Owen Davis

Most Popular Owen Davis Trailers

Total trailers found: 46

Tonight at Twelve Trailer (1929)

29 September 1929

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Yours Sincerely Trailer (1933)

11 March 1933

A resort owner tries to marry his daughter to a millionaire, but his scheme doesn't turn out exactly as planned.

Why Girls Leave Home Trailer (1921)

04 September 1921

Mr. Hedder is an old fashioned man who will not let his daughter Anna own an evening gown, but she is given one by a friend who is a model.

Forever After Trailer (1926)

24 October 1926

A wounded captain recalls his youth, his time at college, and the woman he fell in love with.

Chinatown Charlie Trailer (1928)

15 April 1928

A likeable pickpocket happens to stumble onto a white slavery ring while plying his trade in Chinatown.

Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model Trailer (1924)

16 April 1924

Nellie Horton, when mistreated by her father, is taken in charge by Thomas Lipton. She grows up in poverty not knowing her true identity as the heiress to her mother's millions.

Up in Arms Trailer (1944)

17 February 1944

Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-bound troopship.

Lazybones Trailer (1925)

06 November 1925

Steve Tuttle, the titular lazybones, takes on the responsibility of raising a fatherless girl, causing a scandal in his small town.

So This Is London Trailer (1930)

23 May 1930

Hiram Draper is an all-American self-made man with a profound distaste for everything British. Yet he must travel to London with his family.

Icebound Trailer (1924)

02 March 1924

Ben Jordan runs away after accidentally setting fire to a barn in his small New England community. He returns when his mother dies to find that she has left everything to her ward, Jane Crosby.

My Sin Trailer (1931)

26 September 1931

A prostitute living in Panama shoots her pimp and is charged with murder. The lawyer who gets her off fronts her money to start a new life in NY where she becomes a successful business woman and meets wealthy businessman, Harry Davenport.

Jezebel Trailer (1938)

26 March 1938

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

A Connecticut Yankee Trailer (1931)

06 April 1931

Making a delivery to a mysterious mansion in a rainstorm, radio salesman Hank Martin is knocked out when a suit of armor topples on him.

The Sentimental Lady Trailer (1915)

03 November 1915

When he wasn't churning out "Curses, foiled again!" melodramas, playwright Owen Davis Sr. specialized in such social dramas as The Sentimental Lady.

The Simp Trailer (1920)

23 October 1920

A simpleton finds love but can't get past a pesky dog and some no-good kids.

Mr. and Mrs. North Trailer (1942)

23 January 1942

Married sleuths (Gracie Allen, William Post Jr.) find a corpse in their closet and round up suspects.

Hearts in Exile Trailer (1915)

11 April 1915

In Czarist Russia, attractive Anna Ivanovna has consecrated her life to work among Russia's persecuted poor.

Lola Trailer (1914)

23 November 1914

A scientist resurrects his dead daughter, only to realize she now lacks a soul.

Spring Is Here Trailer (1930)

13 April 1930

Musical about two sisters in love with the same man.

The Man Who Came Back Trailer (1931)

11 January 1931

A spoiled carefree rich kid gets into too much trouble for his father who sends him out on his own to prove himself capable of making a respectable man of himself.

The Good Earth Trailer (1937)

02 June 1937

China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over the years; but the temptations of a fragile prosperity will endanger their love and the survival of their entire family.

The Lighthouse by the Sea Trailer (1924)

01 December 1924

A lighthouse keeper and his daughter are in trouble on two fronts--if the authorities find out he is going blind they will remove him, and a gang of liquor-smugglers is trying to destroy the lighthouse so they can land their illegal cargo on shore without being spotted.

The Great Gatsby Trailer (1949)

06 June 1949

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby.

Big Jim Garrity Trailer (1916)

18 April 1916

Big Jim Garrity, a mine superintendent, is falsely accused of murder by a dope doctor and is forced into exile in Europe.

The Girl Habit Trailer (1931)

27 June 1931

A Lothario tries to get arrested as protection from the gangster husband who has threatened him.

The Donovan Affair Trailer (1929)

11 April 1929

Inspector Killian tries to solve a murder case with his assistant Carney.

Blow Your Own Horn Trailer (1923)

11 November 1923

World War I veteran Jack Dunbar who, like a lot of veterans then and now, is finding it hard to land a job.

The Shamrock and the Rose Trailer (1927)

14 April 1927

The neighborly "feud" between a Jewish and an Irish families escalates when two of their youngsters fall in love.

The Green Cloak Trailer (1915)

20 October 1915

Future Pulitzer Prize winner Owen Davis was one of the scenarists for this Kleine-Edison production. ene Fenwick stars as Ruth McAllister, one of two sisters currently being victimized by a phony hypnotist named Wilkins (Richie Ling).

Through the Breakers Trailer (1928)

28 September 1928

Through the Breakers, the 1928 Joseph C. Boyle silent South Seas tropical island seafaring romantic love triangle melodrama about a London socialite who loves a man who is assigned to be a plantation manager on a South Seas island.

Mile-a-Minute Kendall Trailer (1918)

13 May 1918

Young Kendall struggles for acceptance in the eyes of his wealthy father, who sees him only as a layabout.

Easy Come, Easy Go Trailer (1928)

20 April 1928

Dix plays radio announcer Robert Parker, working at a station run by his girlfriend's father. Becoming a bit overexcited on the air, our hero lets slip a few (fortuitously unheard) profanities.

Broadway After Dark Trailer (1924)

19 May 1924

Ralph Norton, man-about-town and wealthy favorite in Broadway society circles, is attracted to Helen Tremaine, but her flirtatious behavior causes him to reject the superficial life of his set.

The Woman Next Door Trailer (1915)

01 September 1915

Cabaret Trailer (1927)

26 March 1927

Gloria Trask, who has risen from a squalid East Side environment to stardom in Costigan's nightclub, is admired by Tom Westcott, detective, and Sam Roberts, a gangster with whom her brother is involved.

Blind Alleys Trailer (1927)

26 February 1927

Merchant marine Captain Dan Kirby arrives in New York City with his Cuban bride, María. Leaving his hotel to buy flowers, Dan forgets his billfold but meets Julio Lachados, a former admirer of María's.

The Haunted House Trailer (1928)

04 November 1928

Four heirs to a family fortune are summoned to appear at the family estate for the reading of the will, where they meet the estate's staff, which includes a nurse, a crazed doctor, and a sinister handyman.

Only Saps Work Trailer (1930)

05 December 1930

Rubber-legged comedian Leon Errol made his talkie starring bow in Paramount's Only Saps Work. Based on a play by Owen Davis Sr.

The 9th Guest Trailer (1934)

31 January 1934

Eight people are invited by an unsigned telegram to a penthouse apartment, where they find themselves locked in and greeted by their unknown host's voice via the radio, who explains that before the night is over each one will be die unless they manage to outwit the ninth guest, Death.

The Gambler of the West Trailer (1915)

17 November 1915

A family is attacked by Indians, the father killed and son captured. The widow remarries and her stepdaughter, Mabel, encourages her stepbrother to find his lost half-brother.

Sinners Trailer (1920)

15 March 1920

Mary Horton, a country girl, moves to New York to make her living as a seamstress, where she meets Hilda Newton, an old neighbor who has renounced her country ways for the immoral life of the city.

They Had to See Paris Trailer (1929)

18 September 1929

Oklahoma mechanic Pike Peters finds himself part owner of an oil field. His wife Idy, hitherto content, decides the family must go to Paris to get "culture" and meet "the right kind of people.

The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England Trailer (1914)

09 November 1914

Giles Bateson gets expelled from college for misconduct. His angry father, the Earl, sends him a message: "Never let me see you again until you have earned a half crown and proven yourself worthy of confidence.

Her Marriage Vow Trailer (1924)

20 July 1924

A man sees his wife flirting with a former boyfriend. Enraged, he decides to end the marriage. After cooling down, though, he begins to have second thoughts about the separation, especially since there are children involved.

Driftwood Trailer (1916)

01 March 1916

How Baxter Butted In Trailer (1925)

25 July 1925

Poor Henry Baxter, a lowly clerk in a newspaper office, is in love with Beulah, the beautiful office stenographer, but Beulah barely knows he exists.