Superintendent Maigret is sent to Antibes to elucidate the murder of William Brown, a rich Australian who regularly disappeared to indulge in formidable drinking binges. In his footsteps, Maigret makes the rounds of bars until discovering the Liberty Bar, its welcoming patroness La Grosse Jaja and its equivocal clientele. It is without a doubt here that the key to the murder is to be found.
Dorrie
A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing greyhounds and a sleazy bar--to his eccentric Aunt Clara. Clara vows to "clean up" her new establishments, but complications ensue when she visits the crooked gambling den--just as it's being raided by the police.
May
Un cirujano plástico, apasionadamente enamorado de una célebre pianista, se vuelve loco cuando ella lo rechaza. Entonces decide operar a una convicta y reconstruir su rostro haciéndolo identico al de su amada.
Ellen
Un empleado de banco desaparece durante 24 horas y pierde la memoria, pero cuando averigua que el mayordomo de su club le ha denunciado por robo y ha sido encontrado asesinado, se da cuenta de que no tiene coartada, y la policía quiere saber lo que hizo durante esas horas.
The Barmaid
British Ministry of Health information film on the risks of poor food hygeine.
Narrator (voice)
Examines the role of art in WWII; featuring Henry Moore's drawings of London Underground during bombing raids, Paul Nash's paintings of aircraft dumps, Stanley Spencer's shipbuilding panels, Evelyn Dunbar's land girls, alongside many amateur artists too.
Sister at Nursing Home
A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and South America.
Hergensheimer's Secretary
Bebe y Ben son marido y mujer (precisamente como en la vida real), luchando por obtener la mejor primicia para sus transmisiones de radio rivales, en medio de los problemas causados por Vic Oliver. Bebe, ahora Miss Libertad para el esfuerzo de guerra, tiene una exclusiva: un niño refugiado británico cuyo padre es dueño de la posada del castillo de Amersham, que acaba de ser bombardeada durante los ataques aéreos. La campaña de recaudación de fondos comienza y también lo hace su carrera para conseguir el primero en Amersham. La película sigue el éxito del programa de radio británico del mismo nombre en la vida real.
Old Mother Riley does the laundry for the dancers in the pantomime "Aladdin", where her daughter Kitty works as a chorus girl. Sneaking a peek at the show one day, Mother Riley accidentally pops up through a trap door onto the stage. Accosted by the angry star, Mother Riley’s belligerent responses have the audience in stitches. Outraged, the star walks out, leaving Kitty to take over the leading role, to great success.
Greta, hotel receptionist
Poco después del comienzo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, una persona que toca el ukelele (George) toma el barco equivocado y se encuentra en Noruega (aún sin invadir). Una mujer (Mary) lo confunde con un compañero agente de inteligencia británico y se ve involucrado en el intento de derrotar a los agentes nazis.
Girl
La policía investiga por asesinato a un gangster estadounidense, propietario de un club nocturno en Soho.
Millie
With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive Stanton.
Gwen
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.
May Wortle
A sausage-making tycoon rents a castle from an impoverished aristocrat.
Audrey
A teacher falls in love with the married owner of the guest house in which she is staying during a holiday to Austria.
Lady Diana Savage
'Boxer leaves true love for society lady, but returns.' (British Film Catalogue)
Austin promotional short, showing a tour around the country by many Austin models, from the Seven to the Ascot.
Hilda
Slippery Rodney Haines runs a high-class gambling joint in Hampstead, while elsewhere in London Lamberti's Fair for the less-well-off is on its last legs. The only link between them seems to be Tommy Blyth, whose betting has put him in serious debt with Haines and who fancies Mary, the Lamberti's adopted daughter. In fact, there is a further unexpected link between the two worlds.
Millie Jeans
'Charlady helps unmask man who stabbed lady's blackmailer.' (British Film Catalogue)
(uncredited)
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates a mysterious suicide at a country house.
Chick Williams, a prohibition gangster, rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When a policeman is murdered during a robbery, he falls under suspicion. The gangster took Joan, a policeman's daughter, to the theater, sneaked out during the intermission to commit the crime, then used her to support his alibi. The detective squad employs its most sophisticated and barbaric techniques, including planting an undercover agent in the gang, to bring him to justice.
