Directing
Dudley Murphy
Born July 10, 1867 · Winchester, Massachusetts, United States
Died February 22, 1968 · aged 100
Dudley Bowles Murphy (July 10, 1897 – February 22, 1968) was an American film director. In his first short film, Soul of the Cypress (1921), a variation on the Orpheus myth, the film's protagonist falls in love with a dryad (a wood nymph whose soul dwells in an ancient tree) and throws himself into the sea to become immortal and spend eternity with her. Murphy's then-wife Chase Harringdine played…
Known For
Dracula · 1931Dracula
★ 7.21931
MovieHorror
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
Drácula · 1931Drácula
★ 6.81931
MovieHorror
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
Confessions of a Co-Ed · 1931Confessions of a Co-Ed
★ 6.01931
MovieDrama
A young college student gets pregnant by the man she loves, but circumstances prevent their marrying, so she marries a classmate she doesn't love. Soon, however, her lover returns, and she finds herself in a dilemma as to who to choose.
The Night Is Young · 1935The Night Is Young
★ 6.01935
MovieRomanceDrama
Young Austrian Archduke Paul "Gustl" Gustave is in an arranged engagement but his uncle, the emperor, decides to let Gustl carry on a fling with ballet dancer Lisl Gluck.
Main Street Lawyer · 1939Main Street Lawyer
★ 5.01939
MovieDramaCrime
A prosecutor's career and his adopted daughter's happiness hang in the balance when he is blackmailed by a gangster.
One Third of a Nation · 1939One Third of a Nation
★ 6.21939
MovieDrama
The negligent owner of a tenement slum becomes romantically involved with one of the building's residents.
Stocks and Blondes · 1928Stocks and Blondes
★ 8.01928
MovieComedyDrama
A young stockbroker is in love with a nightclub entertainer. He loses his job and the girl at work one night obtains some information about money making stocks and passes it on to her boyfriend. He then uses this information in the stock market.
Don't Gamble with Love · 1936Don't Gamble with Love
★ 10.01936
MovieDrama
Standard tale of husband and wife living a party lifestyle. He works in a gambling hall and she occasionally models and sings. Because they want to start a family wife feels the need to change their situation. Situation is changed and husband gets a new job and then a promotion but is tricked into a bad business deal and wants to go back to his old life.
