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The Silent Witness
EnglandA London nobleman (Lionel Atwill) takes the blame and stands trial after his son strangles a lover (Greta Nissen).
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Josser in the Army
England The 1910sCharting the military escapades of serial bungler Tommy Josser, Josser in the Army sees the hapless hero in France during wartime, where he masquerades as a German general, unmasks a spy, gets captured and then makes a spectacular airborne escape!
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After Office Hours
EnglandA bird's-eye view of life in a City of London office.
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The Midshipmaid
EnglandThe Midshipmaid is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Jessie Matthews, Frederick Kerr, Basil Sydney and Nigel Bruce.
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Lucky Girl
EnglandStephan Gregorovitch, the unwilling king of a bankrupt Ruritanian country, along with his hucksterish chancellor and musically-inclined bodyguard, travel incognito to London for some fun. An invitation to a party held by Duke Hugo seems just the ticket, but the presence of jewel thieves in the vicinity soon puts paid to any ideas of a relaxing evening!
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When London Sleeps
EnglandSlippery Rodney Haines runs a high-class gambling joint in Hampstead, while elsewhere in London Lamberti's Fair for the less-well-off is on its last legs. The only link between them seems to be Tommy Blyth, whose betting has put him in serious debt with Haines and who fancies Mary, the Lamberti's adopted daughter. In fact, there is a further unexpected link between the two worlds.
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The Man Called Back
EnglandFresh from his success with the moody melodrama Murders in the Rue Morgue, director Robert Florey dashed off The Man Called Back at bargain-basement Tiffany Studios. The film is set in the tropics; Conrad Nagel tops the cast as a dissipated, derelict doctor, hopelessly in love with married socialite Doris Kenyon. Doris' insane husband John Halliday commits suicide, but arranges the evidence so that his wife will be charged with murder.
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Let Me Explain, Dear
EnglandA husband flirts with a pretty girl after a taxi smash, but a delicate situation ensues when he has to explain the presence of her necklace in his pocket!
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Frail Women
England The 1910sAn illegitimate war-baby adopted by a wealthy spinster.
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The Wonderful Story
EnglandA paralysed farmer watches his brother fall in love with the woman he intended to marry.
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His Wife's Mother
EnglandA newlywed has a trying time proving his innocence when his mother-in-law catches him kissing another girl!
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Love on Wheels
EnglandA department store assistant becomes publicity conscious.
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Money Talks
EnglandThis exuberant comedy about Jewish domestic life tells the story of an old man who is to inherit a legacy if he can prove he is in need, and who thus begins to gamble spectacularly with his savings.
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Old Spanish Customers
EnglandA henpecked husband is mistaken for a famous toreador while holidaying in Spain!
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Verdict of the Sea
EnglandWhen 'Gentleman' Burton boards the Capri his aura of mystery makes the crew curious about his origins and makes him especially attractive to the Captain's daughter. But he little realises the danger that is to unfold when the Captain conceals diamonds on board as a favour...
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Rynox
EnglandWealthy 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.
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Almost Married
EnglandThrills! Chills! AND GRIM REALITIES IN A MELODRAMATIC SHOCKER — With the firing squad at the ready and the Bolsheviks at her heels, Anita Mellikovna (Violet Heming) is given safe passage out of Moscow by embassy attaché Deene Maxwell (Ralph Bellamy). Deene weds Anita, unaware that she is still legally the wife of Louis Capristi (Alexander Kirkland), an incarcerated madman. When Capristi learns of the marriage, he escapes and makes his way to London where he turns the newlyweds’ heaven into a living hell.
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Bachelor's Baby
EnglandA comedy film directed by Harry Hughes.
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The Callbox Mystery
EnglandA British crime film directed by G.B. Samuelson.
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Dance Pretty Lady
England The 1900sDuring the Edwardian era, a working-class ballet dancer begins a romance with a wealthy artist against a background of sharp disapproval.
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Diamond Cut Diamond
EnglandOne of the guests tries to foil a gang of jewel-robbers during a country house weekend party.
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A Night Like This
EnglandThe Merry Doings of Two Irresponsibles. — Going under cover, P.C. Mahoney passes for a gentleman to get into the notorious Moonstone Club. There he meets Clifford Tope, a ne'er do well who is love with cabaret star Cora Mellish. She in turn has run up steep gambling debts and has paid off the Club's blackmailing owner with a stolen necklace. As things heat up Cora seeks help from the easy-going Tope.
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The Mayor's Nest
EnglandA trombonist becomes mayor of a small town, but he struggles to cope with municipal issues.
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Men of Steel
EnglandJames Harg and his father work in a steelmaking plant which is incompetently run, with scant attention being paid to worker safety. In his own time, Harg works on ideas for a revolutionary new manufacturing process for hard steel. When his father is badly injured in a workplace accident resulting from employer negligence, Harg uses some of the compensation payment to develop his invention to a stage where it can be tested in practice. It is a huge success and Harg patents his process. He rises to a position on the board of the company, before staging a coup to oust his former employer and take over the business himself.
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Murder at Covent Garden
EnglandA detective goes undercover and poses as a criminal to try to discover the reasons behind the murder of a night club owner.
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Murder on the Second Floor
EnglandA novelist imagines the murders of his fellow tenants...
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The Return of Raffles
EnglandA British crime film directed by Mansfield Markham
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A Safe Proposition
EnglandA British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
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Sally Bishop
EnglandA British romantic drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter
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The Strangler
EnglandA British crime film directed by Norman Lee
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Strip, Strip, Hooray!
EnglandA specialist sunbathing camp is threatened by a campaign by the leader of the 'Wear More Clothes League'.
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Thark
EnglandMrs Todd is aggrieved at finding that the country house she has bought is evidently haunted. Sir Hector Benbow and his nephew, on behalf of the previous owner, set out to demonstrate that there is no ghost.
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That Night in London
EnglandA young bank clerk steals £500 and plans to go on a spree before shooting himself but a bad girl turned good tries to convince him to return the money and stay alive
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A Voice Said Goodnight
EnglandA British crime film directed by William C. McGann
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White Face
EnglandA doctor becomes a blackmailer and a jewel thief in order to raise funds for a hospital in East London but is uncovered by an ambitious reporter.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
England The 19th CenturyPut yourself in her place! The dreaded night when her lover became a madman! — Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.
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The 3 Penny Opera
England The 19th CenturyIn London at the turn of the century, underworld kingpin Mack the Knife marries Polly Peachum without the knowledge of her father, the equally enterprising 'king of the beggars'.
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The Speckled Band
EnglandAfter her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather.
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East Lynne
EnglandThe refined Lady Isabel Carlisle, after leaving her family and enduring nearly a decade of hardships, learns that her son has fallen ill. Despite being nearly blinded as the result of an explosion, she returns home to see her son again.
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Waterloo Bridge
EnglandIn World War I London, Myra is an American out-of-work chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge. During a Zeppelin air raid she meets Roy, a naive young American who enlisted in the Canadian army. After they fall for each other, Roy tricks Myra into visiting his family, who live in a country estate outside London, his mother having remarried to a retired British Major. Myra is reluctant to continue the relationship with Roy, he not aware of her past.
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The Man in Possession
EnglandA deeply in debt heiress tries to land a rich man while a collector from the Sheriff's office is guarding the assets in her house.
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The Sleeping Cardinal
EnglandA card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Holmes believes is controlled by Professor Moriarity.
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Born to Love
England The 1910sTHE STAR EVERYBODY ADORES...IN A STORY THAT BURNS DEEP IN THE HEART OF EVERY WOMAN. — 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.
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A Connecticut Yankee
England The Middle AgesMore Laughs than the law allows! — Making a delivery to a mysterious mansion in a rainstorm, radio salesman Hank Martin is knocked out when a suit of armor topples on him. Upon awakening, Hank finds himself in the time of King Arthur. At Camelot Castle, Hank uses a cigarette lighter and his skill with a lasso to save himself from being executed as a demon. Hank so impresses Arthur that the king orders him to joust with one of his knights to save the life of Princess Alisande.
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Devotion
EnglandA young Londoner (Ann Harding) disguises herself to become governess of the son of the barrister (Leslie Howard) she loves.
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There Were Thirteen
EnglandThis is the Spanish-language version, with a different cast and crew, of the Charlie Chan film Charlie Chan Carries On, in which Charlie sets out to discover the killer of an American found dead in a London hotel room.
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The Lady Refuses
EnglandA wealthy London nobleman hires a pretty but poor young girl to distract his playboy son from marrying a golddigger. Complications ensue when the girl and the father begin to fall for each other, and things get even more complicated when the son declares his love for her, too.
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Friends and Lovers
EnglandBritish Army captain Geoff Roberts carries on an affair with Alva, the wife of the cruel Victor Sangrito. Sangrito, however, is well aware of the affair, as he uses his beautiful wife to lure men into romance with her, then blackmailing them to save their careers.
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