Lionel Barrymore Movie Rankings
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 3.2096 out of 4 stars for Grand Hotel
3.2096
The creme de la creme of MGM's pantheon gathers at the luxurious Grand Hotel, where "nothing ever happens." Greta Garbo is at her most radiant and poetic as the melancholy ballerina who finds a reason to dance again after she falls for the down-and-out Baron (John Barrymore) who planned to rob her. ... more about Grand Hotel
DVD from $2.98 
(7 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 3.0894 out of 4 stars for Key Largo
3.0894
A man visits his old friend's hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other. ... more about Key Largo
DVD from $4.18 
(7 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 3.0284 out of 4 stars for You Can't Take It with You
3.0284
Alice Sycamore has to introduce the family of her fiance, Tony Kirby, to her own family. The Kirby's are wealthy, stuffy family of great self- importance, while the Sycamore's are a collection of good-hearted lunatics. ... more about You Can't Take It with You
DVD from $9.89 
(5 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 3.0077 out of 4 stars for Camille
3.0077
Marguerite is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lover. ... more about Camille
DVD from $11.50 
(6 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.9816 out of 4 stars for Captains Courageous
2.9816
Harvey Cheyne is a spoiled brat used to having his own way. When a prank goes wrong onboard an ocean liner Harvey ends up overboard and nearly drowns. Fortunately he's picked up by a fishing boat just heading out for the season. ... more about Captains Courageous
DVD from $5.79 
(7 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.9480 out of 4 stars for Dinner at Eight
2.9480
Millicent Jordan is pre-occupied with the plans she is making for a high-class dinner party. ... more about Dinner at Eight
DVD from $5.79 
(7 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.7836 out of 4 stars for Mark of the Vampire
2.7836
Sir Karell Borotyn appears to have been killed by Count Mora, a vampire believed to haunt the local village. Now his daughter Irena is the count's next target. Enter Professor Zelen, an expert on vampires who's sent in to prevent her death. ... more about Mark of the Vampire
DVD from $25.55 
(6 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.7792 out of 4 stars for Devil-Doll
2.7792
Paul Lavond was a respected banker in Paris when he was framed for robbery and murder by crooked associates and sent to Devil's Island. ... more about Devil-Doll
DVD from $25.55 
(6 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.7711 out of 4 stars for Duel in the Sun
2.7711
When her father is hanged for shooting his wife and her lover, half-breed Pearl Chevez goes to live with distant relatives in Texas. ... more about Duel in the Sun
DVD from $3.99 
(6 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.6422 out of 4 stars for Mata Hari
2.6422
Mata Hari is a German spy, working in Paris. She has already seduced the Russian general Shubin, and has now set her eyes on lieutenant Rosanov, a a young up-and-coming officer. ... more about Mata Hari
DVD from $5.99 
(6 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.5615 out of 4 stars for Saratoga
2.5615
Carol Clayton is the daughter of a horse breeder at Saratoga. Though engaged to wealthy Hartley Madison, and disgusted by bookie Duke Bradley, her father owes Bradley a lot of money and Bradley takes a shine to her. ... more about Saratoga
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.4900 out of 4 stars for Guy Named Joe
2.4900
A sentimental, patriotic (if not propagandistic) Hollywood fantasy about a dead World War II bomber pilot, Maj. Pete Sandidge (Tracy) who becomes guardian angel to another pilot, Capt. ... more about Guy Named Joe
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.4839 out of 4 stars for Voice of Bugle Ann
2.4839
The countrymen in the hills of Missouri take the hounds on night fox hunts. This goes on until Jacob Terry comes into the county and decides to raise sheep and install a woven wire fence. ... more about Voice of Bugle Ann
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.4108 out of 4 stars for Yank at Oxford
2.4108
Lee Sheridan, a young American comes to study at Oxford University, but is instantly disliked by the other students, because of his brash and big-headed attitude. ... more about Yank at Oxford
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.3515 out of 4 stars for Valley of Decision
2.3515
Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill. ... more about Valley of Decision
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.2997 out of 4 stars for Test Pilot
2.2997
Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe. ... more about Test Pilot
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.2373 out of 4 stars for On Borrowed Time
2.2373
Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his cantankerous old grandfather become inseparable friends. But Gramps is concerned for his grandson's future and wary of a scheming relative who seeks Pud's custody. ... more about On Borrowed Time
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.1780 out of 4 stars for Ah
2.1780
Young idealist Richard Miller is selected as valedictorian for his New England high school commencement class of 1906 and intends to inject modern anti-capitalistic ideas into his speech. ... more about Ah
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.1095 out of 4 stars for Lady Be Good
2.1095
Songwriters Dixie Donegan and Eddie Crane are still in love after their divorce. Dixie's friend Marilyn Marsh tries to convince them to marry again, but this isn't that easy. ... more about Lady Be Good
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.0943 out of 4 stars for Little Colonel
2.0943
After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War, vows to never speak to her again. ... more about Little Colonel
DVD from $7.56 
(4 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.0882 out of 4 stars for Mysterious Island
2.0882
On a volcanic island near the kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. ... more about Mysterious Island
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.0547 out of 4 stars for Secret of Dr. Kildare
2.0547
Dr. Gillespie's cancer has gotten worse, and to force him to take a rest instead of pursuing a sulfa-drug/pneumonia study, Kildare refuses to assist Gillespie, and instead accepts a case of hysterical blindness. ... more about Secret of Dr. Kildare
DVD from $6.06 
(0 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 2.0547 out of 4 stars for West of Zanzibar
2.0547
Magician Phroso's wife Anna leaves him for another man, named Crane, who fights with Phroso and leaves him paralyzed. Later Anna returns and he finds her dead, leaving behind a daughter. ... more about West of Zanzibar
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 1.9497 out of 4 stars for Bells
1.9497
Mathias, an Alsatian innkeeper, murders a rich Pole staying at his inn But Mathias' conscience will not let him rest, and the murdered man's spirit drives the innkeeper nearly mad. ... more about Bells
DVD from $15.99 
(4 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 1.9177 out of 4 stars for Three Wise Fools
1.9177
It had been forty years since Richard, James and Theodore insulted The O'Monahan and he put a vexing blessing on them. All three have obtained their dreams of grandeur, but they all live in a single house as bachelors. ... more about Three Wise Fools
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 1.8995 out of 4 stars for Treasure Island
1.8995
Young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint, in this adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. ... more about Treasure Island
DVD from $8.08 
(5 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 1.8264 out of 4 stars for Guilty Hands
1.8264
Richard Grant is a lawyer who believes that murder under certain circumstances is justifiable. Richard's daughter, Barbara, takes her dad to a dinner party hosted by Richard's old friend, wealthy playboy, Gordon Rich. ... more about Guilty Hands
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 1.8173 out of 4 stars for Secret Heart
1.8173
Brillant pianist Larry Addams (Richard Derr) allows his frustrated ambitions to ruin his life and commits suicide, leaving his wife, Lee (Claudette Colbert), and two small children, Penny (Ann Lace) and Chase (Dwayne Hickman), under the stigma of ... more about Secret Heart
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 1.7625 out of 4 stars for Show
1.7625
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 1.7533 out of 4 stars for Free Soul
1.7533
Stephen Ashe, an upper class alcoholic defense attourney, successfully defends local mobster Ace Wilfong in a murder case. ... more about Free Soul
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 1.5981 out of 4 stars for Temptress
1.5981
In a masked ball in Paris, Manuel Robledo, a young Argentinian architect, meets Elena, the Marquess of Torre Blanca. Later, the young woman is rightly accused causing the misfortune and loss of wealth of Fontenoy, a man who fell for her charms. ... more about Temptress
DVD from $17.99 
(5 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 1.3744 out of 4 stars for Since You Went Away
1.3744
While husband Tim is away during World War II, Anne Hilton copes with problems on the homefront. ... more about Since You Went Away
DVD from $7.95 
(5 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Carolina
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Arsène Lupin
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A charming and very daring thief known as Arsene Lupin is terrorizing the wealthy of Paris, he even goes so far as to threaten the Mona Lisa. ... more about Arsène Lupin
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Bad Man
0.0001
Lopez is a bandit who has stolen the herd at Gil's ranch, so Hardy is about to foreclose. But Lucia has come back from New York and Gil is happy until he meets her husband, Morgan. ... more about Bad Man
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Bannerline
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Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Barrier
0.0001
Years after Alaskan storekeeper Gale had rescued his ward Necia from Bennett, her murderous sea-captain father, Bennett shows up seeking his daughter -- and revenge. ... more about Barrier
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Between Two Women
0.0001
Red's still being chased by his rich society girlfriend, and while he's dodging her proposals of marriage, he takes the time to cure a nightclub singer of her inability to eat ("neuro-psychological self-starvation"), and to operate on the emergency ... more about Between Two Women
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Broken Lullaby
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A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt whenever he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. ... more about Broken Lullaby
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Calling Dr. Kildare
0.0001
Dr. Gillespie tries to teach Jimmy Kildare a lesson by tossing him into a street clinic. ... more about Calling Dr. Kildare
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Copperhead
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Milt Shanks lives a shamed life, hated by his neighbors for having been a traitor to the North in the American Civil War. But Shanks carries with him a secret, one he promised Abraham Lincoln to tell no one. ... more about Copperhead
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
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When Roy, a homicidal maniac was put away for murder, Gillespie tried to get him committed to an insane asylum instead. Now the guy's ex-fiancee wants to marry a soldier, and she goes to Gillespie for advice about Roy. ... more about Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
0.0001
Dr. Gillespie's health is failing, and the hospital is urging him to get a new assistant that he doesn't want. ... more about Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dr. Kildare Goes Home
0.0001
Dr. James Kildare has just completed his internship at Blair General Hospital and is assigned to work with his mentor, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. But fearing for the health of his father, Dr. ... more about Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dr. Kildare's Crisis
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Nurse Mary Lamont is excited about her brother's impending visit. The young man's strange behavior puzzles Dr. Kildare who believes he may be hiding a serious illness. ... more about Dr. Kildare's Crisis
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
0.0001
Young Dr. Kildare is still being trained at General Hospital by old, crusty Dr. Gillespie. ... more about Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
DVD from $3.45 
(4 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
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It is a week before Dr. Kildare's wedding to pretty Nurse Mary Lamont. The hospital is a-buzz with preparation for the big day. And good old Dr. Gillespie, despite fatigue, has agreed to help a prominent orchestra conductor regain his hearing. ... more about Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Drums of Love
0.0001
Princess Emmanuella agrees to marry the Duke of a neighboring kingdom in order to keep the peace between their two countries. ... more about Drums of Love
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Family Affair
0.0001
In this is the entry into the Andy Hardy series about a small town depression era family, Judge Hardy faces problems at work and at home. ... more about Family Affair
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Fifty-Fifty
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
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A short made by MGM to promote its release of _Christmas Carol, A (1938)_ (qv) . ... more about Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Free and Easy
0.0001
Gopher City Kansas hosts a beauty contest. The winner, Elvira Plunkett, and her mother go to Hollywood. The Chamber of Commerce also provides Elvira with an agent, Gopher City's own Elmer J. Butz. Elmer likes Elvira and the shy Elvira likes him, but Mrs. ... more about Free and Easy
DVD from $15.99 
(4 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Girl from Missouri
0.0001
With her pal Kitty, Eadie Chapman escapes from the sleazy roadhouse run by her mother and stepfather, only to become a showgirl. ... more about Girl from Missouri
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Gorgeous Hussy
0.0001
President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both. ... more about Gorgeous Hussy
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for I Am the Man
0.0001
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
0.0001
Tom Smith, an American pilot, is shot down and captured by the Japanese. While imprisoned and awaiting execution, he recalls his life at home in the USA. ... more about Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Let Freedom Ring
0.0001
Railroad owner Jim Knox uses everything to get the land he needs for his new railroad cheaply. Everybody hopes, that Steve Logan ends his regime, but he allies with Jim Knox. Nobody knows, that he's actually a government agent. ... more about Let Freedom Ring
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Lion and the Mouse
0.0001
Judge Ross, on the Federal Bench, rules in favor of a large company in litigation before him, unaware that a smaller company in which he owns considerable stock has been subsumed by the larger firm, thus creating appearance of a conflict of interests. ... more about Lion and the Mouse
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Lone Star
0.0001
Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story by Borden Chase about cattle baron Devereaux Burke (Gable), who is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson (scene-stealing Barrymore) to dissuade Sam Houston (Moroni Olsen) from establishing Texas as a ... more about Lone Star
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Looking Forward
0.0001
Depression Era story set in London has department store owner (Lewis Stone) facing bankruptcy while his family fritters away money. A long-standing employee (Lionel Barrymore) gets fired but finds new life in a home-based bakery. ... more about Looking Forward
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Malaya
0.0001
Newspaperman Royer convinces government officials of a plan to obtain rubber by stealing it out from under the Japanese. Carnahan is let out of prison to help. While taking out the last load Royer is killed and Carnahan, wounded, must finish the job. ... more about Malaya
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Master Mind
0.0001
The defense attorney who was unable to obtain the acquittal of an innocent young man concocts a complicated and diabolical scheme to revenge himself upon the prosecutor. ... more about Master Mind
Not Available on DVD
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
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After some preliminary remarks, 'Lionel Barrymore' (qv) introduces 'Dore Schary' (qv), MGM's vice president in charge of production. Mr. Schary serves as commentator as scenes for several films scheduled to be released in 1951 are presented. ... more about Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Night Flight
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Penalty
0.0001
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for People vs. Dr. Kildare
0.0001
Kildare saves the life of an ice skater who was in an auto accident. ... more about People vs. Dr. Kildare
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Right Cross
0.0001
Prizefighter Johnny is in love with his promoter O'Malley's daughter Pat. His best friend, sports reporter Rick, is also in love with her but knows that she loves Johnny. ... more about Right Cross
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Road House
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Road to Glory
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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. ... more about Road to Glory
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Sadie Thompson
0.0001
Sadie Thompson arrives in Pago-Pago to start a new life, but when extremist missionary Davidson lashes out against her lifestyle and tries to force her back to San Francisco, she may lose her second chance. ... more about Sadie Thompson
DVD from $12.99 
(2 sellers)
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Should Ladies Behave
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An unhappy couple (Alice Brady, Lionel Barrymore) watch as their daughter (Mary Carlisle) throws herself at an older man (Conway Tearle) because he is a sophisticated artist. ... more about Should Ladies Behave
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Sweepings
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Daniel Pardway, starting with almost nothing after the great Chicago fire, builds the biggest department store in town. He wants to pass on the business to his three sons and daughter, but has to deal with their lack of interest or aptitude. ... more about Sweepings
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Three Men in White
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Gillespie has to finally choose his official assistant, or Red and Lee are going to kill themselves in competition. So, it's another diagnosis competition. Lee's assignment is a small girl who falls ill whenever she eats candy. ... more about Three Men in White
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Wife Tamers
0.0001
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Yellow Ticket
0.0001
A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia, and she and a British journalist find their lives endangered when she reveals to him information regarding the social crimes rampant in her country. ... more about Yellow Ticket
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Lionel Barrymore scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Young Dr. Kildare
0.0001
Fresh out of medical school, young Dr. James Kildare decides to leave his father's country practice and take up a position at a large New York hospital. There he meets the famous Dr. Leonard Gillespie who becomes his mentor. ... more about Young Dr. Kildare
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Lionel Barrymore
Birthdate:
April 28, 1878
Death date:
November 15, 1954

Lionel Barrymore

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# Movies
Movie Score
1920s
40
total ranking of 2.1236  2.1236
1930s
46
total ranking of 3.9233  3.9233
1940s
28
total ranking of 2.3769  2.3769
1950s
5
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Overall Actor Score:
2.5327
Lionel Barrymore is ranked overall as 2.5327 of of 4 stars
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