The best John Gilbert’s war movies

John Gilbert

John Gilbert

10/07/1897- 09/01/1936
We present our ranking of the best John Gilbert’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about John Gilbert.

The Big Parade

The Big Parade
7.9/10
  • Genre: DramaRomanceWar
  • Release: 05/11/1925
  • Character: James 'Jim' Apperson
The story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.

West of Broadway

West of Broadway
6.4/10
A wealthy soldier returns home after WWI, discovers his socialite fiancee no longer wants to marry him, and weds an admitted gold-digger he's just met after a night of drinking and partying.

The Coward

The Coward
6/10
  • Genre: DramaHistoryWar
  • Release: 14/11/1915
  • Character: A Young Virginian (uncredited)
Set during the American Civil War, Keenan stars as a Virginia colonel and Charles Ray as his weak-willed son. The son is forced, at gunpoint, by his father to enlist in the Confederate army. He is terrified by the war and deserts during a battle. The film focuses on the son's struggle to overcome his cowardice.

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