Walter Summers

Walter Summers

Birth : 1892-09-02,

Death : 1973-01-01

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Walter Summers

Movies

At the Villa Rose
Director
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.
Traitor Spy
Screenplay
A British man is hunted by British and German spies when he tries to sell blueprints.
Traitor Spy
Director
A British man is hunted by British and German spies when he tries to sell blueprints.
The Dark Eyes of London
Screenplay
Insurance agent-physician collects on policies of men murdered by a disfigured resident of the home for the blind where he acts as doctor-on-call.
The Dark Eyes of London
Director
Insurance agent-physician collects on policies of men murdered by a disfigured resident of the home for the blind where he acts as doctor-on-call.
Queer Cargo
Writer
The Captain of a tramp steamer is forced by his ship's owner to smuggle some priceless pearls, and take them to Singapore.
Black Limelight
Writer
This gripping, atmospheric crime thriller from Austrian-born director Paul Stein stars Oscar nominee Raymond Massey as a man at the centre of a multiple murder investigation – a case that sparks a sensationalist press frenzy when it becomes clear that the killer only strikes when there is a full moon.
Premiere
Director
In Paris a leading theatre impresario is murdered on opening night, shortly after replacing his leading lady. A police Inspector in the audience takes over the investigation. The film was shot at Elstree Studios. It was a close remake of the 1937 Austrian film Premiere and re-used a number of musical scenes from the original which were dubbed into English.
The Price of Folly
Director
When Leonora Corbett phones Colin Keith-Johnson that she wants to give their marriage another chance, he tries to buy off his lover Judy Kelly. She wants to stick around for the wife, with a gun. There's a struggle, and Keith-Johnson sticks the inconvenient body in a trunk and begins to figure out how to get rid of it.
Ourselves Alone
Director
One of the most significant films ever made about the Troubles in Ireland, a powerful story of love and conflicting loyalties set against the battle for Ireland's independence.
Music Hath Charms
Director
This cheerful maze of melody, song, comedy and drama showcases the talents of Henry Hall and His Dance Band.
McGluskey the Sea Rover
Writer
Comedy action starring Irish boxing champion Jack Doyle
McGluskey the Sea Rover
Director
Comedy action starring Irish boxing champion Jack Doyle
Royal Cavalcade
Director
Made in commemoration and celebration of the Jubilee of King George V, this is the story of the first twenty-five years of his reign, told through the many travels of a penny that was minted in the year of his accession: 1910. Through a series of individual stories, Royal Cavalcade covers a period of striking change in every area of life – from the suffragette movement to the trenches of World War One, the effects of the Depression to single events such as the first ever Royal Command Performance, featuring Anna Pavlova and George Robey.
What Happened Then?
Director
Young Raymond Rudford,sculptor, is on trial for slitting the throat of his uncle, who had adopted and raised him after Raymond's parent's died when he was a young boy. The prosecution allows his motive was fear of being disinherited if he married his fiancé, the fair Alicia Atherton, against his uncle's wishes, and the prosecution lays a mountain of evidence against Raymond, including his razor, dragged from an artificial lake on the estate, as the murder weapon; Raymond's bloody fingerprints and footprints found at the scene of bedroom crime, and his bloody shoes, found in his cupboard and bloody monogrammed-handkerchief found under his uncle's death bed. Raymond's only defense is that he could not have committed the crime as he goes into a paroxysm of dread at the mere sight of blood, a phobia he has had ever since childhood when his dog was run over by a lorry and the dog's blood was splattered into his face.
The Warren Case
Writer
Chided by his boss for a conspicuous lack of sensational stories, Lewis Bevan takes matters into his own hands to revive his flagging career.
The Warren Case
Director
Chided by his boss for a conspicuous lack of sensational stories, Lewis Bevan takes matters into his own hands to revive his flagging career.
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
Screenplay
Bulldog Drummond forms a gang to rescue his wife and thwart his nemesis, Carl Peterson.
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
Director
Bulldog Drummond forms a gang to rescue his wife and thwart his nemesis, Carl Peterson.
Timbuctoo
Screenplay
'Girl's wastrel cousin and his valet go to Timbuctoo.' (British Film Catalogue)
Timbuctoo
Director
'Girl's wastrel cousin and his valet go to Timbuctoo.' (British Film Catalogue)
Dual Control
Story
Aviators Amy Johnson and Jim Mollison, playing themselves, cause havoc in a small village when Mollison runs out of petrol and he is forced to land in a field. Their planes are quickly surrounded by inquisitive fans and, after refuelling, a woman and a young boy are taken for a flight.
Dual Control
Director
Aviators Amy Johnson and Jim Mollison, playing themselves, cause havoc in a small village when Mollison runs out of petrol and he is forced to land in a field. Their planes are quickly surrounded by inquisitive fans and, after refuelling, a woman and a young boy are taken for a flight.
The House Opposite
Producer
A Police Officer pursues a gang of blackmailers.
The House Opposite
Writer
A Police Officer pursues a gang of blackmailers.
The House Opposite
Director
A Police Officer pursues a gang of blackmailers.
Men Like These
Director
A British submarine on patrol is accidentally rammed by a merchant ship, that tears a big hole in in sub which sinks trapping the crew.
The Flying Fool
Writer
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.....
The Flying Fool
Director
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.....
Should a Doctor Tell?
Story
A doctor agonises over whether to tell his son that the woman he is marrying is pregnant by another man, although this would mean breaking the hypocratic oath.
Suspense
Producer
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.
Suspense
Writer
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.
Suspense
Director
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.
The Flame of Love
Director
In Russia, a Chinese dancer gives herself to a duke to save her brother's life.
Raise the Roof
Screenplay
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.
Raise the Roof
Director
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.
Chamber of Horrors
Writer
A man spends the night in the Chamber of Horrors of Madame Tussauds.
Chamber of Horrors
Director
A man spends the night in the Chamber of Horrors of Madame Tussauds.
Lost Patrol
Writer
A patrol of twelve soldiers is lost in the desert and killed by the tribesmen, but the sergeant makes sure that one of the tribesmen dies for every one of his men.
Lost Patrol
Director
A patrol of twelve soldiers is lost in the desert and killed by the tribesmen, but the sergeant makes sure that one of the tribesmen dies for every one of his men.
Bolibar
Writer
Hessian officers' flirtations with an artist's daughter accidentally give signals to the attacking English.
Bolibar
Director
Hessian officers' flirtations with an artist's daughter accidentally give signals to the attacking English.
The Battles of the Coronel and Falkland Islands
Director
The film focuses on the naval warfare around the Battle of Coronel and Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. It was the last in a successful series of documentary reconstructions of First World War battles by British Instructional Films made between 1921 and 1927.
Nelson
Writer
Recounts some highlights in the career of Admiral Nelson, including his battles with the French fleet under Napoleon, and his dalliances with Lady Hamilton.
Nelson
Director
Recounts some highlights in the career of Admiral Nelson, including his battles with the French fleet under Napoleon, and his dalliances with Lady Hamilton.
Mons
Director
A reconstruction of the arrival of the British Army in France in August 1914, and of the retreat from Mons.
Ypres
Writer
In 1925, with the cooperation of the War Office, British Instructional Films set out to make a dramatic, feature-length reconstruction of the five Ypres battles in which 1.7 million soldiers lost their lives. Directed by William Summers, the result is a silent classic. Unlike the famous 1916 documentary The Battle of the Somme, the Ypres footage is entirely ”faked” and the film shares some of Somme‘s propagandist approach. Regardless, the film is no less fascinating as an artistic endeavour of its time and it features some stunning images. A degree of authenticity is provided by real soldiers taking part and by the filming having taken place in the actual Ypres trenches.
Ypres
Director
In 1925, with the cooperation of the War Office, British Instructional Films set out to make a dramatic, feature-length reconstruction of the five Ypres battles in which 1.7 million soldiers lost their lives. Directed by William Summers, the result is a silent classic. Unlike the famous 1916 documentary The Battle of the Somme, the Ypres footage is entirely ”faked” and the film shares some of Somme‘s propagandist approach. Regardless, the film is no less fascinating as an artistic endeavour of its time and it features some stunning images. A degree of authenticity is provided by real soldiers taking part and by the filming having taken place in the actual Ypres trenches.
She
Scenario Writer
Mr. Blackwell discovers a relic that informs him about Blythe (as Ayesha, or "She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed"), who loved his father and others in the ancestral line. Blackwell accompanies pal Heinrich George and handyman Tom Reynolds to Arabia.
Who Is the Man?
Writer
Daniel Arnault an impecunious sculptor, is in love with the beautiful Genevieve. Spurred on by her mercenary and socially ambitious mother , Genevieve consents to marry Daniel's wealthy brother Albert (Langhorn Burton). In despair, Daniel sinks into drug addiction. However the marriage is not a success,...
Who Is the Man?
Director
Daniel Arnault an impecunious sculptor, is in love with the beautiful Genevieve. Spurred on by her mercenary and socially ambitious mother , Genevieve consents to marry Daniel's wealthy brother Albert (Langhorn Burton). In despair, Daniel sinks into drug addiction. However the marriage is not a success,...
The Cost of Beauty
Writer
A rich woman refuses to bear her husband a child, but adopts a son by his mistress after his death.
The Cost of Beauty
Director
A rich woman refuses to bear her husband a child, but adopts a son by his mistress after his death.
The Unwanted
Writer
A colonel's bastard son pretends his cowardly brother died a hero.
The Unwanted
Director
A colonel's bastard son pretends his cowardly brother died a hero.
A Couple of Down and Outs
Director
An ex-soldier steals his horse to save it from the battlefield, and becomes a tramp.
A Royal Divorce
Writer
Emperor Napoleon divorces his wife to marry an Austrian Queen and have an heir.