By Vlad Zakh · August 8, 2026
Gordon Westcott had a brief but busy Hollywood career in the early 1930s, appearing in dozens of films before his untimely death at twenty-nine. Footlight Parade races a producer to stage live prologues, Heroes for Sale struggles with a veteran’s addiction in the Depression, Fashions of 1934 schemes to steal Parisian fashions, and Merrily We Go to Hell tests an heiress’s marriage to an alcoholic writer. Love Me Tonight and Queen Kelly round out the list.
01 Gordon Westcott appears in this comedy about a fast-talking con artist and a talented designer who scheme to steal Parisian fashion designs.
Directed by William Dieterle · 1h 18m · Rated NR
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02 A decorated war veteran struggles with addiction and poverty while trying to rebuild his life.
Directed by William A. Wellman · 1h 12m · Rated NR
03 A determined Broadway producer races the clock to stage elaborate live prologues before the movies steal his business.
Directed by Lloyd Bacon · 1h 44m · Rated NR
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04 Gordon Westcott is in this pre-Code drama about a wealthy heiress whose marriage to a charming but alcoholic writer is tested by his continued infidelity.
Directed by Dorothy Arzner · 1h 23m · Rated NR
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05 A Parisian tailor poses as a nobleman to woo a lonely princess at a countryside chateau.
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian · 1h 29m · Rated NR
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06 Gordon Westcott is in this Stroheim silent about a convent-raised orphan whose romance with a prince scandalises a decadent European royal court.
Directed by Erich von Stroheim · 1h 41m
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