John Barrymore Movies

An unprecedented anthology of never-before-told true stories by and about some of Hollywood's most interesting stars, legends, and wannabes, and...

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually...

A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension...

An aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal teacher and a student.

This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.

A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.

Herman Melville's mad Capt. Ahab (John Barrymore) spends years hunting the white whale that got his leg.

A history of horror movies.

Two Alaskan salmon fisherman find their friendship at risk when one aligns with Russian fish pirates and the other aligns with local vigilantes.

Corrupt alcoholic attorney Tom Cardigan is one of the best lawyers around, commanding the courtroom like a stage and often winning his cases. Mobster...

A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Complications ensue when, as a young man, the dancer...

A baritone aids a young servant in making her dream of singing professionally come true.

Until 1932's Grand Hotel, never had there existed an all-star ensemble cast on film. Conceived by MGM's production genius Irving Thalberg, the film...

A young man with little means wants to marry a rich girl, and thinks up a scheme to get rich.

Based on Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick."

In the Swiss Alps of the early 19th century, a couple forced into loveless marriages struggle to find happiness with one another.

The National Red Cross Pageant (1917) was an American war pageant that was performed in order to sell war bonds, support the National Red Cross, and...

An American corset manufacturer by the name of Cicero Hannibal Butts travels to Russia, where he has comic adventures involving a famous opera star...

A compilation of early-day silent films that serves as a glimpse back to the formative days of the movie industry as a salute to Hollywood's Golden...

When a nobleman loses his way in the fog and enters a house where there's a party going on, he's mistaken for a hired butler.