Direction: Hamilton MacFadden

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Hamilton MacFadden. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Black Camel

1931 · Movie · 71 min. · United States

Direction Hamilton MacFadden

Cast Warner Oland · Sally Eilers · Bela Lugosi · Dorothy Revier

Synopsis Movie star Sheila Fayne is seeing wealthy Alan Jaynes while filming in Honolulu, Hawaii, but won't marry him without consulting famed psychic Tanaverro first. Tanaverro confronts her about the unsolved murder of fellow film star Denny Mayo three years earlier,...

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It Can't Last Forever

1937 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction Hamilton MacFadden

Cast Ralph Bellamy · Betty Furness · Robert Armstrong · Raymond Walburn

Synopsis Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further the career of his clients (and himself), and a newspaper gossip-columnist, Carol Wilson, get involved with gangsters when one of Larry's...

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Hold That Girl

1934 · Movie · 66 min. · United States

Direction Hamilton MacFadden

Cast James Dunn · Claire Trevor · Alan Edwards · Gertrude Michael

Synopsis A woman pretends to be a man so she can play football

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Stand Up and Cheer!

1934 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction Hamilton MacFadden

Cast Warner Baxter · Madge Evans · James Dunn · John Boles

Synopsis President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.

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Elinor Norton

1934 · Movie · 71 min. · United States

Direction Hamilton MacFadden

Cast Claire Trevor · Gilbert Roland · Henrietta Crosman · Hugh Williams

Synopsis During World War I, Elinor Norton provokes the jealousy of her bridegroom Tony, who is prone to sullen moods, when she gives her friend Bill Carroll, who loves her, a goodbye kiss. Tony starts an argument, which spoils their wedding...

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Charlie Chan in Paris

1935 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction Lewis Seiler · Hamilton MacFadden

Cast Warner Oland · Mary Brian · Thomas Beck · John Miljan

Synopsis Hired to investigate forged bonds, Charlie is thwarted by the murder of his undercover agent, but the arrival of son Lee helps him uncover the true culprits.

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Escape by Night

1937 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction Hamilton MacFadden

Cast William Hall · Anne Nagel · Dean Jagger · Steffi Duna

Synopsis A group of criminals on the run hide out in an abandoned farmhouse. They find themselves being "looked after" by a friendly dog, and soon afterwards they meet up with a blind man and his young daughter, and they begin...

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Oh, for a Man!

1930 · Movie · 78 min. · United States

Direction Hamilton MacFadden

Cast Jeanette MacDonald · Reginald Denny · Marjorie White · Warren Hymer

Synopsis Carlotta Manson is a young and beautiful opera star who wants some spice in her personal life. She threatens to forsake opera for a wild, romantic fling. One night, a burglar, Barney McGann breaks into Carlotta's boudoir while she's asleep...

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Fighting Youth

1935 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Hamilton MacFadden

Cast Charles Farrell · June Martel · Andy Devine · J. Farrell MacDonald

Synopsis Communist subversives try to take over a college.

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Charlie Chan Carries On

1931 · Movie · 76 min. · United States

Direction Hamilton MacFadden

Cast Warner Oland · John Garrick · Marguerite Churchill · Warren Hymer

Synopsis Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu and Hong Kong. Fast-paced with lots of wisecracking.

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Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Hamilton MacFadden

Cast Warner Oland · Heather Angel · Roger Imhof · John Warburton

Synopsis When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. His first clue comes from the victim's sister, who noticed a prowler wearing a glow-in-the-dark wristwatch.

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Cheaters at Play

1932 · Movie · 58 min. · United States

Direction Hamilton MacFadden

Cast Thomas Meighan · Charlotte Greenwood · James Kirkwood · William Bakewell

Synopsis A jewel heist aboard an ocean liner.

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Crazy That Way

1930 · Movie · 64 min. · United States

Direction Hamilton MacFadden

Cast Kenneth MacKenna · Joan Bennett · Regis Toomey · Jason Robards Sr.

Synopsis Young heiress Ann Jordan and her fiancè Frank Oakes would be happy except for the constant appearance of Robert Metcalf, who follows her or them everywhere. This continues into their time at the country club, even interfering with tennis games....

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Second Hand Wife

1933 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Hamilton MacFadden

Cast Sally Eilers · Helen Vinson · Ralph Bellamy · Victor Jory

Synopsis Carter Cavendish, vice president of the firm of Cavendish & Bartlett, is, according to the pretty girls who pose in his office, a model young man. They find his smile delightful; it is such a pity that he is married!...

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