A newspaper reporter sets out to track down the murderer of a policeman.
Nov 1935
A shady financier tries to acquire a new chemical
Jan 1933
Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hopes of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lover. However, when poverty and terminal illness overwhelm her, Camille discovers that Armand has not lost his love for her.
Sep 1917
An impoverished duchess arranges a marriage for her daughter to a wealthy working-class London barber.
Aug 1934
British sports film directed by Ralph Ince.
Dec 1935
If it wasn't British, this would be in the Forgotten Horrors book. Hugh (Inspector Holt in HUMAN MONSTER) has some valuable jewels stolen. They're hidden in the back of an old clock in an antique shop. When the thieves return for them, the clock has been sold! They trace it to a creepy country estate. When Hugh and the niece of one of the crooks also show up, things get hairy.
Investor Robert Norman murdered before meeting. Police investigate. Journalist Claire Haines pursues story to impress editor. Intertwining narratives of crime solving and reporting unfold.
Mar 1935
British drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus.
A clerk is planning to murder a stockbroker but is foiled in the attempt.
May 1934
Therese Roger, daughter of a West Indian planter, whose parents are murdered while she is a baby, becomes the adopted daughter of her aunt, Madame Roger, keeper of a haberdashery shop in one of the smaller villages in southern France. She grows up with Camille, Madame Roger's son, a sickly, sexless creature, whom she ultimately marries in deference to her aunt's wishes.
Mar 1916
A clerk in an oil company is promoted ostensibly to take the blame when it looks like the bosses' dodgy dealings will be found out by the authorities.
Jan 1936
A young riveter working high up on a steel girder watches a girl practising a tap-dance in a building opposite, and while applauding her, he loses his balance and falls.
Aug 1936
When mild mannered Joe comes into an inheritance, he leaves his job as a clerk, and embarks on a sea cruise. Posing as a successful writer, Joe attracts various attractive women to him on the voyage, but his deceptions start to land him in trouble.
Feb 1936
During World War I, an American pilot vows to bring down the German ace responsible for his friend's death.
Dec 1934
In this lively detective drama, Sexton Blake, private eye, must find out who stole the bonds of a prominent financier.
Oct 1935
The troubles of a movie projectionist in a newly-purchased theater are chronicled in this two-reeler starring Paul Parrot and Mildred June.
Mar 1925
Searching for his wayward brother, saddle tramp Donnegan (Buck Jones) gets in trouble with a bully and is thrown off a freight train
Mar 1924
A formerly blind scientist continues to feign his condition in order to thwart his philandering wife's romantic plans.
Mar 1936
In this mystery, ace detective Sexton Blake returns to solve the puzzling murder of a prominent violinist.
Jan 1935
John, holidaying in the Ruritanian principality of Poldavia, falls for Princess Sandra. Returning to Britain, he meets not only the princess but her parents. As the King is a wine expert and the Queen a decent cook, they get together to open a restaurant, where John can also sing at table.
