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Lewis Stone
Actor 1879 - 1953

Lewis Stone

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American actor known for his role as Judge James Hardy in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Andy Hardy film series and as an MGM contract player. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts to... Read full bio →

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Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy

Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy

Martin Arnold 1998 15m

In a deconstruction of classic Hollywood codes, using repetitive single frame images, the re-editing of teenager movies produces an intense Oedipal drama.

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

Gene Kelly 1976 2h 13m

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.

All the Brothers Were Valiant

All the Brothers Were Valiant

Richard Thorpe 1953 1h 41m 4.0

Sea-faring saga of two brothers (Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger) and the woman they both love.

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

Richard Thorpe 1952 1h 40m 7.5

A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.

Talk About a Stranger

Talk About a Stranger

David Bradley 1952 1h 5m

Small-town gossips rage over the arrival of a mysterious stranger.

Scaramouche

Scaramouche

George Sidney 1952 1h 50m 9.0
The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man

Richard Thorpe 1951 1h 26m

A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.

Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

Clarence Brown 1951 1h 39m 7.0

The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.

Stars in My Crown

Stars in My Crown

Jacques Tourneur 1950 1h 30m 8.0

An orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.

The Sun Comes Up

The Sun Comes Up

Richard Thorpe 1949 1h 33m

Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy and his dog.

State of the Union

State of the Union

Frank Capra 1948 2h 4m 6.5

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

Willis Goldbeck 1946 1h 33m 6.0

Andy Hardy goes to college after serving in the war and finds his sweetheart is engaged to someone else.

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

George B. Seitz 1944 1h 47m 6.0

Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the train and he is alternately winked at or slapped every time he sees her. Andy is clueless. On the train Andy meets Kay and Dr. Standish who are both headed for Wainwright. Andy likes Kay, but Dr. Standish also seems to take an interest in her.

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

George B. Seitz 1942 1h 35m 5.0

While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.

Andy Hardy's Double Life

Andy Hardy's Double Life

George B. Seitz 1942 1h 32m 6.0

Andy is about to head off to college but he's got a few things to take care of before leaving. For starters, he must try and sell his junk car for $20 to pay for a bill and he must convince his father not to go with him to college. Worst of all is that Polly wants to make up but her best friend decides to give Andy a test.

Life Begins for Andy Hardy

Life Begins for Andy Hardy

George B. Seitz 1941 1h 41m 7.0

With his high school graduation behind him, Andy Hardy decides that as an adult, it's time to start living his life. Judge Hardy had hoped that his son would go to college and study law, but Andy isn't sure that's what he wants to do so he heads off to New York City to find a job.

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

George B. Seitz 1941 1h 41m 6.0

All set to graduate from high school , Andy Hardy flunks his English exam -- in spite of the fact that Aunt Milly is his teacher, and that the Judge has gone to all the trouble of getting him his very own private secretary.

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

George B. Seitz 1940 1h 28m 6.0

Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.

The Hardys Ride High

The Hardys Ride High

George B. Seitz 1939 1h 21m

Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the inheritance, he and his family must leave for Detroit.

Judge Hardy and Son

Judge Hardy and Son

George B. Seitz 1939 1h 30m

Judge Hardy guides Andy through problems with girls, money and an essay contest.

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

W.S. Van Dyke 1939 1h 25m 6.0

Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school's annual production, Andy seizes the opportunity to spend as much time as possible with his pretty teacher. Meanwhile, Judge Hardy has his own problems when he gets conned into forming a phony aluminum corporation.

Out West with the Hardys

Out West with the Hardys

George B. Seitz 1938 1h 24m

Judge Hardy goes to his friend's Arizona ranch to help her in a legal dispute, and he takes his family with him.

Love Finds Andy Hardy

Love Finds Andy Hardy

George B. Seitz 1938 1h 31m

A 1938 romantic comedy film which tells the story of a teenage boy who becomes entangled with three different girls all at the same time.

Judge Hardy's Children

Judge Hardy's Children

George B. Seitz 1938 1h 18m

Judge Hardy takes a business trip to Washington, DC, where Andy promptly falls for the French ambassador's daughter.

You're Only Young Once

You're Only Young Once

George B. Seitz 1937 1h 18m

Andy Hardy and his sister find romance during a family vacation in Catalina.

Three Godfathers

Three Godfathers

Richard Boleslawski 1936 1h 21m

In a town called New Jerusalem, three bandits hold up a bank. After a gun battle with the townspeople, the three robbers retreat into the scorching Arizona desert. There, they happen upon an ill woman stranded with her child. As the mother dies, she begs the men to take care of her infant.

Suzy

Suzy

George Fitzmaurice 1936 1h 33m

A French air ace discovers that his showgirl wife's first husband is still alive.

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

William A. Wellman 1936 1h 46m

Kay is a girl living in a small rural town whose life is just too dull and repetitious to bear. One night, she meets young, handsome, and rich Bob Dakin, who asks her for directions while drunk and then proceeds to take her out on a night on the town.

The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger

The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger

George Cukor 1935 2h 10m 7.0

Charles Dickens' classic tale of an orphaned boy's fight for happiness and the colorful characters who help and hinder him.

China Seas

China Seas

Tay Garnett 1935 1h 27m 8.0

Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only risky cargo he carries; both his fiery mistress and his refined fiancee are aboard!

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Victor Fleming 1934 1h 43m

In this early film adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of buccaneer Captain Flint's buried treasure.

The Girl from Missouri

The Girl from Missouri

Jack Conway 1934 1h 13m

Chorus girl Eadie is determined to marry a millionaire without sacrificing her virtue.

Queen Christina

Queen Christina

Rouben Mamoulian 1933 1h 39m 7.0

Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.

The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Mask of Fu Manchu

Charles Brabin 1932 1h 8m 9.0

Boris Karloff stars as the villainous Dr. Fu Manchu in a race with a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan. Fu Manchu wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.

Red-Headed Woman

Red-Headed Woman

Jack Conway 1932 1h 19m 8.0

A gold-digging secretary will do whatever it takes to get ahead in society-including luring her morally minded boss away from his happy marriage.

Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel

Edmund Goulding 1932 1h 52m 7.2

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

George Fitzmaurice 1931 1h 29m 7.3

A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.

The Big House

The Big House

George W. Hill 1930 1h 27m 6.0

Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.

Wild Orchids

Wild Orchids

Sidney Franklin 1929 1h 40m

A prince in Java tries to seduce his visitor's wife, but he's discovered.

Their Own Desire

Their Own Desire

E. Mason Hopper 1929 1h 5m 6.0

Lally is a rich girl whose father writes books and plays polo. After 23 years of marriage her father decides to divorce Lally's mother and remarry to soon-to-be-divorced Beth Cheever. This sours Lally on all men. While on vacation with her mother she meets Jack, who succeeds in stealing her heart.

The Patriot

The Patriot

Ernst Lubitsch 1928 1h 53m

In 18th-Century Russia, the Czar, Paul, is surrounded by murderous plots and trusts only Count Pahlen. Pahlen wishes to protect his friend, the mad king, but because of the horror of the king's acts, he feels that he must remove him from the throne.

A Woman of Affairs

A Woman of Affairs

Clarence Brown 1928 1h 31m

Childhood friends Diana, Neville and David are caught in a love triangle as adults. Diana and Neville have long been smitten with each other, but her father disapproves of the relationship, resulting in her eventual marriage to David. It's not long after their wedding, however, that tragedy strikes, sending Diana on a downward spiral.

The Lost World

The Lost World

Harry O. Hoyt 1925 1h 44m 7.1

The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.

Scaramouche

Scaramouche

Rex Ingram 1923 2h 4m 5.0

A law student becomes an outlaw French revolutionary when he decides to avenge the unjust killing of his friend. To get close to the aristocrat who has killed his friend, the student adopts the identity of Scaramouche the clown.

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

Rex Ingram 1922 1h 53m 6.0

A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.

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