A.E.W. Mason

Birth : 1865-05-07, Everleigh, Dulwich, London, England, UK

Death : 1948-11-22

Movies

The Four Feathers
Novel
The story, set in 1885, follows a British officer (Heath Ledger) who resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers which symbolize cowardice. To redeem his honor he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves the lives of those who branded him a coward.
The Four Feathers
Novel
The fifth filming of the adventure classic about a British soldier in the 1880s who fights to regain his honor after being given four white feathers, symbols of cowardice.
Storm Over the Nile
Novel
In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his officer's commission in order to remain with his fiancée Mary Burroughs in England. His friends and fellow officers John Durrance, Peter Burroughs and Tom Willoughby brand him a coward and present him with the white feathers of cowardice. His fiancée, Mary, adds a fourth feather and breaks off their engagement. However, former Lieutenant Faversham decides to regain his honor by fighting in the Sudan incognito. Re-used a great deal of stock footage from The Four Feathers (1939), including the entire final battle sequence.
The House of the Arrow
Novel
A London solicitor and a French detective investigate the mysterious death of an elderly woman suspected of being poisoned.
Castle of Crimes
Novel
A wealthy French widow is poisoned in her home, Inspector Hanaud investigates..
At the Villa Rose
Novel
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.
The Four Feathers
Novel
A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.
The Drum
Writer
Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey) plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the hospitality of Guhl's spacious palace. It's up to the loyal young Prince Azim (Sabu) to warn the troops of Guhl's treachery by tapping out a message on his drum.
Fire Over England
Novel
The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the title. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
The Widow from Monte Carlo
Writer
In this romantic comedy, an aspiring socialite heads for a vacation in Monte Carlo where she befriends a wealthy widowed duchess and then begins blackmailing her after she steals a scandalous letter.
Her Imaginary Lover
Theatre Play
A New York socialite Celia invents an aristocratic English fiancé named Lord Michael Ware to deflect the tedious attention of would-be suitors. Celia travels to London to claim an inheritance...and meets an aristocratic Englishman called Lord Michael Ware. The imaginary romance becomes real.
The Flirting Widow
Story
An older daughter invents a fiancé so that her father will allow her younger sister to marry. However, the lie comes back to haunt her.
The House of the Arrow
Theatre Play
In France, an inspector solves the poisoning of his rich aunt.
At the Villa Rose
Novel
Jewel thieves kill a rich widow and frame a fake medium.
The Four Feathers
Novel
An Englishman (Richard Arlen) fights in the Sudan after receiving white feathers of cowardice from his fiancee (Fay Wray) and friends.
The Winding Stair
Story
Paul is a fearless French Foreign Legion officer. Ordered to quell a native uprising at a far-away outpost, he discovers that the revolt is actually a subterfuge hatched by the Arabs, so that the city under Paul's command will be left unguarded and defenseless.
Slaves of Destiny
Novel
In Africa an Englishman is sold as a slave by a blind beggar who then weds a girl after he has killed her crooked husband.
Man and His Kingdom
Novel
In South America the wife of the president's son loves the leader of the revolution
The Four Feathers
Novel
When a British army officer, Harry Faversham, resigns his commission on the eve of his regiment's departure for service in the Sudan he is sent four white feathers of cowardice by his comrades and fiancee. In an attempt to redeem himself, Faversham travels out to the Sudan where he saves the lives of his former comrades.
At the Villa Rose
Novel
Inspector Hanaud is asked to investigate a murder in which a young woman is accused of killing her wealthy employer in a Riviera mansion and then running away. She is innocent, but the villain is able to make her seem guilty. Hanaud uncovers the truth, that the murder was the result of a jewel robbery gone wrong.
The Witness for the Defense
Theatre Play
Stella Derrick and Dick Hazelwood love each other, but their families want them to make better financial matches.
Four Feathers
Novel
Princess Clementina
Novel
King James' agent saves a Dutch princess and marries her as the King's proxy.