Janet Gaynor Movies

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her...

Judah Ben-Hur, a wealthy Jewish prince in Jerusalem, is betrayed by his childhood friend, Roman tribune Messala, and wrongfully sent to the galley...

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

In Fox's contribution to the all-star revue cycle of early talkies, showboat singer Margie, hearing that the show is in arrears, goes to New York to...

Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in...

Martin, the heroine's father is falsely believed to be in league with fur thieves, but the real villain, not content with robbing the old man of his...

In 1910s Paris, a sewer worker disillusioned with Christianity feels his prayers have been answered when he chances upon a street waif and they fall...

A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.

This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance...

A family of confidence tricksters sets their sights on a very rich, very lonely old lady named Miss Fortune.

A young man visiting Hollywood on family business gets into trouble when he sees a bank robbery in progress, and thinks it is a movie scene.

This part-talkie (17 minutes of dialogue in its 83-minute running time) tells the tale of Christina, the daughter of Dutch toymaker Niklaas. Much to...

A troupe of actors stranded in a small town take job as recreation directors in a sanitarium and hilarity ensues.

During Civil War Reconstruction, the Connelly family is romantically restored to their former glory when Will Connelly marries a Yankee farm girl,...

Honey Skinner is proud of her successful husband. When he tells her he's going to ask for a raise, she knows he'll get it. He asks his boss just as...

A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.

A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist.

Four orphans, raised by an aging clown, becomes a high wire act in a circus. Lost film.

Dimwitted Cuthbert Hope is enlisted in the army, and gets himself and his sergeant in constant trouble.