Movies by Lionel Barrymore
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Key Largo (1948)
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall …
Directed by: John Huston
As a destructive hurricane wreaks havoc outside, Army veteran Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart), war-widow Nora Temple (Lauren Bacall) and her invalid father-in-law face a worse storm inside…
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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Cast: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore …
Directed by: Frank Capra
It's a wonderful film. Frank Capra's inverted take on A Christmas Carol stars Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, a good man who's spent a lifetime giving up on his dreams in order…
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Duel in the Sun (1946)
Cast: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck …
Directed by: King Vidor
Pearl Chavez (Jennifer Jones), a sultry half-breed who oozes sex, is taken in by distant relative Laura Belle McCanles (Lillian Gish), whose husband (Lionel Barrymore) is a rich Texas cattle…
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Since You Went Away (1944)
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Shirley Temple …
Directed by: John Cromwell
Anne Hilton (Claudette Colbert) is the wife of a businessman who becomes an officer during WWII. Fighting back her own fears and anxieties, Anne strives to maintain a normal, stable household…
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Lady Be Good (1941)
Cast: Eleanor Powell, Ann Sothern, Robert Young …
Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod
Husband-and-wife songwriting team Edward and Dixie Crane (Robert Young and Ann Sothern) churn out the hits but can't keep sour notes from plaguing their marriage in this lavish musical…
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Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day …
Directed by: Harold S. Bucquet
Lew Ayres reprises his role as Dr. Kildare, an intern who studies under the experienced Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore). This time around, Dr. Kildare tries to salvage the reputation of Dr.…
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The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Lionel Atwill …
Directed by: Harold S. Bucquet
The third in a string of films about an altruistic young physician finds Dr. James Kildare (Lew Ayres) caring for his testy but lovable mentor (Lionel Barrymore) when the going gets rough.…
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You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Cast: Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart …
Directed by: Frank Capra
In this Frank Capra classic, Tony (James Stewart) and Alice (Jean Arthur) meet and fall in love. But things are far from rosy: He's the son of a millionaire, and she and her wacky family…
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Captains Courageous (1937)
Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore …
Directed by: Victor Fleming
Based on a novel by Rudyard Kipling, this classic adventure tale stars Spencer Tracy in an Oscar-winning performance as Manuel, an old salt who fishes spoiled, rich brat Harvey Cheyne…
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Camille (1936)
Cast: Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore …
Directed by: George Cukor
In this late-1930s adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel, Greta Garbo shines in the titular role of Camille, a dying courtesan who falls in love with a young nobleman (Robert Taylor) and…
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David Copperfield (1935)
Cast: Edna May Oliver, Elizabeth Allan, Jessie Ralph …
Directed by: George Cukor
In the first of producer David O. Selznik's classic literary adaptations, Freddie Bartholomew plays David Copperfield, a young man who finds himself buffeted from household to household…
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The Little Colonel (1935)
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable, John Lodge …
Directed by: David Butler
When a Southern belle (Evelyn Venable) married a Yankee (John Lodge), her father (Lionel Barrymore), a former Confederate colonel, promptly disowned her. Now, years, later, the couple's…
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Treasure Island (1934)
Cast: Charles Bennett, Nigel Bruce, Jackie Cooper …
Directed by: Victor Fleming
When young Jim Hawkins and cohorts book passage on a ship to take them to the "treasure island" of their map to pirate gold, they soon discover that not all of the crew is on their side --…
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Dinner at Eight (1933)
Cast: Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery …
Directed by: George Cukor
Director George Cukor takes Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman's 1932 stage play and makes it his own in this witty film depicting a wily Park Avenue woman's (Billie Burke) attempts…
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Night Flight (1933)
Cast: John Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Clark Gable …
Directed by: Clarence Brown
When polio erupts in Rio de Janeiro, French air-mail pilots must risk their lives to fly through the Andes and retrieve a much-needed serum in Santiago. Famous brothers John and Lionel…
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Grand Hotel (1932)
Cast: Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford …
Directed by: Edmund Goulding
At this fabulous place in Berlin where "nothing ever happens," a ballerina finds happiness with a baron's love, a business magnate pursues a beautiful and coy stenographer, and a sick…
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A Free Soul (1931)
Cast: Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore …
Directed by: Clarence Brown
Lionel Barrymore gives an Oscar-winning performance as tosspot San Francisco attorney Stephen Ashe, who successfully defends mobster Ace Wilfong (Clark Gable) against a murder rap. After the…
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Mata Hari (1931)
Cast: Greta Garbo, Ramon Novarro, Lionel Barrymore …
Directed by: George Fitzmaurice
Loosely based on the persona of the real Mata Hari (the German exotic dancer who was convicted and executed as a spy during World War I), Greta Garbo's vampy femme fatale romances a…
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The Divorcee / A Free Soul (1930)
Cast: Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel …
Directed by: Clarence Brown
Norma Shearer is at the top of her game in this double-dip of pre-code Hollywood hits. The Divorcee earned Shearer the 1930 Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of a New York City party girl…
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Sadie Thompson (1928)
Cast: Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore, Blanche Frederici …
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
To escape her sordid past as a prostitute, Sadie (Gloria Swanson) attempts to start a new life on a remote South Sea island. After falling in love with Tim (Raoul Walsh), a Marine, Sadie…
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The Bells (1926)
Cast: Fred Warren, Lola Todd, Eddie Phillips …
Directed by: James Young
An ambitious innkeeper (Lionel Barrymore) murders a wealthy traveler to settle his debts. Although no one suspects the innkeeper of the crime, he's haunted by a hypnotist from a…
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America (1924)
Cast: Erville Alderson, Lionel Barrymore, Carol Dempster …
Directed by: D.W. Griffith
In his rarely seen silent epic, filmmaking pioneer D.W. Griffith focuses his astute cinematic eye on a rousing re-creation of America's battle for independence. Torn between his…