Herbert Brenon Movies

  • 1928
    Laugh, Clown, Laugh

    Laugh, Clown, Laugh

    Laugh, Clown, Laugh

    7.2191928HD

    A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but...

    Laugh, Clown, Laugh
  • 1940
    The Flying Squad

    The Flying Squad

    The Flying Squad

    61940HD

    Inspector Bradley of Scotland Yard is on the trail of the murderous ringleader of a smuggling organization in London.

    The Flying Squad
  • 1931
    Transgression

    Transgression

    Transgression

    41931HD

    When British mining engineer Robert Maury is sent to India on an extended business trip, his wife Elsie finds romance with a Spanish playboy.

    Transgression
  • 1924
    Peter Pan

    Peter Pan

    Peter Pan

    6.9881924HD

    Peter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the...

    Peter Pan
  • 1923
    The Spanish Dancer

    The Spanish Dancer

    The Spanish Dancer

    41923HD

    The Spanish Dancer is the story of Maritana, a Romani girl who dances in courtyards and even tells people's fortunes. Despite her lowly position,...

    The Spanish Dancer
  • 1925
    A Kiss for Cinderella

    A Kiss for Cinderella

    A Kiss for Cinderella

    51925HD

    An adaption of a novel by Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie.

    A Kiss for Cinderella
  • 1926
    The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    01926HD

    Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor,...

    The Great Gatsby
  • 1930
    The Case of Sergeant Grischa

    The Case of Sergeant Grischa

    The Case of Sergeant Grischa

    61930HD

    This film earned an Oscar nomination for Sound Recording. It is the only film nominated in this category that is among the lost. No negative or print...

    The Case of Sergeant Grischa
  • 1917
    The Eternal Sin

    The Eternal Sin

    The Eternal Sin

    01917HD

    Gennaro, the son of Lucretia Borgia, lives unaware of the identity of his mother, who has married the Duke of Ferrara. After Lucretia's brother is...

    The Eternal Sin
  • 1933
    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

    51933HD

    An orphan boy in 1830s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang of thieves.

    Oliver Twist
  • 1913
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    4.31913HD

    Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  • 1926
    God Gave Me Twenty Cents

    God Gave Me Twenty Cents

    God Gave Me Twenty Cents

    01926HD

    The story concerns the misadventures of sailor Steve Doren, who tries his best to support his wife Mary on his piddling income. But like seafaring...

    God Gave Me Twenty Cents
  • 1938
    Housemaster

    Housemaster

    Housemaster

    01938HD

    Three girls arrive at a stuffy English public school and cause all sorts of problems with both the staff and pupils.

    Housemaster
  • 1926
    Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

    5.91926HD

    Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa,...

    Beau Geste
  • 1923
    The Custard Cup

    The Custard Cup

    The Custard Cup

    01923HD

    Mrs. Penfield, better known as Penzie, is one of the inhabitants of a tenement neighborhood known as "the Custard Cup" because of its oval shape....

    The Custard Cup
  • 1935
    Royal Cavalcade

    Royal Cavalcade

    Royal Cavalcade

    01935HD

    Made in commemoration and celebration of the Jubilee of King George V, this is the story of the first twenty-five years of his reign, told through...

    Royal Cavalcade
  • 1925
    The Street of Forgotten Men

    The Street of Forgotten Men

    The Street of Forgotten Men

    61925HD

    Easy-Money Charley, the best fake crippled beggar in New York, loses his beloved dog and adopts a dying prostitute's daughter to fill the empty place...

    The Street of Forgotten Men
  • 1931
    Beau Ideal

    Beau Ideal

    Beau Ideal

    4.41931HD

    An American joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend.

    Beau Ideal
  • 1912
    Shamus O'Brien

    Shamus O'Brien

    Shamus O'Brien

    01912HD

    Based on JS Le Fanu's 1850 poem "Shamus O'Brien." Copies of this short film survive at the Library of Congress and British Film Institute.

    Shamus O'Brien
  • 1921
    The Sign on the Door

    The Sign on the Door

    The Sign on the Door

    01921HD

    A 1921 film directed by Herbert Brenon.

    The Sign on the Door