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Rynox
5.5

Rynox

Nov 04, 1931

Rynox
1931 47 min 2 vues
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
Forget Me Not
5.7

Forget Me Not

Dec 01, 1936

Forget Me Not
1936 68 min 6 vues
A young British woman, tricked into believing she was used during a whirlwind romance, marries a gentle widowed Italian opera star, whose songs she and her first love shared.
Drama
Men Are Not Gods
5.7

Men Are Not Gods

Nov 26, 1936

Men Are Not Gods
1936 83 min 14 vues
Actor Edmund Davey becomes a star overnight when his wife and co-star teams up with the secretary of a noted stage critic to produce a glowing review of his 'Othello'.
Drama
Racing Romance
1

Racing Romance

Sep 10, 1937

Racing Romance
1937 63 min 1 vues
Garage owner Harry Stone buys a racehorse, Brownie, from Peggy Lanstone and, according to formula, hires Peggy as the steed's trainer. When the filly finishes a mere second in the Oaks, Harry's snooty fiancee, Muriel, who never liked the setup anyway, disgustedly heads for greener pastures. Harry promptly marries Peggy, and, after an official investigation of the Oaks' results, Brownie gets revenge on the fickle Muriel.
Comedy
Along Came Youth
7

Along Came Youth

Dec 20, 1930

Along Came Youth
1930 74 min 1 vues
Broke and stranded in England, American sportsman Larry Brooks and his pal Ambrose take increasingly odd jobs to remain in proximity to the aristocratic lady that Larry would woo.
Comedy
Tropical Trouble
1

Tropical Trouble

Dec 01, 1936

Tropical Trouble
1936 70 min 1 vues
A series of misunderstanding leads to a colonial governor's wife suspecting him of an affair with his assistant.
Campus Knights
5

Campus Knights

Mar 01, 1929

Campus Knights
1929 61 min 1 vues
High-stepper Earl Hastings is continually mistaken for his twin brother, Ezra, a meek professor at a girls' seminary, and his constant flirtations in and around the dormitories--most notably with the daughter of the dean--involve Ezra in several compromising situations. Finally, a woman pursuing Earl for breach of promise unscrambles the twins with the help of the dean's daughter.
Comedy
The Man from Toronto
4

The Man from Toronto

Jan 01, 1933

The Man from Toronto
1933 77 min 2 vues
According to the terms of a will two strangers must marry. Leila (Jessie Matthews) is an English widow, and Fergus (Ian Hunter) is a Canadian bachelor. Both are bequeathed a fortune, but there is a condition to receive it; the two must marry within a year. To aid matters, Leila disguises herself as Fergus' maid, and the two begin to fall in love. However, when Fergus discovers the truth, he is less than pleased by the deception.
Romance
Fighting Stock
1

Fighting Stock

Apr 09, 1935

Fighting Stock
1935 69 min 1 vues
The Aldwych Theater farceurs are at it again in Fighting Stock. The punning title refers to a well-stocked rural fishing stream, which sparks a battle royale between two rival groups of fishermen. Brigadier-General Sir Donald Rowley (Tom Walls) gets involved in the fray when he rents a country cottage with his nephew Sydney (Ralph Lynn). While the nephew pitches woo at the local maidens, General Rowley adopts military tactics to reclaim the stream from village squire Duck (J. Robertson Hare).
Maid Happy
1

Maid Happy

Jun 16, 1933

Maid Happy
1933 75 min 1 vues
'Switzerland. Schoolgirl poses as socialite to win diplomat.' (British Film Catalogue)
Music
Sensation
5

Sensation

Dec 16, 1936

Sensation
1936 66 min 1 vues
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
What a Man!
1

What a Man!

Jan 01, 1939

What a Man!
1939 75 min 1 vues
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
Sunshine Susie
6.3

Sunshine Susie

Dec 06, 1931

Sunshine Susie
1931 82 min 3 vues
Sunshine Susie was a remake of the German film Die Privatsekretärin, and retained many of the originals general characteristics. Renete Muller who starred in the original, was again cast as the country girl seeking fame and fortune in the big city. She takes a secretarial job at a bank, and sets about catching the heart of her boss, Herr Hasel.
Music
C.O.D.
1

C.O.D.

Mar 17, 1932

C.O.D.
1932 64 min 1 vues
A man assists a woman to dispose of the body of her stepfather....
Crime
Hotel Splendide
6

Hotel Splendide

Mar 23, 1932

Hotel Splendide
1932 53 min 1 vues
Jerry Mason inherits the Hotel Splendide at Speymouth but is disappointed when he sees it is a quiet place with few permanent residents. Gentleman Charlie, a jewel thief arrives after a long spell in prison expecting to be able to dig up the pearls he had buried - only to find the hotel has been built on the site.
Crime
Red Wagon
1

Red Wagon

Dec 06, 1933

Red Wagon
1933 107 min 1 vues
Adapted from Lady Eleanor Smith’s novel, this 1934 feature tells the story of Joe Prince, an orphan child of circus people who, after many struggles, achieves his life-long ambition of owning a circus.
Drama
Prince of Diamonds
5

Prince of Diamonds

Mar 26, 1930

Prince of Diamonds
1930 67 min 1 vues
Eve Marley (Aileen Pringle)is forced to marry a wealthy jeweler that she does not love in order to save the man she loves, Rupert Endon (Ian Keith), from being unjustly arrested as a thief. Rupert, unaware of the reason his sweetheart married his rival, goes to the Far East where he grows rich after discovering a diamond mine. He breaks Eve's husband by underselling him and then returns to England to exact his revenge on the woman he thinks did him wrong.
Adventure
Let Us Be Gay
4

Let Us Be Gay

Jul 11, 1930

Let Us Be Gay
1930 79 min 6 vues
A housewife divorces her self-centered husband. Years later, she attends a party where her ex is pursuing another woman. Unbeknownst to him, she is the same ex-wife he'd neglected, now transformed into a fashionable socialite.
Comedy
His Private Life
1

His Private Life

Nov 17, 1928

His Private Life
1928 50 min 1 vues
Story of a Frenchman who seduces women all over Paris, but he meets his match in a proper American tourist. He does everything he can to seduce her, but he will only find romance when he does so on her terms!
Comedy
The Black Pearl
1

The Black Pearl

Dec 18, 1928

The Black Pearl
1928 58 min 1 vues
A pearl stolen from an Indian idol results in nothing but trouble for its owner. After he receives death threats by note pinned to a dagger, he decides to gather his relatives in his old mansion for a reading of his will. Unfortunately, the family members are being mysteriously bumped off one by one. The butler and an heiress set out to discover what's going on.
Mystery
Le Chant du Danube
5.326

Le Chant du Danube

Mar 15, 1934

Le Chant du Danube
1934 81 min 43 vues
Johann Strauss fils (Esmond Knight) joue du violon dans l'orchestre de son père, Johann Strauss I (Edmund Gwenn), mais n'est pas encouragé à composer par celui-ci. Strauss donne tout de même des leçons de chant à la fille du pâtissier, Rasi (Jessie Matthews) à qui il dédicace toutes ses chansons. Puis, il fait la rencontre de la comtesse (Fay Compton), qui a composé quelques vers et lui demande de l'aider pour les traduire en musique. Quand son mari le prince (Frank Vosper) en entend parler par une servante, il débarque dans la salle de musique en furie, mais le nom de Strauss le calme un peu. La comtesse tombe peu à peu sous le charme de Strauss Jr. Avec un ami, elle complote pour que Strauss père reporte sa représentation et que la pièce de Strauss, Le Beau Danube bleu, puisse être présentée devant une assistance. Il conduit lui-même la valse, et devient la sensation de Vienne.
History