6 Best Warner Baxter Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 1, 2026

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Warner Baxter brought a suave, versatile presence to Hollywood film across the silent and early sound eras, winning acclaim as one of the era’s most respected leading men. In 42nd Street (1933): A demanding Broadway director pushes his cast to the breaking point to save a troubled musical production. Another standout is Ramona (1928): A mixed-race orphan’s forbidden romance with a Native American man defies her adoptive family’s prejudice.

42nd Street (1933) 01

42nd Street (1933)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A demanding Broadway director pushes his cast to the breaking point to save a troubled musical production.

In Old Arizona (1928) 02

In Old Arizona (1928)

IMDb ★ 5.9

A charming outlaw evades a determined army sergeant while pursuing a duplicitous woman in the old West.

Ramona (1928) 03

Ramona (1928)

IMDb ★ 6.1

A mixed-race orphan's forbidden romance with a Native American man defies her adoptive family's prejudice.

The Great Gatsby (1926) 04

The Great Gatsby (1926)

IMDb ★ 5.7

A mysterious millionaire's obsessive pursuit of his lost love unravels amid Jazz Age excess.

Aloma of the South Seas (1926) 05

Aloma of the South Seas (1926)

IMDb ★ 5.9

An island girl's romance with a shipwrecked sailor is complicated by tribal rivalries and tradition.

The Awful Truth (1925) 06

The Awful Truth (1925)

IMDb ★ 5.8

A divorcing couple's petty jealousies threaten to derail their new romances with other partners.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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