The best William Austin’s drama movies

William Austin

William Austin

12/06/1884- 15/06/1975
Today we present the best William Austin’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 William Austin’s movies.

National Velvet

National Velvet
7.3/10
  • Genre: DramaFamily
  • Release: 26/01/1945
  • Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.

It

It
7.2/10
A flapper shopgirl woos her rich boss with animal magnetism, otherwise known as "it."

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life
7.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 23/11/1934
  • Character: Englishman at Party (uncredited)
A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way.

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII
7/10
Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the king picks German-born Anne of Cleves as his bride, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and King Henry continues his string of spouses.

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
5.8/10
  • Genre: DramaMystery
  • Release: 01/05/1930
  • Character: Sylvester Wadsworth
The villainous master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu sets out to destroy the people he holds responsible for the death of his family.

The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case
6/10
  • Genre: DramaMystery
  • Release: 21/02/1936
  • Character: Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited)
Detective Philo Vance is in charge of the investigation of several mysterious murders. Things take a turn when he gathers evidence against Major Fenwicke-Ralston.

The Reckless Age

The Reckless Age
6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 16/08/1924
  • Character: Lord Allan Harrowby
Lord Harrowby takes out an $100,000 insurance policy to be paid if his wedding to Cecilia Meyrick is cancelled. The insurance company sends Dick Minot to make sure the wedding takes place, but he falls in love with the bride.

Illusion

Illusion
7.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 21/09/1929
  • Character: Mr. Z
A vaudeville magician team is broken up when Carlee, an ex--circus performer, becomes infatuated with socialite Hilda Schmittlap. Meanwhile his vaudeville partner, Claire, has chosen a new partner, but her "heart isn't in it" because she is disconsolate over Carlee. Curious about her new act, Carlee attends a performance and sees Claire nearly killed when she fails to substitute fake bullets for real ones. Rushing to her aid, Carlee realizes how much Claire means to him.

Oil For The Lamps Of China

Oil For The Lamps Of China
6.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 08/06/1935
  • Character: Clerk in Chase's office
An American oil company representative almost sacrifices his marriage for his career.

The Garden of Weeds

The Garden of Weeds
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 02/11/1924
  • Character: Archie
The title refers to the estate owned by Flagg, a man of great wealth and few morals. He installs chorus girls there until he grows tired of them

The Flaming Forest

The Flaming Forest
6.6/10

The Marriage Playground

The Marriage Playground
6/10
A delightful pre-code cocktail recipe. Take three couples (add gin and tonic), their several divorces and the seven children/stepchildren of their intermarriages and blend thoroughly, and you have a mixture a too-young-to-believe Frederic March will try to straighten out.

The Goose and the Gander

The Goose and the Gander
6.5/10
When Georgiana Summers learns that the woman who stole and married her husband is planning a romantic tryst with a new love, she hatches a giddy plot to expose the rendezvous and pay her back.

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