Movies: Jean Hersholt
- 1937
Heidi (1937)
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Heidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, grumpy paternal grandfather, Adolph Kramer. Heidi brings her grandfather back into mountain society through her sweet ways and sheer love. Wh...
- 1935
Mark of the Vampire (1935)
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Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampire assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body are certain that the vampire is the mysterious ...
- 1932
Grand Hotel (1932)
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Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache....
- 1924
Greed (1924)
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A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife....
- 1933
Dinner at Eight (1933)
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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...
- 1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
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The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race....
- 1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
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Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the...
- 1955
Run for Cover (1955)
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An ex-convict drifter and his flawed young partner are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town....
- 1943
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
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A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The soldier meets a pretty young hostess and they enjoy t...
- 1934
The Painted Veil (1934)
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The wife of a doctor in China falls in love with a diplomat....
- 1923
Souls for Sale (1923)
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A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star....
- 1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
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Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school....
- 1925
Don Q Son of Zorro (1925)
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Don Cesar De Vega crosses swords with a vicious member of the Queen's Guard, and steals the affection of a young heiress. When the officer frames the young upstart for murder, Don Cesar fakes his own death and retreats to the crumbling ruins of the f...
- 1937
Seventh Heaven (1937)
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A Parisian sewer worker longs for a rise in status and a beautiful wife. He rescues a girl from the police, lives with her in a barren flat on the seventh floor, and then marches away to war....
- 1928
The Battle of the Sexes (1928)
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Gum-chewing frizzy-haired golddigger Marie Skinner cooks up a scheme with her lover Babe Winsor, a jazz hound, to fleece a portly middle-aged real estate tycoon, William Judson. Marie moves into Judson's apartment building and contrives to meet and s...
- 1932
The Beast of the City (1932)
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Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is after gangster Sam Belmonte. He uses his own corrupt brother Ed to watch over Daisy who was associated with Belmonte....
- 1932
Emma (1932)
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After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father....
- 1934
Men in White (1934)
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A dedicated young doctor places his patients above everyone else in his life. Unfortunately, his social register fianceé can't accept the fact that he considers an appointment in the operating room more important than attending a cocktail party. He s...
- 1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
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Classical violinist, Roger Grant disappoints his family and teacher when he organizes a jazz band, but he and the band become successful. Roger falls in love with the band's singer, Stella, but his reluctance to lose her leads him to thwart her effor...
- 2003
Complicated Women (2003)
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Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had ...