Cast: John St. Polis
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring John St. Polis. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 34
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921 · Movie · 134 min. · United States
Direction Rex Ingram
Cast Pomeroy Cannon · Josef Swickard · Bridgetta Clark · Rudolph Valentino
Synopsis Madariaga is an Argentinian cattle baron with two daughters: one married a Frenchman, the other a German. Madariaga favors his French grandson, Julio, as his heir, but Julio is a wastrel and rake whose greatest achivement is tangoing well. When...
6.6
189 votes
6.6
189 votes
Symphony of Six Million
1932 · Movie · 94 min. · United States
Direction Gregory La Cava
Cast Ricardo Cortez · Irene Dunne · Anna Appel · Gregory Ratoff
Synopsis A brilliant young doctor (Cortez) grows away from his family and his community in his drive to succeed. When tragedy strikes his family, he sees where his obligations lie, but will it be too late?
6.6
237 votes
6.6
237 votes
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938 · Movie · 69 min. · United States
Direction William Nigh
Cast Boris Karloff · Grant Withers · Maxine Jennings · Evelyn Brent
Synopsis When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the...
5.8
35 votes
5.8
35 votes
Coquette
1929 · Movie · 76 min. · United States
Direction Sam Taylor
Cast Mary Pickford · Johnny Mack Brown · Matt Moore · John St. Polis
Synopsis A flirtatious southern belle is compromised with one of her beaus.
5.2
32 votes
5.2
32 votes
The Gambling Sex
1932 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction Fred C. Newmeyer
Cast Ruth Hall · Grant Withers · Maston Williams · John St. Polis
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The Shadow Strikes
1937 · Movie · 61 min. · United States
Direction Lynn Shores
Cast Rod La Rocque · Agnes Anderson · James Blakeley · Walter McGrail
Synopsis Lamont Cranston assumes his secret identity as "The Shadow", to break up an attempted robbery at an attorney's office. When the police search the scene, Cranston must assume the identity of the attorney. Before he can leave, a phone call...
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International Crime
1938 · Movie · 62 min. · United States
Direction Charles Lamont
Cast Rod La Rocque · Astrid Allwyn · Thomas E. Jackson · Oscar O’Shea
Synopsis Lamont Cranston (Rod La Rocque), amateur criminologist and detective, with a daily radio program, sponsored by the Daily Classic newspaper, has developed a friendly feud that sometimes passes the friendly stage with Police Commissioner Weston (Thomas E. Jackson). He complains...
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My Lady's Lips
1925 · Movie · 70 min. · United States
Direction James P. Hogan
Cast Alyce Mills · William Powell · Clara Bow · Frank Keenan
Synopsis A newspaper publisher finds out that his wild daughter has fallen in with a ring of gamblers. A reporter who has infiltrated the gang to get a story falls in love with the gang's female leader, and when the two...
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The Lady in Scarlet
1935 · Movie · 65 min. · United States
Direction Charles Lamont
Cast Reginald Denny · Patricia Farr · Jameson Thomas · Dorothy Revier
Synopsis When a wealthy art dealer is murdered, the private investigator hired for the case discovers a web of blackmail, corruption and stolen bonds.
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Haunted House
1940 · Movie · 70 min. · United States
Direction Robert F. McGowan
Cast Jack Moran · Marcia Mae Jones · George Cleveland · Christian Rub
Synopsis Teenagers try to clear a friend accused of murder.
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The Crusader
1932 · Movie · 65 min. · United States
Direction Frank R. Strayer
Cast Evelyn Brent · H.B. Warner · Lew Cody · Ned Sparks
Synopsis Gangsters scheme to get rid of a crusading District Attorney by blackmailing him through his daughter.
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The Rose of Paris
1924 · Movie · 70 min. · United States
Direction Irving Cummings
Cast Mary Philbin · Robert Cain · John St. Polis · Rose Dione
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Boys' Reformatory
1939 · Movie · 62 min. · United States
Direction Howard Bretherton
Cast Frankie Darro · Grant Withers · Lillian Elliott · Ben Welden
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Shadows
1922 · Movie · 70 min. · United States
Direction Tom Forman
Cast Lon Chaney · Marguerite De La Motte · Harrison Ford II · John St. Polis
Synopsis A dying Chinese man converts to Christianity in order to stop a friend from being blackmailed.
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Heartbreak
1931 · Movie · 63 min. · United States
Direction Alfred L. Werker
Cast Charles Farrell · Madge Evans · Paul Cavanagh · Hardie Albright
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Folly of Vanity
1924 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction Maurice Elvey · Henry Otto
Cast Billie Dove · Jack Mulhall · Betty Blythe · John St. Polis
Synopsis A young husband and wife, Alice and Robert, attend an extravagant party given by one of Robert's wealthy clients, Ridgeway. At the party Alice accepts a gift of a pearl necklace from her wealthy host and in consequence has a...
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Men of the Sky
1931 · Movie · 71 min. · United States
Direction Alfred E. Green
Cast Irene Delroy · Bramwell Fletcher · Otto Harbach · Armand Kaliz
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On the Spot
1940 · Movie · 62 min. · United States
Direction Howard Bretherton
Cast Frankie Darro · Mary Kornman · Mantan Moreland · John St. Polis
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Mademoiselle Midnight
1924 · Movie · 67 min. · United States
Direction Robert Z. Leonard
Cast Mae Murray · John St. Polis · Paul Weigel · Earl Schenck
Synopsis Renée (Mae Murray) is the heiress of a Mexican ranch, granddaughter of a woman known for her recklessness and frivolity at night. This first "Mademoiselle Midnight" is banished in the opening scene by Napoleon III at Empress Eugenie's insistence to...
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The Dark Hour
1936 · Movie · 68 min. · United States
Direction Charles Lamont
Cast Ray Walker · Berton Churchill · Irene Ware · Hobart Bosworth
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