Harry Hervey

Фильмы

Peking Express
Writer
A group of refugees fleeing Chinese Communist rule via train are beset by a gang of terrifying outlaws.
Night Plane from Chungking
Writer
Without lights and in a driving rain, a bus is lumbering along the muddy Assam Road en route from Chunking to the Indian border. Passengers include a European of unknown nationality, a missionary a French officer, and a White Russian. There is also an ancient Chinese lady on an important diplomatic mission to Indian and her traveling companion. The trip is halted when Japanese planes bomb the road and hit a munitions truck and kill many Chinese soldiers. The Chinese commander puts the wounded soldiers on the bus and directs it to a nearby secret airport where the officer in charge is an American attached to the Chinese Air Force.
So's Your Aunt Emma!
Story
A dizzy old spinster gets involved in the boxing racket and gangland murders.
Road to Singapore
Novel
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet Dorothy Lamour...
His Greatest Gamble
Screenplay
A man escapes from jail in France to free his daughter from her mother's hold.
The Devil's in Love
Writer
The French Foreign Legion is the setting for this episodic adventure yarn. Victor Jory plays a Legion doctor falsely accused of murdering his commander over the love of Loretta Young. Jory escapes prosecution by heading for parts unknown, but when a deadly illness strikes his old fort, he returns to aid his comrades. He is arrested, but clears himself of the murder charge and ends up with Young. Devil's in Love is distinguished by the surprise appearance of Bela Lugosi, who shows up unbilled as a relentless prosecuting attorney in the courtroom scenes.
A Passport to Hell
Story
Just prior to the outbreak of World War I, in the British West African town of Akkra, English woman Myra Carson becomes involved in a scandal and is deported. While Myra's ship is docked at Duala, in German West Africa, the war breaks out and she finds herself facing internment by the Germans.
Дьявол и глубина
Story
Командующий военно-морских сил Чарльз Шторм сделал несчастной жизнь своей жены Дианы из-за безумной, болезненной ревности по каждому поводу. Он ревнует ее ко всем, с кем она говорит. Такое одержимое поведение утомляет ее, и однажды она встречает симпатичного лейтенанта, с которым чувствует себя свободно. Когда Чарльз узнает об этом, он в ярости готовит месть.
The Wiser Sex
Writer
A young woman goes undercover to gather evidence to free her boyfriend, an attorney who has been framed for a murder he didn't commit.
Шанхайский экспресс
Story
В Китае идет гражданская война, поезд Пекин-Шанхай заполнен опасными пассажирами, совершающими опасное путешествие в это полное опасностей время. Здесь и карточный шулер, и инвалид, перевозящий контрабандой наркотики, и миссионер-фанатик, и, наконец, знаменитая авантюристка и, как поговаривают, лучшая в Китае белая проститутка, Лили по прозвищу «Шанхайская Лилия». Среди попутчиков оказывается ее бывший возлюбленный и жених — капитан Дональд Харви. Лидер повстанцев Уорнер Оланд захватывает поезд и подыскивает подходящего заложника, чтобы обменять его на своего офицера, взятого в плен силами регулярной армии. Этим заложником оказывается Харви, ему хотят выжечь глаза, но Лили обещает Оланду стать его любовницей в обмен на жизнь капитана, которого она по-прежнему любит.
Prestige
Story
A woman joins her fiance at a Malaysian prison camp only to discover he's become an alcoholic.
The Cheat
Writer
Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler. Though loved by her husband Jeff, she's spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Meanwhile, Jeff wants to stop spending while he completes business deals that could make them rich. One night, on a hunch, she bets and loses big at a casino, then she doubles her problems with more impulsive decisions. Hardy Livingston, a wealthy Casanova just back from the Orient, makes a play for her. Elsa dallies with Hardy, but soon, his insistence and her dire financial affairs seem destined to lead to adultery. Who's the cheat?
The Devil Dancer
Story
An English explorer disturbed by the practices of an isolated tribe attempts to rescue a native girl he has become fascinated with. THE DEVIL DANCER was highly praised at time of release for its exquisite cinematography, especially in the use of light and shadow. The film received an Academy Award nomination in this category. Sadly, it is among the lost. No prints or negatives are known to survive.