Direction: Edgar Selwyn

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


The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Edgar Selwyn

Cast Helen Hayes · Lewis Stone · Neil Hamilton · Cliff Edwards

Plot French country girl Madelon falls for artist Larry, who leaves her after she becomes pregnant. She finds help from jewel thief Carlo, but he commits suicide when the police try...

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52 votes

Skyscraper Souls

1932 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Edgar Selwyn

Cast Warren William · Maureen O'Sullivan · Gregory Ratoff · Anita Page

Plot Aspirations and the lives of several people working at the gigantic Seacoast National Bank Building interweave in various plots. The most notable character is David Dwight, the womanizing bank owner...

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Men Call It Love

1931 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction Edgar Selwyn

Cast Adolphe Menjou · Leila Hyams · Norman Foster · Mary Duncan

Plot A well-off bachelor finds himself at a loss for what to do when a married woman comes on to him while he's thoroughly involved with someone else's wife.

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Men Must Fight

1933 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction Edgar Selwyn

Cast Diana Wynyard · Lewis Stone · Phillips Holmes · May Robson

Plot Laura is a nurse at the Front in World War I. She meets and falls for a young flyer named Geoffrey. On his first mission, Geoffrey is shot down and...

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Turn Back the Clock

1933 · Movie · 79 min. · United States

Direction Edgar Selwyn

Cast Lee Tracy · Mae Clarke · Otto Kruger · George Barbier

Plot Joe and Mary barely get by with their tobacco store. After an old friend returns now married to wealthy Elvina, Joe wishes he married her instead when he had the...

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The Mystery of Mr. X

1934 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Edgar Selwyn · Richard Boleslawski

Cast Robert Montgomery · Elizabeth Allan · Lewis Stone · Ralph Forbes

Plot A jewel thief suspected of being a local serial killer targeting police officers decides to solve the mystery himself to clear his name.

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War Nurse

1930 · Movie · 79 min. · United States

Direction Edgar Selwyn

Cast Robert Montgomery · Anita Page · June Walker · Robert Ames

Plot War Nurse was based on the anonymous memoirs of an American nurse who served with the French Army during WWI. Since the nurse's recollections included several sexual episodes, the book...

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