Lesley Brook

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House of Darkness
5

House of Darkness

Jun 01, 1948

House of Darkness
1948 77 min 3 vues
In this psychological thriller, an avaricious man covets his stepbrother's home. The greedy fellow knows that his stepbrother has a heart condition and so sets off a fatal attack by smashing a beloved violin. However, his actions do not come without a terrible price.
Horror
For You Alone
1

For You Alone

May 28, 1945

For You Alone
1945 105 min 1 vues
Wartime romantic melodrama, suggested by a popular song of the same title, with a young woman torn between her love for a naval officer and duty to an injured admirer.
Drama
Dead Men Tell No Tales
1

Dead Men Tell No Tales

Feb 01, 1938

Dead Men Tell No Tales
1938 70 min 1 vues
The middle aged matron at a Norwich school wins a large prize in a French lottery. She is murdered in London and the murderer's secretary impersonates her and draws the old lady's prize money. There follows a series of killings until the murderer realises that he is trapped and commits suicide.
Thriller
Night Alone
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Night Alone

Jul 13, 1938

Night Alone
1938 73 min 1 vues
Charles and Barbara are a devoted couple who, in seven years' marriage, have never spent a night apart. When they come up to town for a family engagement, an urgent business appointment obliges Charles to let Barbara go on without him. Left alone and bored in the hotel, Charles agrees to accompany a man-about-town friend to a nightclub. He gets helplessly drunk among dubious company, and come the morning finds that a hangover is the least of his problems..!
Comedy
I'll Walk Beside You
5

I'll Walk Beside You

Aug 16, 1943

I'll Walk Beside You
1943 88 min 2 vues
John meets Ann at a music shop where she works. Love blossoms briefly before John is called away to serve on his naval ship. John suffers severe memory loss when his ship is sunk and Ann believing John is dead throws herself into nursing - will they ever meet again?
Drama
The Viper
1

The Viper

Mar 01, 1938

The Viper
1938 75 min 1 vues
Crime comedy sequel to The Vulture (1937). Amateur sleuth, Cedric Gull, takes on another case.
Comedy
The Vulture
1

The Vulture

Jul 19, 1937

The Vulture
1937 67 min 1 vues
An amateur detective tracks down a gang of diamond thieves to Chinatown.
Comedy
The Dark Stairway
1

The Dark Stairway

Jan 01, 1938

The Dark Stairway
1938 73 min 1 vues
“Professional jealousy over the discovery of a formula for an anaesthetic leads to murder in a hospital.” - BFI.
Crime
The Man Who Made Diamonds
1

The Man Who Made Diamonds

Dec 06, 1937

The Man Who Made Diamonds
1937 73 min 1 vues
“Professor Calthrop, actuated only by scientific motives, and his assistant, out for his own gain, have invented a system for the manufacture of diamonds.” - BFI.
Thriller
Quiet, Please
1

Quiet, Please

Jun 27, 1938

Quiet, Please
1938 67 min 1 vues
“Comedy of a little man forced by chance into a big jewel robbery.” - BFI.
Comedy
Side Street Angel
1

Side Street Angel

Sep 06, 1937

Side Street Angel
1937 63 min 1 vues
“Comedy of a rich man who poses as a poor man and is taken by a convict into a hostel and given a job by the chief assistant.” - BFI.
Comedy
The Briggs Family
1

The Briggs Family

Sep 07, 1940

The Briggs Family
1940 69 min 1 vues
During the Second World War, a special constable and former solicitor is called upon to defend his son who is accused of the theft of a car
Drama
Variety Jubilee
6.5

Variety Jubilee

Jun 14, 1943

Variety Jubilee
1943 92 min 2 vues
This domestic melodrama chronicles three generations of a family of music-hall owners. In the early 1900s, two variety stars, Kit Burns and Joe Swann, are staunch friends even when Kit marries Joe's dancing partner Evelyn. Joe fights in the Boer War where a bullet puts an end to his dancing days. He goes to work on the staff at Burns' Music Hall where Kit Jr. soon finds a place in his affections. Kit and Joe purchase the music hall and soon become a success.
Music
The Bells Go Down
6.8

The Bells Go Down

May 16, 1943

The Bells Go Down
1943 89 min 8 vues
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII.
Drama
When We Are Married
1

When We Are Married

Jul 12, 1943

When We Are Married
1943 98 min 1 vues
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