Movies by Ben Lyon

Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning Strikes Twice

An actress goes up to a dude ranch for relaxation, when she falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of his wife's murder.

Navy Wife

Navy Wife

A Hawaiian naval nurse weds a widowed officer partly because he has a crippled daughter.

My Past

My Past

A stage star finds herself torn between a wealthy older man and a handsome younger one.

So Big

So Big

After graduating from a fashionable finishing school and touring Europe with her father, Selina Peake returns to the United States, where her father is accidentally killed after losing his fortune in a gambling den. Selina is reduced to teaching in a high school in the Dutch community at High Prarie near Chicago. She boards in the farmhouse of Klass Poole, a dull-witted market gardener, and finally marries Pervus DeJong, a poor and backward farmer. She shares the drudgery of her husband's futile life and finds happiness only in their small s...

Open Your Eyes

Open Your Eyes

A propagandistic melodrama recounting the dangers and horrors of venereal disease.

The Prince of Tempters

The Prince of Tempters

Francis, the result of a clandestine marriage between the Duke of Chatsfield and a peasant girl, after being raised in a monastery following his parents death assumes his title but falls victim to a pair of schemers leading to much heartache before all is set aright before the fadeout.

The Flying Marine

The Flying Marine

Released in both a silent and a sound version: Mitch Moran, a veteran WWI pilot and now a commercial pilot, takes his young irresponsible brother, Steve, under his guidance. Steve heeds little of what Mitch is selling but does find time to steal Mitch's sweetheart Sally.

Down to the Sea

Down to the Sea

Greek sponge divers in Tarpon Springs, Florida duel over diving methods and fight over the same girl, and only one will survive.

Winds of Chance

Winds of Chance

A love triangle set against the turn-of-the-century gold rush.

The Hot Heiress

The Hot Heiress

Classes clash when a poor riveter and wealthy society woman fall in love with each other, much to the shock of her friends and family.

Stardust

Stardust

Carla de Hulvea is a rumba dancer who makes news by posing as a South-American heiress. She is doing fine with her hoax until she meets American Peter Jackson, a high-pressure promoter who is looking for movie-producing money. He does some big-time bluffing on his own in order to get Carla to invest in a film he is making with his partner, Roy Harley. Through Carla, Roy meets actress Diana West, who is given a role in the movie, and Roy falls in love with her.