Movies: Janet Gaynor

  • 1925
    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    7.31925HD

    Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as...

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
  • 1937
    A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born (1937)

    A Star Is Born

    7.21937HD

    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 idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Les...

    A Star Is Born
  • 1927
    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    7.81927HD

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

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
  • 2014
    And the Oscar Goes To...

    And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

    And the Oscar Goes To...

    6.92014HD

    The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of th...

    And the Oscar Goes To...
  • 1927
    7th Heaven

    7th Heaven (1927)

    7th Heaven

    7.31927HD

    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 in love....

    7th Heaven
  • 1933
    State Fair

    State Fair (1933)

    State Fair

    6.31933HD

    The children of Iowa farmers find love, with mixed results, at the state fair....

    State Fair
  • 1936
    Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl (1936)

    Small Town Girl

    6.21936HD

    Kay is a girl living in a small rural town whose life is just too dull and repetitious to bear. One night, she meets young, handsome, and rich Bob Dakin, who asks her for directions while drunk and then proceeds to take her out on a night on the town...

    Small Town Girl
  • 1926
    The Blue Eagle

    The Blue Eagle (1926)

    The Blue Eagle

    5.11926HD

    Waterfront rivals George Darcy and Big Tim Ryan are both in love with Rose Kelly, and continue their feud when they join the Navy. After the war, they call a temporary truce to take on dope peddlers who are destroying their neighborhood....

    The Blue Eagle
  • 1928
    Street Angel

    Street Angel (1928)

    Street Angel

    71928HD

    A spirited young woman finds herself destitute and on the streets before joining a traveling carnival, where she meets a vagabond painter....

    Street Angel
  • 1938
    The Young in Heart

    The Young in Heart (1938)

    The Young in Heart

    6.51938HD

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

    The Young in Heart
  • 1929
    Lucky Star

    Lucky Star (1929)

    Lucky Star

    7.51929HD

    Mary, a poor farm girl, meets Tim just as word comes that war has been declared. Tim enlists in the army and goes to the battlefields of Europe, where he is wounded and loses the use of his legs. Home again, Tim is visited by Mary, and they are power...

    Lucky Star
  • 1931
    Delicious

    Delicious (1931)

    Delicious

    6.21931HD

    A comic group of Europeans coming to the USA have romantic and immigration troubles....

    Delicious
  • 1925
    The Plastic Age

    The Plastic Age (1925)

    The Plastic Age

    5.91925HD

    Hugh Carver is an athletic star and a freshman at Prescott College. He falls in love with Cynthia Day, a popular girl who loves to party, and finds that it's impossible to please her and still keep up with his studies and athletic training. Soon the ...

    The Plastic Age
  • 1926
    45 Minutes from Hollywood

    45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)

    45 Minutes from Hollywood

    51926HD

    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....

    45 Minutes from Hollywood
  • 1975
    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    5.71975HD

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

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
  • 1940
    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    6.51940HD

    This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Ha...

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
  • 1935
    The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

    6.11935HD

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

    The Farmer Takes a Wife
  • 1935
    One More Spring

    One More Spring (1935)

    One More Spring

    5.71935HD

    Three people live together in the maintenance shed at Central Park as an alternative to living on the streets....

    One More Spring
  • 1934
    Change of Heart

    Change of Heart (1934)

    Change of Heart

    6.31934HD

    Catherine and Mack and their close friends Chris and Madge graduate from a West Coast college and fly to New York City to find work....

    Change of Heart
  • 1936
    Ladies In Love

    Ladies In Love (1936)

    Ladies In Love

    5.81936HD

    Three young women in Budapest share living quarters while searching for romance....

    Ladies In Love