John Barrymore

Acting

John Barrymore

Born February 15, 1882 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died May 29, 1942 · aged 60

John Sidney Blyth Barrymore (February 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an acclaimed American actor. He first gained fame as a handsome stage actor in light comedy, then high drama and culminating in groundbreaking portrayals in Shakespearean plays Hamlet and Richard III. His success continued with motion pictures in various genres in both the silent and sound eras. Barrymore's personal life has been t…

Known For

Grand HotelGrand Hotel · 1932
Grand Hotel
7.01932
MovieDramaRomance
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
Dinner at EightDinner at Eight · 1933
Dinner at Eight
6.81933
MovieComedyDrama
An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.
The Horror ShowThe Horror Show · 1979
The Horror Show
3.41979
MovieHorrorDocumentary
A history of horror movies.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ · 1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.31925
MovieAdventureDrama
Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · 1920
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.71920
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.
Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet · 1936
Romeo and Juliet
6.31936
MovieDramaRomance
Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.
Reunion in ViennaReunion in Vienna · 1933
Reunion in Vienna
7.21933
MovieRomanceDrama
An exiled archduke (John Barrymore) tries to renew romance with a former lover (Diana Wynyard) now wed to a psychiatrist (Frank Morgan).
A Bill of DivorcementA Bill of Divorcement · 1932
A Bill of Divorcement
6.41932
MovieDrama
A World War I veteran returns home after fifteen years in an asylum and finds that everything has changed — his daughter is grown and about to marry.

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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made RadioEmpire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio · 1991
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
7.61991
MovieDocumentaryHistory
For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.” In Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Ken Burns examines the lives of three extraordinary men who shared the primary responsibility for this invention and its early success, and whose genius, friendship, rivalry and enmity interacted in tragic ways. This is the story of Lee de Forest, a clergyman’s flamboyant son, who invented the audion tube; Edwin Howard Armstrong, a brilliant, withdrawn inventor who pioneered FM technology; and David Sarnoff, a hard-driving Russian immigrant who created the most powerful communications company on earth.

Hamlet (archive sound)

Don JuanDon Juan · 1926
Don Juan
6.61926
MovieAdventureRomance
If there was one thing that Don Juan de Marana learned from his father Don Jose, it was that women gave you three things - life, disillusionment and death. In his father's case it was his wife, Donna Isobel, and Donna Elvira who supplied the latter. Don Juan settled in Rome after attending the University of Pisa. Rome was run by the tyrannical Borgia family consisting of Caesar, Lucrezia and the Count Donati. Juan has his way with and was pursued by many women, but it is the one that he could not have that haunts him. It will be for her that he suffers the wrath of Borgia for ignoring Lucrezia and then killing Count Donati in a duel. For Adriana, they will both be condemned to death in the prison on the river Tigre.

Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana