George Pearson

Filmes

Cold Journey
Producer
In this feature drama, a Canadian Indigenous youth attempts to find a place for himself. He faces culture shock as the educational system teaches him to be a white man and tries to find a way of life more meaningful to his Indigenous culture and ancestry.
Cold Journey
Narrator
In this feature drama, a Canadian Indigenous youth attempts to find a place for himself. He faces culture shock as the educational system teaches him to be a white man and tries to find a way of life more meaningful to his Indigenous culture and ancestry.
The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company
Executive Producer
The Hudson's Bay Company's 300th anniversary celebration was no occasion for joy among the people whose lives were tied to the trading stores. This film, narrated by George Manuel, president of the National Indian Brotherhood, presents the view of spokesmen for Canadian Indian and Métis groups. There is a sharp contrast between the official celebrations, with Queen Elizabeth II among the guests, and what Indians have to say about their lot in the Company's operations.
An African in London
Director
A Nigerian man is shown the famous sights of London by a friend.
Command Performance
Screenplay
Midnight at Madame Tussaud's
Director
Explorer Sir Clive bets that he can spend the night alone in Madame Tussauds Chamber of Horrors. Meanwhile, crooks hope to exploit his ward, Carol, for her fortune.
Murder by Rope
Director
Scotland Yard sends a handwriting expert to a country house full of people with guilty secrets in order to solve a murder.
Checkmate
Director
A fence for a gang of jewel thieves comes under suspicion from the police.
Once a Thief
Director
Down on his luck inventor Roger (John Stuart) "borrows" some money from a handbag he finds but things go wrong when a necklace from the bag goes missing.
The Ace of Spades
Director
The wife of a candidate for Parliament is having an affair with the brother of her husband's rival. Her lover is running for election on a promise of building a railway that the community needs, but a wealthy landowner won't give permission for the railway to be built over his land. When the landowner is later found dead, suspicion falls on the adulterous candidate.
Gentlemen's Agreement
Director
A young doctor realises that his father is a quack and changes places with a down-and-out.
Whispering Tongues
Director
When his father commits suicide a gentleman sets out to avenge the death on those who swindled him out of a fortune.
Open All Night
Director
Anton is an exiled Russian Grand-duke but works in a hotel as a night manager with tragic consequences.
The Pointing Finger
Adaptation
A man plots to murder his half-brother so he claim his earldom and an inheritance.
The Pointing Finger
Director
A man plots to murder his half-brother so he claim his earldom and an inheritance.
A Shot in the Dark
Director
The relatives of a millionaire - the victim of a mysterious murder - get together at his house to search for his will, which he recorded on a record. However, one of them is actually the person who killed him, and will let nothing - or no one - stand in the way of finding that record.
A Shot in the Dark
Writer
The relatives of a millionaire - the victim of a mysterious murder - get together at his house to search for his will, which he recorded on a record. However, one of them is actually the person who killed him, and will let nothing - or no one - stand in the way of finding that record.
The Third String
Producer
A man poses as a boxer to impress a woman, but then is forced to fight a real champion.
The Third String
Writer
A man poses as a boxer to impress a woman, but then is forced to fight a real champion.
The Third String
Director
A man poses as a boxer to impress a woman, but then is forced to fight a real champion.
East Lynne on the Western Front
Director
During the First World War a group of British soldiers serving on the Western Front stage a comic performance of the play East Lynne to entertain their comrades.
Harry Lauder Songs
Director
'Scots star sings songs in music hall setting.' (British Film Catalogue)
Journey's End
Supervising Producer
In France, 1917, an alcoholic captain is afraid that his new replacement, his sweetheart's brother, will betray his downfall.
Auld Lang Syne
Producer
A British musical film directed by George Pearson
Auld Lang Syne
Writer
A British musical film directed by George Pearson
Auld Lang Syne
Director
A British musical film directed by George Pearson
Yellow Stockings
Producer
'A destitute girl inherits a fortune from her grandmother, and has to fight off fortune hunters. She is eventually reunited with the man who first gave her shelter.' (British Film Institute)
The Little People
Producer
The Little People
Writer
The Little People
Director
Réveille
Writer
A seamstress stops a poor ex-soldier from becoming a left-wing agitator.
Réveille
Director
A seamstress stops a poor ex-soldier from becoming a left-wing agitator.
Love, Life and Laughter
Producer
Love, Life and Laughter tells the story of a pair of working class youngsters with big dreams – a cheery chorus girl and a serious writer. The film toys with our expectations, blurring the boundaries of reverie and reality; tragedy and comedy. Directed by George Pearson, the film was considered lost for many years until in March 2014 when a copy was discovered in an old Dutch cinema.
Love, Life and Laughter
Writer
Love, Life and Laughter tells the story of a pair of working class youngsters with big dreams – a cheery chorus girl and a serious writer. The film toys with our expectations, blurring the boundaries of reverie and reality; tragedy and comedy. Directed by George Pearson, the film was considered lost for many years until in March 2014 when a copy was discovered in an old Dutch cinema.
Love, Life and Laughter
Director
Love, Life and Laughter tells the story of a pair of working class youngsters with big dreams – a cheery chorus girl and a serious writer. The film toys with our expectations, blurring the boundaries of reverie and reality; tragedy and comedy. Directed by George Pearson, the film was considered lost for many years until in March 2014 when a copy was discovered in an old Dutch cinema.
Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep
Director
A flower girl wins £60,000 and takes her family to Paris to save her sister from her murderous husband.
Pathé's Screen-Beauty Competition
Himself
A star search competition.
Ultus and the Grey Lady
Writer
In this episode of the British silent crime serial, Ultus makes an alliance with the Grey Lady, who is a fellow victim of the villain Eugene Lester
Ultus and the Grey Lady
Director
In this episode of the British silent crime serial, Ultus makes an alliance with the Grey Lady, who is a fellow victim of the villain Eugene Lester
Ultus and the Secret of the Night
Writer
Ultus and the Secret of the Night
Director
For the Empire
Director
Patriotic appeal for war savings on behalf of the Treasury.
Sally Bishop
Writer
A barrister abandons his mistress for a socialite but returns in time to save her from suicide.
Sally Bishop
Director
A barrister abandons his mistress for a socialite but returns in time to save her from suicide.
Ultus - The Man from the Dead
Writer
Ultus - The Man from the Dead
Director
John Halifax, Gentleman
Director
An apprentice inherits a master's mill, weds a disowned heiress, and remains true to his class.
Buttons
Director
A man trailing burglars is saved by a dog in this British short film.
Christmas Day in the Workhouse
Director
A pauper tells workhouse visitors of his wife's death from starvation.
A Study in Scarlet
Director
Sherlock Holmes solves a murder rooted in the Mormon trek of 1850.
A Fishergirl's Folly
Director
'Devon. Londoner tries to woo fishergirl away from her sweetheart.' (British Film Catalogue)