The best Janet Gaynor’s movies on YouTube

Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor

06/10/1906- 14/09/1984
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A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born
7.3/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 27/04/1937
  • Character: Esther Blodgett aka Vicki Lester
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.8/10
Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
8.1/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 04/11/1927
  • Character: The Wife (Indre)
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

State Fair

State Fair
6.7/10
The Frakes attend the Iowa State Fair where Father Abel enters his Hampshire boar, Blue Boy, in a hog content while Mother Melissa enters the mincemeat competition. And their children, Margy and Wayne, find love with newspaper reporter Pat Gilbert and trapeze artist Emily Joyce. But will everyone return home safe and happy or will hearts be broken?

The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 02/08/1935
  • Character: Molly Larkins
A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
5.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 29/01/2013
  • Character: Herself (archive footage)
Uncensored. Laugh along with Hollywood's brightest stars in this hilarious compilation of bloopers from some of the biggest movies in history . You'll see stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan, Marlene Dietrich, Boris Karloff, Edward G. Robinson, Errol Flynn and more. They're not so perfect after all when these flubbed moments are caught on film!

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