A prison governor deals with a variety of different prisoners, including a charming murderer.
May 1949
“Ex-convict saves his estranged daughter from a blackmailer.” - BFI.
Apr 1935
A musical drama about two pupils from a provincial music conservatory who elope, marry, and move to London to try their luck. The husband becomes a singer in a nightclub, and is soon targeted by a predatory socialite. They start an affair, the wife finds out about it and decides to leave her husband, until matters are smoothed over by a third-party who wishes the couple well.
Mar 1936
1840 - Max Miller and a troupe of artistes come to perform at a tavern, which is not licensed for such performances. A rival tavern informs the police and they have to pay a heavy fine. However, they find the money by rescuing a boy and getting the reward.
Jan 1939
“Crime film set in Malaya concerning the pursuit of a planter framed for poisoning his partner and suspected of carrying plague.” - BFI.
Nov 1934
Jun 1935
“Jim Oakley hears in prison that his son is to be made a substitute by a gang for a rich American family's son who was kidnapped years back. He breaks jail to rescue his son but after seeing how happy his son will be with the family, he renounces his claim to boy and returns to finish his sentence in jail.” - BFI.
Aug 1936
Oct 1933
Sep 1937
Musical version of the comedy, "Charley's Aunt," by Brandon Thomas. As part of a simple enough ruse, a Cambridge student poses as his aunt but his scheme goes wrong, first when someone falls for the aunt, and then when the real aunt turns up.
May 1952
'Honeymoon wife learns of husband's past and runs away.' (British Film Catalogue)
Apr 1936
Directed by Thorold Dickinson.
Mar 1941
Aug 1938
Mar 1932
“Criminologist stages the theft of a picture to thwart his son's ambitions to be a detective.” - BFI.
Sep 1936
Jan 1933
“A troopship bringing home a battalion from Bermuda docks at Southampton and the men are granted only 6 hours leave. The film shows how some of the men spend this precious time.” - BFI.
“The reconciliation of a divorced couple following the publisher husband's marriage to his secretary.” - BFI.
“Bookseller David Gordon's new wife Marian has never met David's friend Bob but by telephone advises him on how to meet women by following the first attractive girl he sees. Unfortunately, the girl turns out to be Marian and Bob is arrested.” - Steve Crook
May 1935
A reporter on a transatlantic cruise finds himself accused of the theft of valuable stamps. Knowing that he didn't do it, he sets out to find the real thief, but isn't prepared for what he discovers.
Jan 1938