
Barrymore lampoons himself. A famous actor, given to drink, nearly destroys the show, but his leading lady returns to save it. Read More »
Tag Archives: John Barrymore
Tempest (1928) Sam Taylor, Lewis Milestone

In the final days of Czarist Russia, a peasant is raised from the ranks to Lieutenant. Read More »
Svengali (1931) Archie Mayo, John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Crisp

Sinister music maestro Svengali can control the actions of women through hypnotism and his telepathic powers. Read More »
Midnight (1939) Mitchell Leisen, Claudette Colbert

Showgirl Eve, stranded in Paris without a sou, befriends taxi driver Tibor Czerny, then gives him the slip to crash a party. Read More »
Marie Antoinette (1938) W.S. Van Dyke, Julien Duvivier, Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore

The life of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) from betrothal and marriage in 1770 to her beheading. Read More »
Topaze (1933) Harry d’Abbadie d’Arrast

An honest and naive school teacher gets a lesson in how the world works outside Read More »
Long Lost Father (1934) Ernest B. Schoedsack, John Barrymore, Helen Chandler, Donald Cook

Carl Bellairs and Lindsey Lane, his daughter, meet many years after he deserted her and her mother. Read More »
Counsellor-at-Law (1933) William Wyler, John Barrymore, Bebe Daniels, Doris Kenyon

Crackerjack lawyer George Simon is a workaholic, and a successful one, at that. Read More »
State’s Attorney (1932) George Archainbaud, John Barrymore, Helen Twelvetrees, Jill Esmond

Attorney Tom Cardigan is the discontented “mouthpiece” for Vanny Powers’ mob. Read More »
The Mad Genius (1931) Michael Curtiz, John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth

A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Read More »