
Birthday:
01-01-1899
Deathday:
06-26-1966 (67 years)
Birthplace:
London, England, UK
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The City of Dim Faces
Act like Lee Willie
event1918 star_border 4
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Chinese merchant Wing Lung and Elizabeth Mendall, an American, marry and have a son named Jang Lung. Because Elizabeth wants Jang Lung to be raised as a Christian, Wing Lung locks her in the cellar and she becomes insane. Jang meets Marcell Matthews at an Eastern university, and she returns with him to San Francisco to be married.
Yellow Men and Gold
Act like Jili
event1922
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Parrish, a young author, leaves his study during a storm to answer a call for help. He discovers a dying man and is rewarded with a treasure map, which he shows to Carroll, a retired sea captain. They plan a quest for the treasure; but before Carroll's ship sails, Parrish is drugged, relieved of the map, and thrown from the dock.
The Ramblin' Kid
Act like Sing Pete
event1923
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The Ramblin' Kid, a cowboy, falls in love with Carolyn June, a beautiful easterner, and wins her after he triumphs in a rodeo in spite of having been doped by his enemy, Sabota the Greek, a crafty racetrack tout.
Hollyweird
Act like Singing Marine
event1998 star_border 4.5
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Three reality tv makers film themselves solving murders while trying make a TV show in L.A.
The Case of the Frightened Lady
Director
event1940 star_border 6.5
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A classic British thriller set in a sinister old house, based on a story by Edgar Wallace.
The Face at the Window
Director
event1939 star_border 5.4
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In 1880, the criminal called The Wolf is responsible for a murderous rampage in France. When the Brisson Bank is robbed in Paris and the employee Michelle is murdered, the wealthy Chevalier Lucio del Gardo is the only chance to save the bank. Chevalier proposes to the owner M. de Brisson to deposit a large amount of gold, but in return he would like to marry his daughter Cecile. However, Cecile is in love with the efficient clerk Lucien Cortier that belongs to the lower classes and refuses the engagement. In order to get rid off the rival, Chevalier uses evidences to incriminate Lucien, manipulating the incompetent Parisian chief of police.
Forbidden
Producer
event1949 star_border 6.9
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Set on Blackpool’s Golden Mile, Jim (Douglass Montgomery), a once promising scientist, sets up in business as a patent medicine man selling hair tonic at the fair with his ex-army colleague Dan (Ronald Shiner). Following a fight with local hoods over pitch spaces, Jim falls for Jane (Hazel Court), the girl on a nearby candy floss stall. The two begin dating but Jim fails to mention he is already married.
The Shop at Sly Corner
Director
event1947 star_border 6.2
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The French owner of an antique shop, Desius Heiss, (Oskar Homolka) has become disillusioned with society since his torture as a prisoner on Devil's Island, since when he has allowed his shop to become a front for criminal activity, and he himself is a receiver of stolen goods.
Crimes at the Dark House
Director
event1940 star_border 5.8
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In this lurid melodrama, Tod Slaughter plays a villain who murders the wealthy Sir Percival Glyde in the gold fields of Australia and assumes his identity in order to inherit Glyde's estate in England. On arriving in England, "Sir Percival" schemes to marry an heiress for her money, and, with the connivance of the cunning Dr. Isidor Fosco, embarks on a killing spree of all who suspect him to be an imposter and would get in the way of his plans to stay Lord of the Manor.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Director
event1936 star_border 5.5
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It is England in the 1830s. London's dockside is teeming with ships and sailors who have made their fortune in foreign lands. Sweeney Todd, a Fleet Street barber, awaits the arrival of men whose first port of call is for a good, close shave. For most it will be the last time they are seen alive. Using a specially designed barber's chair, Sweeney Todd despatches his victims to the cellar below, where he robs them of their new found fortunes and chops their remains into small pieces. Meanwhile, Mrs Lovett is enjoying a roaring trade for her popular penny meat pies.
Eight O'Clock Walk
Producer
event1954 star_border 6.7
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Only a British cabdriver's (Richard Attenborough) wife (Cathy O'Donnell) and lawyer (Derek Farr) believe him innocent of killing a little girl.
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
Director
event1938 star_border 5.7
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Sexton Blake and Tinker foil criminal plot connected with the Tongs, and master-minded by "famous stamp collector" and millionaire.
Candlelight in Algeria
Director
event1944 star_border 5.7
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Candlelight in Algeria is a 1944 British war film directed by George King and starring James Mason, Carla Lehmann and Raymond Lovell. This drama follows the exploits of Eisenhower's top aide, Mark Clark, and other important Allies as they journey to an important meeting held on Algeria's coast. The precise location of this vital secret gathering is upon a piece of film which must not fall into enemy hands
The Chinese Bungalow
Producer
event1940 star_border 4.2
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All but a prisoner in the exotic Malayan retreat she shares with her Chinese financier husband, Yuan Sing (Paul Lukas), British singer Sadie Merivale (Kay Walsh) begins a dangerous affair with nearby plantation owner Harold Marquess (Wallace Douglas). But when Sing discovers his wife’s betrayal, he plots to regain his honor by slowly torturing her lover to death.
To Brighton with Gladys
Director
event1933
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Story of nephew's tribulations in conveying penguin to wealthy uncle's seaside home.
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
Director
event1936 star_border 5.4
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The film begins in a BBC studio with the 100th edition of "In Town Tonight". Flotsam and Jetsom open with a "topical number". Then there is an interview with a distinguished actor, which dissolves into a performance of one of his famous melodramas about a wicked moneylender etc.
The Shop at Sly Corner
Director
event1946
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A shrewd ex-prisoner runs a successful antique shop -- until his assistant discovers the collectibles are stolen goods and begins blackmailing him.
Self Made Lady
Director
event1932 star_border 3.5
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Early '30s British drama, starring Heather Angel, about a poor girl who achieves success as a fashion designer.
The Ticket of Leave Man
Director
event1937 star_border 5.5
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A man is accused of a series of murders that were actually committed by a crazed killer called "The Tiger." He must prove his innocence and catch the murderer.
Tomorrow We Live
Director
event1943 star_border 6
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British World War II film set in occupied France, portraying the activities of members of the French Resistance and the Nazi tactic of taking and shooting innocent hostages in reprisal for acts of sabotage. The opening credits acknowledge "the official co-operation of General de Gaulle and the French National Committee". It was released as "At Dawn We Die" in the US.
Reasonable Doubt
Director
event1936
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A lawyer's love for a young girl causes him to defend the man he thinks to be her lover. During the trial the lawyer finds out that the man is his own son.
George and Margaret
Director
event1940
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The Frictions of a suburban family come to boiling point.
Matinee Idol
Director
event1933 star_border 5
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A well-known actor is murdered. Another performer becomes an amateur sleuth so she can prove her sister is innocent of the crime.
It's Never Too Late to Mend
Producer
event1937 star_border 5.8
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An evil prison administrator cruelly abuses the inmates at his prison, until one day the tables are turned.
Her Imaginary Lover
Director
event1933
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A New York socialite Celia invents an aristocratic English fiancé named Lord Michael Ware to deflect the tedious attention of would-be suitors. Celia travels to London to claim an inheritance...and meets an aristocratic Englishman called Lord Michael Ware. The imaginary romance becomes real.
High Finance
Director
event1933
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Self-made businessman Sir Grant Rayburn is obsessed with making money to the exclusion of all else. He shows little interest in his daughter Jill and is irritated when she falls in love with, and wishes to marry, a young man named Tom. Sir Grant does not believe Tom is a suitable match for Jill as he does not come from a moneyed background. He suspects that Tom is a chancer with an eye on access to Jill's money....
I Adore You
Director
event1933
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Norman Young wants to marry Margot Grahame but a contract with a producer prohibits her from marrying during a five year period. Norman spends millions to take over the contact.
Mayfair Girl
Director
event1933
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An American girl is framed for killing a cad while drunk.
Gaiety George
Director
event1946 star_border 5.5
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The life of Irishman George Howard who buys an English theatre and strives to improve the standard of musical entertainment. Set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and loosely based on fact.
Two Way Street
Director
event1931
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'Bird fancier's daughter loves nobleman whom her cockney fiancé robs of necklace.' (British Film Catalogue)
The Women
Choreographer
event1939 star_border 7.1
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A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
The Man Without a Face
Director
event1935 star_border 6
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A young man is wrongly accused of a brutal murder, is tried and sentenced to death. En route to the prison there is a major train crash and his guards are killed along with an anonymous traveller in the same compartment. He swaps his personal belongings with the dead man and escapes but things don't quite go to plan.
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
Producer
event1935 star_border 5.4
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In 1820s rural England, a young girl is tricked by tales of marriage from a villainous Squire. When she becomes pregnant and disappears, a gipsy lad is blamed.
Too Many Crooks
Director
event1930
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A man tries to burgle his own safe on the same night that a professional criminal attempts it.
Deadlock
Director
event1931
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A murder takes place in a film studio during the shooting of a new film.
Leave It to Me
Director
event1930
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A comedy film directed by George King.
Men of Steel
Director
event1932
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James 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.
Double Exposures
Producer
event1937 star_border 5
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A industrialist has a row with his son, who leaves home. Meanwhile, both his assistant and solicitor conspire to embezzle a fortune in bonds. A plucky young newspaper reporter pursues the rich man's daughter.
Adventure Ltd.
Director
event1935
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A British adventure film directed by George King
The Blue Squadron
Director
event1934
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Anglo Italian aviation drama. Now lost.
John Halifax
Presenter
event1938
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Adapted from the novel by Elizabeth Craik it tells the story of John Halifax who, despite humble beginnings, becomes a highly respected local businessman. As partner in a mill he weathers the turbulent economic times of the early 1800s.
The Silver Spoon
Director
event1934
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“A homeless gentleman confesses to a Lord's murder to protect a woman they both love.” - BFI.
The Office Wife
Director
event1934
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“The reconciliation of a divorced couple following the publisher husband's marriage to his secretary.” - BFI.
To Be a Lady
Director
event1935
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Misadventures of a country girl who comes to the city, and falls in love with a musician.
Wanted!
Director
event1937
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A married couple are mistaken for jewel thieves and forced to go to a party. The husband turns on the burglar alarm by mistake and the real thieves are captured.
Under a Cloud
Director
event1937 star_border 5
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Jimmy Forbes returns to England after being on the run in Australia for 20 years. He finds that his wife has gone up in the world and become wealthy. Their children know little about him but as he observes them he realises they have problems and his cunning might come to their aid.
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