Myrna Loy

John Barrymore at the peak of his matinee-idol powers, swashbuckling through Borgia-era Italy as the legendary lover. Directed by Alan Crosland for Warner Bros., it's a lavish silent spectacle — duels, dungeons, and Lucrezia Borgia herself — but its place in history is technical: Don Juan was the first feature released with a synchronized Vitaphone musical score and sound effects, the experiment that led directly to The Jazz Singer a year later. Mary Astor and a young Myrna Loy are among the women pursued through its nearly two hours. As a work published before 1930, it is in the public domain in the United States.

Adventure · Romance · Silent

A publisher torn between a free-spirited artist and a manipulative socialite must choose which woman truly understands him. Leslie Howard, Ann Harding, and Myrna Loy star in this pre-Code adaptation of Philip Barry's play, produced by David O. Selznick. The film entered the public domain through non-renewal.

Drama · Romance · Comedy

A Scottish officer ordered to the Western Front instead deserts into India's Khyber Pass on a secret mission to quell a tribal uprising, torn between duty and the beguiling princess who may be friend or foe. Victor McLaglen and Myrna Loy star in John Ford's first sound film. The 1929 film entered the public domain on January 1, 2025.

Adventure · War

A 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Ronald Colman, Loretta Young, Myrna Loy, and Frederick Kerr. Written by Frederick Lonsdale and Benjamin Glazer, the film follows spendthrift Willie Hale (Colman), who returns penniless to his family home in London and smooth-talks his father into letting him stay. At the same time, he turns the charm on Dorothy Hope (Young), whose father is big in linoleum and who was about to become engaged to a Russian aristocrat. Produced by Samuel Goldwyn, the film features cinematography by George Barnes and Gregg Toland. The film entered the public domain due to non-renewal of its copyright.

Comedy · Romance