Screenplay: F. McGrew Willis
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by F. McGrew Willis. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Keep 'Em Rolling
1934 · Movie · 69 min. · United States
Direction George Archainbaud
Cast Walter Huston · Frances Dee · Minna Gombell · Frank Conroy
Plot Sergeant Benny Walsh, a U.S. Army artilleryman, and his horse, Rodney, share a kindred spirit that is sympathetic to each other's needs. After years of service to his country, Sergeant...
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Even As You and I
1917 · Movie · min. · United States
Direction Lois Weber
Cast Ben F. Wilson · Mignon Anderson · Bertram Grassby · Priscilla Dean
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Madame Behave
1925 · Movie · 55 min. · United States
Direction Scott Sidney
Cast Julian Eltinge · Ann Pennington · Lionel Belmore · David James
Plot A cross-dressing farce, adapted from "Madame Lucy" by Jean Arlette, in which to help a friend in a lawsuit, Jack Mitchell disguises himself as the mysterious "Madame Brown," a missing...
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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 Quest
1915 · Movie · min. · United States
Direction Harry A. Pollard
Cast Harry A. Pollard · Lucille Ward · Joseph Singleton · Nan Christy
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Up in Mabel's Room
1926 · Movie · 70 min. · United States
Direction E. Mason Hopper
Cast Marie Prevost · Harrison Ford II · Phyllis Haver · Harry Myers
Plot Mabel catches her husband buying lingerie, and he won't explain who it's for. She divorces him, but later learns he was buying her an anniversary gift. She becomes determined to...
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Suicide Fleet
1931 · Movie · 87 min. · United States
Direction Albert S. Rogell
Cast William Boyd · Robert Armstrong · James Gleason · Ginger Rogers
Plot Three US sailors fight German U-boats in World War I aboard a decoy ship and try to win Ginger Rogers who works on the Coney Island midway.
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The Big Gamble
1931 · Movie · 65 min. · United States
Direction Fred Niblo
Cast William Boyd · James Gleason · Warner Oland · Dorothy Sebastian
Plot Unable to repay a substantial gambling debt to mob boss North, Alan Beckwith concocts a last-ditch scheme. Allowing North to take out a $100,000 insurance policy on his life, Alan...
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Sis Hopkins
1941 · Movie · 99 min. · United States
Direction Joseph Santley
Cast Judy Canova · Bob Crosby · Charles Butterworth · Jerry Colonna
Plot A young girl from the "sticks" comes to the city to live with her wealthy relatives. At first she is the objection of derision and made fun of because of...
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The Man in the Mirror
1936 · Movie · 71 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Maurice Elvey
Cast Edward Everett Horton · Genevieve Tobin · Ursula Jeans · Garry Marsh
Plot A mild-mannered, somewhat mousy man is astounded when his reflection in a mirror comes to life and begins to do all the wild and crazy things that he always wanted...
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The Nervous Wreck
1926 · Movie · 70 min. · United States
Direction Scott Sidney
Cast Harrison Ford II · Phyllis Haver · Chester Conklin · Mack Swain
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The End of the Game
1919 · Movie · 50 min. · United States
Direction Jesse D. Hampton
Cast J. Warren Kerrigan · Lois Wilson · Gayne Whitman · Jack Richardson
Plot Frank Miller, arriving in a California gold rush town in the days of '49, gets fleeced of all his assets in a crooked card game by a gang while his...
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In Search of a Wife (S)
1915 · Movie · min. · United States
Direction William Worthington
Cast Herbert Rawlinson · Agnes Vernon · Helen Wright · T.D. Crittenden
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The Girl in the Pullman
1927 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction Erle C. Kenton
Cast Marie Prevost · Harrison Ford II · Franklin Pangborn · Kathryn McGuire
Plot Dr. Burton's divorce is about to be effective when his flappery ex-wife Irene pays him a visit turning everything upside down. To avoid explanations to his bride-to-be and her mother...
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Charley's Aunt
1930 · Movie · 88 min. · United States
Direction Al Christie
Cast Charles Ruggles · June Collyer · Doris Lloyd · Halliwell Hobbes
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A Blonde for a Night
1928 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction E. Mason Hopper · F. McGrew Willis
Cast Marie Prevost · Franklin Pangborn · Harrison Ford II · T. Roy Barnes
Plot After an argument, a newlywed decides to test her husband's fidelity by disguising herself as a blonde.
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Charley's Aunt
1925 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction Scott Sidney
Cast Syd Chaplin · Ethel Shannon · James E. Page · Lucien Littlefield
Plot Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with...
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The Mark of a Gentleman (S)
1916 · Movie · min. · United States
Direction William Worthington
Cast Herbert Rawlinson · Agnes Vernon · Ruby Cox · T.D. Crittenden
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Murder in Soho
1939 · Movie · 70 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Norman Lee
Cast Jack La Rue · Sandra Storme · Bernard Lee · Martin Walker
Plot An American gangster owner of a Soho nightclub is investigated by the police for murder
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