Richard Cooper

Movies

The Machinery of Dreams
The Astronomer
After her mother is hospitalized due to a car crash, Lily, a girl of eight goes into a fairy tale told to her by her grandmother in search of a talisman to save her mom.
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
Third 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.
Shipyard Sally
Sir John Treacher
A lancashire singer buys a pub in Clydebank and hits money troubles when the shipbyards are closed. She takes a petition to London to try to get them reopened.
Three Witnesses
Claude Pember
At a firm of contractors, a partner is accused of murdering his brother following a takeover bid.
The Ace of Spades
Tony
The wife of a candidate for Parliament is having an affair with the brother of her husband's rival. Her lover is running for election on a promise of building a railway that the community needs, but a wealthy landowner won't give permission for the railway to be built over his land. When the landowner is later found dead, suspicion falls on the adulterous candidate.
Annie, Leave the Room!
The Honourable Algernon Lacey
British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Lord Edgware Dies
Captain Hastings
A talented American actress enlists the help of the famed Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, to negotiate a divorce from her husband, Lord Edgware, only to find him the next day stabbed to death in his library. Who would want him dead?
The Black Abbot
Lord Jerry Pilkdown
A gang of crooks uses the legend of a ghost haunting an old dark mansion to help them kidnap a rich man.
Mannequin
Lord Bunny Carstairs
'Boxer leaves true love for society lady, but returns.' (British Film Catalogue)
The First Mrs Fraser
Lord Larne
'Rich man returns to first wife on finding second wife loves younger man.' (British Film Catalogue)
Once bitten
Toby Galloway
A British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
The Other Mrs. Phipps
Lord Tooting
'Broke lord poses as widow's lady companion and saves girl from kidnap.' (British Film Catalogue)
Black Coffee
Capt. Hastings
Black Coffee is a 1931 British detective film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Based on the 1930 play Black Coffee by Agatha Christie featuring her famous private detective Hercule Poirot, it stars Austin Trevor as Poirot with Richard Cooper playing his companion Captain Hastings. A famous but hated scientist, Sir Amory, is killed during a house party, and some of his valuable papers are missing. Poirot rapidly determines the cause of death and the motive, then narrows down the suspects to the most likely culprit.
Rodney Steps In
Rodney Perch
A carefree aristocrat becomes involved with a woman suspected of murder, and assists her in proving her innocence.
The Officers' Mess
Tony Turnbull
A Lieutenant becomes mixed-up with some stolen jewels.
Bed and Breakfast
Toby Entwhistle
A newlywed couple have a fight, and in order to get even with one another, each decides to take up with a lover but without actually going through with "the deed".
Kissing Cup's Race
Rollo Adair
A drama film directed by Castleton Knight .
Enter the Queen
Bertie Bunter
A short comedy film directed by Arthur Varney.
Lord Richard in the Pantry
Lord Richard Sandridge
'Poor lord poses as butler to avoid framed arrest for theft.' (British Film Catalogue)
The Last Hour
Byron
A crooked prince uses a death ray to force down airships and steal their cargo.
The House of the Arrow
Jim Frobisher
In France, an inspector solves the poisoning of his rich aunt.
At the Villa Rose
Ricardo
Jewel thieves kill a rich widow and frame a fake medium.