto and his sidekick, a wrestler, find...

    Mr. Moto in Danger Island
  • 1936
    Sins of Man

    Sins of Man

    Sins of Man

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    Austrian church bell ringer Freyman loves music and wants his two sons (both played by Ameche) to love it too. The first goes to America and the...

    Sins of Man