John Mead

Movies

At the Villa Rose
Art Direction
A gang of clever thieves kill a wealthy woman in hopes of stealing her gems. But the thieves aren't clever enough to ascertain the location of those gems, so they consult a phony spiritualist. Then they decide to dispose of the mystic by framing her for the murder.
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Settings
Drummond goes up against foreign agents who are trying to steal plans for a top-secret aircraft.
Gypsy Melody
Art Direction
Due to a complex series of events a Guards Officer in a small European country is imprisoned. He manages to escape in the company of an idiotic milliner and they briefly take shelter with some gypsies, where the Captain falls in love with a young woman. Having been discovered by an American promoter while performing with gypsy orchestra in a tavern, the three accompany him to London as the latest new musical sensation. A great success, they begin a European-wide tour when their plane is forced down by bad weather in their homeland. Here events are satisfactorily resolved.
Abdul the Damned
Art Direction
In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party. He allows Hilmi Pasha, the leader of the Young Turks, to return from exile and form the country's first constitutional government. With tensions still growing, chief of police Kadar Pasha assassinates Hassan Bey, the leader of the Old Turk party, and makes it look as if a Young Turk committed the crime, in order to give Abdul an excuse for arresting the Young Turk leaders. Meanwhile, Abdul becomes infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer. When she rejects his advances, she endangers both herself and her fiancé, a Turkish officer who also knows who really shot Hassan Bey.
Be Careful, Mr. Smith
Art Direction
British comedy film directed by Max Mack
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
Art Direction
Bulldog Drummond forms a gang to rescue his wife and thwart his nemesis, Carl Peterson.
Arms and the Man
Art Direction
Which soldier will the naive, impressionable Raina choose to love - the unromantic, hard-nosed, tough Bluntschli, or the handsome, dashing, reckless (and extremely stupid) Sergius?
After Office Hours
Art Direction
A bird's-eye view of life in a City of London office.
The Flying Fool
Art Direction
Vincent Floyd, a seeming lazy figure lounging around London Gentleman's Clubs is in fact a secret agent hot on the trail of Michael Marlowe whom he suspects of smuggling drugs into Britain from France on a regular basis. Floyd has so far struggled to gain evidence on Marlowe, but through a series of incidents finds himself bound for Paris on the same plane as Marlowe.....
My Wife's Family
Set Designer
Farcical confusions ensue when newlywed bride Peggy Gay overhears her husband Jack discussing the purchase of a piano, and somehow interprets what he has said to mean he is the father of an illegitimate child.
We Take Off Our Hats
Art Direction
Three old muckers meet down the boozer for a natter about their alarmingly swiftly-diminishing circle of friends.
Compromising Daphne
Art Direction
A young couple struggle with their overbearing parents.
Murder!
Art Direction
When a woman is convicted of murder, one of the jurors selected to serve on the murder-trial jury believes the accused, an aspiring actress, is innocent of the crime and takes it upon himself to apprehend the real killer.
Suspense
Art Direction
During the First World War a British unit take up a new position in a trench unaware that the Germans are laying a mine underneath it.
Harmony Heaven
Art Direction
The tale of a young songwriter, the actress who helps him find success, and the vamp who sets her sights on him.
Raise the Roof
Art Direction
The wealthy Rodney Langford, who dreams of going on the stage, hopes to fulfil his ambitions by buying a failing revue called 'Raise the Roof', starring Maisie Grey. His father, fearing scandal, bribes amoral actor Atherley Armitage to sabotage the show. But, when all hope seems lost, Maisie comes up with an ingenious idea to try and save the day.