John Maxwell

Películas

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.
Lo mejor es lo malo conocido
Producer
El contable Fred Hill y su esposa Emily darían lo que fuera por cambiar su monótona existencia de familia de clase media. Cuando un tío suyo les regala una gran cantidad de dinero, emprenden un lujoso viaje en barco por todo el mundo. Pero durante la travesía surgirán conflictos conyugales.
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.
Juego sucio
Producer
Basada en una obra de teatro, es la historia de una furiosa rivalidad entre un propietario rural y su vecino, un industrial advenedizo.
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!
Asesinato
Producer
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.
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
Hitchcock filmó algunas de las secuencias de esta película compuesta por sketches y números de music-hall. En ella se parodia el cine policíaco, la versión de "La fierecilla domada" (Shakespeare) llevada al cine por Douglas Fairbanks y Mary Pickford e incluso la televisión.
Juno y el pavo real
Producer
Adaptación de la obra de Sean O'Casey sobre una familia irlandesa que recibe una herencia y se ve corrompida por la riqueza.
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.
Chantaje
Producer
Londres, 1929. Frank Webber, un detective de Scotland Yard muy ocupado, parece estar más interesado en su trabajo que en Alice White, su novia. Sintiéndose ignorada, Alice acepta salir con un elegante artista de educadas maneras que la invita a visitar su lujoso apartamento.
El hombre de la isla de Man
Producer
Pete Quilliam (Carl Brisson) es pescador, y su gran amigo desde la infancia, Philip Christian (Malcom Keen), quien ahora ejerce como abogado, viajan a la Isla de Man, donde Philip ha conseguido empleo a su amigo. La hija del empleador es una preciosa chica llamada Kate Cregeen (Anny Ondra) y, al conocerla, ambos amigos quedan prendados de ella, pero ante la efusividad y la atención que ella le presta a Pete, el abogado decide guardar prudente distancia dispuesto a ver qué ocurre entre ellos. Pero pronto el destino hará que Pete y Kate se separen durante un tiempo... y entonces, el joven pide a su amigo que cuide de su prometida hasta su regreso.
Champagne
Producer
La rica heredera (Betty Balfour) de uno de los más acaudalados hombres de Wall Street (Gordon Harker), está tan enamorada que osa volar, hasta alta mar, para alcanzar el barco en el que viaja su pretendiente (Jean Bradin). El aeroplano hundido y otros despilfarros, hará pensar a su padre que la chica necesita una gran lección.
El ring
Producer
Jack es un boxeador de segunda fila, novio de Nelly. El campeón australiano Bob Corby, que oculta su verdadera identidad, está enamorado de la misma muchacha. Bob desafía y pelea a Jack, al que derrota ampliamente. Pero, para poder estar cerca de Nelly, Bob contrata a Kack para entrenar con él. No pasa mucho tiempo sin que la chica corresponda a los intentos amorosos de Bob. Movido por los celos y el deseo de venganza, Jack reta Bob a combatir en el Albert Hall.