Acting
Ben Lyon
Born February 6, 1901 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died March 22, 1979 · aged 78
From Wikipedia Ben Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American actor and a studio executive at 20th Century Fox. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Lyon entered films in 1918 after a successful appearance on Broadway opposite Jeanne Eagels. He attracted attention in the highly successful film Flaming Youth (1923), and steadily developed into a leading man. He was most successfully paired wit…
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Hell's Angels · 1930Hell's Angels
★ 6.61930
MovieDramaWar
As the Great War breaks out in Europe, English brothers Roy and Monte enlist in the Royal Flying Corps to fight for king and country, while their Oxford College friend Karl is ordered back to Germany. As a love triangle develops involving Monte, Roy, and Roy's girlfriend, Helen, the brothers' disparate personalities, and Monte's cowardice in the face of war soon threaten to compromise a top-secret bombing mission over German territory.
Night Nurse · 1931Night Nurse
★ 6.81931
MovieCrimeDrama
Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.
Wages of Virtue · 1924Wages of Virtue
★ 8.01924
MovieDramaRomance
A carnival strongman and his girlfriend flee to Algiers to escape a murder charge but there they are caught again in a web of jealousy, deceit and murder.
Lady with a Past · 1932Lady with a Past
★ 6.21932
MovieComedyDrama
A wealthy girl hires a male escort to make one of her male friends jealous. She spreads rumours about her character that makes her popular amongst all bachelors in the city including her friend.
Bluebeard's Seven Wives · 1926Bluebeard's Seven Wives
★ 10.01926
MovieComedy
Bank clerk John Hart is about to marry Mary Kelly, but she insists that before that happens he must grow a mustache. The idea of that shakes him up so much that he gets distracted at work, comes up short in his accounts and gets fired. Unable to find another job, he begins to work as an extra at a nearby film studio to earn money. One day the leading man of a picture John is working on gets into an argument with the director and storms off the set. Angered, the director sees John and, deciding that he'll show his arrogant star that he can make a movie idol out of just about anybody, picks John to replace him. As it turns out, John has a real talent for acting and before he knows it he becomes a star. Unfortunately, "stardom" isn't what John thought it would be.
The Crooked Circle · 1932The Crooked Circle
★ 5.31932
MovieComedyMystery
A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.
I Cover the Waterfront · 1933I Cover the Waterfront
★ 5.11933
MovieDramaRomance
An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
Together We Live · 1935Together We Live
★ 7.01935
MovieDrama
A ham-handed cautionary fable against communism, the film concerns a group of Civil War veterans who are appalled by the burgeoning radical movement in America.
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I Cover the Waterfront · 1933I Cover the Waterfront
★ 5.11933
MovieDramaRomance
An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
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