John Maxwell

Movies

You Made Me Love You
Producer
A rich American businessman in London makes believe he's lost all his money so that his daughter will marry a composer.
Leave It to Me
Producer
The owner of a professional help agency poses as a poet at a wealthy patron's ball and prevents a necklace from being stolen by thieves.
The Song You Gave Me
Producer
Set in Vienna, this lively musical comedy stars Bebe Daniels as an actress who falls in love with her secretary, but has difficulty in persuading him to propose to her.
Old Spanish Customers
Producer
A henpecked husband is mistaken for a famous toreador while holidaying in Spain!
The Maid of the Mountains
Producer
A British musical film directed by Lupino Lane
Josser in the Army
Producer
Charting the military escapades of serial bungler Tommy Josser, Josser in the Army sees the hapless hero in France during wartime, where he masquerades as a German general, unmasks a spy, gets captured and then makes a spectacular airborne escape!
Let Me Explain, Dear
Producer
A husband flirts with a pretty girl after a taxi smash, but a delicate situation ensues when he has to explain the presence of her necklace in his pocket!
Potiphar's Wife
Producer
'A good-looking chauffeur, employed by an aristocratic married lady is tempted to misconduct. His indifference arouses her wrath and he is charged with assault at the Assizes. ' (British Film Institute)
Keepers of Youth
Producer
The 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.
Rich and Strange
Producer
Believing that an unexpected inheritance will bring them happiness, a married couple instead finds their relationship strained to the breaking point.
Out of the Blue
Producer
Impoverished aristocrat's daughter Tommy Tucker is in love with radio announcer Bill Coverdale, but he is engaged to her more glamorous sister Angela, who he does not love. Seeking escape from this hopeless situation, and her life of genteel poverty, Tommy flees abroad to Biarritz to become a nightclub singer.
Hobson's Choice
Producer
A coarse boot-shop owner becomes outraged when his eldest daughter decides to marry a meek cobbler.
The Shadow Between
Producer
A romantic drama film directed by Norman Walker.
My Wife's Family
Producer
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.
The Skin Game
Producer
An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village.
The Love Habit
Producer
'Paris. Roué poses as secretary to flirt with employer's wife.' (British Film Catalogue)
The Middle Watch
Producer
'Captain tries to hide accidental female passengers from admiral.' (British Film Catalogue)
Compromising Daphne
Producer
A young couple struggle with their overbearing parents.
Why Sailors Leave Home
Producer
When their ship arrives in an Arabian port, the sailors are given shore leave among them Bill Biggles, who has previously had little success with women. Visiting a sheik who has long been under obligation to him, Bill is welcomed at the palace, and the polygamous ruler, who has abducted a damsel, decides to absent himself and appoint Bill as his deputy. It seems Bill's luck is set to change dramatically until the wives decide to go on strike!
Murder!
Producer
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.
The Yellow Mask
Producer
A musical crime film directed by Harry Lachman.
Kiss Me Sergeant
Producer
In India, a British soldier saves the jeweled eye of a sacred idol.
Song of Soho
Producer
An ex-French Foreign Legion soldier comes to Soho and ends up as a singer in a cafe.
Elstree Calling
Executive Producer
A series of 19 musical and comedy "vaudeville" sketches presented in the form of a live television broadcast hosted by Tommy Handley (as himself).
Juno and the Paycock
Producer
During the Irish revolution, a family earns a big inheritance. They start leading a rich life, forgetting what the most important values of life really are. At the end, they discover they will not receive that inheritance; the family is destroyed and penniless. They must sell their home and start living like vagabonds.
Atlantic
Producer
A heavily fictionalized version of the RMS Titanic story.
The Compulsory Husband
Producer
A recently engaged girl invites her parents to meet her fiance. They learn that he also loves another woman.
Blackmail
Producer
London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.
The Manxman
Producer
A fisherman and a rising lawyer who grew up together as brothers fall in love with the same woman.
Champagne
Producer
Betty, the rebellious daughter of a millionaire, decides to marry the penniless Jean—against her father's will—and runs away to France and lives a life of luxury on the profits from her father's business. Pretending his business is crashing, her father finally puts a stop to her behavior, which forces Betty to support herself by getting a job in a night club.
The Ring
Producer
Both Jack Sander and Bob Corby are boxers in love with Mabel. Jack and Mabel wed, but their marriage is flat. The young wife looks to Bob for comfort.