Humberston Wright

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Mysterious Mr. Nicholson
Makeup Artist
A change in a will, a murder and a mysterious letter. The police look to a former cat burglar to aid them in the investigation.
Love on Leave
Dr. MacMillan
George and Katherine plan to marry but war breaks out. When he returns on two weeks leave, but has his marriage proposal put down by Katherine, George enters a relationship with another woman.
The Marriage Bond
Jenkins
A drunken man is left by his wife but she later comes back to him when she realises how desperate he is.
In a Monastery Garden
The Abbot
An Italian musician begins to steal his brother's compositions after he is jailed for shooting a prince.
Detective Lloyd
Lodgekeeper
A detective matches wits with a group of thieves out to steal a priceless amulet.
Congress Dances
Duke of Wellington
In 1815, Tsar Alexander I romances a working-class glove seller, while his double takes his place at the Vienna Congress. English-language version of Der Kongreß tanzt.
Down River
Sir Michael Gordon
A murderous skipper involved in dope trafficking.
Thread o' Scarlet
Smith
'Innocent blacksmith hanged on circumstantial evidence.' (British Film Catalogue)
Alf's Button
Eustace the genie
A soldier discovers a button made from Aladdin's lamp grants wishes when rubbed.
Waterloo
Herzog Wellington
This presentation of 'Waterloo', a film by Karl Grune about the last hurrah of Napoleon, is a fascinating companion to the Abel Gance epic 'Napoleon'. 'Waterloo' presents a tale of several people involved in the final battle. Napoleon and Wellington, of course, but also the Austrian general Blutcher (who is seen as a ladies' man - his scene with a flirty Countess about halfway through the film is priceless; as are his touching scenes with his plain wife (who he imagines to be a young and nubile girl when they get romantic) and some people within his regiment. Not simply a film of war, 'Waterloo' is a story of people, of lovers, of lost opportunities.
White Cargo
Missionary
The manager of a rubber plantation marries a native and she tries to poison him.
High Treason
Dr. Stephen Seymour
The year is 1940 and tension is growing between the empires of United Europe and the Atlantic States. A bloody border incident puts both sides on high alert.
The Flag Lieutenant
Stiffy Steele
A lieutenant is branded a coward after saving a beleaguered fort for an amnesiac major.
Hindle Wakes
Chris Hawthorne
A young working-class girl causes a stir when she sneaks off for a romantic getaway with the wealthy heir of the mill where she works.
Boadicea
Prasutagus
The life of the Celtic Queen Boudica (Boadicea) and her rebellion against the Roman Empire.
The Further Mysteries of Fu-Manchu
Dr. Petrie
Detective Nayland Smith, comissioned by the British Government to investigate a series of murders comes up against the "Coughing Horror", Dr Fu-Manchu's servant.
The Love Story of Aliette Brunton
Admiral Brunton
A faithless K.C.'s wife elopes with his opponent in a slum murder trial.
The Gay Corinthian
Sir Thomas Apreece
A boxer saves a lady who joins gypsies on learning she is the subject of a bet.
Slaves of Destiny
Hassan
In Africa an Englishman is sold as a slave by a blind beggar who then weds a girl after he has killed her crooked husband.
Henry, King of Navarre
Charles XI
In France the Queen poisons the Huguenot Queen and weds her son to the King's sister as part of an assassination plan.
Sally Bishop
Judge
A typist threatens to expose her lover when he prosecutes the divorce of a woman he means to marry.
The Knocking on the Door
Dr. Petrie
The evil Dr Fu-Manchu proves to be a master of disguise as well as villainy in this thrilling episode of the popular adventure serial. Adopting the persona of a long-bearded professor, Fu-Manchu pays a visit to London's Madame Tussauds waxworks. Elsewhere, there's something horribly uncanny going on at a remote country cottage: sleuths Nayland Smith and Petrie leave the capital to investigate.
The Fiery Hand
Dr. Petrie
In this exciting adventure based on the second Fu-Manchu novel, intrepid sleuths Nayland Smith and Petrie investigate a haunted house, but get more of a fright than they expected. Caught by the evil Dr Fu-Manchu, Nayland Smith faces a plague of ravenous Cantonese rats - a torture known as 'The Six Gates of Joyful Wisdom'. Will Petrie end his agony, with the razor-sharp ‘Friend’s Sword’?
The West Case
Dr. Petrie
Second release in 'The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu' series. Plans for an aerial torpedo are stolen from its inventor Frank Norris West, Nayland Smith tries to retrieve them but is defeated by Fu-Manchu.
The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu
Dr. Petrie
A killer kitty with poison-tipped claws, giant noxious mushrooms and aphonia-inducing flowers are just some of the challenges faced by Sir Denis Nayland Smith and Dr Petrie in their battles against arch-villain Fu Manchu. Series of 15 shorts, each with a self-contained story.
The Call of Siva
Dr. Petrie
Fourth release in 'The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu' series. Nayland Smith saves the life of Graham Guthrie, the British Resident in Bhutan, while on a visit to London from a plot by Dr. Fu-Manchu.
The Clue of the Pigtail
Dr. Petrie
Third release in 'The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu' series, where the police has to investigate the clue of the pigtail wig.
Aaron's Rod
Dr Petrie
A mysterious murder sets Nayland Smith and Petrie once again on the trail of villainous Fu-Manchu, and seeking a strange old stick with magical powers
Creation
Director
A man poses as the reincarnation of a woman's drowned husband.
The Rocks of Valpre
Captain Rodolphe
A romantic melodrama about a young woman, Christine, who falls in love with a glamorous French soldier. Bertrand is involved in secret work with the French army but when he gets falsely accused of stealing army plans, she marries the sensible, rich and older Trevor Mordaunt.
The Romance of Lady Hamilton
Horatio Nelson
An aged ambassador's wife loves an admiral but is rejected by society after his death.
Trapped by London Sharks
John Manton
Cardsharpers gas a drunkard and make him think he has killed his wife, so that he helps them plan a bank raid.