9 Movies Starring Donald Crisp

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1919-10-20

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (6610 Reviews)

Director:

D.W. Griffith

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Thomas Burke (adapted from a story by)

D.W. Griffith

Fullplot:

Cheng Huan is a missionary whose goal is to bring the teachings of peace by Buddha to the civilized Anglo-Saxons. Upon landing in England, he is quickly disillusioned by the intolerance and apathy of the country. He becomes a storekeeper of a small shop. Out his window, he sees the young Lucy Burrows. She is regularly beaten by her prizefighter father, underfed and wears ragged clothes. Even in this deplorable condition, Cheng can see that she is a priceless beauty and he falls in love with her from afar. On the day that she passes out in front of his store, he takes her in and cares for her. With nothing but love in his heart, he dresses her in silks and provides food for her. Still weak, she stays in his shop that night and all that Cheng does is watch over her. The peace and happiness that he sees last only until Battling Burrows finds out that his daughter is with a foreigner.

The Black Pirate

The Black Pirate

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1926-03-08

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (1146 Reviews)

Director:

Albert Parker

Cast:

Writer:

Douglas Fairbanks (story)

Jack Cunningham (adapted by)

Fullplot:

A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father at the hands of pirates. To this end he infiltrates the pirate band. Acting in character he is instrumental in the capture of a ship, but things are complicated when he finds that there is a young woman on board whom he wishes to protect from the threat of rape.

Knute Rockne All American

Knute Rockne All American

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1940-10-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1290 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Buckner (original screen play)

Mrs. Knute Rockne (based upon: private papers of

and the reports of Rockne's intimate associates and friends)

Fullplot:

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1942-04-09

Languages:

English, Welsh

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (14582 Reviews)

Director:

John Ford

Genres:

DramaFamily

Cast:

Writer:

Philip Dunne (screen play)

Richard Llewellyn (based on the novel by)

Fullplot:

Life is hard in a Welsh mining town and no less so for the Morgan family. Seen through the eyes of the family's youngest, Huw, we learn of the family's trials and tribulations. Family patriarch Gwilym and his older sons work in the mines, dangerous and unhealthy as it is. Gwilym has greater hopes for younger son how to honor his hard working parents. Huw who has his own ideas on how to honor his father. Daughter Angharad is the most beautiful girl in the valley and is very much in love with Mr. Gruffydd who isn't sure he can provide her the life she deserves. Times are hard and good men find themselves out of work and exploited by unseen mine owners.

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1943-12-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (3611 Reviews)

Director:

Fred M. Wilcox

Cast:

Writer:

Hugo Butler (screenplay)

Eric Knight (novel)

Fullplot:

Hard times came for Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog to the rich Duke of Rudling. However, Lassie, the dog, is unwilling to leave the young Carraclough boy and sets out on the long and dangerous journey in order to rejoin him.

National Velvet

National Velvet

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1945-01-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

123 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (4707 Reviews)

Director:

Clarence Brown

Cast:

Writer:

Enid Bagnold (novel)

Theodore Reeves (screen play)

Helen Deutsch (screen play)

Fullplot:

Mi Taylor was a young wanderer and opportunist whose father had given him "all the roads in the Kingdom" to travel. One of the roads, and a notation in his father's journal, leads him to the quiet English country-side 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 for the Grand National - England's greatest racing event.

The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1945-06-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (1215 Reviews)

Director:

Tay Garnett

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

John Meehan (screen play)

Sonya Levien (screen play)

Marcia Davenport (based on the novel by)

Fullplot:

Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill. Mary catches the attention of handsome scion Paul Scott, but their romance is complicated by Paul's engagement to someone else and a bitter strike among the mill workers.

The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1955-02-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

138 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1709 Reviews)

Director:

John Ford

Cast:

Writer:

Edward Hope (screenplay)

Marty Maher (based upon "Bringing Up the Brass" by)

Nardi Reeder Campion (based upon "Bringing Up the Brass" by)

Fullplot:

The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the relationships he develops with young cadets with whom he befriends. Based on the life of a real person.

Spencer's Mountain

Spencer's Mountain

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1963-05-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

(1694 Reviews)

Director:

Delmer Daves

Genres:

DramaFamily

Cast:

Writer:

Earl Hamner Jr. (novel)

Delmer Daves

Fullplot:

Clay Spencer is a hard-working man who loves his wife and large family. He is respected by his neighbors and always ready to give them a helping hand. Although not a churchgoer, he even helps a newly arrived local minister regain his flock after he and Clay get into a bit of trouble. If he has one dream in life it's to build his wife Olivia a beautiful house on a piece of land he inherited on Spender's mountain. When his eldest son, Clayboy, graduates at the top of his high school class and has the opportunity to go to college, Clay has only one option left to him.

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