Laura Smithson

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South Riding
6.2

South Riding

Aug 01, 1938
Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance.' She built her story around six people working for a typical County Council:- Beneath the lives of the public servants runs the thread of their personal drama. Our story tells how a public life affects the private life; and how a man's personal sufferings make him what he is in public. " Corruption, intrigue and romance in a Yorkshire setting. A country squire whose wife is in a mental hospital becomes attracted to a crusading local schoolmistress.
Drama
I See Ice
8.1

I See Ice

Feb 10, 1938
George Bright is a props man in an ice ballet company, and a keen amateur photographer who accidentally snaps crooks at work. Comic complications ensue....
Comedy
The Ghost Train
1

The Ghost Train

Dec 20, 1937
A group of travellers stranded at a remote railway station are menaced by what appears to be a phantom train.
TV Movie
Men Are Not Gods
5.7

Men Are Not Gods

Nov 26, 1936
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
Rembrandt
6.682

Rembrandt

Nov 06, 1936
Le film, comme le titre l'indique, est une biographie du peintre hollandais du XVIIe siècle, qualifié de « plus grand peintre de tous les temps » dans le texte qui défile à l'écran en guise de préambule.
Drama