William Freshman

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F.P.1
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F.P.1

Apr 02, 1933
Urged by famous airman Ellissen the Lennartz Company puts into reality the project proposed by his friend Droste: F.P.1, a huge floating platform in the Atlantic that makes long-distance flights viable. Ellissen is in love with company heiress Claire, but when he returns from his adventures to save the endangered F.P.1 he finds out that he has lost her to Droste. English version of F.P.1 antwortet nicht with Conrad Veidt replacing Hans Albers as the jaded pilot Ellissen.
Science Fiction
Those Who Love
1

Those Who Love

Nov 26, 1929
'An author marries an already-married prostitute because she resembles his dead fiancée.' (British Film Institute)
Romance
Night Shadows
1

Night Shadows

Oct 08, 1931
Michel, a young sailor, returns home to Marseilles to find that his former lover, Francine, now works in the local brothel. In a jealous rage, he picks a fight with her and an aggressive client, Julot, leading to tragedy for all three.
Crime
Le Mouron rouge
6.9

Le Mouron rouge

Dec 20, 1934
En France, sous la Terreur, des membres de l'aristocratie sont sauvés de la guillotine par les coups de main audacieux d'un individu qui se fait appeler le Mouron rouge. Agissant sous divers déguisements, il leur permet de trouver refuge sur le sol anglais. Exaspéré, Robespierre confie à l'ambassadeur Chauvelin la tâche primordiale de le démasquer. Celui-ci fait pression sur madame Blakeney, une connaissance française, mariée à un intime du Prince de Galles, afin qu'elle obtienne les renseignements décisifs...
Drama
Star Impersonations
1

Star Impersonations

Oct 01, 1930
'Advertisement for Film Weekly, in which British actors impersonate Hollywood stars in scenes from recent films; the audience is invited to compete for a prize of £100 for naming the best impersonation.' (BFI)
Widecombe Fair
1

Widecombe Fair

Dec 01, 1928
'Devon. Rich widow helps poor squire by pretending his ancestor hid treasure.' (British Film Catalogue)
Creation
1

Creation

Aug 01, 1922
A man poses as the reincarnation of a woman's drowned husband.
Drama
Jane Steps Out
1

Jane Steps Out

May 16, 1938
Wallflower Jane Wilton has always lived in the shadow of her beautiful and popular sister Beatrice. Making things worse, Beatrice is spiteful and cruel, directing all manner of nastiness towards the submissive and uncomplaining Jane. But when Beatrice sets her cap for Jane's erstwhile boy friend Basil Gilbert, she goes a shade too far. For once, the worm turns, and Jane fights tooth and nail to win her man back. A retelling of the Cinderella story.
Comedy
The Terror
5.7

The Terror

May 02, 1938
For ten years, The Terror has laughed at both police and public. And for ten years, two of his erstwhile associates, Joe Conner and 'Soapy' Marks, have plotted revenge on the mastermind whose double-crossing sent them to Dartmoor prison without their share of the bullion stolen in a daring raid.
Come Up Smiling
2

Come Up Smiling

Nov 03, 1939
Barney O'Hara (Will Mahoney) and his young daughter Pat (Jean Hatton) tour the carnival circuit with a side show act, but when Pat is asked to sing at a party being given by a wealthy land-owner, her voice fails.
Comedy
Come Up Smiling
2

Come Up Smiling

Nov 03, 1939
Barney O'Hara (Will Mahoney) and his young daughter Pat (Jean Hatton) tour the carnival circuit with a side show act, but when Pat is asked to sing at a party being given by a wealthy land-owner, her voice fails.
Comedy
Poison Pen
6.5

Poison Pen

Jul 03, 1939
The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.
Drama
Aren't Men Beasts!
1

Aren't Men Beasts!

Jan 19, 1937
Two businessmen have the shock of their lives when a woman appears out of their past bearing a 23 year old son - and one of them may be the father!
Sensation
5

Sensation

Dec 16, 1936
Pat Heaton may be the best crime reporter in town but his fiancée Claire, despairing of the more tawdry aspects of his profession, makes him promise to give the job up. When a pretty waitress is found murdered, however, Pat falls in line with the rest of the 'Murder Gang' the pack of reporters who gather to glean stories by fair means or foul!
Drama
Teheran
1

Teheran

Oct 03, 1946
A British intelligence officer discovers a plot to assassinate the President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Tehran Conference during World War II.
Drama
Glamorous Night
6

Glamorous Night

Apr 28, 1937
Based on Ivor Novello's hit stage play: an opera singer and her gypsy friends try to rescue their king from the clutches of a would-be dictator.
Drama