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Jean Hersholt has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1920s through the 1930s.
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When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.
Dir. Erich von Stroheim · With Gibson Gowland, Zasu Pitts, Jean Hersholt

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.
Dir. George Cukor · With Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
Dir. Edmund Goulding · With Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford

Heidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, grumpy paternal grandfather, Adolph Kramer. Heidi brings her grandfather back into mountain society through her sweet ways and sheer love. When Dete later returns and steals Heidi away to become the companion of a rich man's wheelchair-bound daughter, the grandfather is heartsick to discover his little girl missing and immediately sets out to get her back.
Dir. Allan Dwan · With Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Arthur Treacher
Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampire assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body, are certain that the vampire is the mysterious Count Mora or his daughter. Receiving little help from the law, Professor Zelen, an expert in the occult, is called in to assist with their investigation.
Dir. Tod Browning · With Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Bela Lugosi