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Another Case of Poisoning
Albert Norris
British Ministry of Health information film on the risks of poor food hygeine.
This Was a Woman
Veterinarian
The woman here is Sylvia Russell, who is a bit power mad and has some set goals. In order to achieve those goals she is sadistically devoted to her son and daughter, able to possess and direct them; subtly ruins her daughter's marriage by corrupting a servant girl and, then, uses her to compromise her son-in-law; slowly breaks her bumbling, unambitious husband's confidence, finds in her husband's executive friend the man she desires, and then poisons her husband in her own manner in their quiet English manor
The Turners of Prospect Road
Knocker
A London cabby finds a greyhound puppy in his cab, and gives it to his daughter. She raises it and trains it up at the race tracks; and in spite of crooked rival owners, the dog eventually wins the Greyhound Derby.
The Trojan Brothers
Frank
Opposing ends of a pantomime horse where the 'head' dates a society lady while the 'tail' is unhappily married.
A Place of One's Own
P.C. Hargreaves
An elderly couple move into an old, supposedly haunted abandoned house. A young girl comes to live with the pair as a companion for the wife. However, soon the girl is possessed by the spirit of another girl, a wealthy woman who had once lived in the house but who had been murdered there.
Here Comes the Sun
Barrett
When a wealthy newspaper proprietor passes away, his crooked business partner moves to secure the deceased's fortune by substituting a false will. But 'Corona' Flanagan is onto the fraudster, and his efforts to unmask the villain see him popping in and out of jail – which isn't all that bad, since the governor is an old friend of his – and dressing up as a Russian countess...
Demobbed
Capt. Gregson
Demobbed from the army Nat, Norman and Dan get new jobs, solve a crime and stage a concert party.
The Shipbuilders
Jim
A patriotic, cinematic salvo, this wartime production tells the story of the owner of a shipbuilding company doing his best to contribute to the British fleet. War is good for business, but what will happen once the war is won? It was based on a novel by George Blake.
Much Too Shy
Manager
Un manitas y un artista aficionado se mete en problemas cuando se agregan cuerpos femeninos desnudos a las cabezas que ha dibujado de damas prominentes y se venden como anuncios de jabón.
Let the People Sing
Ketley
An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a village hall.
The Day Will Dawn
Army Sergeant
Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat, however when he tells the navy about it they do not believe him and, to make matters worse, he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.
Penn of Pennsylvania
Ship's Mate (as Guss Mc Naughton)
Penn of Pennsylvania is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, Dennis Arundell, Henry Oscar, Herbet Lomas and Edward Rigby. The film depicts the life of the Quaker founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn. It portrays his struggle to be granted a colonial charter in London and attracting settlers to his new colony as well as his adoption a radical new approach with regard to the treatment of the Native Americans. It is also known by the alternative title Courageous Mr. Penn.
Jorge Manteca
George White
George amplía su repertorio en roles duales. Se persuade a un cantante y actor fracasado (George Formby) para que se haga pasar por un extravagante cantante de ópera latina (también Formby, pero con el pelo rizado engrasado y un lápiz) a quien se parece mucho y está teniendo problemas con su gestión. No está entre los mejores papeles de Formby, ya que perdió parte de su lado cómico una vez que se mudó a Columbia Pictures, una decisión de la que se arrepintió. Esta fue la primera de siete películas que hizo para Columbia. Lo más destacado es la canción que canta en un pub: 'The Barmaid at the Rose and Crown'.
Jeannie
Angus Whitelaw
Based on Aimee Stuart's play. Little Scots girl decides to use her inheritance for a "grand tour" of the Continent.
Old Bill and Son
Alf
Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second and, envious of his son, Young Bill, he decides to enlist. He finally enters the Pioneer Corps, which is based near his son. When Young Bill goes missing during a raid, Old Bill shows that there's still life in the old dog yet!
George and Margaret
Wolverton
The Frictions of a suburban family come to boiling point.
Blind Folly
Professor Zozo
A man inherits a nightclub that belonged to his brother but soon discovers that it is the headquarters for a dangerous criminal gang.
There Ain't No Justice
Alfie Norton
A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.
Trouble Brewing
Bill Pike
Ealing comedy starring music hall star George Formby. An eager newspaper reporter (Formby) goes undercover to expose a gang of counterfeiters. Posing as a wrestler and waiter in his investigative efforts, George proves a greater menace to public order than the criminals he is chasing.
Q Planes
Blenkinsop, Hammond's Butler
An eccentric Scotland Yard inspector thinks something beamed from a spy ship is dropping planes.
La ciudadela
Tom Evans (uncredited)
Andrew Manson, un joven médico que consigue su primer empleo en una población minera de Gales, se entrega al cuidado de trabajadores enfermos y gentes oprimidas. Las circunstancias, sin embargo, acabarán poniendo a pruebo sus principios morales.
St. Martin's Lane
Arthur Smith
On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. Harley, the theater patron who never knew Libby took his gold cigarette case, is impressed by Libby's dancing and invites her to bring Charles and the other buskers in his group to an after-the-play party. Libby comes alone. A theatrical career is launched.
South Riding
Tadman
Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance.' She built her story around six people working for a typical County Council:- Beneath the lives of the public servants runs the thread of their personal drama. Our story tells how a public life affects the private life; and how a man's personal sufferings make him what he is in public. " Corruption, intrigue and romance in a Yorkshire setting. A country squire whose wife is in a mental hospital becomes attracted to a crusading local schoolmistress.
We're Going to Be Rich
Broderick
A perpetual dreamer talks his wife into moving with him from their home in Australia to South Africa, where he hopes to discover gold and finally become wealthy.
Easy Riches
Joe Hicks
A quota quickie directed by Maclean Rogers in 1938, "Easy Riches" featured character players George Carney & Gus McNaughton as a couple of rival builders competing for the award of a big contract.
El divorcio de la señorita X
Room Service Waiter
Tras asistir a un baile benéfico en un hotel, Leslie Steele, una joven de buena familia, se ve obligada a pasar la noche en el mismo, debido a la densa niebla de Londres. Las circunstancias le harán compartir habitación con un apuesto y cínico abogado divorcista, Everard Logan.
Keep Fit
Tom
A weak, cowardly barber gets fit to win over a beautiful woman. However, she prefers his muscle-bound rival until George challenges him to a boxing match.
Action for Slander
Tandy
A bankrupt officer, accused of cheating at cards, defends his honour with a writ.
Tormenta a la vista
Horace Skirving
El despótico alcalde de un pequeño pueblo británico maltrata a una pobre vendedora ambulante, cuya perrita le ha sido confiscada por no haber pagado las tasas municipales. Un periodista que presencia la escena y la publica en su periódico será llamado a declarar en el juicio como testigo.
Busman's Holiday
Alf Green
A bus conductor and his driver manage to round up a gang of criminals.
Keep Your Seats, Please
Max
Despite being on his uppers, George is still prepared to pawn his beloved banjo in order to help his girlfriend save her niece from the orphanage. Help seems to be at hand when George is left a fortune by his old auntie, but unfortunately his inheritance is hidden inside a chair which has already been auctioned off! Can George and his chums track down his rightful due before his grasping solicitor (Alastair Sim, in an early film appearance) snatches the lot? It's hard to say, but he still finds time to perform both the title song and the classic 'When I'm Cleaning Windows'.
Music Hath Charms
Goodwin
This cheerful maze of melody, song, comedy and drama showcases the talents of Henry Hall and His Dance Band.
Joy Ride
String
Two cousins invite their girlfriends on a joy-ride, but car trouble leads to catastrophe!
39 escalones
Salesman on the Flying Scotsman
Richard Hannay está en un music-hall londinense. De repente, suena un disparo y comienza una pelea. En medio del tumulto, una chica asustada le pregunta si puede ir con él. Richard accede y la lleva a su apartamento...
Barnacle Bill
Jack Baron
A conflicted sailor tries to balance his family life with his time at sea.
Invitation To The Waltz
Valet
As the threat of Napoleonic invasion looms ever closer, a German duke and potential ally of England falls for a pretty ballerina.
The Luck of a Sailor
Official
In this romantic comedy, the king of Ruritania marries an impoverished commoner after he is exiled. Trouble shows up when the king must return to his country and marry an heiress. Fortunately, his first bride has fallen for an army officer and is happy to have her royal marriage annulled.
Crime on the Hill
Collins
In this murder mystery, Vicar Casson looks into the poisoning of a wealthy man. He soon finds that the man they convicted, the fiance of the rich man's niece, was innocent.
Happy
Waller
A young musician invents an anti-theft device for cars, but works as a jazz conductor while waiting for his invention to be successful.
Radio Parade
Radio Parade (1933) is a variety film featuring such stars of the time as Clapham and Dwyer, Gert and Daisy, Reginald Gardiner, Florence Desmond, and Roy Fox.
Heads We Go
Otis Dove
A model inherits a great deal of money and pretends to be a movie star.
The Love Nest
Fox
On the eve of his own marriage, a man offers shelter to a runaway wife with whom he strikes up an unexpected bond.
The 'Feather' Bed: A Mrs. Feather Dilemma
The Husband
'Mrs Feather's concern for her husband's influenza prevents him geeting the sleep he needs.' (British Film Institute)
Leave It to Me
Baxter
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.
Their Night Out
Fred Simpson
An evening of cocktails and frolicking lands a chap in hot water when he's suspected of masterminding a criminal gang!
Money Talks
Solly Sax
El viejo Abe Pilstein (Julian Rose) está a punto de heredar una gran suma de dinero de un pariente lejano. Sólo la obtendrá con la condición de que Abe pueda probar que lo necesita. Por lo tanto, Abe intenta gastar hasta el último centavo para poder demostrar que es pobre.
His Wife's Mother
Joy
A newlywed has a trying time proving his innocence when his mother-in-law catches him kissing another girl!
The Last Coupon
Lord Bedlington
A frugal coal miner turns into a spendthrift when he wins £20,000 on the football pools!
Lucky Girl
Hudson E. Greener
Stephan Gregorovitch, the unwilling king of a bankrupt Ruritanian country, along with his hucksterish chancellor and musically-inclined bodyguard, travel incognito to London for some fun. An invitation to a party held by Duke Hugo seems just the ticket, but the presence of jewel thieves in the vicinity soon puts paid to any ideas of a relaxing evening!
The Maid of the Mountains
General Malona
A British musical film directed by Lupino Lane
Children of Chance
H.K. Zinkwell
A casual date at a high-class hotel leads Binnie, an aspiring showgirl, to be mistaken for model and actress Lia de Marita – landing her an audition for the producer of a new musical stage show. Marvelling at her good fortune, what Binnie doesn't know is that Lia is also the wife of a notorious jewel thief and that she's already fled the country in possession of a valuable, ill-gotten necklace!
Comets
Himself
A Musical Revue featuring a number of prominent vaudeville and theatrical British artists of the day in songs, dances, dramatic and musical sketches.
Asesinato
Tom Trewitt (uncredited)
Una mujer es acusada de asesinato y juzgada por ello. Todo el jurado popular cree en su culpabilidad, salvo un hombre que hará todo lo posible por defender su inocencia.