John Rogers
Nacimiento : 1888-08-27, Manchester, England, UK
Muerte : 1963-07-31
Villager (uncredited)
Cuando una reclusa condenada por asesinato es trasladada al lugar de la ejecución, debido a una inundación todos tendrán que refugiarse en un convento. Allí una monja tratará de descubrir al verdadero criminal.
Foster
A female hitchiker is taken in by a family after a horrible car accident. While she recovers, she begins to unravel a murder mystery involving the woman of the house.
Stumpy
A man who has been framed on a murder charge is placed in the custody of a crooked U.S. marshal, who is secretly running a murderous claim-jumping gang.
Southampton Porter (uncredited)
Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918). Susan y John se casan muy enamorados, pero, al estallar la guerra, él tiene que ir al frente. Después de su muerte en combate, Susan se queda en Inglaterra criando a su hijo. El muchacho, al igual que su padre, se hace militar y cuando estalla la II Guerra Mundial (1939-1945) también participará en la contienda.
Snickers
En vísperas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en un pueblo minero en Yorkshire (Reino Unido), la familia Carraclough está atravesando dificultades económicas. Un día la situación es tal que se ven obligados a vender a Lassie, una inteligente y preciosa Collie que tienen, al Duque de Rudling. Pero Lassie consigue escaparse, y es entonces cuando se da cuenta de que está a 800 kilómetros de su casa, en el remoto castillo del Duque en la costa norte de Escocia. Pero nada la detiene; está decidida a superar todos los obstáculos que se le pongan por delante para volver al hogar que tanto echa de menos... (FILMAFFINITY)
Tom Clagpool (uncredited)
La familia de los Hammond sufre una maldición, según la cual un monstruo inmortal acecha a la familia y va acabando con ellos de forma paulatina. Cuando uno de los miembros es atacado, junto a una ayudante de trabajo, un inspector de Scotland Yard, acompañado de su alocada ayudante femenina, acudirá a investigar.
Vagrant at Flop House
Historia de un joven que se muestra desilusionado de la guerra, pero el amor que siente por una mujer, le hará recobrar su coraje y patriotismo.
Un cazador inglés que está de vacaciones en Baviera, de pronto, ve en lo alto de una colina la figura de Adolf Hitler. Convencido de que su desapariciión evitaría millones de muertos, dispara su rifle, pero se olvida de introducir una bala en la recámara. A partir de entonces será implacablemente perseguido por agentes de la Gestapo.
Non-Commissioned Officer
Durante la huida que emprende un grupo de personas tras la invasión de las tropas alemanas, el príncipe austriaco Kurt von Rotenberg se enamora de Marta Keller. Al ser descubiertos por los nazis en Checoslovaquia, Von Rotenberg decide entregarse a cambio de que liberen a cuatro detenidos, entre ellos el novio de Marta. (FILMAFFINITY)
The Mess Boy
A pair head to the frozen wastes with an expedition in search of radium deposits. Certain members of the group succumb to greed, plotting to bump off the others and claim the radium for themselves.
Engineer
Un inglés que vive retirado, lejos del mundanal ruido, tendrá que enfrentarse con tres peligrosos personajes para ayudar a una muchacha que se encuentra en una difícil situación.
Ship Steward
When her doctor advises her to move West because of her health, Mrs. Pepper takes her five kids and relocates to Oregon to live with her sister. But adjusting to a new home and community isn't easy for the brood. Third entry in the "Five Little Peppers" series of four films.
Bar keep
Dos hombres que buscan perlas en una isla, quedan atrapados con su equipo. Allí conocerán a una hermosa joven que estaba abandonada en el lugar desde que su barco naufragó cuando era una niña. Los marineros tendrán que luchar contra los disgustados habitantes de la isla a la vez que azota un tifón de proporciones catastróficas.
Guggins, Scrawny Henchman
The invention of a machine that can cause remote explosions brings the attention of Scotland Yard and Bulldog Drummond.
Steward
Irish immigrant meets returning war correspondent on a liner bound for New York. When she resists the amours of another passenger, charges result in her being detained at Ellis Island.
Mouse
French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.
Blanton
Drummond's girlfriend is kidnapped by his enemies and he along with his friend Nielsen, an inspector from Scotland Yard, follow the trail and try to rescue her from the kidnappers.
Carson
When his import/export business infiltrated by international diamond smugglers, Mr. Moto must follow a trail of clues littered with beautiful women, glittering gems and deadly assassins. Making his way from the mysterious streets of San Francisco's Chinatown to the dark and dangerous alleys of Shanghai, Mr. Moto will stop at nothing to bring the culprits to justice...even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice!
Tailor (uncredited)
A British butler goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to a fortune.
Mooney, Ship Cabin Steward
When a friend of Charlie's is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and uncovers an international gambling ring.
Janitor
Brawling cable layer Steve Reardon doesn't want to marry girlfriend Edith but he also doesn't want her to date other men.
Patient (uncredited)
In mid-nineteenth century England the medical establishment does not recognize the value of skilled nurses, cleanliness, nutrition and kindness. Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly changes all of this.
John Foster and Kenneth Grainger are a couple of Englishmen stationed at a teak wood post. When Foster's fiancée, Mary Trevor, writes him that their engagement is off, he goes off to Mandalay.
Buddie
A San Francisco singer flees Chinatown on murder charges and poses as a missionary in Alaska.
Henry Vining
After the woman who raised him claims he's not her son, Richard searches for clues about his identity. Urged on by his mentor, Capt. Randolph Courtney, Richard focuses on Julia Trent Anders, a middle-aged actress who just might be his real mother. But soon, Richard begins to fall for Julia's stepdaughter. Amidst the upheaval, Richard schemes to return Julia to the stage -- but he's in for another big surprise.
Smokey
Fresh from Chinatown in New York, Harry Young has taken over the illegal import business in the seamy Limehouse district of London, where he cold-bloodedly disposes of rivals and runs a smoky nightclub. He falls for a low-class, white pickpocket, diminishing his pride in the Chinese half of his heritage and sparking the jealousy of the nightclub's moody star performer.
Sam Poole
Jane Eyre is an orphan who was raised by her aunt until she came to Thornfield Hall as governess to the young ward of Edward Rochester. But Jane is attracted by the intelligent and energetic Sir Rochester, a man of almost twice her age. But just when Sir Rochester seems to pay attention to her, he invites the beautiful and wealthy Blanche Ingram to stay at his house.
Trout
Based on an AJ Cronin novel, a disgraced doctor exiled to the Canary Islands, meets and falls in love with a married woman.
Goliath
Dos fogoneros que trabajan en el mismo barco rivalizan por los favores de una cantante de cabaret.
Mr. Arno
A long-absent father is reunited with his daughter, who still holds a grudge that he had deserted his family years earlier.
Music Hall Waiter (uncredited)
Ante un auditorio científico el doctor Henry Jekyll expone su teoría de que el ser humano está dividido en dos personalidades, una positiva y otra negativa, y que ambas se pueden separar, pero no logra convencer a sus oyentes. Después de visitar a su prometida Muriel, y paseando con su amigo el doctor Lanyonal que intenta convencer de que su idea es viable, conoce a una joven artista de music-hall, Champagne Ivy. En su laboratorio Jekyll experimenta con una droga y se transforma en el señor Hyde y, bajo esta personalidad y por medio de amenazas, se convierte en amante de Ivy...
(uncredited)
Two small town widows bring their children to Hollywood, where their children become competing film stars. The girl is sweet, the boy is a killjoy sissy. For publicity, the rival families go to London to meet a middle European boy King. The three kids decide they need to escape their stifling lives and run away to the docks and join a gang.
Martin
Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu and Hong Kong. Fast-paced with lots of wisecracking. The first film to star Warner Oland as Charlie Chan.
Mugridge
George, Ruth and Humphrey go for a boat ride with Wolf Larsen.
Budgeon - a Shareholder
An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.
Crawshaw
A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life--he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed "The Amateur Cracksman". When he meets a woman and falls in love he decides to "retire" from that life, but an old friend comes to him with a predicament that entails him committing one last job.
Josie, a New York showgirl with a mind of her own and a heart of gold, finds herself stranded on the island of Fiji. While seeking a way home she is befriended by a local man who gets her a job working as a barmaid at The Bamboo Bar. There she meets an alcoholic World War I veteran who is haunted by his wartime experiences and has an irrational fear of fire. Under her concerned care, he begins to recover and they fall in love. But then her jealous self-appointed boyfriend forces the veteran to participate in a traditional Fijian fire-walking ritual. To overcome his terror he must walk across 20 feet of burning coals and fight his rival to reach Josie's loving arms.
Alf Pornick
Sir George hires Hillary Gatt to find out more about Eric who wants to marry Lois. Gatt is murdered and the couple, married, run off to India. Old friend John Beetham sympathizes with the bride who sees that her hubby is a liar and drunk. John and Lois fly to San Francisco. Eric shows up and tries to kill John, but Scotland Yard's Lt. Charlie Chan intervenes. Chan fans may be disappointed in this globe-trotting mystery, however, as the detective only appears in a few scenes. The film is more noteworthy for its introduction of Boris Karloff to sound features, in a small role as a servant from Sudan who mutters inscrutable nonsense about the whims of the desert.