The best Ben Lyon’s movies

Ben Lyon

Ben Lyon

06/02/1901- 22/03/1979
Today we present the best Ben Lyon’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Ben Lyon’s movies.
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Night Nurse

Night Nurse
7/10
Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.

Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels
7.3/10
In this aerial spectacle, brothers Roy and Monte Rutledge, each attending Oxford university, enlist with the Royal Flying Corps when World War I breaks out.

Indiscreet

Indiscreet
6.2/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 16/05/1931
  • Character: Tony Blake
A young woman jeopardizes the relationship with the man she loves when a no-account from her past shows up.

The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools
5.7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 04/04/1931
  • Character: Ben Lyon
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tuberculosis Sanatorium.)

Misbehaving Ladies

Misbehaving Ladies
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 16/04/1931
  • Character: Phil Hunter
Ellen, a young American girl who married a European prince and moved to his country, is preparing to return to the US, after having paid off all the debts left by her now-deceased husband. However, when she returns early, no one recognizes her and even her aunt Kate mistakes her for the princess' dressmaker. Her ex-boyfriend Joe, who recognizes her immediately, suggests that Ellen continue with the charade and have some fun, but a series of misunderstandings causes trouble for her.

I Spy

I Spy
6.2/10
  • Release: 26/08/1934
  • Character: Wally Sawyer
Two Americans in England--a wealthy playboy and an actress--join forces to stop international spies.

The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower
6/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 18/10/1943
  • Character: Phil Danton
While working at a circus, a man hypnotizes a trapezist to kill her partner.

By Whose Hand?

By Whose Hand?
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 06/07/1932
  • Character: Jimmy Hawley
A man tries to hide aboard a moving train after murdering a jewelry magnate.

The Women in His Life

The Women in His Life
6.3/10
An immensely successful criminal lawyer is blindsided when he learns that his new case involves his ex-wife, who left him.

Lady with a Past

Lady with a Past
6.1/10
A wealthy girl hires a male escort to make one of her male friends jealous. She spreads rumours about her character that makes her popular amongst all bachelors in the city including her friend.

Bought!

Bought!
6.1/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 22/08/1931
  • Character: Nick Amory
Working-class girl dreams of living a better life and forsakes her friends when she has a chance to break into high society.

Girl Missing

Girl Missing
6.7/10
Kay and June, two showgirls, are hurt when they seek financial help from Daisy. On Daisy's wedding night when she is rendered missing, Kay and June decide to look for her to claim the reward.

Alias French Gertie

Alias French Gertie
5.7/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 20/04/1930
  • Character: Jimmy Hartigan
A safecracker poses as a French maid in order to gain access to wealthy homes. In the midst of a nocturnal search for a cache of valuables, she is interrupted by another safecracker. Narrowly escaping arrest, they decide to pool their talents, but she gets the urge to reform and encourages him to do the same.

Dancing Feet

Dancing Feet
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 20/01/1936
  • Character: Peyton Wells
Peyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a very dull young man, at a sedate party given for her by her multi-millionaire grandfather Silas P. Jones (Purnell Pratt.) Judy refuses to accompany Peyton on a slumming trip to a cheap dance hall, and Peyton dances with several of the dowagers and tells them that Silas is practically dying of scarlet fever. The guests hastily depart and Joan joins Peyton at the Dreamland Dance Hall. She is mistaken by Jimmy Cassidy (Edward J. Nugent) as one of the hostesses and decides to dance with him as a lark. One thing follows another and Judy gets disinherited and takes a job at the dance hall through Jimmy and his friend Mabel(Isabel Jewell.) Jimmy confides to Judy his ambition to become a dance instructor over the radio and Judy decides to help him but can't get the needed financial backing. She gets Peyton to front the money, promising him she will reconsider his offer of marriage if Jimmy's plan fails.

Frisco Waterfront

Frisco Waterfront
5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 03/12/1935
  • Character: Glenn Burton
As California gubernatorial candidate Burton is about to cast his vote a truck crashes into the polling booth, critically injuring him and his opponent. A flashback traces his career from unemployed veteran to dockworker to lawyer. A side thread traces his tortured relationship with his wife.

My Past

My Past
5.6/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 03/05/1931
  • Character: Robert 'Bob' Byrne
A stage star finds herself torn between a wealthy older man and a handsome younger one.

Navy Wife

Navy Wife
5.9/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 17/09/1935
  • Character: Dr. Peter Milford
A Hawaiian naval nurse weds a widowed officer partly because he has a crippled daughter.

Hi Gang!

Hi Gang!
7.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 27/12/1941
  • Character: Her Other Half
Hi Gang! is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon and Vic Oliver. It was a spin-off from the popular radio series Hi Gang!.

What Men Want

What Men Want
6.7/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 12/07/1930
  • Character: Kendall James
A playboy's mistress falls in love with another man. Her younger sister arrives in town. Complications ensue.

Week Ends Only

Week Ends Only
6.6/10
  • Genre: Romance
  • Release: 19/06/1932
  • Character: Jack Williams
A 1932 American Pre-Code film made by Fox Film Corporation, directed by Alan Crosland, and starring by Joan Bennett, Ben Lyon and John Halliday. -From Wikipedia.com

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