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1. Gone with the Wind (1939)
Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War
A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil
Votes: 334,581 | Gross: $198.68M
2. Secrets (1933)
Passed | 90 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A New England society girl braves the West to help her husband build his fortune.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Mary Pickford, Leslie Howard, C. Aubrey Smith, Blanche Friderici
Votes: 726 | Gross: $0.70M
3. 49th Parallel (1941)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral U.S.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Richard George, Eric Portman
Votes: 7,677
4. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Not Rated | 97 min | Adventure, Drama
A noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine.
Director: Harold Young | Stars: Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce
Votes: 4,773
5. Of Human Bondage (1934)
Passed | 83 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
A young man finds himself attracted to a cold, unfeeling waitress who might ultimately destroy them both.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Bette Davis, Leslie Howard, Frances Dee, Kay Johnson
Votes: 8,394
6. The Petrified Forest (1936)
Passed | 82 min | Drama, Thriller
A waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Leslie Howard, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Genevieve Tobin
Votes: 14,947
7. Pygmalion (1938)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.
Directors: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard | Stars: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson, Marie Lohr
Votes: 9,673 | Gross: $3.05M
8. In Which We Serve (1942)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, War
This "story of a ship", the British destroyer H.M.S. Torrin, is told in flashbacks by survivors as they cling to a life raft.
Director: Noël Coward | Stars: Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles, Celia Johnson
Votes: 6,456 | Gross: $0.45M
9. Romeo and Juliet (1936)
Passed | 125 min | Drama, Romance
Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Conway Tearle
Votes: 2,231
10. The Animal Kingdom (1932)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Based on a play by Philip Barry, this sophisticated comedy is about a man trying to justify his love for both his wife and his mistress.
Directors: Edward H. Griffith, George Cukor | Stars: Ann Harding, Leslie Howard, Myrna Loy, William Gargan
Votes: 1,311
11. A Free Soul (1931)
Passed | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable
Votes: 2,937
12. Intermezzo (1939)
Approved | 70 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A violinist's piano accompanist retires. He hears his daughter's piano teacher (Ingrid Bergman) play, asks her to play on his next international tour, and they fall in love.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Leslie Howard, Edna Best, Ann E. Todd
Votes: 2,907
13. Spitfire (1942)
Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Aircraft designer/patriot R. J. Mitchell, alarmed at growing German militarism, works to perfect a defense against the German Messerschmidt at the cost of his health.
Director: Leslie Howard | Stars: Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John, Roland Culver
Votes: 2,137
14. 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)
Passed | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Professor Horatio Smith, while seeming very unassuming, rescues victims of Nazi persecution during World War II.
Director: Leslie Howard | Stars: Leslie Howard, Francis L. Sullivan, Allan Jeayes, Mary Morris
Votes: 1,851
15. Smilin' Through (1932)
Approved | 98 min | Drama, Romance
The adoptive father of a young woman is horrified to learn she plans to marry the son of the man who accidentally killed her aunt years before.
Director: Sidney Franklin | Stars: Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Leslie Howard, O.P. Heggie
Votes: 1,555 | Gross: $2.19M
16. Berkeley Square (1933)
Passed | 88 min | Fantasy, Romance
A young American man comes to believe that he can will himself back to London in the time of the American Revolution and meet his ancestors, who lived in the house he has just inherited.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Leslie Howard, Heather Angel, Valerie Taylor, Irene Browne
Votes: 984
17. The Gentle Sex (1943)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This film tells the stories of seven 'gentle' British girls who decide to "do their bit" and help out during World War II.
Directors: Leslie Howard, Maurice Elvey | Stars: Joan Gates, Jean Gillie, Joan Greenwood, Joyce Howard
Votes: 510
18. It's Love I'm After (1937)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy
An actor of the stage finds himself pursued by a lovestruck fan while trying to patch up a tempestuous relationship with his actress lover.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Patric Knowles
Votes: 2,656
19. Stand-In (1937)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
A New York bank plans to sell a Hollywood studio at a big loss. But the head accountant is suspicious and goes to investigate. He finds chicanery, romance, and help to save the studio.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Leslie Howard, Humphrey Bogart, Joan Blondell, Alan Mowbray
Votes: 1,316
20. British Agent (1934)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, History, Romance
It's 1917. In Russia, the Communist revolution is in full swing. Stephen 'Steve' Locke is a British agent in Russia. The main task of Steve is to prevent the Bolsheviks, led by Joseph ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Leslie Howard, Kay Francis, William Gargan, Phillip Reed
Votes: 751
21. Five and Ten (1931)
Passed | 89 min | Drama, Romance
After her businessman father moves her family from Kansas City to New York, a woman falls in love with an engaged man.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Marion Davies, Leslie Howard, Richard Bennett, Irene Rich
Votes: 1,444
22. Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931)
Passed | 79 min | Drama
Dan works for Pritchard and Pritchard out of San Francisco and is in love with Maisie, referred to as "the icebox" by his news-reporter friend. As one of his ships returns to San Francisco,... See full summary »
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Leslie Howard, Conchita Montenegro, C. Aubrey Smith, Karen Morley
Votes: 199
23. Outward Bound (1930)
Unrated | 83 min | Drama, Fantasy
Later remade as "Between Two Worlds."
Directors: Robert Milton, Ray Enright | Stars: Leslie Howard, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Beryl Mercer, Dudley Digges
Votes: 621
24. Captured! (1933)
Unrated | 69 min | Drama, Romance, War
A British prisoner of war becomes imprisoned alongside his best friend from home, unaware that while he was captured, the friend began an affair with his wife.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Leslie Howard, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Paul Lukas, Margaret Lindsay
Votes: 443
25. Reserved for Ladies (1932)
73 min | Comedy, Romance
Falling in love with the aristocratic Sylvia Robertson (Elizabeth Allen), Max poses as a European prince, enlisting the aid of an amiable Ruritanian monarch (Lawrence Grossmith) who owes him a favor.
Director: Alexander Korda | Stars: Leslie Howard, George Grossmith, Benita Hume, Elizabeth Allan
Votes: 169
26. Devotion (1931)
Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The poor, downtrodden (beautiful, of course) "dutiful" daughter of a London society family falls for a barrister, disguises herself, and takes a job as governess to his son. Adapted from the novel, "A Little Flat in the Temple"
Director: Robert Milton | Stars: Ann Harding, Leslie Howard, Robert Williams, O.P. Heggie
Votes: 262
27. The Lady Is Willing (1934)
Approved | 66 min | Comedy
A private detective is hired by three men to kidnap a wealthy man's wife in order to get a ransom, but he soon falls for her.
Director: Gilbert Miller | Stars: Leslie Howard, Cedric Hardwicke, Binnie Barnes, Nigel Playfair
Votes: 55
28. The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
87 min | Drama, Romance
A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.
Directors: Maurice Elvey, Leslie Howard | Stars: Rosamund John, Stewart Granger, Godfrey Tearle, Sophie Stewart
Votes: 225
29. From the Four Corners (1942)
15 min | Drama, Short
Members of three Commonwealth armies, an Aussie, a Canadian, and a New Zealander meet actor Leslie Howard who buys them a beer and makes them understand why they're fighting.
Director: Anthony Havelock-Allan | Stars: J. Johnston, W. Atkinson, R. Gilbert, Leslie Howard
Votes: 120
30. The Happy Warrior (1917)
Drama, Sport
A postmistress adopts an heir who becomes a boxer and rejects the title when he finds his friend is a usurper.
Director: F. Martin Thornton | Stars: James Knight, Joan Legge, Minna Grey, Harry Lorraine
31. The Bump (1920)
Short, Comedy
A famous explorer is unable to find his way across London.
Director: Adrian Brunel | Stars: C. Aubrey Smith, Faith Celli, Douglas Marshall, Nellie Cooper
32. Common Heritage (1940)
19 min | Short
Stars: John Hanau, Leslie Howard, Kent Stevenson
Votes: 23
33. Bookworms (1920)
Comedy, Short
A suitor dons a disguise to woo a chaperoned girl.
Director: Adrian Brunel | Stars: Leslie Howard, Pauline Johnson, Henrietta Watson, Jeff Barlow
Votes: 23
34. The Heroine of Mons (1914)
Short, Drama, War
In France a girl hides an officer and poses as a German soldier to summon help.
Director: Wilfred Noy | Stars: Dorothy Bellew, Leslie Howard, Bert Wynne
35. The Lackey and the Lady (1919)
Drama
A rich banker's eldest daughter marries her servant.
Director: Thomas Bentley | Stars: Odette Goimbault, Leslie Howard, Roy Travers, Alban Atwood
36. The Temporary Lady (1921)
Short, Comedy
A maid poses as a boy to befriend a rich man who is really a salesman.
Director: Adrian Brunel | Stars: Annette Benson, Arthur Claremont, Miles Mander, Eileen Munro
37. Too Many Cooks (1921)
Short, Comedy
Director: Adrian Brunel | Stars: Phyllis Joyce, Nan Patterson, Arthur Booth, Bert Darley
38. Five Pounds Reward (1920)
Comedy, Short
A farmer withholds consent until an earl earns himself £5.
Director: Adrian Brunel | Stars: Leslie Howard, Barbara Hoffe, Sydney Lewis Ransome
39. The White Eagle (1942)
27 min | Documentary, Short, War
An Oscar-nominated British documentary about the Polish people who escaped Poland and were living in England during World War II, both civilians and soldiers.
Director: Eugeniusz Cekalski | Stars: Eugeniusz Cekalski, Zbigniew Grabowski, Leslie Howard, Alvar Liddell
Votes: 46
40. Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 (1934)
11 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: Judith Arlen, Baby LeRoy, Julie Bishop, Clive Brook
41. Twice Two (1920)
Short, Comedy
A couple in love contrive to marry off their widowed parents.
Director: Adrian Brunel | Stars: Ivan Samson, Barbara McFarlane, Simeon Stuart, Adeline Hayden Coffin