W. Somerset Maugham Movies

  • 1919
    The Divorcee

    The Divorcee

    The Divorcee

    01919HD

    Based on the 1907 play 'Lady Frederick' by W. Somerset Maugham, this tells the story of Betsy O'Hara in her pursuit of romance and love.

    The Divorcee
  • 1938
    Vessel of Wrath

    Vessel of Wrath

    Vessel of Wrath

    6.71938HD

    Ginger Ted, AKA Edward Claude Wilson, a drunkard and womanizer, and Miss Jones, a missionary, live in the Alas Islands. During a cholera epidemic,...

    Vessel of Wrath
  • 1951
    Encore

    Encore

    Encore

    6.21951HD

    Encore is a 1951 anthology film composed of adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham: "The Ant and the Grasshopper", directed by...

    Encore
  • 1917
    The Land of Promise

    The Land of Promise

    The Land of Promise

    01917HD

    Based on the 1913 play The Land of Promise by W. Somerset Maugham about Nora Marsh and her life which ends in a farm.

    The Land of Promise
  • 1940
    Too Many Husbands

    Too Many Husbands

    Too Many Husbands

    6.31940HD

    Long-missing Bill Cardew returns to find his wife Vicky remarried...and in no hurry to settle for just one husband.

    Too Many Husbands
  • 1925
    The Circle

    The Circle

    The Circle

    5.41925HD

    Elizabeth Cheney has a wealthy husband, social prominence and everything she could want in life . . . except Ted Lutton, the man she loves. She must...

    The Circle
  • 1925
    East of Suez

    East of Suez

    East of Suez

    01925HD

    After being educated in England, Daisy Forbes returns to China, the country of her birth, and discovers that her father has recently died and that...

    East of Suez
  • 1955
    Three for the Show

    Three for the Show

    Three for the Show

    61955HD

    This musical reworking of Too Many Husbands (1940), features Grable as a top singer and dancer who's been widowed by WW II. She marries her late...

    Three for the Show
  • 1922
    The Ordeal

    The Ordeal

    The Ordeal

    01922HD

    Sybil marries George Bruce, an alcoholic 20 years her senior, In order to provide for her crippled sister, Helen, and her brother, Geoffrey. Bruce...

    The Ordeal
  • 1961
    A String of Beads

    A String of Beads

    A String of Beads

    01961HD

    An ordinary girl's life is radically changed by the mistaken receipt of a $60,000 strand of pearls.

    A String of Beads
  • 1936
    The Tenth Man

    The Tenth Man

    The Tenth Man

    61936HD

    George Winter, a self-made businessman and MP, lets nothing get in the way of his climb to the top. Certain in his belief in the corruptible and...

    The Tenth Man
  • 1929
    The Sacred Flame

    The Sacred Flame

    The Sacred Flame

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    Colonel Maurice Taylor of the Royal Flying Corps is hopelessly injured in an airplane crash immediately following his marriage to Stella. Maurice is...

    The Sacred Flame
  • 1920
    Jack Straw

    Jack Straw

    Jack Straw

    01920HD

    Jack Straw (Warwick) is an iceman who becomes a waiter to be closer to the girl (McComas) he is interested in. Later, to impress her, he impersonates...

    Jack Straw
  • 1931
    The Holy Flames

    The Holy Flames

    The Holy Flames

    01931HD

    This is the German-language version of 1929's "The Sacred Flame", from the W. Somerset Maugham play, shot by Warner Bros. in Hollywood with a...

    The Holy Flames
  • 1980
    Gigolo and Gigolette

    Gigolo and Gigolette

    Gigolo and Gigolette

    61980HD

    Stella and Sid, seaside dancers, perform a dangerous circus act. After a conversation with an old entertainer, Stella is afraid to jump, requiring a...

    Gigolo and Gigolette
  • 1978
    Theatre

    Theatre

    Theatre

    61978HD

    Human attempts to understand why when acting they are all going through the heart, but in real life are playing a role.

    Theatre
  • 1973
    The Tragedy of Dr. Hosny

    The Tragedy of Dr. Hosny

    The Tragedy of Dr. Hosny

    81973HD

    Hosny suffers from terrifying nightmares, so he resorts to a psychiatrist to help him

    The Tragedy of Dr. Hosny
  • 1925
    Infatuation

    Infatuation

    Infatuation

    01925HD

    Infatuation is based on Caesar's Wife, a story by Somerset Maugham. Dazzlingly British socialite Viola Morgan falls madly in love with professional...

    Infatuation
  • 1930
    Strictly Unconventional

    Strictly Unconventional

    Strictly Unconventional

    3.51930HD

    An adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's The Circle. A young woman married into an aristocratic English family finds life with her husband dull and...

    Strictly Unconventional
  • 1931
    Woman in the Jungle

    Woman in the Jungle

    Woman in the Jungle

    51931HD

    Marooned on a rubber plantation in the East Indies, Leslie turns to Geoffrey for the love and diversion that she does not find with her husband.

    Woman in the Jungle