Michael Powell

Michael Powell

Nascimento : 1905-09-30, Bekesbourne, Kent, England

Morte : 1990-02-19

História

Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. They worked together under the name of "The Archers" and produced a series of classic British films, notably The Thief of Bagdad (1940), 49th Parallel (1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946, also called Stairway to Heaven), Black Narcissus (1947) and The Red Shoes (1948). His controversial 1960 film Peeping Tom, however, was so vilified that his career was seriously damaged.

Perfil

Michael Powell

Filmes

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Self
Features rare archival material from the personal collections of Powell, Pressburger and Scorsese.
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
Self - 1980 Interviewee (archive footage)
Documentary looking at the life and career of 1930s film star Leslie Howard. It features exclusive home movie footage, including footage from the Gone with the Wind set. The film includes extensive interviews with Howard's daughter, Leslie Ruth "Doodie" Howard, and contributions from friends and colleagues.
Jack Cardiff, Vida e Obra de um Cameraman
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Ser o primeiro em alguma coisa é uma honra poucas vezes alcançada, e irá colocá-lo nos livros de História para sempre. O Eurochannel convida-os a conhecer uma impressionante lenda, um dos maiores cineastas da Grã-Bretanha, em Jack Cardiff: Vida e obra de um Cameraman.
Chaplin Today: 'A Woman of Paris'
Self (archive sound)
"A Woman of Paris" (1923) was the first film Chaplin made for United Artists Film Corporation, which he founded with his friends Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith. Chaplin had long considered making a dramatic feature. For the first time, he decided to direct. Actress and filmmaker Liv Ullmann analyses the film. She talks about the acting, the originality of the characterizations, as well as the "feminine" viewpoint Chaplin adopted for the first time in his films.
A Very British Psycho
Himself
A documentary film examining Michael Powell's 1960 film "Peeping Tom," the controversy surrounding its release, and the life of its screenwriter, Leo Marks.
Orlando - A Mulher Imortal
Thanks
O nobre Orlando é condenado pela rainha Elizabeth I a permanecer eternamente jovem. A maldição se cumpre e Orlando atravessa os séculos experimentando vidas, parceiros, sentimentos e mudanças de gênero.
The Scorsese Machine
Self
Amazing documentary shows rarely seen side of a master director. 1990 was a very good year for Martin Scorsese. After making a diverse group of films in the 80s, he reunited with Robert DeNiro for "Goodfellas" and later that year shot a segment for "New York Stories", an anthology film of three shorts by Scorsese, Woody Allen, and Francis Ford Coppola. During the editing, the French documentary series "Cinéma, de notre temps" filmed a documentary on the director, and it's a fascinating glimpse into his life, personality, and working habits as he edits his short with long-time collaborator Thelma Schoonmaker.
The South Bank Show: Michael Powell
Self
Documentary about British film director Michael Powell
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Himself-Interviewee
Documentary - After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie mogul with his establishment of the legendary Pinewood Studios. Narrated by Michael Caine, THE GOLDEN GONG chronicles Pinewood's rise to success. - Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde, Betty E. Box
Anna Pavlova
Editor
The young talented girl Anya, dreaming of a ballet, enters the choreographic school. Due to poor health, learning for her becomes unbearably difficult, but dreams of a ballerina career make her stubbornly deal with adversity. Anna’s performance and determination does not go unnoticed by the celebrated choreographer Marius Petipa, who helps to stage Pavlova's examination performance. Such a gift becomes a starting point for Ani in the world of big ballet, her fast-paced career, position in high society and world fame make her forget about close friends and especially her faithful Michel Fokine, who invested a lot of energy in the formation of a ballerina.
A Pretty British Affair
Interviewee
Detailed interview with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger looking back at their long career as influential British film-makers and their unusual partnership. Includes clips from many of their films.
Return to the Edge of the World
Director
Essentially a re-release of Michael Powell's 'The Edge of the World (1937)' , but with colour 'bookends' in which director and actors revisit the island of Foula forty years later and talk about their experiences.
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Director
John and his class go on a school trip to the Tower of London. While he is there he loses his pet mouse and vows to return and find her later. Back in school, he is not very attentive and falls asleep during a lesson about electricity so his teacher sends him home. On the 'tube' there is a sudden flash, and John, the train and all of the passengers turn yellow. With the help of Nick (short for 'Electronic') John learns about electricity, invades the Tower of London and saves his pet mouse ... or was it a dream. This is the Powell & Pressburger touch applied to children's films.
A Idade da Reflexão
Producer
Artista expatriado retorna às origens em busca de tranquilidade e inspiração. Lá, apesar de não conseguir o isolamento e sossego pretendidos, conhece uma jovem que acaba lhe servindo como musa para novas criações.
A Idade da Reflexão
Director
Artista expatriado retorna às origens em busca de tranquilidade e inspiração. Lá, apesar de não conseguir o isolamento e sossego pretendidos, conhece uma jovem que acaba lhe servindo como musa para novas criações.
Sebastian
Producer
Sebastian is an undisciplined mathematics genius who works in the "cipher bureau" of the British Intelligence. While cracking enemy codes, Sebastian finds time to romance co-worker Rebecca Howard.
They're a Weird Mob
Producer
Nino Culotta is an Italian immigrant, newly arrived in Australia, and attempts to understand the aspirational values and social rituals of everyday urban Australians of the 1950s and '60s.... and assimilate.
They're a Weird Mob
Director
Nino Culotta is an Italian immigrant, newly arrived in Australia, and attempts to understand the aspirational values and social rituals of everyday urban Australians of the 1950s and '60s.... and assimilate.
Bluebeard's Castle
Director
Based on the Bela Bartok opera, Bluebeard woos his women and then swiftly disposes of them.
The Queen's Guards
Director
Captains John Fellows and Henry Wynne-Walton finish their Army training at Sandhurst Military Academy and are sent to the Middle-East. John is to lead a parachute battalion while Henry is put in charge of a platoon of armoured cars of the Household Cavalry. John is constantly being told by his father, an ex-Guards officer that he is not as good as his brother who was killed during the war.
A Vítima do Medo
Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
Como garoto, Mark Lewis sofria experimentos bizarros pelo seu pai cientista, estudante dos efeitos do medo no sistema nervoso das pessoas. Agora crescido, com seus pais já mortos, ele vira um psicopata que assassina mulheres somente para gravar suas expressões de terror no momento da morte.
A Vítima do Medo
Producer
Como garoto, Mark Lewis sofria experimentos bizarros pelo seu pai cientista, estudante dos efeitos do medo no sistema nervoso das pessoas. Agora crescido, com seus pais já mortos, ele vira um psicopata que assassina mulheres somente para gravar suas expressões de terror no momento da morte.
A Vítima do Medo
Director
Como garoto, Mark Lewis sofria experimentos bizarros pelo seu pai cientista, estudante dos efeitos do medo no sistema nervoso das pessoas. Agora crescido, com seus pais já mortos, ele vira um psicopata que assassina mulheres somente para gravar suas expressões de terror no momento da morte.
Honeymoon
Writer
Australian famer Kit Kelly and his new bride Anna are driving through Europe when they help a stranded motorist. They discover he is Antonio, a famous dancer. Upon learning that Anna was a ballerina before she married, Antonio attempts to persuade her to join his company.
Honeymoon
Director
Australian famer Kit Kelly and his new bride Anna are driving through Europe when they help a stranded motorist. They discover he is Antonio, a famous dancer. Upon learning that Anna was a ballerina before she married, Antonio attempts to persuade her to join his company.
Perigo nas Sombras
Producer
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.
Perigo nas Sombras
Writer
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.
Perigo nas Sombras
Director
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.
A Batalha do Rio da Prata
Producer
Nos primeiros anos da Segunda Guerra Mundial, a Marinha Real Britânica está lutando uma batalha desesperada para manter as rotas dos comboios do Atlântico abertas para abastecer as Ilhas Britânicas, enfrentando o grande perigo representado pelos muitos navios de guerra alemães, como o Almirante Graf Spee, que estão vasculhando o oceano em busca de navios de carga para afundarem.
A Batalha do Rio da Prata
Writer
Nos primeiros anos da Segunda Guerra Mundial, a Marinha Real Britânica está lutando uma batalha desesperada para manter as rotas dos comboios do Atlântico abertas para abastecer as Ilhas Britânicas, enfrentando o grande perigo representado pelos muitos navios de guerra alemães, como o Almirante Graf Spee, que estão vasculhando o oceano em busca de navios de carga para afundarem.
A Batalha do Rio da Prata
Director
Nos primeiros anos da Segunda Guerra Mundial, a Marinha Real Britânica está lutando uma batalha desesperada para manter as rotas dos comboios do Atlântico abertas para abastecer as Ilhas Britânicas, enfrentando o grande perigo representado pelos muitos navios de guerra alemães, como o Almirante Graf Spee, que estão vasculhando o oceano em busca de navios de carga para afundarem.
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Producer
In post-war Vienna, Rosalinda and her husband become embroiled in a series of complicated escapades that puts their marital bliss at risk.
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Writer
In post-war Vienna, Rosalinda and her husband become embroiled in a series of complicated escapades that puts their marital bliss at risk.
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Director
In post-war Vienna, Rosalinda and her husband become embroiled in a series of complicated escapades that puts their marital bliss at risk.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Director
Ballet performed to Dukas' "The Sorceror's Apprentice".
Contos de Hoffmann
Producer
Um poeta melancólico relembra as três mulheres que amou e perdeu no passado – uma boneca mecânica de teatro, uma cortesã veneziana e a filha tísica de um compositor famoso. Cada uma partiu seu coração de uma forma diferente.
Contos de Hoffmann
Writer
Um poeta melancólico relembra as três mulheres que amou e perdeu no passado – uma boneca mecânica de teatro, uma cortesã veneziana e a filha tísica de um compositor famoso. Cada uma partiu seu coração de uma forma diferente.
Contos de Hoffmann
Director
Um poeta melancólico relembra as três mulheres que amou e perdeu no passado – uma boneca mecânica de teatro, uma cortesã veneziana e a filha tísica de um compositor famoso. Cada uma partiu seu coração de uma forma diferente.
The Elusive Pimpernel
Producer
A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.
The Elusive Pimpernel
Writer
A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.
The Elusive Pimpernel
Director
A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.
Coração Indômito
Screenplay
Jennifer Jones plays Hazel Woods, a beautiful young English Gypsey girl who loves animals and in particular her pet fox. She is hotly desired by Jack Reddin a fox hunting squire who vies for her affection and pursues her even after her marriage to the local pastor.
Coração Indômito
Producer
Jennifer Jones plays Hazel Woods, a beautiful young English Gypsey girl who loves animals and in particular her pet fox. She is hotly desired by Jack Reddin a fox hunting squire who vies for her affection and pursues her even after her marriage to the local pastor.
Coração Indômito
Director
Jennifer Jones plays Hazel Woods, a beautiful young English Gypsey girl who loves animals and in particular her pet fox. She is hotly desired by Jack Reddin a fox hunting squire who vies for her affection and pursues her even after her marriage to the local pastor.
De Volta ao Pequeno Apartamento
Producer
De Volta ao Pequeno Apartamento detalha as angústias de um pesquisador e especialista em desarme de bombas militares Sammy Rice. Ele vive um relacionamento complexo com a secretária Susan e é contratado pelo governo para orientar sobre uma nova e perigosa arma alemã.
De Volta ao Pequeno Apartamento
Writer
De Volta ao Pequeno Apartamento detalha as angústias de um pesquisador e especialista em desarme de bombas militares Sammy Rice. Ele vive um relacionamento complexo com a secretária Susan e é contratado pelo governo para orientar sobre uma nova e perigosa arma alemã.
De Volta ao Pequeno Apartamento
Director
De Volta ao Pequeno Apartamento detalha as angústias de um pesquisador e especialista em desarme de bombas militares Sammy Rice. Ele vive um relacionamento complexo com a secretária Susan e é contratado pelo governo para orientar sobre uma nova e perigosa arma alemã.
Os Sapatinhos Vermelhos
Director
No árduo mundo do balé, as garotas e dançarinos do empresário Boris Lermontov não têm folga: sua vida deve ser devotada à dança se eles quiserem continuar na carreira. A jovem bailarina Victoria Page é uma promessa, e após o sucesso do espetáculo "Red Shoes", parece que ela terá o mundo a seus pés, até se envolver com o compositor Julian Craster, a contragosto de Lermontov.
Os Sapatinhos Vermelhos
Producer
No árduo mundo do balé, as garotas e dançarinos do empresário Boris Lermontov não têm folga: sua vida deve ser devotada à dança se eles quiserem continuar na carreira. A jovem bailarina Victoria Page é uma promessa, e após o sucesso do espetáculo "Red Shoes", parece que ela terá o mundo a seus pés, até se envolver com o compositor Julian Craster, a contragosto de Lermontov.
Os Sapatinhos Vermelhos
Co-Writer
No árduo mundo do balé, as garotas e dançarinos do empresário Boris Lermontov não têm folga: sua vida deve ser devotada à dança se eles quiserem continuar na carreira. A jovem bailarina Victoria Page é uma promessa, e após o sucesso do espetáculo "Red Shoes", parece que ela terá o mundo a seus pés, até se envolver com o compositor Julian Craster, a contragosto de Lermontov.
The End of the River
Producer
A South American Indian is taken from his jungle home into the world of the White Man where he is forced to stand trial for murder.
Narciso Negro
Producer
Um grupo de freiras lideradas pela jovem e inexperiente Irmã Clodagh (Deborah Kerr) tem a missão de estabelecer um novo convento no alto do Himalaia. Em meio a um povo majoritariamente não cristão, as freiras dão aulas e oferecem atendimento médico, mas a presença constante de um homem (David Farrar) começa a tirá-las do sério, provocando sérios tormentos, sentimentos incontroláveis e ações inesperadas.
Narciso Negro
Writer
Um grupo de freiras lideradas pela jovem e inexperiente Irmã Clodagh (Deborah Kerr) tem a missão de estabelecer um novo convento no alto do Himalaia. Em meio a um povo majoritariamente não cristão, as freiras dão aulas e oferecem atendimento médico, mas a presença constante de um homem (David Farrar) começa a tirá-las do sério, provocando sérios tormentos, sentimentos incontroláveis e ações inesperadas.
Narciso Negro
Director
Um grupo de freiras lideradas pela jovem e inexperiente Irmã Clodagh (Deborah Kerr) tem a missão de estabelecer um novo convento no alto do Himalaia. Em meio a um povo majoritariamente não cristão, as freiras dão aulas e oferecem atendimento médico, mas a presença constante de um homem (David Farrar) começa a tirá-las do sério, provocando sérios tormentos, sentimentos incontroláveis e ações inesperadas.
Neste Mundo e no Outro
Producer
Um piloto da Segunda Guerra Mundial cai durante um voo e só não morre por causa de um problema burocrático no céu. Cabe a ele convencer os responsáveis lá de cima a não o manterem por lá.
Neste Mundo e no Outro
Screenplay
Um piloto da Segunda Guerra Mundial cai durante um voo e só não morre por causa de um problema burocrático no céu. Cabe a ele convencer os responsáveis lá de cima a não o manterem por lá.
Neste Mundo e no Outro
Director
Um piloto da Segunda Guerra Mundial cai durante um voo e só não morre por causa de um problema burocrático no céu. Cabe a ele convencer os responsáveis lá de cima a não o manterem por lá.
Sei Onde Fica o Paraíso
Writer
Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the straightforward, no-nonsense islanders around her, and becomes increasingly attracted to naval officer Torquil MacNeil, who holds a secret that may change her life forever.
Sei Onde Fica o Paraíso
Producer
Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the straightforward, no-nonsense islanders around her, and becomes increasingly attracted to naval officer Torquil MacNeil, who holds a secret that may change her life forever.
Sei Onde Fica o Paraíso
Director
Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the straightforward, no-nonsense islanders around her, and becomes increasingly attracted to naval officer Torquil MacNeil, who holds a secret that may change her life forever.
A Canterbury Tale
Producer
Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
A Canterbury Tale
Writer
Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
A Canterbury Tale
Director
Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
The Volunteer
Himself
World War II propaganda film.
The Volunteer
Producer
World War II propaganda film.
The Volunteer
Director
World War II propaganda film.
The Volunteer
Writer
World War II propaganda film.
Coronel Blimp - Vida e Morte
Producer
Clive Candy V.C. lutou na Guerra dos Boers (África do Sul) e na Primeira Guerra Mundial. Ele ainda acredita que pode vencer qualquer luta com honra e mantendo uma "Conduta Cavalheiresca". Ele têm um velho amigo alemão para mostrar o quanto as regras foram alteradas quando lutando contra os nazistas. Seguimos este senhor delicioso através de sua vida e da busca de seus diversos ideais.
Coronel Blimp - Vida e Morte
Writer
Clive Candy V.C. lutou na Guerra dos Boers (África do Sul) e na Primeira Guerra Mundial. Ele ainda acredita que pode vencer qualquer luta com honra e mantendo uma "Conduta Cavalheiresca". Ele têm um velho amigo alemão para mostrar o quanto as regras foram alteradas quando lutando contra os nazistas. Seguimos este senhor delicioso através de sua vida e da busca de seus diversos ideais.
Coronel Blimp - Vida e Morte
Director
Clive Candy V.C. lutou na Guerra dos Boers (África do Sul) e na Primeira Guerra Mundial. Ele ainda acredita que pode vencer qualquer luta com honra e mantendo uma "Conduta Cavalheiresca". Ele têm um velho amigo alemão para mostrar o quanto as regras foram alteradas quando lutando contra os nazistas. Seguimos este senhor delicioso através de sua vida e da busca de seus diversos ideais.
The Silver Fleet
Producer
Jaap van Leyden is in charge of a shipyard in newly occupied Holland. At first he collaborates with the Germans because it is the easiest course to follow. Later a child's rhyme reminds him of his patriotic duty, but how best to resist the Nazis without endangering his wife and fellow workers?
E... Um Avião Não Regressou
Despatching Officer
Quando o fogo antiaéreo dos Nazistas danificam um bombardeiro britânico, sua tripulação salta e vai a procura de ajuda da resistência holandesa. Durante a ofensiva de Bombardeio dos Aliado na Segunda Guerra Mundial, o público foi frequentemente informado de que "Um ataque ocorreu ontem à noite sobre ..., Uma (ou muitas vezes mais) de Nossas Aeronave está Desaparecida". Atrás destas palavras sombrias estavam histórias de morte, destruição e bravura. Esta é a história de uma dessas tripulações de bombardeio que foram abatidos e os valentes patriotas holandeses que os ajudaram a voltar para casa. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
E... Um Avião Não Regressou
Producer
Quando o fogo antiaéreo dos Nazistas danificam um bombardeiro britânico, sua tripulação salta e vai a procura de ajuda da resistência holandesa. Durante a ofensiva de Bombardeio dos Aliado na Segunda Guerra Mundial, o público foi frequentemente informado de que "Um ataque ocorreu ontem à noite sobre ..., Uma (ou muitas vezes mais) de Nossas Aeronave está Desaparecida". Atrás destas palavras sombrias estavam histórias de morte, destruição e bravura. Esta é a história de uma dessas tripulações de bombardeio que foram abatidos e os valentes patriotas holandeses que os ajudaram a voltar para casa. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
E... Um Avião Não Regressou
Writer
Quando o fogo antiaéreo dos Nazistas danificam um bombardeiro britânico, sua tripulação salta e vai a procura de ajuda da resistência holandesa. Durante a ofensiva de Bombardeio dos Aliado na Segunda Guerra Mundial, o público foi frequentemente informado de que "Um ataque ocorreu ontem à noite sobre ..., Uma (ou muitas vezes mais) de Nossas Aeronave está Desaparecida". Atrás destas palavras sombrias estavam histórias de morte, destruição e bravura. Esta é a história de uma dessas tripulações de bombardeio que foram abatidos e os valentes patriotas holandeses que os ajudaram a voltar para casa. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
E... Um Avião Não Regressou
Director
Quando o fogo antiaéreo dos Nazistas danificam um bombardeiro britânico, sua tripulação salta e vai a procura de ajuda da resistência holandesa. Durante a ofensiva de Bombardeio dos Aliado na Segunda Guerra Mundial, o público foi frequentemente informado de que "Um ataque ocorreu ontem à noite sobre ..., Uma (ou muitas vezes mais) de Nossas Aeronave está Desaparecida". Atrás destas palavras sombrias estavam histórias de morte, destruição e bravura. Esta é a história de uma dessas tripulações de bombardeio que foram abatidos e os valentes patriotas holandeses que os ajudaram a voltar para casa. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Invasão de Bárbaros
Producer
Uma tripulação de U-boat da Segunda Guerra Mundial está encalhada no norte do Canadá. Para evitar o aprisionamento, eles devem ir até a fronteira e entrar nos EUA que ainda estão neutros.
Invasão de Bárbaros
Director
Uma tripulação de U-boat da Segunda Guerra Mundial está encalhada no norte do Canadá. Para evitar o aprisionamento, eles devem ir até a fronteira e entrar nos EUA que ainda estão neutros.
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
Producer
A Royal Air Force (RAF) airman who dies during a mission has left a letter to be sent to his mother upon his death.
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
Writer
A Royal Air Force (RAF) airman who dies during a mission has left a letter to be sent to his mother upon his death.
An Airman's Letter to His Mother
Director
A Royal Air Force (RAF) airman who dies during a mission has left a letter to be sent to his mother upon his death.
O Ladrão de Bagdá
Director
Menino ladrão das ruas de Bagdá ajuda jovem sultão deposto do trono por feiticeiro a recuperar o poder. Para isso conta com a ajuda de um gênio mágico que lhe concede três desejos.
Contraband
Scenario Writer
When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes involved in a beautiful British Naval Intelligent agent's efforts to capture a group of German spies operating from a London cinema.
Contraband
Director
When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes involved in a beautiful British Naval Intelligent agent's efforts to capture a group of German spies operating from a London cinema.
The Lion Has Wings
Director
This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British people against the Nazis.
O Espião Submarino
Director
Um submarino alemão é enviado para as Ilhas Orkney em 1917 para afundar a frota britânica. Quando um capitão de U-Boat alemão é enviado em uma missão de espionagem ao norte da Escócia durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial, ele encontra mais do que esperava com seu contato, a professora da escola local.
Smith
Director
John Smith, a middle-aged married man, is made redundant by his employer; at a loss and despairing, his friend Harry Jones suggests applying to the Embankment Fellowship Centre, a charity that provides hostelling, retraining and help finding work for men in his position.
The Edge of the World
Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
The Edge of the World
Writer
A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
The Edge of the World
Director
A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
The Man Behind the Mask
Director
A young couple attend a masked ball before their planned (but secret) elopement. Suddenly everything goes wrong when the young woman is attacked and held hostage by a crazed attacker.
Crown v. Stevens
Director
When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is suprised find he is a real skinflint. She owes a lot of money to a loan-shark who is after her. However, her husband does carry a lot of insurance
The Brown Wallet
Director
Publisher John Gillespie faces a financial crisis after his business partner skips town with all the firm's assets. Facing ruin, he reluctantly approaches a wealthy aunt for assistance but is met with a stony-faced refusal.
The Phantom Light
Director
Criminals pose as ghosts to scare a lighthouse keeper on the Welsh coast, in attempt to distract him. Jim Pearce deliberately maroons himself on the rock along with Alice Bright. When the light is later smashed, Jim reveals that his brother’s ship is the wreckers’ latest target, while Alice is a detective sent to investigate.
The Night of the Party
Director
A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner party. The publishers secretary is the obvious suspect, but the inspector isn't so sure ...
The Love Test
Director
Romance set in a chemical factory.
Lazybones
Director
Lazybones is an idle baronet. He hasn't a care in the world until his father cuts him off without a penny. He then meets an American heiress & marries her but finds she has been disinherited as well. They find even more trouble in the shape of the American's cousin.
Oh, Daddy!
Scenario Writer
Member of a village Purity League branch find things much livelier on a trip to London.
Her Last Affaire
Director
Desperate to prove his father innocent of treason, a secretary arranges a clandestine assignation with his employer's wife in order to get the proof he needs. But the plan goes awry when he becomes implicated in her sudden death.
Something Always Happens
Director
Unemployed car salesman Peter is encouraged by his girlfriend Cynthia to approach the head of a petrol company with his plan for making petrol stations more attractive to customers. When the man rejects the idea Peter joins a rival company and becomes a great success.
Red Ensign
Writer
David Barr is the manager and chief designer of a British shipyard in decline. The shipyard is in financial trouble but Barr has a design for a new ship that will save them all. Can he get the ship built in spite of the opposition from his own bankers as well as the rival shipbuilders and their infiltrated militants.
Red Ensign
Director
David Barr is the manager and chief designer of a British shipyard in decline. The shipyard is in financial trouble but Barr has a design for a new ship that will save them all. Can he get the ship built in spite of the opposition from his own bankers as well as the rival shipbuilders and their infiltrated militants.
The Fire Raisers
Story
Jim Bronton is an insurance investigator, but he's unhappy with his work and gets involved with a gang of arsonists. His conscience is troubling him ...
The Fire Raisers
Director
Jim Bronton is an insurance investigator, but he's unhappy with his work and gets involved with a gang of arsonists. His conscience is troubling him ...
Born Lucky
Director
A humble girl's rise to fame.
Casamento Liberal
Screenplay
A young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That agreement is soon put to the test when the husband finds himself attracted to a beautiful young woman.
His Lordship
Director
The commoner is a happy cockney plumber by the name of Bert Gibbs. Bert comes into contact with the celebrated Russian movie star Ilya Myona. Desperate for publicity and aware that nobility make for good copy, Ilya persuades Bert to pose as her fiancé (with the possibility of persuading him to go through with the marriage if need be). Things are complicated by a pair of anarchic Bolsheviks, one of whom has a daughter named Lenina who knows Bert from his plumber days and is quite in love with him.
The Rasp
Screenplay
When cabinet minister John Hoode is murdered at his country house, his secretary, Alan Deacon, is the prime suspect and is arrested. Reporter Anthony Gethryn determines to unmask the real murderer.
The Rasp
Director
When cabinet minister John Hoode is murdered at his country house, his secretary, Alan Deacon, is the prime suspect and is arrested. Reporter Anthony Gethryn determines to unmask the real murderer.
My Friend the King
Director
Taxi driver Jim befriends Ruritanian child King Ludwig while the latter is on a visit to London. A plot is afoot by sinister forces to kidnap Ludwig, and Jim becomes caught up in the drama. After the child is abducted Jim uses all his ingenuity, including cross-dressing as a Countess and becoming involved in a car chase, to rescue him from his captors.
Hotel Splendide
Director
Jerry Mason inherits the Hotel Splendide at Speymouth but is disappointed when he sees it is a quiet place with few permanent residents. Gentleman Charlie, a jewel thief arrives after a long spell in prison expecting to be able to dig up the pearls he had buried - only to find the hotel has been built on the site.
C.O.D.
Director
A man assists a woman to dispose of the body of her stepfather....
The Star Reporter
Director
Major Starr is an ambitious newspaper reporter who has taken undercover employment as chauffeur to Lady Susan Loman in the hope of witnessing high-society goings-on which he can use in a feature article he is planning.
77 Park Lane
Screenplay
Rynox
Director
Wealthy businessman F.X. Benedik, Head of the Rynox company, claims to have been receiving threats from a mysterious stranger named Boswell Marsh. Benedik is subsequently found murdered and the hunt is on for the elusive Marsh. Benedik's son Tony takes over the running of the business and tries to find some lead on Marsh, and why he should have borne a murderous grudge against Benedik Senior. His investigations lead him to the unexpected finding that Marsh never existed.
Two Crowded Hours
Director
A murderer is on the run from prison and is out to get everyone, especially the girl, who put him there. The detective gives chase with the help of a London cabbie who has aspirations of becoming a policeman himself.
77 Park Lane
Writer
When a 'man about town' takes a young lady back to his house they are both surprised to find that it has been turned into an illegal casino in his absence.
Caste
Writer
The daughter of a Cockney drunkard marries a young aristocrat who is presumed killed in action in WWI. When she gets the news she goes to stay with her aristocratic in-laws.
The Compulsory Husband
Man
A recently engaged girl invites her parents to meet her fiance. They learn that he also loves another woman.
Chantagem e Confissão
Writer
Por volta de 1920, em Londres, a filha de um lojista namora um detetive da Scotland Yard, que mostra estar mais interessado no seu trabalho do que em estar com ela. Assim, ela decide secretamente se encontrar com outro homem, mas quando este tenta estuprá-la ela o mata com uma faca. Quando o corpo é descoberto quem assume o caso é exatamente o namorado da jovem envolvida, que rapidamente deduz que ela é a assassina em virtude de uma luva deixada no local do crime. Ele no entanto encobre o caso, mas um outro homem pretende chantageá-la e para isto ele tem a outra luva, que pode ligá-la ao crime.
Chantagem e Confissão
Assistant Camera
Por volta de 1920, em Londres, a filha de um lojista namora um detetive da Scotland Yard, que mostra estar mais interessado no seu trabalho do que em estar com ela. Assim, ela decide secretamente se encontrar com outro homem, mas quando este tenta estuprá-la ela o mata com uma faca. Quando o corpo é descoberto quem assume o caso é exatamente o namorado da jovem envolvida, que rapidamente deduz que ela é a assassina em virtude de uma luva deixada no local do crime. Ele no entanto encobre o caso, mas um outro homem pretende chantageá-la e para isto ele tem a outra luva, que pode ligá-la ao crime.
The First Born
Still Photographer
Would-be politician Sir Hugo Boycott and his wife Madeleine have an unhappy marriage. Madeleine is aware that Hugo is a serial philanderer, and their problems are exacerbated when she fails to produce the heir he wants.
The Garden of Allah
A Tourist
Father Adrien had taken the vows of eternal silence, prayer and, of course, celibacy, when he entered the Trappist Monastry of Notre Dame d'Afrique in Algeria. One day, he chopped down a tree that blocked a part of the Monastery wall, but as it fell it knocked a young girl senseless. As Father Adrien bathes her face she regains consciousness and in a mischievous mood embraces him. The embrace was seen by another monk but the Monastic discipline imposed is as nothing compared to the torturing penances of mind and body which the contrite Father Adrien has imposed upon himself. In the end it is all too much for poor Father Adrien and he abandons his vows and escapes into the desert, resuming his secular name Androvsky. On the way to the oasis of Beni-Mora he encounters Domini Enfilden who has been brought up as a Catholic. Androvsky rescues Domini from a rioting crowd and she finds herself deeply attracted to him.
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1
Cicero Baedeker Symp
Comedy short
The Magician
Man with Balloon at Snake Charming (uncredited)
A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a handsome surgeon, Arthur Burdon, who has saved her from being a helpless cripple by performing a delicate operation on her spine.
The Magician
Assistant Director
A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a handsome surgeon, Arthur Burdon, who has saved her from being a helpless cripple by performing a delicate operation on her spine.