Herman J. Mankiewicz Movies

  • 1928
    Take Me Home

    Take Me Home

    Take Me Home

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    Chorus girl Peggy Lane, finds a small part in a new show for David North, a stages-truck country boy. At rehearsal, David meets Delerys Devore, the...

    Take Me Home
  • 1927
    The Gay Defender

    The Gay Defender

    The Gay Defender

    01927HD

    Real-life outlaw Joaquin Murietta, who (according to this film, anyway) is a latter-day Robin Hood, dedicated to driving land-grabbers and corrupt...

    The Gay Defender
  • 1928
    Moran of the Marines

    Moran of the Marines

    Moran of the Marines

    01928HD

    Adventures of a marine in China.

    Moran of the Marines
  • 1927
    Figures Don't Lie

    Figures Don't Lie

    Figures Don't Lie

    01927HD

    Figures Don't Lie is a showcase for the physical charms of lovely Esther Ralston, who in one scene proves the accuracy of the title by donning a...

    Figures Don't Lie
  • 1927
    The City Gone Wild

    The City Gone Wild

    The City Gone Wild

    01927HD

    Hard-boiled underworld melodrama, with gang wars and gunfights, in which criminal lawyer turns prosecutor to avenge a friend's death.

    The City Gone Wild
  • 1928
    The Water Hole

    The Water Hole

    The Water Hole

    01928HD

    Judith Endicott, the daughter of a wealthy eastern banker, vamps Philip Randolph, an Arizonan, when he comes east to talk business with her father....

    The Water Hole
  • 1928
    His Tiger Lady

    His Tiger Lady

    His Tiger Lady

    01928HD

    His Tiger Lady
  • 1928
    What a Night!

    What a Night!

    What a Night!

    01928HD

    What a Night!
  • 1928
    The Magnificent Flirt

    The Magnificent Flirt

    The Magnificent Flirt

    01928HD

    Count D'Estrange tries to save his nephew Hubert from Denise Laverne he believes a heartless flirt. Denise's mother Mme. Florence Laverne uses all...

    The Magnificent Flirt
  • 1927
    The Spotlight

    The Spotlight

    The Spotlight

    01927HD

    Lizzie Stokes, an obscure and colorless actress, is elevated to stardom through publicity and better coaching from Daniel Hoffman, a theatrical...

    The Spotlight
  • 1928
    Three Week Ends

    Three Week Ends

    Three Week Ends

    01928HD

    A sexy young nightclub singer sets her sights on a young man she believes to be a millionaire playboy, although he is in reality only an insurance...

    Three Week Ends
  • 1929
    Fast Company

    Fast Company

    Fast Company

    01929HD

    Egomaniacal baseball slugger Elmer Kane is not only good, he enjoys telling everybody how good he is. A professional scout, Bert Wade, takes an...

    Fast Company
  • 1928
    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    01928HD

    Gold digging blonde Lorelei and her brunette friend Dorothy are searching for rich husbands. This film is believed lost.

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
  • 1927
    A Gentleman of Paris

    A Gentleman of Paris

    A Gentleman of Paris

    01927HD

    Le Marquis de Marignan is a French aristocrat and seducer who flirts with every Parisian girl he meets. If dallying with youngster fräuleins...

    A Gentleman of Paris
  • 1928
    Avalanche

    Avalanche

    Avalanche

    01928HD

    An otherwise honest gambler, played by Jack Holt, begins to cheat at cards in order to put his son John Darrow through mining school in this lavish...

    Avalanche
  • 1931
    Every Woman Has Something

    Every Woman Has Something

    Every Woman Has Something

    01931HD

    Every Woman Has Something
  • 1936
    The Three Maxims

    The Three Maxims

    The Three Maxims

    01936HD

    The Three Maxims are trapeze artists Pat (Anna Neagle), Toni (Tuilio Carminati) and Mac (Leslie Banks). After spending most of their careers in the...

    The Three Maxims
  • 1937
    John Meade's Woman

    John Meade's Woman

    John Meade's Woman

    01937HD

    "Teddy" Connor, a woman recently orphaned, leaves her uncle's Midwestern farm for Chicago, where she meets "lumber king" John Meade. John takes her...

    John Meade's Woman
  • 1928
    Abie's Irish Rose

    Abie's Irish Rose

    Abie's Irish Rose

    01928HD

    When a Catholic and a Jew wed they find themselves disowned by both of their families.

    Abie's Irish Rose