Cast: Erville Alderson

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Erville Alderson. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Isn't Life Wonderful

1924 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Carol Dempster · Neil Hamilton · Erville Alderson · Helen Lowell

Synopsis A family of Polish refugees tries to survive in post-World War I Germany. For a while it seems that they are making it, but soon the economic and political deterioration in the country begins to take their toll.

7.5

66 votes

7.5

66 votes

The Bishop's Wife

1947 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

Direction Henry Koster

Cast Cary Grant · Loretta Young · David Niven · Monty Woolley

Synopsis A harassed bishop's prayers are answered when an angel (played by Cary Grant) is sent from heaven to help him raise money for a new church. The heavenly agent performs a number of miracles on his behalf, restoring hope to...

6.7

1K votes

6.7

1K votes

Sally of the Sawdust

1925 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Carol Dempster · W.C. Fields · Alfred Lunt · Erville Alderson

Synopsis Judge Foster throws his daughter out because she married a circus man. She leaves her baby girl with Prof. McGargle before she dies. Years later Sally is a dancer with whom Peyton, a son of Judge Foster's friend, falls in...

6.6

151 votes

6.6

151 votes

6.6

59 votes

America

1924 · Movie · 141 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Neil Hamilton · Erville Alderson · Carol Dempster · Charles Emmett Mack

Synopsis The story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War.

6.3

45 votes

6.3

45 votes

Commandos Strike at Dawn

1942 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction John Farrow

Cast Paul Muni · Anna Lee · Lillian Gish · Cedric Hardwicke

Synopsis Erik Toresen, widower and fishery observer, leads a quiet life in a small Norwegian town; but after the Nazi occupation, German abuses lead Erik to form a Resistance group. After a killing, Erik flees to the wilderness and finds a...

6.1

155 votes

6.1

155 votes

Fazil

1928 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

5.4

27 votes

5.4

27 votes

5.0

31 votes

Incendiary Blonde

1945 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction George Marshall

Cast Betty Hutton · Arturo de Córdova · Charles Ruggles · Albert Dekker

Synopsis The life of boisterous entertainer Texas Guinan is recalled from her poor childhood with a down-on-his-luck father to her reign as the Queen of the Night Clubs. Along the way, she also finds romance and heartbreak.

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The White Rose

1923 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Mae Marsh · Carol Dempster · Ivor Novello · Neil Hamilton

Synopsis A wealthy young Southern aristocrat, Joseph, graduates from a seminary and, before he takes charge of his assigned parish, decides to go out and see what "the real world" is all about. He winds up in New Orleans and finds...

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Hello, Everybody!

1933 · Movie · 69 min. · United States

Direction William A. Seiter

Cast Kate Smith · Randolph Scott · Sally Blane · Charley Grapewin

Synopsis The setting is a farm. Kate Smith and Sally Blane play sisters; assorted relatives live with the sisters, but everyone at home, and in the whole town, depends on Kate to hold everything together. The power company wants to build...

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Bad Men of Missouri

1941 · Movie · 71 min. · United States

Direction Ray Enright

Cast Dennis Morgan · Jane Wyman · Wayne Morris · Arthur Kennedy

Synopsis The Younger brothers, Cole (Dennis Morgan), Bob (Wayne Morris) and Jim (Arthur Kennedy), return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds of William Merrick (Victor Jory), a crooked banker who has been buying up warrants...

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The Lash

1930 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction Frank Lloyd

Cast Mary Astor · Richard Barthelmess · Fred Kohler · Marian Nixon

Synopsis Don Francisco Delfina, a nobleman of Southern California in 1848, disguises himself as El Puma and leads a revolt against the tyrannical land agent and politician Peter Harkness.

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Parachute Battalion

1941 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Leslie Goodwins

Cast Robert Preston · Nancy Kelly · Edmond O'Brien · Harry Carey

Synopsis In this pre-Pearl Harbor recruiting poster, colonel's estranged son Bill Burke, football hero Donald Morse, and hillbilly Jeff Hollis enlist in the paratroopers. Their training at Fort Benning, Georgia is followed in semi-documentary style, with time out for personal dramas...

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Redemption

1930 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Fred Niblo · Lionel Barrymore

Cast John Gilbert · Renée Adorée · Conrad Nagel · Eleanor Boardman

Synopsis Fedya wins Lisa away from her fiance, Victor Karenin. But after Fedya weds Lisa, he becomes infatuated with a gypsy girl, Masha. His duplicity leads to tragedy.

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Desert Death (S)

1935 · Movie · 21 min. · United States

Direction George B. Seitz

Cast Raymond Hatton · Harvey Stephens · Erville Alderson · Richard Carlson

Synopsis A man kills his cousin in the desert, then assumes his identity and tries to collect insurance on himself.

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The Man in the Barn (S)

1937 · Movie · 11 min. · United States

Direction Jacques Tourneur

Cast Ernie Adams · Erville Alderson · Virginia Brissac · Roger Gray

Synopsis After John Wilks Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, he escaped to Maryland. According to the history books, he was discovered hiding in a barn; after he refused to surrender, the barn was set afire, and Booth died in the conflagration. However,...

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Pursuit

1935 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction Edwin L. Marin

Cast Chester Morris · Sally Eilers · Scotty Beckett · Henry Travers

Synopsis "Mitch" Mitchell is an aviator who has been hired to take a child in a guardianship suit out of California into Mexico. He is accompanied by Maxine Bush, the secretary of the head of a private-detective agency who has been...

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Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction W.S. Van Dyke

Cast Lewis Stone · Mickey Rooney · Cecilia Parker · Fay Holden

Synopsis Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school's annual production, Andy seizes the opportunity to spend as much time as possible with his pretty teacher. Meanwhile, Judge Hardy has his own...

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