Lew Ayres
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Filmography
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The Doorway to Hell
(1930)Chicago's ‘Napoleon of the Underworld’ with a duplicitous right-hand man falls in love and tries to go straight but is pulled into a deadly showdown.

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
(1939)While caring for the daughter of a Wall Street tycoon, Dr. Kildare discovers the young girl has a deadly tumor.
Dr. Kildare's Victory
(1942)Dr. Kildare fights to have an unjust law repealed after another intern is fired for choosing to save a life rather than comply with the law.

The Capture
(1950)After gunning down a fugitive for looting the company payroll, an oilman finds he may have killed the wrong man and sets out in search of the truth.

The Golden Fleecing
(1940)A $50,000 life-insurance sale puts mild-mannered Henry Twinkle on the fast track at Ajax Insurance Company. Now he can marry his girl and climb the corporate ladder -- just as long as the insured party, Gus Fender, enjoys a long life. Unfortunately, it turns out Gus is a racketeer with an army of gat-carrying rivals. So Henry gets an order from his apoplectic boss: keep Gus alive! Lew Ayres, the popular star of the Dr. Kildare films, hones his comedy skills as hapless Henry, plunged into a world of gangsters and molls. Lloyd Nolan, who enjoyed a 50-year career in film and television, portrays Gus with appropriate menace. Olympic wrestler-turned-actor Nat Pendleton (The Thin Man) stands out as one of Gus's dimwitted henchmen. And among the screenwriters is renowned American humorist S.J. Perelman (Monkey Business, Horse Feathers). "Sprightly little screwball yarn" (Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide).

Murder with Pictures
(1936)A cameraman for a daily newspaper exposes a gangland killer's method after the suspected crime boss escapes a murder conviction.

The Spirit of Notre Dame
(1931)The original story of Notre Dame football comes to life in this tale of two friends who play football, one of whom is a self-centered quarterback.

No Escape
(1953)An innocent couple, seeking to clear themselves of a homicide charge, discover that a jealous, enraged police detective is the murderer.
King of the Newsboys
(1938)A poor young man's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster.

New Mexico
(1951)Raw tensions between a calvary captain’s tyrant colonel boss and a vengeful Native American chief come to a head as the captain tries to keep peace.

All Quiet on the Western Front
(1930)A German youth eagerly enlists as a soldier in World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horrors of warfare.

Johnny Belinda
(1948)Jane Wyman ("Magnificent Obsession," "The Yearling," TV's "Falcon Crest") won an Academy Award for her moving portrayal of a deaf mute who lives in a remote Nova Scotia fishing village.
Maisie Was a Lady
(1941)"Blonde Bonfire" Maisie is in Society Now! Showgirl Maisie ends up as a maid in a wealthy home and takes a helping hand in the family problems. Out of work as usual, showgirl Maisie Ravier (Ann Sothern) takes a job as the maid for a wealthy family. She quickly befriends the young man of the household (Lew Ayres) while the rest of the family members are too concerned with their own problems to benefit from Maisie's good nature. But each member of the family must come to terms with his or her own problems via Maisie's upbeat personality while taking a ringside seat in the battle of wits between down-to-earth Maisie and the imperious family butler (C. Aubrey Smith).
Broadway Serenade
(1939)Jeanette MacDonald, having just been named "Queen of the Movies" by 22 million filmgoers in a 1939 New York Daily News opinion survey, stars in this elegant and alluring, fun-filled musical. Costarring leading man Lew Ayres, it's a rich and fitting tribute to the Broadway stage. Mary and Jimmy are a show biz couple, working the small joints in the Big Apple, hoping for a shot at the spotlights. Coincidentally, they both get a break at the same time; Jimmy earns a chance to pursue his music abroad, while Mary is cast in the road company of a big producer's new show. By the time Mary returns to New York she's already a star, and Jimmy's jealousy over her supposed romance with the producer gets the better of him. This love story, set against a terrific musical score and packed with one hit song after another, makes Broadway Serenade a powerful, triumphant success.
State Fair
(1933)Will Rogers and Janet Gaynor star in this warm, timeless two-time Oscar® Nominee (1933, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay) based on Philip Strong’s novel. Hope and love are alive when the Frake family attends the annual state fair, where they enter into competitions for their various accomplishments – and where romance blooms for both son Wayne (Norman Foster) and daughter Margy (Gaynor)!

The Ice Follies of 1939
(1939)Joan Crawford and Jimmy Stewart star as Larry and Mary a husband and wif e whose marriage is on thin ice when she gets a Hollywood film contract and he must work in the East.

Holiday
(1938)An iconoclastic young man (Cary Grant), who's engaged to a snooty heiress (Doris Nolan), discovers he's really in love with his fianc�e's down-to-earth sister (Katherine Hepburn), in director George Cukor's stylish comedy, Holiday.

The Biscuit Eater
(1972)Two Georgia boys ignore their racial differences to team up.

She Waits
(1972)A murdered woman seeks revenge, possesses her husband's new wife.

Salem's Lot
Based on the eponymous novel by Stephen King, this film follows a writer who returns to his childhood hometown in search of inspiration and finds more than he expected when he discovers that the locals are turning into vampires.