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Once a Crook
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Once a Crook

Aug 23, 1941
Once a Crook is a 1941 British crime film directed by Herbert Mason and featuring Gordon Harker, Sydney Howard, Bernard Lee, Kathleen Harrison, and Raymond Huntley.
Crime
Shipyard Sally
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Shipyard Sally

Sep 30, 1939
A lancashire singer buys a pub in Clydebank and hits money troubles when the shipbyards are closed. She takes a petition to London to try to get them reopened.
Where’s George?
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Where’s George?

Aug 18, 1935
A British comedy about a blacksmith who in looking to get away from his wife discovers a talent for rugby league.
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
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Underworld king Lee Lother has been killed aboard a ocean liner, several people could have been the murderer. There is his mistress Anya Roysen, a married woman, who was jealous of his flirtations with his old moll, night club singer Sally Marsh, who had agreed for one last night with Lother, to get her younger brother Ned out of the Lother's clutches because he has faked Lother's name on a check to pay his gambling debts. Then there is Sally's new flame Jimmy Brett, a con man and gentlemen thief, who has out-tricked Lother in a fixed poker game, and is, together with shorty, after the ladies jewels. Inspector McKinney suspects Joe Saunders, a recently released convict, who was arrested due to some tips by Lother, but Ned and Sally insist that they committed the crime alone.
Mystery
Almost a Divorce
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Almost a Divorce

Aug 21, 1931
'Farcical comedy of matrimonial complications in which a bibulous man almost wrecks his friend's marriage.' (British Film Institute)
Comedy
Fame
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Fame

Mar 12, 1936
Comedy film...
Comedy
Splinters
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Splinters

Dec 23, 1929
Splinters tells of the origins of the 1915 musical comedy revue of the same name, founded by British soldiers fighting on the Western Front in France.
Comedy
It's a King
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It's a King

Dec 23, 1932
'Insurance agent poses as royal double and saves him from anarchists.' (British Film Catalogue)
Comedy
Flight from Folly
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Flight from Folly

May 21, 1945
An out of work show girl poses as a nurse and undertakes the job of looking after Clinton Clay, a composer and playboy, jilted by his Russian wife. She stands up to his tantrums and supersedes his wife in his affections.
Comedy
What a Man!
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What a Man!

Jan 01, 1939
Comedy of an incompetent photographer and scoutmaster who achieves his wife's ambition for him of office with the local council more by luck than judgement.
Comedy
Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light
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Humorously using the arrogant and bumbling Mr. Proudfoot, this film serves a dual purpose of emphasizing the importance of obeying blackout hours, as well as easing the stress of the time period by encouraging laughter.
French Leave
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French Leave

Aug 20, 1930
During World War I, Captain's wife Dorothy Glenister finds it hard being separated from her husband, so she travels to France to the village where he's stationed. Dorothy disguises herself as the daughter of a local, which leads to complications when she's suspected of being a German spy.
Comedy
Splinters in the Navy
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Splinters in the Navy

Nov 09, 1931
To celebrate their Admiral's impending marriage, his men stage a variety performance. Meanwhile Joe Crabbs attempts to win back his girlfriend from the Navy's boxing champion.
Comedy
Up for the Cup
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Up for the Cup

Sep 14, 1931
A Yorkshireman comes to London to watch the FA Cup final and loses his money and tickets, leading to a frantic search to recover them...
Comedy
The Mayor's Nest
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The Mayor's Nest

Jun 27, 1932
A trombonist becomes mayor of a small town, but he struggles to cope with municipal issues.
Comedy
Chick
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Chick

Sep 21, 1936
The hall porter at an Oxbridge College inherits an Earldom and enjoys a series of adventures.
Comedy
When We Are Married
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When We Are Married

Jul 12, 1943
The Helliwells, the Soppitts, and the Parkers, old friends gathered to celebrate their common silver anniversaries. To their dismay they learn that their marriages may not be valid. On hand are an outrageous housekeeper and a photographer.
Comedy