Jean Hersholt Movies

Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.

A young prince falls in love with a beautiful barmaid while at university in old Heidelberg.

Driven to desperation by his young and extravagant wife, alienist Dr. Emil Brandt has arranged a perfect crime; now he begs the police to lock him up...

A corrupt night court judge tears an innocent young family apart in his efforts to elude a special prosecutor.

Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the dedication of the Motion Picture Relief Fund's...

World War II public education film about sexually transmitted diseases focused on syphilis.

The wife of a doctor in China falls in love with a diplomat.

A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.

A young woman runs away from an abusive home and pre-arranged marriage only to be frustrated in her attempts to find happiness with a handsome...

Austrian church bell ringer Freyman loves music and wants his two sons (both played by Ameche) to love it too. The first goes to America and the...

Don Cesar De Vega crosses swords with a vicious member of the Queen's Guard, and steals the affection of a young heiress. When the officer frames the...

A dedicated young doctor places his patients above everyone else in his life. Unfortunately, his social register fianceé can't accept the fact...

Chéri-Bibi is a world class escape artist, but he cannot escape the false murder charge that is placed on him.

Until 1932's Grand Hotel, never had there existed an all-star ensemble cast on film. Conceived by MGM's production genius Irving Thalberg, the film...

A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.

A Parisian sewer worker longs for a rise in status and a beautiful wife. He rescues a girl from the police, lives with her in a barren flat on the...

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

Bandleader and manager discover skater in Norway. They become rivals as she returns with them to America.

Proper parents who treat their adult children as teenagers have a son who wants to go to Paris to study art, and a daughter in love with a married...

Epidemiologist Cliff Claybourne falls in love with Rita Wilson in a gambling house. They want to marry but Cliff's brother is convinced Rita is no...