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Warner Baxter
Actor 1889 - 1951

Warner Baxter

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Warner Leroy Baxter (March 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was an American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. Baxter became known for his role as The Cisco Kid in the 1928 film In Old Arizona for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 2nd Academy Awards. He... Read full bio →

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16 titles
O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

Howard Hawks, Henry King 1952 1h 57m 6.0

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker.

Adam Had Four Sons

Adam Had Four Sons

Gregory Ratoff 1941 1h 21m 5.0

A governess becomes the center of a wealthy family after her employer's wife dies.

The Return of the Cisco Kid

The Return of the Cisco Kid

Herbert I. Leeds 1939 1h 10m

In Arizona a young woman who's being manipulated by an evil businessman is helped by the Cisco Kid who happens to be there on holiday.

Slave Ship

Slave Ship

Tay Garnett 1937 1h 32m 5.0

Captain Lovett had ordered his first mate Thompson to get rid of his slave-trading crew and get a more respectable bunch for standard shipping, but when he brings his new bride Nancy aboard, he finds the same setup, including slave trade.

The Road to Glory

The Road to Glory

Howard Hawks 1936 1h 43m

The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are killed and replaced jaunty Lt. Denet becomes more and more somber. His rival for the affection of nurse Monique is Capt. La Roche. Written by Ed Stephan

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

John Ford 1936 1h 33m 7.3

After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth — responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln — Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.

Robin Hood of El Dorado

Robin Hood of El Dorado

William A. Wellman 1936 1h 25m

In the 1840's Mexico has ceded California to the United States, making life nearly impossible for the Mexican population due to the influx of land and gold-crazy Americans. Farmer Joaquin Murrieta revenges the death of his wife against the four Americans who killed her and is branded an outlaw.

Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

Frank Capra 1934 1h 44m 6.0

A runaway heiress and her sister's husband join forces to race the latter's fast horse, Broadway Bill.

42nd Street

42nd Street

Lloyd Bacon 1933 1h 29m 7.5

When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.

The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid

Irving Cummings 1931 1h

Sergeant sets out to capture an infamous outlaw called The Cisco Kid.

The Arizona Kid

The Arizona Kid

Alfred Santell 1930 1h 28m

Posing as a wealthy and carefree Mexican miner, The Arizona Kid is loved by many señoritas, including Lorita, while carrying out his mission as bandit-hero. Their romance is interrupted however, by the arrival of Virginia, an eastern girl.

Linda

Linda

Dorothy Davenport 1929 1h 15m

A young woman is forced by her abusive father to marry an older man even though she is in love with a kindly young doctor.

Behind That Curtain

Behind That Curtain

Irving Cummings 1929 1h 31m 5.0

Eve Mannering realizes too late that her abusive husband is a philanderer and murderer and seeks protection with her true love, explorer John Beetham.

West of Zanzibar

West of Zanzibar

Tod Browning 1928 1h 10m

A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.

In Old Arizona

In Old Arizona

Irving Cummings, Raoul Walsh 1928 1h 35m

A charming, happy-go-lucky bandit in old Arizona plays cat-and-mouse with the sheriff trying to catch him while he romances a local beauty.

The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth

Paul Powell 1925 1h

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings.

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