His Grace Gives Notice
Jul 22, 1933'Butler inherits title but keeps it secret to woo employer's daughter.' (British Film Catalogue)
Comedy
O.B. Clarence
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The King of Paris
Nov 05, 1934Domineering actor-manager Max Till takes the impoverished Maika Tamara under his wing, turning her into an overnight sensation. But as her fame threatens to eclipse his own, he jealously strives to control every aspect of her life - including her romance with theatre electrician Paul Lebrun.
Drama
Meet Me at Dawn
Feb 17, 1947A young man makes his living in Paris in 1900 by fighting duels on behalf of other parties. He is hired to injure a leading politician and starts to get involved with a girl he uses to provoke the challenge. One newspaper, hostile to the politician, headlines the story of the impending duel asking who this Madame X is. Problem is, she is in fact the daughter of the paper's proprietor if only he knew it.
Adventure
Seven Sinners
Jun 01, 1936Ed Harwood, a wisecracking private investigator from New York, discovers a crime at a hotel in Nice during a carnival. The unraveling of the mystery which lies behind will lead him and Caryl Fenton, a female insurance agent, who will become his companion, first to Paris, then to London, later through the English countryside and finally to Southampton, in search of a criminal train wrecker.
Thriller
Uncle Silas
Oct 08, 1947Following her father's death, a teenage heiress moves in with her guardian uncle who is broke and schemes to murder his niece for her vast inheritance.
Drama
The Man from Chicago
Oct 22, 1930'American motor bandit takes over London garage and club.' (British Film Catalogue)
Crime
D’Ye Ken John Peel?
Jul 22, 1935Major John Peel returns to England, following Napoleon's Waterloo defeat, and renews his acquaintance with Lucy Merrall, but she tells him she is engaged to be married. He later learns that, Cravens, the man she is to marry already has a wife. He also learns that Craven cleaned out Lucy's father in a crooked gambling game, and Lucy is paying the price to hold the family home together.
Adventure
Turned Out Nice Again
Aug 01, 1941George Pearson, an employee at an underwear factory, is caught between his modern wife and his meddling mother. After buying a special yarn and getting his wife to promote it, he has an argument with his boss, Mr Dawson who insults Pearson's wife and refuses to apologise. Pearson then resigns. After finding out that the yarn is actually worth a fair amount, Mr Dawson tries to buy it from Pearson but he has some competition.
Music
Perfect Understanding
Jan 15, 1933A young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That agreement is soon put to the test when the husband finds himself attracted to a beautiful young woman.
Romance
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
May 17, 1941Third and final film in the 'Inspector Hornleigh’ series of comedy-thrillers. Inspector Hornleigh (Gordon Harker), disappointed at not being handed an important spy case, is assigned by Scotland Yard to an army barracks to investigate the mundane thefts of supplies from the stores. This accidentally leads Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham (Alastair Sim) to a nest of fifth columnists when his dim-witted assistant carelessly talks to a girl in the cafeteria – and that night, news of Hornleigh and Bingham’s arrival is embarrassingly transmitted back to Germany.
Crime
Rope
Mar 08, 1939
On Approval
May 22, 1944Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away with her for a month to see if they are compatible, the fireworks begin.
Comedy
Falling for You
Jun 15, 1933In this comedy, two rival reporters vie for the scoop on the whereabouts of a missing heiress. They find her in Switzerland. One of the journalists falls in love with her and saves her from marrying an aristocrat. His rival gets to write the story as a consolation prize.
Comedy
The Feathered Serpent
Dec 01, 1934A reporter faces a race against time to clear an actress accused of murder.
Crime
Captain Bill
Nov 08, 1935
The Mill on the Floss
Jan 09, 1937Romeo and Juliet in 1930s England. The owner of the mill and the local lord are in conflict over water rights. The lord wins threatening the mill owner with financial ruin.
Drama
La Taverne de la Jamaïque
May 11, 1939En ce début du XIXe siècle, la taverne de la Jamaïque a une très mauvaise réputation. Ses clients ont la fâcheuse habitude de cacher la lumière du phare par temps de tempête et, ainsi, de faire échouer les navires sur les récifs, particulièrement nombreux à cet endroit de la côte de Cornouailles. Sir Humphrey, le juge de paix local, dirige le groupe et l'informe du passage des navires. N'ayant plus de famille en Irlande, Mary Yellard rejoint sa tante Patience, mariée à Joss, l'aubergiste de la taverne de la Jamaïque. Elle découvre la bande de naufrageurs qui occupe les lieux. Jem Trehearne, un nouveau membre, doit être pendu après une dispute. Mary parvient à le délivrer et tous deux s'échappent de cet endroit sinistre. Où iront-ils se réfugier ?
Crime
Squibs
Jun 11, 1935Squibs, a cockney flowerseller with a father overwhelmed by gambling debts wins through with the help of assorted friends and a romantically inclined policeman.
Lady in Danger
Nov 27, 1934Dexter becomes involved in a revolution and is asked to hide the Queen. This leads to misunderstanding with his firm and his fiancee.
Comedy
Jack's the Boy
Jun 11, 1932With a title like Jack's the Boy, is it any surprise that the star of this breezy quota quickie is British music-hall favorite Jack Hulbert? The star plays the son of a celebrated Scotland Yard detective, who joins the force in hopes of following his father's footsteps. Unfortunately, Jack is something of a screw-up, and before long he has become the laughing stock of the force.
Comedy
Le Tueur aveugle
Nov 03, 1939Un agent d'assurance-médecin perçoit les primes des hommes assassinés par un pensionnaire défiguré du foyer pour aveugles où il fait office de médecin de garde.
Horror
The Great Defender
Nov 26, 1934Sir Douglas Rolls is a highly respected defence lawyer of many years experience. Now in rapidly failing health, he is advised to retreat from the courtroom and pursue more pleasurable activities. But it is just at this point in his life that his great lost love a woman his own strong sense of duty led him to give up twenty years ago, and whom he still loves deeply walks into his chambers to ask that he defend her adulterous husband, now to stand trial for murder. Reluctantly agreeing to take on the case, Sir Douglas soon finds there is more to the story than meets the eye.
Drama
It's in the Air
Nov 01, 1938George Brown is rejected as an Air Raid Warden and in doing so sees his potential to join the Royal Air Force. His dreams could soon come true as he realises that in fact his friend has left behind some very important papers, he dons a his Royal Air Force uniform and delivers the papers when he is mistaken for a dispatch driver from HQ. He soon becomes the butt of jokes from his sergeant which ends him staying indefinitely at the air base. George soon falls in love with the Sergeant Major's daughter and when he discovers his real identity he threatens to report him. On the day of an annual inspection George attempts to escape the base and ends up in a plane, while the inspecting officer watches on, George's plane display is mesmerizing and the inspecting officer insists he should be commended, in order to save their skins George manages to land the plane and is accepted as a flyer by the RAF.
Comedy
The Only Girl
Jun 17, 1933English-language version of Ich und die Kaiserin. 'Germany, 1890. Duke falls in love with voice which is not that of empress, but of hairdresser.' (British Film Catalogue)
Music
Excess Baggage
Mar 24, 1933'Colonel thinks he has killed superior while hunting ghost.' (British Film Catalogue)
Comedy
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Oct 20, 1937Sir Percy is forced to return to France one last time, to rescue his wife from the clutches of the sinister Robespierre. It's clearly a trap, but nothing will keep the good Pimpernel from carrying out his mission.
Action
Saloon Bar
Nov 02, 1940A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.
Thriller
A Shot in the Dark
Nov 03, 1933The relatives of a millionaire - the victim of a mysterious murder - get together at his house to search for his will, which he recorded on a record. However, one of them is actually the person who killed him, and will let nothing - or no one - stand in the way of finding that record.
Mystery
Black Eyes
Apr 08, 1939Ivan Petrov has one weakness in his life, and one love: his little black-eyed daughter, Tania. In fact, his entire career is devoted to her future happiness, though Tania remains ignorant as to his vocation. Done with cool deliberation, Petrov's all-consuming fear is that one day his lovely daughter will discover his true profession, and despise him for it...
Romance
Discord
Jan 01, 1933
I Adore You
Nov 03, 1933Norman Young wants to marry Margot Grahame but a contract with a producer prohibits her from marrying during a five year period. Norman spends millions to take over the contact.
Comedy
The Cardinal
Jan 04, 1936Set in 15th-century Italy, The Cardinal stars Matheson Lang as one Cardinal de Medici. Bound by the rules of the confessional, the cardinal is unable to disclose the multitude of sins revealed to him by one of his most influential parishioners. De Medici's dilemma is compounded by the fact that the confessor has committed a murder for which the Cardinal's brother has been arrested. The basic plot gimmick was good for another go-round in the 1953 Hitchcock flick I Confess. This 7-reel British film was based on a play by Louis N. Parker.
History
Penn of Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 1942Penn of Pennsylvania is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, Dennis Arundell, Henry Oscar, Herbet Lomas and Edward Rigby. The film depicts the life of the Quaker founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn. It portrays his struggle to be granted a colonial charter in London and attracting settlers to his new colony as well as his adoption a radical new approach with regard to the treatment of the Native Americans. It is also known by the alternative title Courageous Mr. Penn.
History
Victoria the Great
Sep 01, 1937The film biography of Queen Victoria focussing initially on the early years of her reign with her marriage to Prince Albert and her subsequent rule after Albert's death in 1861.
Drama
The Private Secretary
Aug 26, 1935A timid and dim-witted clergyman is duped into helping a playboy avoid his creditors, inherit his uncle's fortune and get the girl.
Comedy
Return to Yesterday
Mar 09, 1940Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.
Comedy
The Silver Spoon
Jun 04, 1934“A homeless gentleman confesses to a Lord's murder to protect a woman they both love.” - BFI.
Comedy
Father and Son
Jan 07, 1935A bank clerk takes the blame for a theft which he believes was committed by his ex-convict father.
Drama
The Barton Mystery
Nov 01, 1932
Quiet Wedding
Apr 19, 1941A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.
Comedy
Dangerous Moonlight
Jun 26, 1941Stefan Radetzky, a Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, is hospitalised in England from injuries sustained while in combat, and having lost his memory. As Radetzky plays the piano in a trance-like state, the story moves back in time to war-torn Warsaw. During an air-raid, Radetzky meets American journalist Carole, and there is a mutual attraction. Following the fall of Poland, Radetzky and Irish pilot, Mike, escape to Rumania and then on to America. Radetzky continues his musical career in America and meets up again with Carole.
Drama
Major Barbara
May 14, 1941Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.
Comedy
Nell Gwyn
Aug 01, 1934King Charles II first meets Nell Gwyn after seeing her do a turn at Drury Lane. They soon become close, the King preferring her feisty irreverent company to that of the aristocratic French Duchess of Portsmouth. Nell becomes his most loyal subject, while ever-ready to take the Duchess down a peg. But the actress can never hope to be fully accepted by the King's circle despite his constant attentions.
History
Les Grandes Espérances
Dec 26, 1946Un jour qu’il se rend sur la tombe de ses parents, Pip vient en aide à un évadé en volant de la nourriture chez ses tuteurs. Quelque temps plus tard, le garçon est conduit dans une étrange demeure où le temps semble s’être arrêté. Il y rencontre une sinistre vieille dame et sa jeune protégée, Estella, qui le fascine. Ces évènements changeront à jamais la destinée de Pip…
Drama
The Bells
Oct 09, 1931Mathias, an Alsatian innkeeper, murders a rich Pole staying at his inn. However, Mathias' conscience will not let him rest, and the murdered man's spirit drives the innkeeper nearly mad. The victim's brother calls for an inquest and brings with him a sideshow hypnotist, who is supposedly able to read minds. Mathias, as burgomaster, is called upon to conduct the inquest, but under the intuitive eye of the hypnotist cannot resist torment of his own conscience.
Crime
Keepers of Youth
Dec 31, 1931The arrival of Mr. Knox, the new sports instructor at a British public school, heralds trouble. He imposes his dominant personality to influence colleagues and the headmaster alike, and then attempts to force himself on Millicent, the assistant matron.
Drama
The Flag Lieutenant
Oct 16, 1932
Good Night, Vienna
Mar 28, 1932Max is an Austrian officer in the army and son of a highly placed general. His father wants him to marry a Countess but he has fallen in love with Vicki. Attending a party given in his honour, they are informed that war has broken out. Max writes a note to Vicki and goes off to war. Unfortunately the note is lost. Some time after the war, Max is just a shoe shop assistant while Vicki is now a famous singer. They meet and at first she snubs him but then falls in love with him again
Music
Where Is This Lady?
Nov 17, 1932
East Meets West
Aug 26, 1936The story of an Eastern sultan who is inordinately proud of his son. The young man bids fair to break his father's heart by conducting an affair with the wife of a notorious criminal.
Romance
Barnacle Bill
Jan 01, 1935All In!
Oct 29, 1936Archie 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
Spy for a Day
Apr 26, 1940During World War I, a British farmer is abducted by the Germans to take the place of a spy about to be executed whom he closely resembles.
Thriller
A Place of One's Own
Mar 20, 1945An elderly couple move into an old, supposedly haunted abandoned house. A young girl comes to live with the pair as a companion for the wife. However, soon the girl is possessed by the spirit of another girl, a wealthy woman who had once lived in the house but who had been murdered there.
Drama
Le Mouron rouge
Dec 20, 1934En France, sous la Terreur, des membres de l'aristocratie sont sauvés de la guillotine par les coups de main audacieux d'un individu qui se fait appeler le Mouron rouge. Agissant sous divers déguisements, il leur permet de trouver refuge sur le sol anglais. Exaspéré, Robespierre confie à l'ambassadeur Chauvelin la tâche primordiale de le démasquer. Celui-ci fait pression sur madame Blakeney, une connaissance française, mariée à un intime du Prince de Galles, afin qu'elle obtienne les renseignements décisifs...
Drama
Dandy Dick
Mar 01, 1935The Very Reverend Richard Jedd has a problem: the church spire, now in a parlous state of repair, will cost nearly £1,000 to fix. When various money-raising schemes go awry, he is persuaded to waive his principles and bet what’s left of his savings on Dandy Dick, a 10-1 odds-on at the local races. A simple tonic to enhance the nag’s performance seems a good idea… but when the butler decides to intervene, the respectable clergyman finds himself in the middle of a doping scandal – and worse!
Comedy
Ecole de secrets
Dec 23, 1946Pendant WW2, à la veille de la bataille de la Grande-Bretagne, les scientifiques britanniques développent les premiers systèmes de radar à employer contre la Luftwaffe allemande.
Drama
César et Cléopâtre
Dec 11, 1945Au premier siècle av. J.-C., Jules César, à la poursuite de son rival Pompée, débarque en Égypte à la tête d'une armée. Appelé à prendre parti dans les rivalités entre le souverain égyptien et sa jeune sœur, Cléopâtre, il finit par faire de celle-ci la reine d'Égypte.
Drama
Great Day
Jul 09, 1945An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.
Drama
Emma
May 23, 1948Drama
Old Mother Riley in Business
Apr 11, 1941
The Magic Bow
Sep 20, 1946Biography of the famous Italian violinist Nicola Paganini which focuses as much on the musician's romances as it does on his craft. Phyllis Calvert plays Jeanne de Vermond, the aristocratic French woman who captures Paganini's heart, and real-life violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin supplies the breathtaking Paganini solos.
Music
While the Sun Shines
Feb 01, 1947Lady Elisabeth Randall is an English Air Force corporal during World War II. She is on her way to marry her fiancé when she finds herself being romanced by two different men.
Comedy
Old Mother Riley's Circus
Dec 10, 1941Mother Riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down, and makes it a success.
Comedy
Pygmalion
Mar 03, 1939Le professeur Henry Higgins, expert en phonétique, fait la connaissance de la jeune Eliza Doolittle au langage populaire. Avec son ami, le colonel Pickering, il fait le pari de la faire passer pour une duchesse...
Comedy
Young Man's Fancy
Jul 31, 1939Un aristocrate anglais, fiancé malheureux à une héritière de brasserie, rencontre Ada, un "boulet de canon humain" lors d'une visite au music-hall et en tombe amoureux. Ensemble, ils sont piégés à Paris pendant le siège de 1870.
Friday the Thirteenth
Nov 01, 1933It is pouring with rain at one minute to midnight on Friday the thirteenth, and the driver of a London bus is peering through his blurred windscreen as his vehicle sails down an empty road. Suddenly, lightning strikes, and a vast crane above topples into the path of the oncoming bus... Then Big Ben begins to wind backwards. Time recedes. And we discover the lives of all the passengers and the events that brought them to that late-night bus journey, from the con-man with a hundred-pound cheque to the businessman's distraught and elderly wife. Time flows on, inevitably, to the crash -- and past it, as some live and some die.
Comedy
The Calendar
Jul 05, 1948The favourite for the big race is nobbled and suspicion falls on the owner. His secret admirer proves it wasn't him.
Drama
