7 Movies Starring Ronald Colman

Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1925-12-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (630 Reviews)

Director:

Ernst Lubitsch

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Oscar Wilde (by)

Julien Josephson (adapted to the screen by)

Maude Fulton (titles by)

Eric Locke (titles by)

Fullplot:

Mrs Erlynne, the mother of Lady Windermere - her daughter does not know about her - wants to be introduced in society, so that she can marry Lord Augustus Lorton. Lord Windermere, who helped her with a cheque, invites her to his wifes birthday-party, but Lady Windermere thinks, she has reason to be jealous, so she decides to leave her husband and go to Lord Darlington, who is pining for her. Mrs Erlynne finds this out and tries to prevent her of this mistake, but her daughter leaves her fan in Lord Darlingtons residence.

Beau Geste

Beau Geste

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1926-08-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (222 Reviews)

Director:

Herbert Brenon

Cast:

Writer:

Herbert Brenon (adaptation)

John Russell (adaptation)

Paul Schofield

Percival Christopher Wren (novel)

Fullplot:

Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa, where they face greater danger from their own sadistic commander than from the rebellious Arabs.

The Devil to Pay!

The Devil to Pay!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1930-12-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

72 min

Rated:

TV-G

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (268 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Frederick Lonsdale (story)

Benjamin Glazer (screen adaptation)

Fullplot:

Spendthrift Willie Leyland again returns to the family home in London penniless. His father is none too pleased but Willie smooth-talks him into letting him stay. At the same time he turns the charm on Dorothy Hope, whose father is big in linoleum and who, before Willie's arrival, was about to become engaged to a Russian aristocrat.

Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1937-09-01

Languages:

English, Mandarin

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (8792 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Capra

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Riskin (screenplay)

James Hilton (novel)

Fullplot:

British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, Eden-like valley of Shangri-la. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-la provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1937-09-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (3100 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Anthony Hope (celebrated novel)

John L. Balderston (screen play)

Edward E. Rose (dramatization)

Wells Root (adaptation)

Donald Ogden Stewart (additional dialogue)

Fullplot:

This is a classic swashbuckler. Rudolph Rassendyll, Rudolf V's identical distant cousin, is asked to risk his life and impersonate the would-be king when his relative is kidnapped before his impending coronation. If Rudolf V isn't present at the ceremony, he will forfeit the crown to his younger brother. Complications ensue when Princess Flavia, the cousin's betrothed, begins to notice a "personality change" in her fiancè.

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1943-08-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

126 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

(5023 Reviews)

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Claudine West (screen play)

George Froeschel (screen play)

Arthur Wimperis (screen play)

James Hilton (based upon the novel by)

Fullplot:

A veteran of World War I marries and settles happily into a tidy, humble life until an accident brings back memories of a former life of wealth and privilege while blocking all recollection of his existence since the war. Thus one man disappears, and another man long missing turns up and claims his vast inheritance. What does his devoted wife, whom he no longer recognizes, do?

A Double Life

A Double Life

Basic Info:

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2011 Reviews)

Director:

George Cukor

Fullplot:

Anthony John is an actor whose life is strongly influenced by the characters he plays. When he's playing comedy, he's the most enjoyable person in the world, but when he's playing drama, it's terrible to be around him. That's the reason why his wife Brita divorced him; although she still loves him and works with him, she couldn't stand living with him anymore. So when Anthony accepts to play Othello, he devotes himself entirely to the part, but it soon overwhelms him and with each day his mind gets filled more and more with Othello's murderous jealousy.

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