Dorothy Boyd

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Pearls Bring Tears
5

Pearls Bring Tears

Mar 20, 1937
About a businessman (H.F.Maltby) who borrows his wife's pearls to cover a business loan, only for the pearls to then go missing.
Comedy
Called Back
1

Called Back

Jun 05, 1933
'Spain. Revolutionary doctor foiled by blind man and amnesiac girl.' (British Film Catalogue)
Drama
The Ace of Spades
5.7

The Ace of Spades

Feb 09, 1935
The wife of a candidate for Parliament is having an affair with the brother of her husband's rival. Her lover is running for election on a promise of building a railway that the community needs, but a wealthy landowner won't give permission for the railway to be built over his land. When the landowner is later found dead, suspicion falls on the adulterous candidate.
Drama
The Love Race
6

The Love Race

Dec 26, 1931
The Love Race is a delightful musical comedy film based around the fierce rivalry between two motor manufacturers – and the romance that develops between the daughter of one and the son of the other...
Birds of Prey
6

Birds of Prey

Nov 18, 1930
At a reception given by Arthur Hilton at his Sussex home the conversation turns to the subject of danger, with Hilton recalling a case in which he was involved as a Natal police commissioner. In it there were three guilty persons, but only one of them was hanged; the other two were sentenced to long terms, vowing vengeance on Hilton. Unknown to him, the same two men are now among his guests, and are determined to have their revenge.
Drama
Love Lies
1

Love Lies

Aug 11, 1931
Love Lies is a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Stanley Lupino, Dorothy Boyd and Jack Hobbs. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. It was based on Stanley Lupino's own hit 1929 stage musical.
A Shot in the Dark
6

A Shot in the Dark

Nov 03, 1933
The relatives of a millionaire - the victim of a mysterious murder - get together at his house to search for his will, which he recorded on a record. However, one of them is actually the person who killed him, and will let nothing - or no one - stand in the way of finding that record.
Mystery
Everything Is Rhythm
6

Everything Is Rhythm

Jun 11, 1936
Based on the spectacular rise of bandleader and vaudevillian Harry Roy, this is the comic tale of a Ruritanian princess who elopes with a dance-band leader.
Music
Rynox
5.5

Rynox

Nov 04, 1931
Things are not all well at Rynox House, where the company is on the verge of collapse. At the same time, its senior partner, FX Benedik, keeps receiving threats from the disgruntled Boswell Marsh, who is seen in town buying theatre tickets and revolvers. As the Rynox staff, including the young Tony Benedik, work to keep the business afloat, FX invites Marsh to settle his grievances at his house one fateful night....
Drama
The Constant Nymph
1

The Constant Nymph

Feb 20, 1928
Sanger, an eccentric expatriate composer, dies in his house in the Austrian Alps, leaving his daughters penniless. The young composer Lewis Dodd, a longstanding friend of the family, falls in love with their cousin Florence when she comes to take the girls back to England. But little Tessa Sanger is in love with Lewis herself, and when she runs away from school and comes to live with Florence and her husband, their already-shaky marriage is further undermined
Drama
Le passé ne meurt pas
5.169
Laurita s'éprend d'un artiste qui se tue. Elle part en voyage et rencontre un jeune homme, John Wittaker, qui l'épouse. Mais, la famille de John n'apprécie guère le mariage avec Laurita et contraint le jeune couple au divorce.
Romance
Third Time Lucky
5

Third Time Lucky

Feb 26, 1931
Third Time Lucky" was released in February 1931 and was the first film to star Bobby Howes in a leading role. Based on a play by Arnold Ridley, who also wrote "The Ghost Train", and later went on to star in "Dad's Army", "Third time lucky" tells the story of a timid parson (Howes) who steps in to protect his ward from blackmail at the hands of Garry Marsh and Gordon Harker.
Comedy
Too Many Crooks
1

Too Many Crooks

Aug 01, 1930
A man tries to burgle his own safe on the same night that a professional criminal attempts it.
Comedy
The Sport of Kings
1

The Sport of Kings

Feb 23, 1931
Algernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove his theory, he bets a friend that he can convert Amos Purdie, the puritanical head of an anti-betting association, into a punter within a week.
Comedy
Toni
1

Toni

Jan 01, 1928
Depressive Toni is diagnosed with idlesness by his doctor who recommends more excitement and danger. Another patient, a celebrated detective who bears a striking resemblance to Toni, is diagnosed with exhaustion and told to rest. The two swap places but Toni's first client turns out to be an exiled princess whose jewels are about to be stolen by a ruthless gang and the amateur detective finds more thrills than he bargained for.
Thriller
Lonely Road
6.2

Lonely Road

Aug 23, 1936
Commander Stevenson, suffering from unrequited love drives to the coast while very drunk and interrupts some smugglers and informs Scotland Yard.
Drama
Inside the Room
5

Inside the Room

Mar 26, 1935
A French sleuth in England helps the police solve a series of murders linked by the diary pages of a dead woman.
Thriller