John Barrymore is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 15 february 1882 at Philadelphia (USA)
John Barrymore
John Barrymore participated to
64 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
3 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actor
, 1h52
Directed by Edmund GouldingOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Melodrama,
RomanceThemes Théâtre,
Films based on playsActors Greta Garbo,
John Barrymore,
Joan Crawford,
Wallace Beery,
Lionel Barrymore,
Lewis StoneRoles Baron Felix von Gaigern
Rating72%
Doctor Otternschlag (Lewis Stone), a disfigured veteran of World War I and a permanent resident of the Grand Hotel in Berlin, wryly observes, "People come and go. Nothing ever happens", after which a great deal transpires. Baron Felix von Geigern (John Barrymore), who squandered his fortune and supports himself as a card player and occasional jewel thief, befriends Otto Kringelein (Lionel Barrymore), a meek accountant who, having discovered he is dying, has decided to spend his remaining days in the lap of luxury. Kringelein's former employer, industrialist General Director Preysing (Wallace Beery), is at the hotel to close an important deal, and he hires stenographer Flaemmchen (Joan Crawford) to assist him. She aspires to be an actress and shows Preysing some magazine photos for which she posed, implying she is willing to offer him more than typing if he is willing to help advance her career., 2h1
Directed by Richard Boleslawski,
Charles BrabinOrigin USAGenres Drama,
HistoricalActors John Barrymore,
Ethel Barrymore,
Lionel Barrymore,
Ralph Morgan,
Diana Wynyard,
Edward ArnoldRoles Prince Paul Chegodieff
Rating64%
The story takes place in the Russian Empire during the last years of the reign of Czar Nicholas II and the Czarina Alexandra. Reform-minded Prince Paul has long been concerned about the plight of the common people and knows a revolution is brewing. Prince Alexei, heir to the throne, is loved by the people but has hemophilia, and a slight fall turns out to be life-threatening. When royal physician Dr. Remezov is powerless to stop the boy's bleeding, Princess Natasha, Alexandra's lady-in-waiting and Paul's fiancee, recommends Rasputin as a healer. He convinces the frantic Empress that he has been sent by God to cure the child. Left alone with Alexei, he hypnotizes the boy and relieves his agony but also gradually makes Alexei a slave to his will., 1h21
Directed by Archie MayoOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Fantastic,
Fantasy,
Horror,
RomanceActors John Barrymore,
Marian Marsh,
Donald Crisp,
Bramwell Fletcher,
Carmel Myers,
Luis AlberniRoles Svengali
Rating67%
The ending of the novel is changed in this film to a highly dramatic one by having Trilby die after Svengali is stricken with a fatal heart attack, instead of dying of a mysterious illness a few days later. She faints after he collapses in the stage box, but Svengali revives long enough to gasp, "Oh God, grant me in death what you denied me in life—the woman I love". Trilby regains consciousness, smiles happily, utters "Svengali!", then dies, followed by Svengali, who dies smiling. In the film Billee survives.