Lionel Barrymore
Barrymore began his prolific career on stage and built a reputation as a serious actor before transitioning to film, copping an Oscar nod for directing Madame X (1929) and winning the statuette for his brilliant performance in A Free Soul (1931). Known for playing lovable grumps, he starred in numerous movies throughout the 1930s and '40s, including Grand Hotel (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), You Can't Take It with You (1938) and a series of Doctor Kildare films. But he's perhaps best remembered for his portrayal of villainous miser Mr. Potter in director Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
On Nov. 15, 1954, Barrymore died of a heart attack at age 76.
Key Largo
As a destructive hurricane wreaks havoc outside, Army veteran Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart), war-widow Nora Temple (Lauren Bacall) and her invalid father-in-law face a worse storm inside the Temples' tumbledown Florida hotel in Key Largo. Frank merely stopped by to pay his respects to Nora, only to find the hotel commandeered by exiled gangster Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Robinson). Will the war-weary Frank step up to fight again?
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You Can't Take It with You
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It's a Wonderful Life
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Captains Courageous
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Grand Hotel
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David Copperfield
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Mata Hari
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The Divorcee / A Free Soul
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Night Flight
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The Little Colonel
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D.W. Griffith: Years of Discovery
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Hollywood's Legends of Horror Collection
