Lionel Barrymore
28 titles
Filmography
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On Borrowed Time
(1939)A young boy, Pud, is orphaned and cared for by his grandparents. The boy and his grandfather are completely inseparable, but Gramps is concerned for the boy's future - particularly the custody intentions of advancing relatives. In this fantastic tale, "death" arrives as Mr. Brink, to take Gramps away. Gramps however, manages to trick death to become stuck in the top of an apple tree, allowing h...

The Bells
(1926)After murdering a rich guest to pay off a debt, an innkeeper finds his guilty conscience further tormented by the arrival of a sideshow mesmerist.

The Mysterious Island
(1929)On a volcanic island near the kingdom of Hetvia, a benevolent leader called Count Dakkar eliminates class distinction among the island's inhabitants.

The Return Of Peter Grimm
(1935)Realizing he has a bad heart, Grimm extracts promises and concessions from those he expects will survive him and draws up his will appropriately.

The Little Colonel
(1935)In the post-Civil war south, a darling little girl attempts to restore the peace between her parents and her plantation owner grandfather.

West of Zanzibar
(1928)Revenge is a dish best served cold in director Tod Browning's lurid tale of love and vengeance starring Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore and Mary Nolan. When his dying wife returns with a baby girl a year after leaving him for Crane (Barrymore), the ivory trader who crippled him, a Limehouse magician named Phroso (Chaney) vows to get even. Placing the baby in a Zanzibar brothel, Phroso spends the next 18 years living with cannibals while he waits for the child to come of age. Summoning the debauched young woman to his jungle lair, Phroso plans to reunite the girl with her long-lost father, after which he'll order the natives to kill the trader and burn Crane's daughter alive!

Ah, Wilderness!
(1935)This classic story about high school boys coming of age in a small, NewEngland town, features early screen legends Wallace Beery, LionelBarrymore and Mickey Rooney.

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 Kildare fights to have an unjust law repealed after another intern is fired for choosing to save a life rather than comply with the law.

It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

Camille
(1936)Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier (Greta Garbo), the Camille of this sumptuous romance tale based on the enduring Alexandre Dumas story.

You Can't Take It with You
(1938)Classic Screwball comedy based on Kaufman-Hart's play, You Can't Take it With You. Alice, the only stable member of an offbeat , free spirited family falls for Stewart, son of a snotty and wealthy family. the two very different families collide and rediscover the simple joys of life and love from the relationship of thier children.

A Free Soul
(1931)Academy Award winners Clark Gable, Norma Shearer and Lionel Barrymore star with Leslie Howard in the romantic drama of a woman who's loved by two men but chooses the wrong one--a girl who has been allowed to run too wild as A Free Spirit. Stephen Ashe (Barrymore--Captain's Courageous) is a brilliant criminal defense lawyer with an alcohol problem and a daughter, Jan (Shearer--The Women), who is...

Captains Courageous
(1937)A wealthy spoiled brat falls off an ocean liner and is rescued by a Portuguese fisherman. Forced to endure a three month voyage, he learns to love the sea and earns his place among the crew. Based on the Rudyard Kipling story, this is a timeless family adventure classic. Oscar-winner Spencer Tracy earned his first Academy Award as the fatherly fisherman.
Saratoga
(1937)When bookie Duke Bradley reluctantly accepts the deed to his friend Frank Clayton's horse farm out of fondness for him, he takes on far more than he ever expected! At the height of an important race -- just after his daughter Carol (Jean Harlow--Dinner at Eight) returns from a long stay in Europe -- Frank Clayton dies of a heart attack. Duke (Clark Gable--Gone with the Wind) offers to forgive the debt. Carol's fiancé, millionaire Hartley Madison (Walter Pidgeon), offers to cover the debt, but Carol vows to repay the loan to Duke herself before she marries, through her own talent as a race handicapper. Although frequently at odds, Duke and Carol fall in love as they travel from track to track on the "racing special" train. Starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow, in her last screen role.

Rasputin and the Empress
(1932)An account of the life of Rasputin, the "Mad Monk" of Russia, during the years 1913-1918, and starring Lionel, John, and Ethel Barrymore.

Treasure Island
(1934)A young boy finds a treasure map and sets sail for a tropical island to find the riches aboard a ship captained by a pirate eager to doublecross him.

Lady Be Good
(1941)Married songwriters almost split up while putting on a big show.

Lone Star
(1952)A Texas cattle baron fights a state senator's politics and steals his newspaper-editor girlfriend.

Let Freedom Ring
(1939)Combining Nelson Eddy’s fine baritone voice with its message of religious and ethnic tolerance, Let Freedom Ring distinguishes itself as a most unusual western.