Lionel Barrymore is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Sound American born on 28 april 1878 at Philadelphia (USA)
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore participated to
202 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
11 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actor
, 2h9
Directed by William Dieterle,
Otto Brower,
David Selznick,
Josef von Sternberg,
King Vidor,
William Cameron Menzies,
Sidney FranklinOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
Romance,
WesternThemes Films about capital punishmentActors Jennifer Jones,
Joseph Cotten,
Gregory Peck,
Lionel Barrymore,
Herbert Marshall,
Lillian GishRoles Sen. Jackson McCanles
Rating66%
Pearl Chavez (Jennifer Jones) is orphaned after her father Scott Chavez (Herbert Marshall) kills her mother (Tilly Losch), having caught his wife with a lover (Sidney Blackmer). Before Scott Chavez is executed as a punishment for killing his wife, he arranges for his daughter Pearl to live with his second cousin and old sweetheart, Laura Belle (Lillian Gish)., 1h41
Directed by John HustonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
Noir,
CrimeThemes Films based on playsActors Humphrey Bogart,
Edward G. Robinson,
Lauren Bacall,
Claire Trevor,
Lionel Barrymore,
Thomas GomezRoles James Temple
Rating76%
Ex-Major Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart) arrives at the Hotel Largo in Key Largo, Florida, to visit the family of George Temple, a friend from the Army who had served under him and was killed in the Italian campaign. He meets with George's widow Nora Temple (Lauren Bacall) and his father James (Lionel Barrymore), who owns the hotel. Because the winter vacation season has ended and a major hurricane is approaching, the hotel has only six guests: the dapper Toots (Harry Lewis), the boorish Curly (Thomas Gomez), stone-faced Ralph (William Haade), servant Angel (Dan Seymour), an attractive woman, Gaye Dawn (Claire Trevor) who suffers from alcoholism, and a sixth man who remains secluded in his room. They claim to have come to the Florida Keys for a fishing trip and have a charter boat waiting., 2h6
Directed by Frank CapraOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Théâtre,
Films based on playsActors James Stewart,
Jean Arthur,
Lionel Barrymore,
Edward Arnold,
Mischa Auer,
Ann MillerRoles Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
Rating77%
Successful banker Anthony P. Kirby (Edward Arnold) has just returned from Washington, D.C., where he was effectively granted a government-sanctioned munitions monopoly, which will make him very rich. He intends to buy up a 12-block radius around a competitor's factory to put him out of business, but there is one house that is a holdout to selling. Kirby instructs his real estate broker, John Blakely (Clarence Wilson), to offer a huge sum for the house, and if that is not accepted, to cause trouble for the family. , 1h37
Directed by Raoul WalshOrigin USAGenres Drama,
RomanceThemes Seafaring films,
Films about sexuality,
Transport films,
Erotic films,
Films about prostitution,
Films based on playsActors Lionel Barrymore,
Blanche Friderici,
Charles Lane,
Charles Lane,
Gloria Swanson,
James A. MarcusRoles Alfred Davidson
Rating71%
A smoking, drinking, jazz listening, young prostitute named Sadie Thompson (Gloria Swanson) arrives at the island of Tutuila (now part of American Samoa), claiming she is waiting for employment upon a ship. At the same time, 'moralists' arrive, including Mr. and Mrs. Davidson (Lionel Barrymore and Blanche Friderici). They all end up staying in the same hotel, where the Davidsons plot to teach the natives about sin and Sadie entertains a bunch of Marines., 1h55
Directed by Victor FlemingOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Musical theatre,
Action,
AdventureThemes Films about animals,
Seafaring films,
Transport filmsActors Freddie Bartholomew,
Spencer Tracy,
Lionel Barrymore,
Melvyn Douglas,
Mickey Rooney,
John CarradineRoles Captain Disko Troop
Rating78%
Harvey Cheyne (Freddie Bartholomew) is the spoiled son of business tycoon Frank Burton Cheyne (Melvyn Douglas). He is shunned by his classmates at a private boarding school, and eventually suspended for bad behavior. His father therefore takes his son with him on a business trip to Europe via a trans-Atlantic steamship. En route, Harvey falls overboard in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. He is rescued by a Portuguese-American fisherman, Manuel Fidello (Spencer Tracy), and taken aboard the fishing schooner We're Here. Harvey fails to persuade captain Disko Troop (Lionel Barrymore) to take him ashore, nor can he convince him of his wealth; but the captain offers him a temporary membership in the crew until they return to port, and Harvey eventually accepts. Befriended by Captain Troop's son, Dan (Mickey Rooney), he becomes acclimated to the fishing lifestyle. In the climactic race back to the Gloucester, Massachusetts port against a rival schooner, the Jennie Cushman, Manuel climbs to the top of the mast to furl the sail, but is mortally injured when the mast cracks and he is plunged into the water, caught irreversibly in the tangled rope and the topsail canvas, and drowns. Eventually, the schooner returns to port and Harvey is reunited with his father, whom he surprises by his own greater maturity. Harvey himself mourns Manuel's death, until later., 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 Otto Kringelein
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., 1h33
Directed by Clarence BrownOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Crime,
RomanceActors Norma Shearer,
Leslie Howard,
Lionel Barrymore,
Clark Gable,
Edward Brophy,
James GleasonRoles Stephen Ashe
Rating65%
Jan, jeune femme majeure vit seule avec son père, Stephen, un grand avocat miné par l'alcoolisme. Le père et la fille sont extrêmement attachés l'un à l'autre. Stephen a élevé sa fille dans un esprit de liberté, partant du principe qu'elle doit faire ses expériences elle-même et en tirer les leçons, ce genre de comportement place Stephen et Jan en porte à faux vis-à-vis du reste de leur famille. Stephen doit défendre Ace Wilfong un gangster accusé de meurtre et qui n'a que peu de chance d'échapper à la potence. Dans les coulisses du procès, Wilfong est présenté à Jan et les deux jeunes gens ne sont pas insensibles l'un à l'autre. Pendant que le procès se termine Jan rend visite à sa grand-mère qui fête ses 100 ans. au cours de la réception Dwight annonce qu'il a l'intention de se fiancer avec Jan. Stephen qui a réussi à innocenter Wilfong la rejoint un peu plus tard en compagnie de ce dernier. La famille fait alors comprendre à Wilfong qui n'est pas le bienvenu. Cette attitude choque Jan qui s'en va avec lui., 2h1
Directed by Richard Boleslawski,
Charles BrabinOrigin USAGenres Drama,
HistoricalActors John Barrymore,
Ethel Barrymore,
Lionel Barrymore,
Ralph Morgan,
Diana Wynyard,
Edward ArnoldRoles Grigori Rasputin
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., 1h52
Directed by Busby Berkeley,
Norman Z. McLeodOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Films about classical music and musicians,
Jazz films,
Musical filmsActors Eleanor Powell,
Robert Young,
Ann Sothern,
Lionel Barrymore,
John Carroll,
Red SkeltonRoles Judge Murdock
Rating63%
Eddie Crane, a young composer, is struggling with a tune he has just written. When his girlfriend, Dixie Donegan, provides words almost by accident, the song is published and is a great success.Director
, 1h44
Directed by Lionel BarrymoreOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical films,
Buddy filmsActors Stan Laurel,
Catherine Dale Owen,
Oliver Hardy,
Ullrich Haupt,
Lionel Belmore,
Nance O'NeilRating56%
The story takes place in Russia in the year 1910. Yegor (Lawrence Tibbett), a dashing (as well as singing) bandit leader meets Princess Vera (Catherine Dale Owen) at a mountain inn. They fall in love, but the relationship is shattered when Yegor kills Vera's brother, Prince Serge, for raping his sister, Nadja, and driving her to suicide. Yegor kidnaps Vera, forcing her to live a life of lowly servitude among the bandits. Vera manages to outwit Yegor, who is captured by soldiers and flogged. Vera begs Yegor's forgiveness. Although still in love with each other, they realize they cannot be together, at least for the time being.