Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Nascimento : 1888-12-08, Chislehurst, Kent [now in Bromley, London], England, UK

Morte : 1964-03-15

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Cavanagh (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959. Cavanagh was born in Chislehurst, Kent, and attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Cavanagh studied law in England, earning a master of arts degree at Cambridge. A newspaper article published 17 June 1931, reported, "It is on record that Cavanagh won high honors in mathematics and history." Cavanagh practised "for several years" before he changed professions. He went to Canada "for a year of sightseeing and wandering" before he joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. After serving in World War I, he returned to Canada, where he practised law, including revising the statutes of Alberta, but eventually went back to England to practise law. Cavanagh went onto the stage after a stroke of bad luck in 1924 caused him to lose his savings, and later he went into films. In 1926, Cavanagh lost $22,000 in one evening on a roulette wheel in Monte Carlo. An observer offered to provide a letter "to some of my theatrical acquaintances" in London, England. Those contacts led to Cavanagh's role in It Pays to Advertise. Cavanagh first film contract and film came in 1929 with Paramount Pictures. Cavanagh died In London from a heart attack in 1964, aged 75.

Perfil

Paul Cavanagh

Filmes

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
Kenneth Drake
Jonathan Drake, while attending his brother's funeral, is shocked to find the head of the deceased is missing. When his brother's skull shows up later in a locked cabinet, Drake realizes an ancient curse placed upon his grandfather by a tribe of South American Jivaro Indians is still in effect and that he himself is the probable next victim.
In the Money
Inspector Herbert Saunders
The Bowery Boys tangle with Scotland Yard, diamond smugglers and a gem-toting canine during an ocean cruise.
Interlude
A young woman touring Germany is caught between a married symphony conductor and a doctor from back home.
God Is My Partner
Dr. James Brady
A retired surgeon starts giving away money to religious causes and his family tries to file suit, claiming that he's incompetent.
A Mulher Diabólica
Sugar Daddy
Biochemists give fruit-fly serum to a dying woman, with side effects.
The Man Who Turned to Stone
Cooper
A new social worker at a girls' reformatory discovers that her charges are being used by a group of ancient alchemists, who have insinuated themselves as the prison's chief staffers, to keep themselves alive and free from an insidious petrification, which is already afflicting one of their number.
Francis Entre Fantasmas
Neil Frazer
A Ha-Ha-Haunted House Has Got 'Em! ...and it's every ghost for himself!
Blonde Bait
Insp. D.N. Hedges
Seeking the whereabouts of international gangster Nick Randall, the US State Department contacts Scotland Yard, as his girlfriend, Angela Booth, is currently in a British prison. Angela has refused to give Nick up to the law, so the combined authorities arrange for Angela to escape, aided by stoolie Gran' Ramsey who is at the same prison. The police will then follow Angela to Nick. Gran' stages the getaway, and the two women, accompanied by a third convict, Marguerite, whose prison-born baby is about to be turned over to welfare authorities. It is up to Gran' to keep the police informed of Angela's movements without being detected by the escapees, until Angela contacts Nick. This film is a reworking of principal footage from the UK film WOMEN WITHOUT MEN (1955), q.v., which, with added new footage (including scenes with original star Beverly Michaels), significantly revises the plot and central characters from a story about a wrongly imprisoned waif to one about a gangster's moll.
Mobs, Inc.
Harrington
Captain Braddock of the Los Angeles Racket Squad schools a group of cadet policemen by telling them of three precarious and dangerous cases of con artistry. Included are tracking down a dance hall girl, who, together with a big operative, are thwarted in attempting a robbery; a racketeer fleecing a book publisher on a Trans-Atlantic voyage, and the tripping up of the plans of a phony land syndicate.
Diane
Lord Bonnivet
Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's mistress in 1500s France.
O Ladrão do Rei
Sir Edward Scott
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
No Reinado da Guilhotina
Duc de Latour
France, 1803: 11 years after the Revolution, a royalist underground is led by a new 'Scarlet Pimpernel', the Purple Mask, who rescues nobles in distress and kidnaps Napoleon's officials for ransom, aided by the spy services of a group of lovely models headed by Laurette (really the Duc de Latour's daughter). But even she doesn't know the Purple Mask's real identity as foppish dancing master Rene...
O Filho Pródigo
Tobiah
70 A.C. Micah (Edmund Purdom), o filho de Eli (Walter Hampden), fica tão obcecado por Samarra (Lana Turner), uma sacerdotisa pagã, que pega parte da fortuna de seu pai e vai atrás dela, que foi para Damasco. Apesar de desejar muito Samarra ele se recusa a fazer qualquer oferenda aos deuses que ela adora, pois Micah jurou ser fiel apenas para Jeová. Mas Samarra planeja seduzir Micah e fazê-lo abandonar sua fé.
Khyber Patrol
General Melville
British officers of India is jeopardized when warlords Ahmed Shir and Prince Ishak Khan battle at the Khyber Pass. Enter Capt. Kyle Cameron of the British Lancers, whose renegade style may either save the day or doom the region to chaos. When Cameron learns that greater forces are pulling the strings, he attempts to destroy Shir's rebel faction from within.
Sublime Obsessão
Dr. Henry Giraud
Um playboy egoísta apaixonado por uma mulher que parece magoar mais do que ele pretende começa a entender um significado mais profundo do relacionamento deles. Quando o rico e mimado Bob Merrick, tolamente, destrói sua lancha, a equipe de resgate o ressuscita com equipamentos que não estão disponíveis para ajudar um herói local, o Dr. Wayne Phillips, que morre como resultado. O Dr. Phillips havia ajudado muitas pessoas e, quando Merrick descobre o segredo de Phillips, que é doar desinteressadamente e em segredo, ele tenta de maneira desonesta. O resultado aliena ainda mais a viúva de Phillips, Helen, por quem Merrick se apaixonou. A persistência de Merrick causa outra tragédia, e ele deve refazer sua vida, inclusive voltando à faculdade de medicina, na tentativa de fazer as pazes e conquistar seu amor.
The Raid
Col. Tucker
A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few days in the town and finds he is getting drawn into its life and especially into that of an attractive widow and her son.
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
John H. Tunstall
Billy the Kid is forced to kill for the woman he loves, and is ultimately brought to justice by his old friend Pat Garrett.
A Grande Noite de Casanova
Signor Alberto Di Gambetta
Italy 1757, Pippo Popolino, a lowly tailor, disguises himself as the great Casanova in order to romance the attractive widow Francesca. He little suspects what awaits him... Locked into the incongruous role by the desperation of the real Casanova's creditors, Pippo must journey to Venice on a delicate mission far beyond his capabilities.
The Iron Glove
Cavenly, advisor to Prince James
Irishman Charles Wogan wields his sword in the cause of James Stuart who seeks to replace George I on the throne of England.
The All American
Professor Banning
A family tragedy causes a college football quarterback to re-think his goals in life.
Charade
Col. Heisler
This is an anthology film with three stories. In "Portrait of a Murderer", a female artist draws sketches of a mysterious neighbor. She is unaware that the man is a murderer. "Duel at Dawn" is set in 1880s Austria. Two military officers fight a duel, with the survivor free to claim the heart of their shared love interest. "The Midas Touch" is a romance story of sorts. Jonah Watson is a successful American businessman, but is disgruntled with his life. He emigrates to England to start a new life, and works as a common servant. But he falls in love with a cockney maid who dreams of marrying into wealth.
Flame of Calcutta
Lord Robert Clive
A British captain and a French official's daughter save the East India Company.
Ratos do Deserto
Colonel (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.
A Tale of Two Cities
Mr. Stryver
A dramatization originally for TV on the Plymouth Playhouse. A retelling of the Charles Dickens story.
Museu de Cera
Sidney Wallace
Henry Jarrod (Vincent Price) é um escultor que faz imagens magníficas para o seu museu de cera. Jarrod luta com seu sócio, Matthew Burke (Roy Roberts), quando este começa a incendiar o museu para receber US$ 25 mil do seguro. Jarrod tenta detê-lo em vão, sendo que logo o local todo se incendeia e é seguido por uma explosão, com Jarrod sendo considerado morto. Algum tempo depois, Matthew recebe o dinheiro do seguro e planeja viajar com Cathy Gray (Carolyn Jones), mas é morto por uma pessoa disforme, que na realidade é o próprio Jarrod, que simula o assassinato como se fosse suicídio. Pouco tempo depois, Jarrod mata Cathy Gray e rouba seu corpo do necrotério. Depois de algum tempo ele reaparece, dizendo que escapou por milagre. Quando Sue Allen (Phyllis Kirk), a colega de quarto de Cathy, vê a imagem de Joana D'Arc no museu, começa a suspeitar que é o corpo de Cathy coberto com cera.
Port Sinister
John Kolvac
A 17th-century Caribbean port rumored to have frequented by pirates rises from the ocean floor, where it came to rest after an earthquake many years before. A scientist wants to study it, some thugs want the treasure alleged to be stored there, a bunch of mutated giant crabs living there attack them all.
A Volta dos Irmãos Corsos
Dianza
Siamese twins separated at birth retain a psychic link; each feels the other's pain and happiness.
The Mississippi Gambler
Edmond Dureau
Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamblers and of fair Angelique Dureau, whose necklace he won. Later in New Orleans, Mark befriends Angelique's father, but she still affects to despise him as his gambling career brings him wealth. Duelling, tragedy, and romantic complications follow.
Blades of the Musketeers
Richelieu
In 1625 France, D'Artagnan joins the king's musketeers, meets three new friends - Athos, Porthos and Aramis - among them and, together, the four quickly find themselves embroiled in court intrigue with Prime Minister Richelieu attempting to sabotage the congenial relationship existing between France and England. Originally produced as a 60-minute episode of THE MAGNAVOX THEATER on CBS as THE THREE MUSKETEERS. This has the distinction of being the first movie specifically made for TV. Later retitled and released theatrically.
O Falcão Dourado
Jeremy Smithers
A 17th-century French pirate (Sterling Hayden) sides with an English noblewoman (Rhonda Fleming) who's posing as a pirate.
Tales of Robin Hood
Sir Guy de Claremont
The story of Robin Hood, how he met his Merry Men and Maid Marian, and saved England from Sir Guy de Clairmont and his henchman. Compiled from the few filmed episodes of an unsold TV series.
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Inspector Stoddard
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
Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker
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.
All That I Have
Dr. James Brady
Dr. Charles Greyson is a famous and wealthy former surgeon. His nephews have taken him to court to challenge his competency, due to his recent inexplicable gifts of large amounts of cash to the church, and, apparently, to some nefarious scam artists. The film is portrayed as a courtroom drama first painting "Dr. Charlie" as incompetent and easily swindled, then telling his side of events and putting them into context. In the courtroom, and by use of flashback, we hear of Dr. Charlies' move away from impersonal contribution on an institutional level, and preferring to express Christian stewardship directly to people who need it, and by helping spread the word of God by donating to Mission fronts who fight fear, anxiety and destitution around the world. We even find the scam artists having turned a new leaf, and creating new lives for themselves. Message being that all that we are we owe to God, and the profits gained from our God-given abilities require care and thought before sharing.
Bride of the Gorilla
Klaas Van Gelder
The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him into a gorilla. But is his transformation real or is it all in his head?
O Tirano
Edmond de Maletroit
The wicked Alain plots an elaborate revenge against his younger brother Edmund, leading to a deadly confrontation in his dungeon deathtrap.
Hollywood Story
Roland Paul
A producer takes over a small film studio and - sensing that it'll be a good movie- begins investigating an old murder of a silent film director shot in his office years ago. He finds that his life is threatened as he digs deeper into the mystery.
The Second Face
Todd Williams
A homely girl is seriously injured in a car crash. When she eventually wakes up in the hospital, she's astounded to see that plastic surgery has transformed her into a world-class beauty. When she finds out that a mysterious "benefactor" has paid for her surgery, she sets out to find out who he is and why he did it.
Hit Parade of 1951
Two-to-One Thompson
While raising cash to pay a debt, a Vegas gambler tricks a night club crooner there who looks like him to play him for a bit.The gambler's Latina girlfriend opens the eyes of the prissy crooner.
Hi-Jacked
Hagen
A parolee, working for a trucking line, struggles to clear his name after being accused of involvement with hijackers.
Rogues Of Sherwood Forest
Sir Giles
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.
The Iroquois Trail
Col. Eric Thorne
An American scout and his Indian friend help the English troops against the French during the French and Indian War.
A Sedutora Madame Bovary
Marquis D'Andervilliers
Based on the French literary classic, this drama presents author Gustave Flaubert narrating his tale of infidelity and narcissism. After marrying small-town doctor Charles Bovary, Emma becomes tired of her limited social status and begins to have affairs, first with the young Leon Dupuis and later with the wealthy Rodolphe Boulanger. Eventually, however, her self-involved behavior catches up with her.
You Gotta Stay Happy
Dr. Blucher
Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep. She then persuades him to take her to California.
The Babe Ruth Story
Dr. Menzies
The baseball player goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees home-run hero.
The Black Arrow
Sir John Sedley
A young British nobleman comes back from fighting in the War of the Roses to discover that his father has been murdered by an old family friend who is now an outlaw. However, he becomes suspicious about the exact circumstances of his father's death and determines to find out exactly what happened.
Mulher Caluniada
Victor Kranish
Art editor Madeleine Damian carries on numerous loveless affairs. After a failed relationship with advertiser Felix Courtland, the increasingly depressed Madeleine attempts suicide. When Jack Garet, her secretary and former lover, tries to blackmail her, Madeleine resigns and seeks a reclusive life. Neighbor David Cousins befriends Madeleine, but soon Courtland and Garet discover her whereabouts and disrupt her new life.
Acordes do Coração
Victor Wright
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
O Veredito
Clive Russell
After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.
Wife Wanted
Jeffrey Caldwell
Career-slipping movie star Carole Raymond buys in as a real estate partner of Jeff Caldwell. Actually, through his secretary, Nola Reed, Caldwell runs a matrimonial bureau and, with the aid of his associate, Lee Kirby, they defraud and blackmail a large group of lonely people. Carole, unknowingly, is used as bait for one of their victims, Walter Desmond, who "commits suicide." Reporter William Tyler thinks otherwise.
Canção Inesquecível
Bart McClelland
Porter, um rico e sofisticado herdeiro, decide servir na Primeira Guerra Mundial como enfermeiro de ambulâncias. Lá ele encontra Linda Lee, que se tornará sua esposa, servindo como enfermeira. Depois da guerra, sua atividade na Broadway permite mostrar uma sequência de belas canções, como Just One of Those Things, You're the Top e a música título.
Club Havana
Rogers
A doctor answers a suicide call in a Latin nightclub.
A Mulher de Verde
Sir George Fenwick
Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.
Casa do Medo
Simon Merrivale
The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members begin to perish in the most grisly of manners. Foul play is suspected by the Good Comrades' insurance agent, who turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson for guidance.
The Man in Half Moon Street
Dr. Henry Latimer
A British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.
Felicidade Vem Depois
Mr. Selworth
Theo has had many boyfriends who wanted to marry her. Since her mother, Mrs. Selworth, has been married many times, Theo is unsure of commitment. Without much thought, she finally accepts the proposal of Air Corps Lieutenant Tom West. After the honeymoon, Tom's father dies and Tom goes into the defense industry. When Theo has a baby, she hates the idea of being matronly and wants to be the old party girl. The problem is that her husband is working constantly. She looks to her friends, who are having their own problems, and to her old flame Captain Lancing. To decide on what she wants to do with her baby and her life, Theo must grow up.
Por Conta do Cupido
Roger Pelham
A Brooklyn showgirl gets mixed up in a divorce between a soldier and his wife.
Garra Escarlate
Lord Penrose
When a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.
Adventure in Iraq
Sheik Ahmid Bel Nor
Five Allied soldiers in an airplane flying to Egypt crash-land in Iraq. They are taken in by a local sheik, but soon begin to suspect that he may not be quite as friendly as he appears to be.
The Gorilla Man
Dr. Dorn
A wounded soldier discovers his hospital is secretly run by the Nazis.
The Hard Way
John 'Jack' Shagrue
Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty.
Eagle Squadron
Sir James Patridge
An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in love with a beautiful English girl.
Pacific Rendezvous
Cmdr. Charles Brennan
A code expert working for Naval Intelligence is assigned to decode enemy messages despite his desire for active duty.
O Fatídico Caso do Doutor Rx
John Crispin
Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten acquitted are apparently strangled by a serial killer.
Corsários das Nuvens
Group Captain
Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF.
Passage from Hong Kong
Capt. Duncan MacNeil-Fraser
In this comedy, a crime novelist spins a yarn to impress the apple of his eye. He tells her that he has been involved in a murder.
Shadows on the Stairs
Joseph 'Joe' Reynolds
Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.
Maisie na Alta Roda
Cap Rawlston
A Showgirl Maisie Ravier se encontra mais uma vez sem trabalho. Então ela conhece um playboy rico que a contrata para ser a nova empregada de sua família. Maisie logo se vê tentando consertar os muitos problemas da família. (e 10 - Estimado 10 Anos)
The Case of the Black Parrot
Max Armand
Sandy Vantine and her uncle, Paul Vantine, return from Europe with an antique cabinet purchased during their trip. Jim Moore, a reporter who had met Sandy and fallen for her during the voyage, suspects something odd about the cabinet. His suspicions are confirmed when people who have touched the cabinet mysteriously die. Jim and Sandy set out to solve the mystery before anyone else can become a victim.
I Take This Woman
Bill Rodgers
On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's suggestion to keep busy, she assists at his clinic in the slums.
Reno
John R. Banton
A divorce lawyer prospers as a gambling tycoon.
The Under-Pup
Mr. Franklin Cooper
A young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from wealthy families. At first made fun of and ridiculed because of her background, she determines to show the snooty rich girls she's just as good as they are.
Within the Law
English Eddie Morton
A wrongly convicted woman studies law and seeks her revenge.
Café Colette
Ryan
A diplomat falls in love with an exiled Russian princess.
A Romance in Flanders
John Morley
During World War I, in Flanders, Berry and Morley were in love with the same girl, Yvonne. During a battle in the Widow's Island sector, Morley is wounded and abandoned by Berry. Morley being reported missing, Berry now has a clear path to marry Yvonne. Two decades later, Yvonne incidentally meets a tourist guide in the former combat zone region who looks fiendishly like - Morley. —Guy Bellinger
Crime Over London
Inspector Gary
With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they plan a major robbery on a department store.
Champagne Charlie
Charlie Cortland
The story is told in flashback. Backers want a gambler to marry a rich girl for her dowry.
Vende-se uma Mulher
Martin Deering
When Brighton Lorrimore returns home with his new bride, Phyllis, his family makes their disappointment in his choice obvious. Facing bankruptcy and the loss of their mansion and social position, they had hoped that Brighton would marry wealthy heiress and family friend, Edith Gilbert.
Thunder in the Night
Count Peter Alvinczy
A whodunit set in Budapest, starring Edmund Lowe as a detective investigating the murder of an unemployed vaudeville actor.
A Mulher do Outro
Robert Godfrey
In order to save herself while in China, a woman marries a young drifter and is able to return to England. Later, believing that her new husband is dead, she marries a wealthy man. Her new husband's ex-girlfriend, learning of the woman's past and that her first husband is indeed alive, threatens to expose the new wife as a bigamist.
Senhora da Alta Roda
Edward Carrington
Cleo Borden grew up in a saloon, loves the men—and the men love her—but her aspirations lead her to enter into a contract to marry a wealthy man. When he dies and leaves her all of his fortune, she soon learns that although she has money, she is not yet a lady, so she embarks on a journey to become one. She has no desire to change herself, but the man she sets her sights on does—so she obliges.
Menace
Leonard Crecy
A psychotic man stalks three innocent people whom he believes are responsible for his brother's death.
One Exciting Adventure
Lavassor
One Exciting Adventure is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Ernst L. Frank. It is a remake of the 1933 German film What Women Dream.
The Notorious Sophie Lang
Max Bernard/Sir Nigel Crane
After an extended stay in England, Sophie Lang returns to America. She is beautiful, sophisticated--and a notorious jewel thief. A New York police detective who's been trying to nail her finally comes up with what seems a foolproof scheme--to catch her off guard by having her fall for a handsome and suave jewel thief who happens to be in the U.S. traveling under an assumed name.
Shoot the Works
Alvin Ritchie
Jack Oakie stars as seedy sideshow barker Nicky, who uses everyone he meets to get ahead. Nicky isn't even above exploiting his singing sweetheart Lily (Dorothy Dell) to suit his purposes, but this time it is he who ends up the loser -- at least until he gets wise to himself.
Tarzan e Sua Companheira
Martin Arlington
Harry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.
The Sin of Nora Moran
Governor Dick Crawford
Nora Moran, a young woman with a difficult and tragic past, is sentenced to die for a murder that she did not commit. She could easily reveal the truth and save her own life, if only it would not damage the lives, careers and reputations of those whom she loves.
O Caso de Hilda Lake
Thomas MacDonald
Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.
Curtain at Eight
Wylie Thornton
An elderly detective sets out to find who murdered a lecherous stage actor. His estranged wife? His would-be fiancee? Her father? Her boyfriend? A suicided actress's sister? The temperamental prop man? Or maybe the show's talented female chimpanzee?
Tonight Is Ours
Prince Keri of Zalgar
A princess is torn between her royal obligations and her love for a handsome Frenchman.
The Crash
Ronnie Sanderson
Linda Gault is a luxury loving wife who casually seduces other men while getting investment tips from one of her lovers.
A Bill of Divorcement
Gray Meredith
Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in an asylum with his sanity restored. But he is disturbed to find that everything has changed: his daughter grown and about to marry; his wife divorced and also about to marry.
Devil's Lottery
Major Hugo Beresford
Intricate, soapy drama of romance, heartbreak, and murder amongst a diverse group of sweepstakes winners visiting a newspaper tycoon's estate.
O Exilado
Henry - Earl of Kerhill
Jim Wyngate, an English aristocrat, comes to the American West under a cloud of suspicion for embezzlement actually committed by his cousin Lord Henry. In Wyoming, Wyngate runs afoul of cattle rustler Cash Hawkins by rescuing the Indian girl Naturich from Hawkins. Wyngate marries Naturich, but then learns that his cousin Lord Henry has been killed and has cleared his name before dying. As Wyngate has long loved Lady Diana, Lord Henry's wife, he is perplexed at his situation. But fate takes a hand and resolves matters as Wyngate could not have predicted.
Transgression
Robert Maury
When British mining engineer Robert Maury is sent to India on an extended business trip, his wife Elsie finds romance with a Spanish playboy.
Always Goodbye
Reginald Armstrong
Stranded and broke after her erstwhile boyfriend leaves her, A onetime London heiress joins a con man to bilk a millionaire at his Italian villa. Little do they realize that he knows full well who they are after being tipped off by Scotland Yard.
Born to Love
Sir Wilfred Drake
A pregnant American nurse living in London during WWI, believing her soldier-fiance has been killed in France, marries a wealthy aristocrat so her child will have a father.
Unfaithful
Ronald Killkerry
In this society drama set in contemporary England, a noblewoman pretends to be an adulteress in order to protect her sister-in-law, who actually is.
O Diabo Que Pague
Grand Duke Paul
Spendthrift Willie Hale again returns penniless to the family home in London. His father is none too pleased, but Willie smooth-talks him into letting him stay. At the same time he turns the charm on Dorothy Hope, whose father is big in linoleum and who, before Willie's arrival, was about to become engaged to a Russian aristocrat.
The Virtuous Sin
Capt. Orloff
Marya gets friendly with General Platoff in order to save her husband Victor from being executed.
The Storm
Dave Stewart
Burr and Dave, two close friends who have backed each other up in countless difficulties, are torn apart by the arrival of a woman, Manette, who becomes stranded with them in their cabin during a raging blizzard.
Grumpy
Chamberlin Jarvis
An exhaustingly cantankerous old man solves a jewel robbery.
Strictly Unconventional
Ted
An adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's The Circle. A young woman married into an aristocratic English family finds life with her husband dull and decides to elope with a Canadian. However her mother-in-law, who did something similar thirty years before, tries to prevent her.
The Runaway Princess
Prince of Savonia
A prince in disguise saves a runaway princess from becoming a forger's dupe.
Tesha
Lenane
The luminous Maria Corda stars as the eponymous Tesha, a celebrated Russian dancer who marries an Englishman (Thomas). The couple long for a child but after five years of happy marriage, remain childless. On a trip to Southampton Tesha succumbs to a brief fling with a stranger (Cavanagh), unleashing a barrage of unforeseen consequences and emotional turmoil. The superb cinematography is by the great German cinematographer Werner Brandes who worked on dozens of prestige British productions in the 1920s. Originally shot silent, sound was added in 1929.