James Cruze Movies

  • 1929
    The Great Gabbo

    The Great Gabbo

    The Great Gabbo

    5.51929HD

    For the ventriloquist Gabbo his wooden dummy Otto is the only means of expression. When he starts relying more and more on Otto, he starts going mad.

    The Great Gabbo
  • 1932
    If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

    6.61932HD

    An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.

    If I Had a Million
  • 1924
    Leap Year

    Leap Year

    Leap Year

    4.81924HD

    A young man, heir to his misogynistic and millionaire uncle, and in love with a nurse, gets in trouble when he gives advice on marriage to his...

    Leap Year
  • 1926
    Old Ironsides

    Old Ironsides

    Old Ironsides

    61926HD

    An embellished account of the 1803 expedition by famed frigate U.S.S. Constitution--a.k.a. "Old Ironsides"--against the Barbary pirates then...

    Old Ironsides
  • 1933
    Sailor Be Good

    Sailor Be Good

    Sailor Be Good

    01933HD

    A Navy boxer (Jack Oakie) meets a dance-hall hostess (Vivienne Osborne) who tries to sober him up for a fight.

    Sailor Be Good
  • 1938
    Prison Nurse

    Prison Nurse

    Prison Nurse

    5.11938HD

    A state prison is threatened by approaching floods, an epidemic of typhoid fever breaks out among the inmates, the prison's only doctor falls sick,...

    Prison Nurse
  • 1914
    Joseph in the Land of Egypt

    Joseph in the Land of Egypt

    Joseph in the Land of Egypt

    51914HD

    Film realization of the Biblical story of Joseph, played here by future director James Cruze.

    Joseph in the Land of Egypt
  • 1923
    The Covered Wagon

    The Covered Wagon

    The Covered Wagon

    6.11923HD

    Two wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon. On their quest the pilgrims will experience...

    The Covered Wagon
  • 1919
    The Roaring Road

    The Roaring Road

    The Roaring Road

    5.81919HD

    "Toodles" Waldron, racing enthusiast and the best salesman for J. D. Ward's automobile company, quarrels with his boss; Ward will not let him enter...

    The Roaring Road
  • 1936
    Sutter's Gold

    Sutter's Gold

    Sutter's Gold

    01936HD

    Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.

    Sutter's Gold
  • 1912
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    5.81912HD

    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
  • 1920
    Terror Island

    Terror Island

    Terror Island

    4.91920HD

    Inventor Harry Harper travels to the South Seas, where there is buried treasure belonging to a girl, Beverly West. Naturally, others are after the...

    Terror Island
  • 1938
    Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

    4.81938HD

    An undercover cop infiltrates a powerful New York based crime syndicate.

    Gangs of New York
  • 1927
    We're All Gamblers

    We're All Gamblers

    We're All Gamblers

    01927HD

    The second of Thomas Meighan's three 1927 vehicles, We're All Gamblers was also the first of two collaborations between Meighan and director James...

    We're All Gamblers
  • 1925
    Beggar on Horseback

    Beggar on Horseback

    Beggar on Horseback

    61925HD

    Neil McRae, an impoverished composer, loves Cynthia Mason, but, fearing poverty, proposes to wealthy Gladys Cady. Can he compose himself and find the...

    Beggar on Horseback
  • 1928
    The Mating Call

    The Mating Call

    The Mating Call

    6.21928HD

    A World War I veteran takes on the Ku Klux Klan when he loses his wife to a womanizing Klansman. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in...

    The Mating Call
  • 1930
    The Big Fight

    The Big Fight

    The Big Fight

    31930HD

    Based on the David Belasco stage production of the Max Marcin play in which heavyweight-champion Jack Dempsey played the role of the fighter, Tiger:...

    The Big Fight
  • 1932
    Washington Merry-Go-Round

    Washington Merry-Go-Round

    Washington Merry-Go-Round

    6.71932HD

    Button Gwinett Brown is a freshman congressman on a mission to rid Washington of corruption. He quickly runs afoul of the powerful Senator Norton...

    Washington Merry-Go-Round
  • 1913
    The Caged Bird

    The Caged Bird

    The Caged Bird

    01913HD

    The beautiful young princess was weary of the formality and ceremony that encompassed her. She had read many books and from them had gained the idea...

    The Caged Bird
  • 1930
    The Costello Case

    The Costello Case

    The Costello Case

    01930HD

    An Irish policeman handles gangsters, a mystery woman and a wise-guy reporter.

    The Costello Case