Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Nascimento : 1900-06-06, Nottingham, England, UK

Morte : 1975-06-06

História

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lester Matthews (June 6, 1900 - June 5, 1975) was an English actor born in Nottingham, England, UK. In his career, he made more than 180 appearances in film and on television. He was on occasion erroneously credited as Lester Mathews and especially in later years was sometimes known as Les Matthews. He died on the 6 June 1975 in Los Angeles, California. He was cremated. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean. He appeared on television many times including an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour entitled "Completely Foolproof" (original air date: March 29, 1965). Description above from the Wikipedia Lester Matthews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Lester Matthews
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Filmes

Savage Intruder
Ira Jaffee
An enigmatic young man manipulates his way into working at the decaying mansion of a once prolific, but now reclusive and alcoholic, movie star named Katharine Packard. While the rest of the house staff become suspicious of Vic's intentions, the aging movie queen is smitten. But as Vic begins behaving in more and more erratic ways, it becomes clear that he's far more sinister than his demeanor implies.
The Scorpio Letters
Mr. Harris
A spy thriller involving an American who is enlisted by British intelligence to replace one of its recently murdered agents and smash a ring of blackmailers -- James Bond style -- headed by a nefarious figure known as Scorpio.
Assalto a um transatlântico
Doctor
Um grupo de aventureiros desencalha um submarino alemão da Segunda Guerra Mundial e pretende usá-lo para realizar algo grande: assaltar o navio The Queen Mary em pleno alto mar.
Mary Poppins
Mr. Tomes (uncredited)
Na Londres de 1910, o banqueiro Mr. Banks, um homem frio que trata com rigidez Jane e Michael, seus filhos sapecas, não consegue contratar uma babá, pois elas desistem facilmente do emprego. Em uma noite, enquanto redige com sua esposa um anúncio de jornal procurando uma babá, sua filha Jane aparece com uma carta mostrando como seria uma babá perfeita. Esta carta acaba chegando nas mãos de Mary Poppins, que é tudo aquilo que está descrito na carta. Mary Poppins possui poderes mágicos e, com seu amigo faz-tudo Bert, transforma a vida daquela família, com muita música, magia e diversão.
By Love Possessed
Club Patron (uncredited)
An unhappily married woman engages in an affair with her husband's law partner.
Comprei Uma Escrava
Peter Mott
California, 1870s. The cowboy Lincoln 'Linc' Bartlett finds out there's a slave auction of Chinese women in San Francisco and he intervenes and purchases the Chinese Kim Sung from the auction with the intent of setting her free. But it doesn't occur to Linc that setting her free isn't enough. Where is she going to go? Kim doesn't speak English and she's just going to be exploited by somebody else. Linc takes Kim home to serve as a housekeeper. Ma Bartlett Linc's mother, is not happy that a Chinese girl is living in her home, and even less happy when Kim and her son fall in love. Their affair also arouses the jealousy of Cheng Lu, a Chinese immigrant.
Flame of the Islands
Gus
A café singer buys a gambling casino and several men fall in love with her.
Aventura Sangrenta
Mr. Hancock
Virgínia, 1803. Depois que os Estados Unidos da América adquirem da França o vasto território da Louisiana, uma grande expedição, liderada por William Lewis e Meriwether Clark, é enviada para explorar as novas terras e ir aonde nenhum homem branco foi antes.
O Tesouro de Barba Rubra
Major Hennishaw
John Mohune, um menino de dez anos, é deixado pela mãe moribunda aos cuidados do mulherengo Jeremy Fox, chefe de um bando de contrabandistas. Juntos, eles vivem várias aventuras na caça a um tesouro.
Arizona Violenta
Adam Stewart
Randolph Scott, um poderoso rancheiro e criador de gado, está determinado a administrar o seu vasto negócio com mão de ferro e integridade. Porém, tem como seu maior inimigo, um proprietário de terras local (Richard Boone), de caráter duvidoso, que não gosta de resolver seus problemas com base na lei, e sim, prefere usar o persuasivo poder da pistola. Produção primorosa do próprio Scott e Harry J. Brown, seu sócio em vários filmes, que fizeram grande sucesso de bilheteria. Interpretações irrepreensíveis de Richard Boone e Jocelyn Brando (irmã de Marlon Brando), que honrou o nome da família de atores
King Richard and the Crusaders
Archbishop of Tyre / Narrator
Based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians and Muslims during the battle for the Holy Land in the time of King Richard the Lionheart.
Jungle Man-Eaters
Comm. Kingston
Jungle Jim does battle with a would-be diamond smuggler and a renegade tribe.
Ambição Que Mata
Dr. Homer Gleeson
A doctor returned from the Korean War must choose between joining a glamorous practice and helping the poor.
O Estranho Inquilino
Chief Insp. Melville
London, 1888: on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, including a gloomy attic room for "experiments." Mrs. Harley finds Slade odd and increasingly suspects the worst; her niece Lily (star of a decidedly Parisian stage revue) finds him interesting and increasingly attractive. Is Lily in danger, or are her mother's suspicions merely a red herring?
A Rainha Virgem
Sir William Paget
The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch -- the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I. Jean Simmons portrays young Bess in this rich tapestry of a film that traces the tumultuous, danger-fraught years from Elizabeth's birth to her unexpected ascension to the throne at a mere 25. Charles Laughton reprises his Academy Award®-winning* role as her formidable father Henry VIII. Deborah Kerr plays her last stepmother (and Henry's last of six wives), gentle Catherine Parr. And Simmons' then real-life husband, Stewart Granger, adds heroics as Lord Admiral Thomas Seymour. In a resplendent world of adventure, romance and court intrigue, Young Bess reigns.
Ratos do Deserto
Foreign Secretary (uncredited)
In North Africa, German Field Marshal Rommel and his troops have successfully fended off British forces, and now intend to take Tobruk, an important port city. A ramshackle group of Australian reinforcements sent to combat the Germans is put under the command of British Captain MacRoberts. The unruly Aussies immediately clash with MacRoberts, a gruff, strict disciplinarian, however this unorthodox team must band together to protect Tobruk from the German forces.
Sangaree
Gen. Victor Darby
Lamas plays an indentured servant who rises to power in Georgia shortly after the Revolutionary War.
Atalhos do Destino
Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.
Savage Mutiny
Maj. Walsh
Jungle Jim (Johnny Weissmuller) battles enemy agents while helping a local tribe relocate from an atomic test bomb site.
Torrentes de Paixão
Doctor (uncredited)
George e Rose Loomis estão em lua de mel em Niagara Falls, mas ele não sabe que sua infiel mulher planeja o seu assassinato forjando um falso suicídio, com a ajuda do amante a quem pede que mate o seu marido.
Contra Todas as Bandeiras
Sir Cloudsley
British Naval Officer fights pirates on Madagascar.
Operation Secret
Robbins
After assisting the French Underground during WWII, an American Officer is later accused of murder and subversive activities by former colleagues. Based on the actual exploits of Lieutenant Colonel Peter Ortiz.
Lady In The Iron Mask
Prime Minister Rochard
A female version of the man in the iron mask. In this version the mask is put on a princess (patricia medina) rather than a prince as in the original book by Alexander Dumas.
The Brigand
Dr. Lopez
Carlos Delargo, the banished son of a royal princess of Mandorra, is returned to the kingdom to be tried for a murder change. However, he is freed by King Lorenzo, whom bears a remarkable resemblance to Delargo. When the king is wounded by assassins sent by Napoleon, Delargo takes over the throne at the request of the Prime Minister in a plot to thwart the traitors. He also falls in love with Princess Teresa, the king's fiancée.
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
Commissioner Kingston
Jungle Jim is forced to lead anthropologist Dr. Edwards into a land inhabited by giant people.
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Sir John Utterson
The son of the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation has been unjustly deserved. He sets out to develop his father's formula in order to prove that he was a brilliant scientist rather than a murderous monster.
A Raposa do Deserto
O marechal Rommel, especialista de Hitler em táticas militares na Segunda Guerra Mundial, era conhecido como a Raposa do Deserto. Respeitado por seguidores e adversários, ao ver que Hitler estava levando a Alemanha à destruição, uniu-se a conspiradores para depor o Fürher.
The Lady and the Bandit
Ridgely, Joyce's Interrogator
Highwayman Dick Turpin rides 200 miles to save his wife from the gallows in 18th-century England.
Lorna Doone
King Charles II
An English farmer leads a village uprising against their corrupt landlords.
Rogues Of Sherwood Forest
Alan-A-Dale
The son of Robin Hood carries on his late father's tradition. Director Gordon Douglas' minor 1950 swashbuckler stars John Derek, Diana Lynn, Alan Hale, Billy House, George Macready, Lowell Gilmore, Paul Cavanagh. Lester Matthews, Billy Bevan, Wilton Graff, John Dehner, Donald Randolph and Paul Collins.
Tyrant of the Sea
Horatio Nelson
In 1803, the only thing standing between Napoleon and his plan of world domination is England and the British Navy. The admiralty, learning that Napoleon has assembled an invasion fleet decides to send out one of its vessels to destroy it the French flagship under cover of fog. Forced out of retirement, ruthless, tyrannical and temperamental Captain William Blake is put in command. He wields his command with sadistic fury until an epidemic of scurvy attacks the crew and, when he refuses to go ashore for needed provision, mutiny and insubordination results...and, then, the French flagship arrives.
Montana: Terra Proibida
George Forsythe
O pastor australiano Morgan Lane chega a Montana em busca de pastagens de propriedade do governo e acampa suas ovelhas na linha de fronteira - onde termina a pastagem ruim e começa a pastagem boa - criada pelos barões do gado para evitar que as ovelhas se afastem na grama boa.
Free For All
Mr. Aberson
The discovery of a way of turning petrol into water makes a fortune and romance for the young inventor.
O Exilado
Robbins
In 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his country by militants working for rogue leader Oliver Cromwell. Charles ends up in the Netherlands, where he falls for local beauty Katie and spends his days happily in the quiet countryside. Unfortunately, Cromwell's associate Col. Ingram and his men track Charles down, and the would-be monarch must resort to swashbuckling his way to freedom.
Monsieur Verdoux
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux (Charles Chaplin) é um assassino em série golpista. Ele casa com senhoras ricas e logo depois as mata para ficar com toda a herança. Esse dinheiro ele usa para sustentar sua verdadeira família, que se encontra em dificuldades financeiras desde que Verdoux se deu mal nos negócios.
O Segredo de Cynthia
Wyndham Grace
Spoiled socialite Cynthia Grace is suffering from a blood clot. Not unexpectedly, Tommy Coalt falls in love with Cynthia, much to her parents' dismay. Soon he's drawing up plans to marry the girl and setting up private practice in a smaller town.
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Shannon Eskdale
"Bulldog" Drummond is vacationing in his country home in England, and his house if rifled by two thieves. After they leave he finds a card marked with some mysterious letters. Doris Meredith comes by the next day, pretending her car has broken down. Drummond knows better but plays along with her. Drummond calls Scotland Yard Inspector Holmes, and is informed that some of the letters comprise the code-name for a Yard-man who disappeared while carrying some diamonds from France to England. Doris tells Drummond the man is her brother. Drummond uses a decoy to lure the thieves out of hiding, but they adduct Doris.
Two O'Clock Courage
Mark Evans
After nearly running over him with her cab, Patty Mitchell picks up a fare who claims to have amnesia. As he fumbles to remember the basic facts of his identity, Patty becomes interested in the stranger and decides to help him in his search. But as the pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into place, and Patty's interest becomes more personal, the stranger finds that he is the prime suspect in a murder case.
Salty O'Rourke
Salesman
A gambler and his buddy find a wise-guy jockey for their long-shot horse.
Um Punhado de Bravos
British Maj. Fitzpatrick
Durante a 2ª Guerra Mundial uma tropa de para-quedistas invade a Birmânia (atual Myanmar) ocupada pelos japoneses, para destruir um importante posto de radar. A missão tem pleno êxito, mas quando tentam retornar a um ponto para serem resgatados se deparam com japoneses esperando por eles. Assim eles precisam fazer uma perigosa caminhada, através da selva ocupada pelo inimigo.
I Love a Mystery
Justin Reeves / Mr. G
In San Francisco, detective partners Jack Packard and Doc Long are hired by socialite Jefferson Monk who believes someone is following him with the aim to kill him.
Jungle Queen
Commissioner Braham Chatterton
A young girl journeys to Africa to find her father, an explorer who vanished in the jungle.
Shadows in the Night
Stanley Carter
A criminal psychologist tries to help a beautiful heiress going mad in a haunted mansion.
A Vingança do Homem Invisível
Sir Jasper Herrick
Robert Griffin (Jon Hall) é um foragido de manicômio com sérios distúrbios mentais, pois há mais de 6 anos foi soterrado em uma escavação, perdendo assim a memória e o juízo mental. Agora ele volta para junto de seus amigos de expedição e cobra sua parte na fortuna que foi descoberta. Por ser uma pessoa alterada e foragida, os amigos chamam a polícia e este é expulso do condado. Em uma noite vagando na chuva, bate a porta do Dr. Drury (John Carradine) que faz experiencia com animais a respeito da invisibilidade. Robert Griffin vê a invisibilidade como uma forma de se vingar dos amigos que o "roubaram" e tentar conquistar a filha do casal, oferecendo-se assim de cobaia para tal experimento.
Between Two Worlds
Steamship Dispatcher (uncredited)
Passengers on an ocean liner can't recall how they got onboard or where they are going. Soon it becomes apparent that they all have something in common.
Nine Girls
Horace Canfield
One of the members of a sorority is found murdered. Although the police are called in to investigate, some of the girls decide to do some sleuthing on their own to unmask the killer.
Perseguidos
Colonel (uncredited)
Canadian Mountie Steve Wagner captures a German Luftwaffe officer on a spy mission, who later escapes from the prison camp. To catch the spy ring, the Mounties employ a ruse so that the spies, believing Steve to be sympathetic, enlist him in their plans.
Corvetas em Ação
British Captain
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.
The Mysterious Doctor
Dr. Frederick Holmes
The citizens of a tiny Cornish village are tormented during World War II by a headless ghost which is haunting the local tin mine.
London Blackout Murders
Oliver Madison
A young girl, Mary Tillet, is forced to find a new place to live due to her London home being bombed during World War II. Her tobacconist landlord, Jack Rawling, tries to help her turn her new apartment into a home. Meanwhile the newspapers are reporting news of the "London Blackout Murders," a murder spree being committed against a ring of suspected Nazi spies, and Mary must determine if her kind landlord is an assassin.
Garras Amarelas
Canadian Major
Em dezembro de 1941, o ex-capitão do exército Rick Leland embarca em um navio japonês que segue para a Ásia pelo Canal do Panamá, onde seus anfitriões japoneses demonstram interesse nos planos de defesa americanos para a zona do canal. Rick Leland não esconde o fato de que ele não tem lealdade ao seu país de origem depois que ele é submetido a uma corte marcial, expulso do Exército e embarca em um navio japonês para o Oriente no final de 1941. Mas Leland realmente foi expulso ou existe algum outro motivo para ele se aproximar do companheiro de viagem, doutor Lorenz? Qualquer motivo para se aproximar do atraente viajante Alberta Marlow pareceria bastante óbvio. (e Livre - Estimado Livre)
Abandonados
Mr. Cavanaugh
Ao viajar na França durante a invasão nazista de 1940, um inglês acaba tendo que cuidar de um grupo de crianças refugiadas.
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Prosecutor
Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While he believes the lad was born out of wedlock and so cannot claim the inheritance, he is taking no chances. Benjamin eventually rebels against his uncle and sets sail to try and make his fortune. This may enable him to return to prove his claim to being the rightful heir to the estate.
Um Yankee na RAF
Group Captain
Tyrone Power é um piloto de pilotos, um professor, mas não acredita em nada além de suas próprias habilidades. Ele fica em apuros por voar um novo caça diretamente para o Canadá, em vez de pousar no estado de Nova York e deixá-lo ser rebocada pela fronteira como a lei exige. Mas lhe é oferecido um novo trabalho: Transportar bombardeiros para a guerra na Inglaterra. Então em uma das viagens ele encontra Betty Grable, uma antiga paixão, que juntou-se à RAF como uma WREN (Women of the Royal Naval Services) numa tentativa de lutar pela democracia. Tyrone volta a cortejá-la e, no curso de suas várias missões começa a desenvolver uma compreensão do porque eles estão lutando.
O Homem Que Quis Matar Hitler
British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by German agents and aided by a young woman.
O Lobo Entre Lobos
Mr. Lee
Complicated plot involving missing stamp collection and kidnapped businessman, with the Lone Wolf keeping one step ahead of the police in Havana trying to solve the crime and make a profit.
O Gavião do Mar
Guard Officer
Enquanto a Espanha prepara um exército para invadir a Inglaterra, o pirata britânico Geoffrey Thorpe embarca em uma missão para saquear barcos espanhóis. Quando ele captura o barco que transportava o embaixador Don Jose Alvarez de Cordoba, o vistoso capitão apaixona-se por sua sobrinha, a bela Dona Maria, que se instala confortavelmente na Inglaterra. Dedicado a proteger os interesses ingleses, Thorpe vai para o mar em uma perigosa expedição que pode determinar o destino do país.
The Biscuit Eater
Mr. Ames
Two little boys have faith in a dog they name Promise, so much faith that they enter him in the championship trials for bird dogs. The favorite is Georgia Boy bred and trained by the boys' fathers. And if Georgia Boy doesn't win, the fathers may both lose their jobs.
Gaucho Serenade
Frederick Willoughby
Gene Autry and sidekick Frog Millhouse depart Madison Square Garden and NYC heading west for home in their car and a horse trailer carrying Gene's horse, Champion. They discover that Ronnie Willoughby, a young boy just off the boat from school in England, has hitched a ride, thinking that Gene and Frog were sent by his father to meet him. Ronnie thinks his father is a big rancher in the west and doesn't know that his father, Alfred Willoughby, is serving time in San Quentin prison because of a frame-up by the officials of a packing company. To keep the father from testifying against them, the packing company officials, Carter, Jenkins and Martin, have arranged for the boy to be kidnapped. Along the way a runaway bride, Joyce Halloway, and her young sister Patsy join the troupe.
Northwest Passage
Sam Livermore
Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.
Espiã Fascinadora
Henry Thompson
During WWI pretty German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent undercover to London to live with the family of a high-placed British official where she is to rendezvous with the butler Valdar, also a spy, and help him transmit secret war plans back to Germany.
Rulers of the Sea
Lieut. Roberts
The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all setbacks, and his win against a crack sailing boat in the early 19th century.
Conspiracy
Gair - Henchman
American Steve Kendall, a freighter's radio officer, discovers seaman Carlson sending an unauthorized message ashore as the ship approaches his war-poised homeland. Carlson is shot in cold blood when he jumps ship and Kendall, implicated in the espionage, swims ashore to avoid arrest. A woman he meets at the dock hides him in her apartment, where he learns Carlson was her brother, and they both work in a sabotage ring. Nedra is a singer at Tio's Cafe, and she approaches Tio for help when both the saboteurs and the secret police try to capture Steve.
Suzana
Harlan Chambers
This classic family drama stars Shirley Temple as young orphan Susannah Sheldon, the sole survivor of a brutal Indian attack who's befriended by Canadian Mountie Angus Montague (Randolph Scott) and his girlfriend, Vicky (Margaret Lockwood). The couple takes Susannah under their wing and soon learn that having a precocious child around can come in handy; when the Indians return, the girl uses her charm to broker peace.Shirley is the orphaned survivor of an Indian attack in the Canadian West. A Mountie and his girlfriend take her in...
Should a Girl Marry?
Dr. White
A young woman and her doctor husband are victims of a blackmail scheme when it is discovered that she was born in prison.
The Three Musketeers
Duke of Buckingham
A parodic remake of the story of the young Gascon D'Artagnan, who arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Together they fight to save France and the honor of a lady from the machinations of the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.
I Am a Criminal
District Attorney George Lane
In this crime drama, a gangster uses an innocent newsboy to manipulate the jury just prior to his manslaughter trial. The 10-year-old newsboy idolizes the gangster. Eventually the lad's admiration comes to deeply affect the gangster who begins to soften up. Meanwhile his moll plans to rob him. The newsboy intervenes and stops her.
Se Eu Fora Rei
General Saliere
King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the brash poet François Villon extolling why he would be a better king. Annoyed yet intrigued, the King bestows on Villon the title of Grand Constable. Soon Villon begins work and falls for a lovely lady-in-waiting, but then must flee execution when the King turns on him.
Time Out for Murder
Phillip Gregory
A bank runner is accused of killing a woman for whom he deposited a large amount. Reporter and bank official investigate.
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Sir Charles Murchison
The Japanese detective rounds up a league of assassins for Scotland Yard.
Three Loves Has Nancy
Dr. Alonzo Z. Stewart
A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.
Think It Over
Ring Leader
A gang of 'professional torches' burn down stores for the insurance money.
As Aventuras de Robin Hood
Sir Ivor
Quando o Rei Richard é capturado, seu irmão, o Príncipe John planeja em alcançar o trono, para a revolta do senhor Robin de Locksley, o rei bandido da floresta de Sherwood. Com o seu bando de homens e ganhando o suporte de Maid Marian, Robin acusa o Príncipe John de traição. Quando o fugitivo Richard volta para a Inglaterra, ele junta forças com o rei para impedir que o Príncipe John tome a coroa.
Sempre a Mulher
Walter Fraser
Um investigador do escritório do promotor público sai para abrir sua própria agência de detetives. No entanto, os negócios vão tão mal que ele finalmente decide desistir e voltar ao seu antigo emprego. Quando sua esposa está fechando o escritório, uma rica senhora da sociedade entra com um caso: ela quer saber se seu marido está tendo um caso com a ex-namorada, que agora está casada. A esposa aceita o que parece ser um caso fácil, imaginando que poderá então persuadir o marido a reiniciar a agência. No entanto, quando o marido da cliente é encontrado morto, ela decide investigar o crime ela mesma. Seu marido também foi designado pelo D.A. para investigar o assassinato, e ele não sabe que sua esposa também está no caso. As coisas se complicam. (e Livre - Estimado Livre)
Lancer Spy
Capt. Neville
An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and "returns" to Germany to become a national hero. A female German spy is assigned to check him out but falls in love with him.
O Príncipe e o Mendigo
St. John
Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young teenage Tom sneaks into the palace garden, he meets the prince. They change clothes with one another before the guards discover them and throw out the prince thinking he's the urchin. No one believes them when they try to tell the truth about which is which. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne.
Lloyd's of London
Captain Hardy
Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.
15 Maiden Lane
Gilbert Lockhart
Insurance investigator Trevor pretends to be a thief to enter a gang of jewel thieves.
Thank You, Jeeves!
Elliott Manville
Jeeves tries to keep his young master out of trouble.
Too Many Parents
Mark Stewart
Boys are sent to military school in order to get them out of the way of their too-busy-to-bother parents or guardians. Lonely young Philip Stewart writes himself letters his father should be writing. When his hoax is discovered, Philip attempts suicide.
Song and Dance Man
C. B. Nelson
Julia and Hap are a dance team. He drinks and gambles, she succeeds for a while with the help of producer Alan.
Soldado Mercenário
Prince Edric
Mercenary Donovan is hired to kidnap King Peter II. He learns that the party in power is evil and that the King is in danger, so kidnaps the King to keep him safe while a revolution is planned.
O Corvo
Dr. Jerry Holden
A brilliant but deranged neurosurgeon becomes obsessively fixated on a judge's daughter. With the help of an escaped criminal whose face he has surgically deformed, the mad man lures her, her father, and her fiancé to his isolated castle-like home, where he has created a torture chamber with the intent of torturing them for having 'tortured' him.
O Lobisomem de Londres
Paul Ames
Homem é atacado por estranho animal. Agora, ele precisa conviver e tentar se livrar da maldição de ser lobisomem.
Borrowed Clothes
Sir Harry Torrent
Lady Torrent attempts to sell some of her best Parisian gowns to get back into her husband's good books. Confusion ensues following a misunderstanding over an advertisement.
Blossom Time
Schwindt
World-renowned tenor Richard Tauber features in a dramatisation of the life of Schubert, focusing on the composer's unrequited love for a dance master's daughter.
On Secret Service
Coloneilo Romanelli
Greta Nissen stars as an Italian noblewoman living a dangerous double life as a spy. A remake of the celebrated German thriller Spione am Werk. Co-starring noted German actor Karl Ludwig Diehl and American matinee idol Don Alvarado. The film takes place in Vienna, 1912. When an Austrian staff officer is implicated by association with a known Italian spy he goes on the run. Three years later - as the Great War gets into full swing - he returns and begs the Austrian Secret Service to allow him to clear his name from suspicion.
Facing The Music
Becker
A joyful medley of farce, romance, song and slapstick starring Stanley Lupino as an impressionable youth whose pursuit of an opera singer’s niece lands him in trouble!
The Song You Gave Me
Max Winter
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.
Her Night Out
Gerald Vickery
A married couple accidentally become mixed up with a bank robber.
Fires of Fate
Lt. Col Egerton
In Egypt a colonel with a year to live saves a girl from an Arab prince.
The Indiscretions of Eve
Ralph
An Earl loves a girl who models for shop window dummies.
The Old Man
Keith Keller
'Charlady helps unmask man who stabbed lady's blackmailer.' (British Film Catalogue)
Gipsy Blood
Zuniga
In 1931, Sir Malcolm Sargent – then a rising young conductor – acted as musical director for this first filmed musical version of Prosper Mérimée’s classic story of passion and fatal jealousy, Carmen. With a score based on Bizet’s opera, Gipsy Blood features celebrated American soprano Marguerite Namara as the capricious gypsy girl from the cigarette factory; her co-performers include Thomas Burke as Carmen’s tormented lover, Don José, and New Zealand-born baritone Lance Fairfax as his rival, the toreador Escamillo.
The Wickham Mystery
Charles Wickham
'Crooks steal pearls and helicopter plans.' (British Film Catalogue)
The Man at Six
Campbell Edwards
A butler is found murdered in an unfurnished mansion house.
Creeping Shadows
Brian Nash
Three victims plot to murder a retired informer.