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John Gilbert – RareFilm https://rarefilm.net Rare and Selected Movies Archive – Request Rare Films Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:34:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.13 The Phantom of Paris (1931) John S. Robertson https://rarefilm.net/the-phantom-of-paris-1931-john-s-robertson-john-gilbert-leila-hyams-lewis-stone-drama-thriller/ Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:55:24 +0000 http://rarefilm.net/?p=55552

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Bibi is a world class escape artist, but he cannot escape the false murder charge that is placed on him. Max has killed Bourrelier before he was removed from the will so that he will be rich when he marries Cecile. Together with Vera, they put the blame on Bibi, who is a romantic rival to Max, and he is sentenced to death. But Bibi escapes before his execution and hides in Herman’s secret cellar. When he learns that Max is dying, Bibi goes to his house for his confession, but Max dies before it is told to anyone else. So Bibi, has just one chance, and he goes to Dr. Gorin who will make him look like Max so that he can clear his name and put the blame where it belongs – on Max, even in death.

Director: John S. Robertson

Stars: John Gilbert, Leila Hyams, Lewis Stone

Also Known As (AKA): Der Magier von Paris, O Fantasma de Paris, Il fantasma di Parigi

IMDB

File Name : Phantom of Paris 1931.mkv
File Size : 1.17 GB / 1201.03 MB
Resolution : 656×480
Duration : 01:13:47

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Thriller

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]]> The Big Parade (1925) King Vidor, George W. Hill, John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Hobart Bosworth https://rarefilm.net/the-big-parade-1925-king-vidor-george-w-hill-john-gilbert-renee-adoree-hobart-bosworth/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:59:56 +0000 https://rarefilm.net/?p=202601

The idle son of a rich businessman joins the Army when the U.S.A. enters The Great War. He is sent to France, where he becomes friends with two working-class soldiers. He also falls in love with a Frenchwoman, but he must leave her to move to the frontline.

Also Known As (AKA): O Grande Desfile, La grande parade, Die Parade des Todes, Die große Parade, La grande parata, El gran desfile

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File Name : The Big Parade 1925.mkv
File Size : 4.13 GB / 4230.25 MB
Resolution : 790×576
Duration : 02:31:21
Video : AVC, 3 450 kb/s, 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Audio : AC-3, 256 kb/s (CBR), 48.0 kHz, 2 channels, 2 streams

Quality: BRRip
Language: English intertitles + commentary
Subs: English, French, Spanish (embedded)
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Romance, War

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]]> Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) King Vidor, John Gilbert, Eleanor Boardman, Roy D’Arcy https://rarefilm.net/bardelys-the-magnificent-1926-king-vidor-john-gilbert-eleanor-boardman-roy-d-arcy/ Tue, 21 May 2024 20:51:16 +0000 http://rarefilm.net/?p=104884

In the court of French king Louis XIII, a courtier named Bardelys carries with him a grand reputation as an irresistible ladies’ man. When another figure in the court, Chatellerault, fails to win the hand of the beautiful Roxalanne (whose family fortune the king wishes to bring under his control), Bardelys suggests that he could win the young woman’s hand. Thus a bet is made, and Bardelys embarks on the pursuit of Roxalanne and her fortune. But intrigue and mistaken identity lead Bardelys into grave danger.

Also Known As (AKA): O Cavalheiro dos Amores, Galgenhochzeit, El caballero del amor, Bardelys le magnifique, Bardelys il magnifico

File Name : Bardelys The Magnificent 1926.avi
File Size : 1076.55 MB
Resolution : 720×540 @ 810×540
Duration : 01:30:09

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English intertitles
Genre: Drama, Romance

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]]> West of Broadway (1931) Harry Beaumont, John Gilbert, El Brendel, Lois Moran https://rarefilm.net/west-of-broadway-1931-harry-beaumont-john-gilbert-el-brendel-lois-moran-drama-romance-war/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 20:54:49 +0000 http://rarefilm.net/?p=27701

West of Broadway 1931

Jerry Seevers returns from World War I service broken in health and his doctor tells him he has only six months to live. His fiancée jilts him and he sets out to drink himself to death. In one of his binges he wakes up to find himself married to what the assumes is a gold-digger after his money. He leaves her and goes to a ranch in Arizona and get rid of his new bride, who is really in love with him. He sets up divorce proceedings and then realizes he actually loves her.

Also Known As (AKA): Longe da Broadway, Risveglio, Lejos de Broadway

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English | DVDRip | MKV | AVC, 1844 Kbps | 640×480 | 23.976 fps | 997 MB
Audio: AC-3, 256 Kbps | 2 channels | 48.0 KHz | Runtime: 01:06:18 minutes
Genre: Drama, Romance, War

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]]> Twelve Miles Out (1927) Jack Conway, John Gilbert, Ernest Torrence, Joan Crawford https://rarefilm.net/twelve-miles-out-1927-jack-conway-john-gilbert-ernest-torrence-joan-crawford/ Sat, 02 Oct 2021 15:17:06 +0000 http://rarefilm.net/?p=122865

Jerry always wins in his rivalry with Red over women, gunrunning, and diamond smuggling. While running booze into the U.S. during Prohibition, Jerry seizes Jane’s seaside home. When she tries to turn him in, he kidnaps her and her fiance John. Jane, now in love with Jerry, must watch as Jerry and Red shoot it out on board Jerry’s boat.

Also Known As (AKA): Moderne Piraten, O Pirata Amoroso, Le bateau ivre, Fora da Lei Seca, Filibusteros modernos

File Name : Twelve Miles Out 1927.mkv
File Size : 838.26 MB
Resolution : 720×480 @ 640×480
Duration : 00:58:27

Quality: VHSRip
Language: English intertitles
Genre: Drama
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]]> Redemption (1930) Fred Niblo, John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Conrad Nagel https://rarefilm.net/redemption-1930-fred-niblo-john-gilbert-renee-adoree-conrad-nagel-drama/ Sat, 20 Mar 2021 22:49:38 +0000 http://rarefilm.net/?p=39423

Redemption (1930)

This notorious studio adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s 1900 novel The Live Corpse stars John Gilbert as the ill-fated Fedya. After he’s mistaken as dead, his wife Lisa (Eleanor Boardman) and his best friend Victor (Conrad Nagel) decide to marry. However, it turns out that Fedya is still alive, which leads to a bigamy trial for Lisa and, eventually, Fedya’s suicide.

Also Known As (AKA): Der lebende Leichnam, Jenseits des Lebens, Redenção, Redenzione, Expiação

File Name : Redemption.1930.mkv
File Size : 910.13 MB
Resolution : 720×480 @ 640×480
Duration : 01:05:32
Video : AVC, 1 711 kb/s, 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Audio : AC-3, 192 kb/s (CBR), 48.0 kHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Genre: Drama

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]]> The Cossacks (1928) George W. Hill, Clarence Brown, John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Ernest Torrence https://rarefilm.net/the-cossacks-1928-george-w-hill-clarence-brown/ Sun, 07 Feb 2021 21:17:34 +0000 http://rarefilm.net/?p=7386

The Cossacks (1928)

Lukashka is the son of a fierce Cossack chief, but he would rather relax in the woods or flirt with his sweetheart Maryana than go to battle with the neighboring Turks. However, his life changes when he is publicly humiliated by his fellow villagers and rejected by Maryana, who regard him as a coward. Overnight, Lukashka proves himself a capable warrior to prove them all wrong, impressing his father and Maryana; however, when she tries to apologize for her cruel treatment of him, he ignores her, even though he is still in love with her. Matters get complicated when the Tsar’s son comes to village in search of a bride and sets his eyes on Maryana.

Also Known As (AKA): Die Kosaken, Cossacos!, Les Cosaques, I cosacchi

File Name : The Cossacks 1928.mkv
File Size : 1465.4 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 01:31:52
Video : AVC, 1 844 kb/s, 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Audio : AC-3, 384 kb/s (CBR), 48.0 kHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English intertitles
Genre: Drama

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]]> A Woman of Affairs (1928) Clarence Brown, Greta Garbo https://rarefilm.net/a-woman-of-affairs-1928-clarence-brown-greta-garbo-john-gilbert-lewis-stone/ Fri, 27 Nov 2020 21:55:48 +0000 http://rarefilm.net/?p=142720

Even when Diana, Neville and David played together as children, Diana knew that she loved Nevs. But Morton, Nevs’ father, did not like any Merrick. Since Nevs did not have any money, Morton sent him off to Egypt to work and also talked him out of marrying Diana before he left. Diana waited two years and then married David, who Jeffry thought was the greatest thing since sliced bread. While in Paris, David jumps to his death when the cops come after him and Diana lies about the reason for the sake of Jeffry. Of course Jeffry, who has been a drunk all his life, cuts all ties with Diana. While Nevs still loves Diana, she does not return to England for seven years – just 3 days before Nevs’ wedding to Constance.

Also Known As (AKA): Mulher de Brio, Intrigues, Eine schamlose Frau, Herrin der Liebe, Il destino, Uma Mulher de Negócios, La mujer ligera

File Name : A.Woman.of.Affairs.1928.mkv
File Size : 1595.69 MB
Resolution : 676×472 @ 600×472
Duration : 01:30:46
Video : AVC, 2 300 kb/s, 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
Audio : AC-3, 160 kb/s (CBR), 48.0 kHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: VHSRip
Language: English intertitles
Country: USA
Genres: Drama

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]]> The Show (1927) Tod Browning, John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Lionel Barrymore https://rarefilm.net/the-show-1927-tod-browning-john-gilbert-renee-adoree-lionel-barrymore-drama/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 23:29:03 +0000 http://rarefilm.net/?p=31884

The Show (1927)

In a none-too-prestigious side show in Budapest, a performer named Cock Robin has a jealous lover who plays Salome in a decapitation-illusion act. He also has a vicious rival in a quack medicine show entrepreneur who plots to rig the act so to do in Robin.

Also Known As (AKA): Praterleut’, No Domínio das Ilusões, La morsure, O Palácio da Ilusão, El palacio de las maravillas

File Name : The Show 1927.mkv
File Size : 1145.31 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 01:16:10
Video : AVC, 1 844 kb/s, 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
Audio : AC-3, 256 kb/s (CBR), 48.0 kHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English intertitles
Genre: Drama

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]]> Monte Cristo (1922) Emmett J. Flynn, John Gilbert, Estelle Taylor, Robert McKim https://rarefilm.net/monte-cristo-1922-emmett-j-flynn-john-gilbert-estelle-taylor-robert-mckim/ Sat, 17 Oct 2020 14:53:35 +0000 http://rarefilm.net/?p=140897

A film adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d’If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.

Also Known As (AKA): Le Comte de Monte Cristo, El Conde de Montecristo, The Count of Monte Cristo

File Name : Monte Cristo 1922.avi
File Size : 1242.71 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 01:46:24
Video : MPEG-4 Visual, 1 492 kb/s, 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Audio : MPEG Audio, 128 kb/s (CBR), 48.0 kHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English intertitles
Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Romance

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]]> Fast Workers (1933) Tod Browning, John Gilbert, Robert Armstrong, Mae Clarke https://rarefilm.net/fast-workers-1933-tod-browning/ Mon, 08 Jun 2020 00:09:43 +0000 http://rarefilm.net/?p=10380

Fast Workers (1933)

Gunner and Bucker are pals who work as riveters. Whenever Bucker gets the urge to marry, which is often, Gunner will hit on his girl to see if she is true or not. So far, Gunner has not failed. But one night, while Gunner is in jail, Bucker meets Mary, a tough dame with a line. He falls for her, and she falls for his dough. But Mary is already a gal pal of Gunner, and no two know about the third one. The trouble starts when the triangle is revealed too late.

Also Known As (AKA): Perdone señorita, Rivets

File Name : Fast Workers 1933.mkv
File Size : 912.57 MB
Resolution : 718×478 @ 640×478
Duration : 01:05:56
Video : AVC, 1 704 kb/s, 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Audio : AC-3, 192 kb/s (CBR), 48.0 kHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Subs: English (embedded)
Genre: Drama

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]]> Love (1927) Edmund Goulding, John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, George Fawcett https://rarefilm.net/love-anna-karenina-1927-edmund-goulding-john-gilbert-greta-garbo-george-fawcett-drama-romance/ Wed, 15 May 2019 10:36:08 +0000 http://rarefilm.net/?p=13324

Love (1927)

In Czarist Russia, Anna Karenina falls in love with the dashing military officer Count Vronsky and abandons her husband and child to become Vronsky’s mistress. Tragedy ensues when Vronsky chooses his military career over Anna.

Also Known As (AKA): Amor, Anna Karenina

File Name : Love 1927.mkv
File Size : 837.57 MB
Resolution : 708×480 @ 628×480
Duration : 01:21:23

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English intertitles
Genre: Drama, Romance

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]]> Flesh and the Devil (1926) Clarence Brown, John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson https://rarefilm.net/flesh-and-the-devil-1926-clarence-brown-john-gilbert-greta-garbo-lars-hanson/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 19:21:35 +0000 http://rarefilm.net/?p=115660

Leo and Ulrich are life long friends. Home, on leave from their military training, Leo sees the beautiful Felicitas at the railroad station. Awed by her beauty, they meet again at the ball and quietly leave together. In her room, her husband, about whom she has neglected to inform Leo, comes in and challenges Leo to a duel. The duel is done, the Count is killed and Felicitas is a widow. Leo, however, is ‘requested’ to serve 5 years in Africa and he tells Ulrich to watch over Felicitas while he is gone. After 3 years, Ulrich is able to get a pardon for Leo and all that Leo thinks about on the way home is Felicitas. When he arrives, he learns that Felicitas has married Ulrich. Felicitas likes that Ulrich is rich and she never told Ulrich the truth about Leo and her. Leo is crushed and does not visit them which saddens Ulrich as he does not know the reason why. Leo tries to stay away from her, but Felicitas uses every opportunity to tempt him to return to her as her lover.

Also Known As (AKA): La chair et le diable, Es war, La carne e il diavolo, O Demónio e a Carne, El demonio y la carne

File Name : Flesh.and.the.Devil.1926.720p.mkv
File Size : 3358.83 MB
Resolution : 982×720
Duration : 01:52:29

Quality: WEBRip
Language: English intertitles
Genre: Drama, Romance

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]]> Downstairs (1932) Monta Bell, John Gilbert, Paul Lukas, Virginia Bruce, Drama, Romance https://rarefilm.net/downstairs-1932-monta-bell-john-gilbert-paul-lukas-virginia-bruce-drama-romance/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:50:11 +0000 http://rarefilm.net/?p=103643

At the wedding of Albert and Anna, Karl, the new chauffeur, arrives. Albert is the head butler, second generation to the Baron. Karl soon seems out of place as a servant, and Albert tells him so. But Karl is a cad. Whenever he gets the chance, he will try to seduce Anna, who is not wise in the ways of the world. He lies without question if it is to his advantage and charms money out of Sophie, the old cook. He disrupts the household and then blackmails the Baroness to keep from being sacked.

Also Known As (AKA): Madame e Seu Chofer, Onde os Caminhos do Amor Se Cruzam, Der schöne Karl

File Name : Downstairs.1932.mkv
File Size : 904.32 MB
Resolution : 720×480 @ 640×480
Duration : 01:17:33
Video : AVC (AVC), 1 406 Kbps, 23.976 fps
Audio : AC-3 (AC3), 192 Kbps (CBR), 48.0 KHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Romance

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]]> The Merry Widow (1925) Erich von Stroheim, Mae Murray, John Gilbert, Roy D’Arcy, Drama, Romance https://rarefilm.net/the-merry-widow-1925-erich-von-stroheim-mae-murray-john-gilbert-roy-darcy-drama-romance/ Sun, 22 Apr 2018 23:42:15 +0000 http://rarefilm.net/?p=100132

Prince Danilo falls in love with dancer Sally O’Hara. His uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco forbids the marriage because she is a commoner. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, Sally marries old, lecherous Baron Sadoja, whose wealth has kept the kingdom afloat. When he dies suddenly, Sally must be wooed all over again by Danilo.

Also Known As (AKA): Die lustige Witwe, La viuda alegre, La veuve joyeuse, La vedova allegra, A Viúva Alegre

File Name : The.Merry.Widow.1925.avi
File Size : 1873.14 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 02:17:15
Video : MPEG-4 Visual (XviD), 1 768 Kbps, 19.980 fps
Audio : MPEG Audio (MPEG-1 Audio layer 3), 128 Kbps (CBR), 48.0 KHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English intertitles
Genre: Drama, Romance

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