Graham Moffatt

1

All In!

Oct 29, 1936

All In!

1936 72 min 1 vues

Archie Slott inherits a successful racing stable from his dissolute uncle, but his sanctimonious aunt tries to convince him to sell it off. In an attempt to avoid doing so, he accidentally buys a failing all-in wrestling stadium as well. Now Archie is faced with the tasks of ensuring success for his stable's Derby entry, paying the salaries of his newly-acquired wrestlers, and avoiding a plot to convert the stables into a holiday home.

Comedy

7.4

Ask a Policeman

Apr 29, 1939

Ask a Policeman

1939 83 min 21 vues

The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremias Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime-wave to save their jobs---and then find themselves involved in the real thing.

Comedy

6.9

Oh, Mr. Porter!

Oct 05, 1937

Oh, Mr. Porter!

1937 85 min 26 vues

Comedy in which a bungling railway worker is given the job of stationmaster at a rundown station in rural Ireland, where his sidekicks are a toothless old gaffer and a portly young loudmouth. Hilarious adventures ensue, including a locomotive chase after gunrunners make off with a train.

Comedy

6.4

Back-Room Boy

Apr 15, 1942

Back-Room Boy

1942 82 min 10 vues

Jilted by his fiancee, Arthur Pilbeam gets a job as far away from women as possible. Alone in a lighthouse, he soon finds that 12 other people end up living on the tiny island. Thirteen is an unlucky number; and one-by-one they disappear ...

Comedy

6.8

Convict 99

Sep 26, 1938

Convict 99

1938 91 min 11 vues

A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals. Believing he is being sent to a school rather than a prison, he celebrates accordingly only to find that his drunkenness accidently lands him on the wrong side of the prison bars. The Governorship is eventually restored to him, and he sets about popularising himself amongst the convicts by turning a blind eye to their shady dealings.

Comedy

6.8

Good Morning, Boys!

May 27, 1937

Good Morning, Boys!

1937 79 min 9 vues

Dr. Benjamin Twist (Hay) and his pupils become involved with art thieves on a trip to Paris. Hay’s seamy schoolmaster act is supported by a fine cast including Charles Hawtrey and Lilli Palmer.

Comedy

6.6

Where There's a Will

Aug 10, 1936

Where There's a Will

1936 80 min 5 vues

Will Hay plays the pennyless, bungling solicitor Benjamin Stubbins, who arrives at his office to find his insolent office boy (Graham Moffatt) with his feet up on the desk, reading a wild west magazine, which Hay confiscates so that he can read it later. Stubbins later takes a job from a group of Americans who claim they want him to track down some ancestors of theirs in Scotland. In reality however they want to use his office so they can rob a safe in the room immediately below his office. Stubbins takes the job (which is designed to keep him out of the office). In the end Stubbins realises his mistake and at a Christmas Eve fancy dress party he informs a group of carol singing policeman about the Americans nefarious activities

Comedy

1

The Second Mate

Feb 27, 1950

The Second Mate

1950 70 min 1 vues

Murderous smugglers kidnap a troublesome Bargemans son in this British crime drama, filmed on the Thames.

Crime

5.1

Old Bones of the River

Dec 01, 1938

Old Bones of the River

1938 90 min 4 vues

Hay plays Professor Benjamin Tibbetts, representative of the Teaching & Welfare Institution for the Reformation of Pagans (otherwise known as T.W.I.R.P for short), and dedicated to spreading education amongst the natives of colonial Africa. As he arrives (still trying to learn the native language via recordings), Professor Tibbetts is tricked into sneaking a gin still into the country by a local prince. Later, Tibbetts makes his way to Kombooli High, where his students wear Eton collars alongside their native garb and Tibbetts finds himself sporting a mortarboard and safari shorts due to the heat. When the Commissioner falls ill with a dose of malaria, Tibbetts is forced to take over his duties, which include collecting the taxes. Upriver, he finds an old paddlesteamer operated by Harbottle (Moore Marriott) and Albert (Graham Moffatt) and the threesome rescue a baby from death by sacrifice.

Comedy

4.8

Time Flies

May 08, 1944

Time Flies

1944 88 min 4 vues

The Professor (Felix Aylmer) is showing Susie (Evelyn Dall) around his time machine when it accidently takes off with Tommy (Tommy Handley) and Bill (George Moon) also on board. They are transported to Elizabethan England where they come across Walter Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth 1, Captain John Smith and Pocohontas. Will our time travellers return?

Comedy

7

Where's That Fire

Jun 29, 1939

Where's That Fire

1939 73 min 10 vues

Capt Viking and his incompetent fire crew accidentally foil a plot to steal the crown jewels.

Comedy

5.8

Cheer Boys Cheer

Aug 01, 1939

Cheer Boys Cheer

1939 84 min 5 vues

Shades of "Romeo and Juliet" with rival British Brewery owners who hate each other and their children who fall in love.

Comedy

5.4

Owd Bob

Jan 26, 1938

Owd Bob

1938 78 min 7 vues

Adam McAdam is an old, dour sheepherder whose life is devoted to his faithful dog, the whiskey bottle and his daughter, Jeannie. And a conflict that arises when the other sheep-men of the district try every means within their power to have his dog, accused of being a sheep-killer, destroyed.

Romance

4.2

Mother Riley contre le Robot

Jul 11, 1952

Mother Riley contre le Robot

1952 74 min 19 vues

Mémé Riley reçoit un robot qui est destiné à son voisin, boss d'un gang de criminels, surnommé "Le Vampire". Contrôlant le robot à distance, il le dirige vers sa maison, mais il transporte du coup la vielle dame qui va lui donner du fil à retordre !

Comedy

6.2

O-Kay for Sound

Feb 09, 1937

O-Kay for Sound

1937 86 min 9 vues

Hyman Goldberger, the president of film studio Super-Colossal Pictures, is in trouble--his major backer is threatening to stop financing his pictures. He finds a group of six wealthy individuals who may want to become investors in the studio if his disgruntled backer pulls out. Unfortunately, his bumbling runner Albert picks that day to invite six of his street musician friends to be in the film that is currently shooting at the studio, and Hyman mistakes them for the potential investors. Complications ensue.

Comedy

6.6

Doctor Syn

Aug 25, 1937

Doctor Syn

1937 78 min 5 vues

A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this British production.

Drama

5

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

Aug 31, 1940

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

1940 75 min 6 vues

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford 'scholars'. The film is one of many to be made based on the farce Charley's Aunt. Taking inspiration from a well-known Victorian play, a modern-day prankster poses as a wealthy woman in a ploy to prevent him and his friends from being expelled from college.

Comedy

1

The Dragon of Pendragon Castle

May 04, 1953

The Dragon of Pendragon Castle

1953 52 min 1 vues

Mr. Ferber is an old man living in Pendragon Castle along with his two grandchildren Bobby and Paddy who find a small dragon to heat their castle. The dragon helps them to find hidden treasure in the castle.

Family

7

Gangway

Aug 19, 1937

Gangway

1937 91 min 1 vues

Newspaper reporter becomes involved with gang of crooks who take her for a tough American gangster.

Music

6.5

Inn for Trouble

Jan 31, 1960

Inn for Trouble

1960 90 min 6 vues

Peggy Mount and David Kossoff star as Ada and Alf Larkin in this big screen version of the hugely popular 1950s TV comedy. Alf Larkin has finally made good his dream to own a pub. The trouble is, it's got no customers. But leave it to the Larkins to find unorthodox ways to bring in the punters.

Comedy

7.4

I Thank You

Oct 20, 1941

I Thank You

1941 83 min 5 vues

Classic comedy starring Arthur Askey. The perils, humiliations and humour of trying to run a second-rate theatrical company are further compounded when financial aid, given by the former famous music-hall star Lady Randall (Lily Morris), is withdrawn. Not to be defeated, the stars decide the show must go on and devise a plan to persuade her to reinvest

Comedy

7

Hi Gang!

Dec 27, 1941

Hi Gang!

1941 97 min 1 vues

Hi Gang! is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon and Vic Oliver. It was a spin-off from the popular radio series Hi Gang!.

Romance

7.7

Windbag the Sailor

Dec 01, 1936

Windbag the Sailor

1936 87 min 8 vues

Will Hay plays a bragging sea captain whose maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways. His tall tales catch him out when he is co-erced into commanding an unseaworthy ship by an unscrupulous shipping agent who means to have it wrecked. This was the first film to couple Will Hay with both Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt.

Comedy

6.874

A Canterbury Tale

Aug 21, 1944

A Canterbury Tale

1944 125 min 111 vues

Sur le chemin de Canterbury, rencontre d'un soldat américain en permission, d'un sergent anglais organiste et d'une jeune vendeuse engagée dans la Défense Civile. Ils reprennent une tradition du passé, le pèlerinage au lieu saint, pour y chercher repentir et bénédiction. En chemin, ils démasqueront un névrosé qui asperge de colle les cheveux des femmes : le baronet d'un village du Kent, homme respecté et solitaire, spécialiste d'archéologie.

Drama

7

Je sais où je vais !

Nov 16, 1945

Je sais où je vais !

1945 91 min 138 vues

Joan Webster est une jeune anglaise prête à tout pour réussir sa vie. A l’occasion d’un dîner avec son père, elle lui fait part de son intention d’épouser un riche homme d’affaires résidant à Kiloran, une île de l’archipel des Nouvelles-Hébrides. Joan traverse la Grande-Bretagne pour atteindre Kiloran jusqu’à ce que des intempéries climatiques la bloquent sur l’île voisine de Mull. Elle y rencontre alors un jeune officier de la Royal Navy, Torquil McNeil, décidé lui aussi à rejoindre Kiloran. En l’espace de quelques jours, les deux jeunes gens vont apprendre à se connaître et à s’aimer malgré toutes leurs différences...

Romance

7

Woman Hater

Oct 13, 1948

Woman Hater

1948 105 min 2 vues

A confirmed bachelor and a woman who claims to hate men get together and find romance.

Comedy

5.9

The Clairvoyant

Jun 07, 1935

The Clairvoyant

1935 81 min 17 vues

A fake psychic suddenly turns into the real thing when he meets a young beauty. (TCM)

Mystery

6

Welcome, Mr Washington

May 18, 1944

Welcome, Mr Washington

1944 90 min 1 vues

Based on a story by author Noel Streatfeild, the film trells the story of two sisters who are left penniless by their father's sudden death and lease their estate as an airbase to US forces in Britain to help the war effort. Both eventually fall for American servicemen.

War

1

Bunty Pulls the Strings

Jan 02, 1921

Bunty Pulls the Strings

1921 70 min 1 vues

A woman named Bunty Bigger struggles to keep her family in line in a small Scottish village. For one, her brother Jeemy faces jail time for robbing a bank. Meanwhile, her father, Tammas, pays back the stolen money with funds given him by Susie Simpson, a woman who hopes to marry him. Susie gets angry, so Bunty borrows money to pay her back. Things turn out well when Bunty gets married in a double-wedding ceremony—during which her father not only gives her away but gets married himself. The movie is based on a play by Graham Moffat. The film is lost.

Comedy