H. Manning Haynes

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Pearls Bring Tears
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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
Tomorrow We Live
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Tomorrow We Live

Oct 06, 1936
Financier Sir Charles Hendra, on the brink of ruin, contemplates ending his own life. After pondering the difficult decision, Charles decides to invite twelve similarly desperate individuals to dinner so they can all discuss their problems. Will his generosity change the course of their lives?
Drama
Those Who Love
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Those Who Love

Nov 26, 1929
'An author marries an already-married prostitute because she resembles his dead fiancée.' (British Film Institute)
Romance
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
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"The Claydon Treasure Mystery" stars reliable John Stuart as an engineer (Peter Kerrigan) interested in solving mysteries, who becomes involved in investigating murders at Marsh Manor, home of the wealthy Claydon family. Plenty of suspects to choose from, Kerrigan believes that the murders may be connected to hidden treasure on the estate.
Crime
Tomorrow We Live
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Tomorrow We Live

Oct 06, 1936
Financier Sir Charles Hendra, on the brink of ruin, contemplates ending his own life. After pondering the difficult decision, Charles decides to invite twelve similarly desperate individuals to dinner so they can all discuss their problems. Will his generosity change the course of their lives?
Drama
Should a Doctor Tell?
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Should a Doctor Tell?

Sep 26, 1930
A doctor agonises over whether to tell his son that the woman he is marrying is pregnant by another man, although this would mean breaking the hypocratic oath.
Drama
East of Ludgate Hill
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East of Ludgate Hill

Dec 23, 1937
When the City stockbroker firm of Macintyre & Son records a substantial yearly profit, its senior staff are each promised a £50 bonus. But their hasty plans for spending their windfalls are put in jeopardy the following morning, as a set of negotiable bonds are discovered missing.
Drama
The Old Man
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The Old Man

Dec 15, 1931
'Charlady helps unmask man who stabbed lady's blackmailer.' (British Film Catalogue)
Mystery
To Oblige a Lady
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To Oblige a Lady

Feb 16, 1931
A couple rent a luxury flat and try to pass it off as their own in order to impress a wealthy relative.
Comedy
The Ware Case
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The Ware Case

Apr 27, 1928
Eustace Ede, the unhinged brother of Lady Magda Ware, is discovered drowned in the lake of her country house. While most assume it to have been suicide, a detective inspector's persistence finally leads to the arrest of Magda's husband, Sir Hubert Ware. The subsequent murder trial turns into a major society scandal, and the strain on Sir Hubert's mind may prove too much for him whether he is found innocent or guilty....
Mystery
Sam's Boy
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Sam's Boy

Feb 01, 1922
A small boy [Billy] looking for a way of avoiding the workhouse looks for a father. Rl. 1 Captain Hunt of the ketch `Nancy Bell’ sends his crew off for a drink before they sail. They take along Sam who has been reading his copy of `The War Cry’ and is a member of the Salvation Army Band. Nosey Jones has died and left his son, Billy, and his dog Matey destitute. Matey runs up to Sam and Billy decides that Sam, as a father, would keep him out of the workhouse. He rushes up to Sam and calls him father (808).
Sam's Boy
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Sam's Boy

Feb 01, 1922
A small boy [Billy] looking for a way of avoiding the workhouse looks for a father. Rl. 1 Captain Hunt of the ketch `Nancy Bell’ sends his crew off for a drink before they sail. They take along Sam who has been reading his copy of `The War Cry’ and is a member of the Salvation Army Band. Nosey Jones has died and left his son, Billy, and his dog Matey destitute. Matey runs up to Sam and Billy decides that Sam, as a father, would keep him out of the workhouse. He rushes up to Sam and calls him father (808).
London Love
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London Love

Jul 01, 1926
A rich man's chauffeur kills his mistress and frames his daughter's fiancé.
Drama
The Ware Case
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The Ware Case

Apr 27, 1928
Eustace Ede, the unhinged brother of Lady Magda Ware, is discovered drowned in the lake of her country house. While most assume it to have been suicide, a detective inspector's persistence finally leads to the arrest of Magda's husband, Sir Hubert Ware. The subsequent murder trial turns into a major society scandal, and the strain on Sir Hubert's mind may prove too much for him whether he is found innocent or guilty....
Mystery