The best Robert Elliott’s drama movies

Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott

09/10/1879- 15/11/1951
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Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind
8.2/10
The spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner is forced to use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty, following Maj. Gen. William Sherman's destructive "March to the Sea,” during the American Civil War.

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties
7.9/10
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

The Divorcee

The Divorcee
6.7/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 19/04/1930
  • Character: Bill Baldwin
When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful to her, she decides to respond to his infidelities in kind.

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other
6.3/10
A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon
6.8/10
A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes
6.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 30/12/1939
  • Character: Arresting Officer (uncredited)
A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 20/06/1929
  • Character: Prison chaplain
A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love with Thunderbolt's girl, without knowing of their relationship. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the execution long enough to kill young Moran for romancing his girl.

Five Star Final

Five Star Final
7.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 26/09/1931
  • Character: R.J. Brannegan
An unscrupulous newspaper editor searches for headlines at any cost.

Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale
7.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 17/06/1933
  • Character: 'Red' Squad Policeman #1
Tom Holmes is someone guided by honesty and moral rectitude, a heroic veteran of the World War I marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds, a traumatized but courageous man who will experience, in the years to come, the pain of misfortune but also the happiness of success and hope and love for other human beings.

Captain Thunder

Captain Thunder
4.5/10
A notorious Mexican bandit goes all soft and mushy when he falls for a beautiful senorita. Warner Bros.' Captain Thunder contains some of the darndest Mexican accents you've ever heard in your life. The star is Hungarian-born Victor Varconi, portraying a legendary south of the border outlaw who tries to force Canadian senorita Fay Wray to marry a rival rustler whom she despises. She pleads with the bandito so pathetically that he is moved to grant her a single wish. Without hesitation she chooses her poor but true love. The bandit king, being a somewhat honorable fellow grants the wish and without a twitch, guns down the wicked cattle thief. Fortunately the film was played for comedy, a wise decision since it probably would have garnered laughs as a straight drama anyway.

Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady
6.5/10
A businesslike syndicate runs all the gambling joints in town; least profitable is honest Mike Lee's. Under pressure to allow cheating, Mike "walks out," leaving tough-minded daughter Lady Lee to earn a living the only way she knows. She soon becomes a success gambling among the rich, but, falling out with the syndicate, she considers the marriage proposal of blueblood Garry Madison. Can such a match work despite snobbery and old associations?

The Doorway to Hell

The Doorway to Hell
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 18/10/1930
  • Character: Captain Pat O'Grady
A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire to Florida after marrying his moll. Unfortunately, he has no idea that she and the man are lovers.

I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million
6.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/08/1939
  • Character: Peterson
A cabbie and petty thief dreams of the big heist that will end his thieving ways.

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
7.3/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 22/02/1940
  • Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States.

The Saint Strikes Back

The Saint Strikes Back
6.2/10
Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after being accused of corruption and dismissed from the force. Convinced of the man's innocence, Templar takes it upon himself to vindicate the memory of Val's father. To do so he must take on the city's most dangerous criminal gang, while also battling hostile members of the police department.

Lights of New York

Lights of New York
5.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 18/07/1928
  • Character: Detective Crosby
Eddie is conned into fronting a speakeasy for a local gangster who intends to frame him for the murder of a cop.

Fair Lady

Fair Lady
4.9/10

Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold
6.5/10
In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and the misfortunes of a small oil company that hires him as a roughneck.

Trade Winds

Trade Winds
6.3/10
After committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship. But, Kay is unaware that Sam, a skirt chasing detective, is following her and must outwit him to escape imprisonment.

The Finger Points

The Finger Points
5.9/10
Lee is a fresh young kid from the South when he gets a job with The Press. His first assignment on gangsters gets his name in the paper, the police on a raid and Lee in the hospital.

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