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Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres


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Lew Ayres - what members say


  • Holiday
  • Holiday review by from Chester, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars Box Office Poison 7 August 2006
    ...quisite performance - and look out for one of sudden and unexpected beauty from Lew Ayres - particularly his last scene. Philip Barry, whose play is the source materi...   Read customer review

Lew Ayres - filmography


  • Battlestar Galactica on DVD (1978)
    Starring: Richard Hatch,  Dirk Benedict,  Lorne Greene
    Director: Richard A. Colla
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A futuristic aircraft carrier careers through a distant starfield, followed by a convoy of bizarre space vehicles, all fleeing the destruction of the human race. They are all bound for a sister colony on a planet far away...A planet called Earth...
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 1,477 member
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  • The Dark Mirror (1946)
    Starring: Olivia de Havilland,  Olivia De Havilland,  Lew Ayres
    Director: Robert Siodmak
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A man is murdered, and several witnesses can place Ruth Collins at the scene of the crime. But Ruth has a twin sister, Terry, who has been diagnosed as a psychotic. When Ruth falls for the psychiatrist who evaluates the two sisters, will Terry strike again?
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 23 members
    Due for release on 26th November 2012
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  • Doctor Kildare - Double Feature on DVD (1939)
    Starring: Lew Ayres,  Lionel Barrymore
    Director: Harold S. Bucquet
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Two features from the 'Dr Kildare' film series. In 'Secret Of Dr. Kildare', Kildare treats Dr. Gillespie's cancer. Also includes 'The Strange Case Of Dr. Kildare', in which the patients of a brain surgeon do not appear to get better.
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 17 members
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  • Holiday on DVD (1938)
    Starring: Henry Kolker,  Binnie Barnes,  Jean Dixon
    Director: George Cukor
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Both film versions of Phillip Barry's stage comedy Holiday have their merits, but the 1938 version has the added advantage of supercharged star power. Katharine Hepburn and Doris Nolan play Linda and Julia Seton, two daughters of a very well-to-do family. Linda feels a bit lost in the shuffle as ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 2,488 members
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  • Hearts In Bondage (1936)
    Starring: James Dunn,  Mae Clarke,  David Manners
    Director: Lew Ayres
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The relationship of Lieutenant Kenneth Reynolds and Constance Jordan is placed under threat when Civil War breaks out. For Reynolds is a US Naval Officer, whilst Constance's brother is sympathetic to the Confederate cause...
    1.5 stars out of 5 25% from 9 members
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  • The Kiss (1929)
    Starring: Greta Garbo,  Conrad Nagel,  Anders Randolf
    Director: Jacques Feyder
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Irene is unhappily married to an older businessman, but very much in love with a handsome young lawyer. He doesn't want to add to her unhappiness by ruining her marriage; she is terrified of her husband's jealousy and anger. They decide to stop seeing each other, and she bides her time with Pierre, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 1 member
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Lew Ayres facts

5 most recent films

Battlestar Galactica - 3.5 stars
Battle For The Planet Of The Apes - 3.0 stars
Advise and Consent - 3.0 stars
The Dark Mirror - 3.0 stars
Doctor Kildare - Double Feature - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

All Quiet On The Western Front - 3.5 stars
Battlestar Galactica - 3.5 stars
Holiday - 3.5 stars
Battle For The Planet Of The Apes - 3.0 stars
The Dark Mirror - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Hearts In Bondage - 1.5 stars
Doctor Kildare - Double Feature - 2.5 stars
All Quiet On The Western Front - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Advise and Consent - 3.0 stars
The Kiss - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Louis Wolheim - 2 times - show films
John Wray - 2 times - show films
Arnold Lucy - 2 times - show films
Ben Alexander - 2 times - show films
Lionel Barrymore - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Lewis Milestone - 2 times - show films
George Cukor - 1 times - show films
Richard A. Colla - 1 times - show films
Otto Preminger - 1 times - show films
Felix Feist - 1 times - show films