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- DirectorJack RaymondStarsGordon HarkerEnid Stamp-TaylorJanet Johnson4a, 6b
- DirectorBrian Desmond HurstStarsNorman DrydenJohn KeltYolande TerrellA young man is driven mad by his obsession with the repulsive diseased eye of the old man who cares for him.
- DirectorLeo MittlerStarsStanley LupinoSally GrayRoddy HughesA couple of out of work songwriters try to persuade a wealthy stockbroker to back them. But he turns out to be broke as they are. A series of mistaken identities, misunderstandings and general confusion as our heroes attempt to make a living as songwriters in 1930s Britain. Well paced acting with some quite amusing lines, together with some reasonably good song and dance make this amusing Ealing Studio production worth a viewing.4a, 3b
- DirectorH. Manning HaynesStarsHal GordonAubrey MallalieuRobert Cochran7b
- DirectorArthur B. WoodsStarsAthene SeylerMargaret LockwoodPatric KnowlesAn impoverished Irish Duchess tries to survive on her small income.a, 5b
- DirectorMonty BanksStarsLaura La PlanteHenry KendallClaude HulbertAn American girl is fooled into thinking that she is the heiress to an English estate.6b
- DirectorMichael PowellStarsIan HunterNancy O'NeilPeter GawthorneUnemployed car salesman Peter is encouraged by his girlfriend Cynthia to approach the head of a petrol company with his plan for making petrol stations more attractive to customers. When the man rejects the idea Peter joins a rival company and becomes a great success.6b
- DirectorBernard VorhausStarsHugh WilliamsGodfrey TearleJulien MitchellBob, a railroad engineer on his final trip before retiring, deals with suspicions about his wife and fireman while transporting peculiar passengers. Unanticipated occurrences lead to unforeseen character interactions and resolutions.b, 4a
- DirectorJohn BaxterStarsGeorge CarneyBen FieldMark DalyA group of theatre workers and artistes come together to organize a Variety Benefit evening for an ailing Music Hall.3a, 2b
- DirectorHenry EdwardsStarsFrederick KerrJoan MarionDeering WellsTwo aristocrats become engaged but fall in love with people from a lower class.5b
- DirectorGeorge KingStarsGeorge CurzonTod SlaughterGreta GyntSexton Blake and Tinker foil criminal plot connected with the Tongs, and master-minded by "famous stamp collector" and millionaire.5b
- DirectorMichael PowellStarsStewart RomeJohn LongdenDorothy BoydBusiness tycoon F. X. Benedik claims he has been threatened by a mysterious stranger Boswell Marsh. When F. X. Benedik is found murdered. Tony takes over the business and tries to track down the mysterious Marsh.4b
- DirectorRalph InceStarsSeymour HicksOlive BlakeneyEnid Stamp-TaylorA beautician meets and falls in love with a young man, and they soon marry. What she doesn't know, however, is that her new husband is actually a millionaire who is suffering from amnesia--and he already has a wife.4b
- DirectorGeorge PearsonStarsFrank VosperGillian LindLewis ShawAnton (Frank Vosper) is an exiled Russian Grand-duke but works in a hotel as a night manager with tragic consequences. Also starring Lessee Perrin and Margaret Vines.4b
- DirectorRalph InceStarsRalph IncePat FitzpatrickBasil GillWhen a convict discovers that his son is about to be kidnapped by his former gang members, he breaks out of jail to try to save him.4b
- DirectorH. Manning HaynesStarsJohn StuartDorothy BoydEve GrayA businessman borrows his wife's pearls to cover a business loan, only for the pearls to go missing.4b
- DirectorNorman LeeStarsLeslie FullerHal GordonMoore MarriottA chimney-sweep's son is persuaded into helping an opponent in a by-election.a, 2b
- DirectorJack RaymondStarsRalph LynnWinifred ShotterFrancis Listera, 2b
- DirectorLeslie Howard GordonStarsJane BaxterRuth TaylorO.B. Clarencea, 2b
- DirectorCastleton KnightStarsMoore MarriottPauline JohnsonRay MillandA young fireman on the Flying Scotsman train falls in love with the beautiful daughter of the driver who is about to retire. The young fireman has replaced another named Crow who was sacked for drinking on the job and is planning to wreck the express on the driver's last trip.3b
- DirectorBasil DeanStarsLouise HamptonElizabeth AllanFlorence DesmondA romantic drama about a dressmaker accused of stealing a dress she borrowed to wear to a dance with a peer.3b
- DirectorIvar CampbellStarsStewart RomeAnthony HollesFred Schwartz3b
- DirectorJohn BaxterStarsGeorge CarneyMinnie RaynerLilian Oldland3b
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsWally PatchGus McNaughtonMuriel George3b
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsEliot MakehamNancy O'NeilIan Colin3b
- DirectorSinclair HillStarsHorace HodgesStewart RomeAnne Greyb, co
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsDolly HaasCyril MaudeEsmond KnightThe Duke of Bridgewater sends for the heir he's never seen. His heir is Patricia, and the Duke is a woman-hater, so Patricia disguises herself as a boy.co, b
- DirectorSinclair HillStarsArthur WontnerVanda GrévilleHugh WilliamsA prominent Parisian judge is a witness to a murder while he is at a rendezvous with his mistress. A woman is arrested for the crime and brought before him for trial. It turns out that the woman is his ex-mistress, and the judge knows that she is not the killer - but if he comes forward, he stands a good chance of ruining his marriage and his career.2b
- DirectorSinclair HillStarsStewart RomeFrank StanmoreKate Cutler2b
- DirectorGeorge KingStarsEve GrayGeorge BellamyEllen Pollock2b
- DirectorAlbert ParkerStarsHorace HodgesHugh WilliamsGrethe HansenRichard Morton brought back valuable emeralds from a trip. He has met on the boat a beautiful girl and her uncle. They all take the train together, and the emeralds disappear. Morton has reasons to suspect the uncle.2b
- DirectorGeorge A. CooperStarsHenry KendallElizabeth AllanFelix AylmerA group of people in an old dark house are terrorized by a mysterious hooded figure dressed in black who proceeds to kill them off one by one.2b
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsAnn ToddSari MaritzaIan HunterJane Bell has lived on an old barge moored in the Thames with her feckless father and sister ever since their mother died, but she would prefer her life to be more like the movies; reality is being courted by inarticulate boatman Fred Green and cleaning the studio of local artist Bryan, on whom she has a hopeless crush that leads her refuse Fred's offer of marriage. When her father loses his job and her sister takes up with a rich young gambler, she becomes engaged instead to Ernest, whose Communist beliefs represent the only fixed set of ideals in her life. But her position as Bryan's sometime model and muse is too precious to give up, even if he doesn't pay any attention to her... and even if Ernest resents it bitterly.2b
- DirectorAllan DwanStarsHenry KendallBinnie BarnesCyril MaudeDivorce lawyer Everard Logan thinks the woman who spent the night in his hotel room is the erring wife of his new client.2b
- DirectorJohn BaxterStarsFrank CellierArnold BellHerbert FranklynAn escaped convict is on the loose, and the police are searching all the doss-houses in the hopes of finding him there. A young journalist is sent by his editor to assist in the search with the aim of reporting on any interesting stories he may find among those seeking shelter that night in the local doss-house, and is eager to help with the arrest. Among the characters they encounter are a man who claims to have got away with murder, and an alcoholic former concert pianist.2b
- DirectorIvar CampbellStarsAnne GreyAnthony KimminsFrank Cellier2b
- DirectorRalph InceStarsIan HunterBinnie BarnesRalph Ince2b
- DirectorBernard VorhausStarsTamara DesniLeon QuartermaineHugh BrookeIt is a psychological drama involving conflict between two brothers.2b
- DirectorNorman LeeStarsValerie HobsonLeslie PerrinsRobert CochranFor a bet a man attempts to hide his friend for a month. The police soon believe he has murdered him.2b
- DirectorHarold FrenchStarsMargaret VynerPatrick BarrCarl HarbordA struggling writer is so deep in debt that he believes he'll never be able to get out of it, and is being hounded by creditors. One night during a storm he comes upon the body of a man who has been crushed by a falling tree. He sees this is an opportunity to start his life over again, and exchanges identities with the dead man. However, things don't turn out quite the way he planned--it is discovered out that the dead man wasn't crushed to death by the tree but had been murdered first, then placed there, and he is now the chief suspect in his own murder.2b
- DirectorAdrian BrunelStarsValerie HobsonBruce LesterDavid HorneA picturesque village is threatened with redevelopment by a speculative builder, leading to widespread protest. In the end the builder agrees to settle the future of the village on the result of a cricket match.a
- DirectorPeter GodfreyStarsCharles LaughtonJane BaxterHarold HuthA customs investigator and his fiancee track down a gang of smugglers whose leader may be a murderer.b
- DirectorArthur VarneyStarsRichard CooperDoria MarchHerbert Mundinb
- DirectorLupino LaneStarsLupino LaneRenee ClamaSari MaritzaA mild-mannered, somewhat henpecked husband takes his wife and kids to Blackpool for a holiday. While there he is mistaken for an international criminal genius. He finds himself mixed up in intrigue, espionage and--of all things--a glider race.b
- DirectorGraham CuttsStarsRosemary AmesRichard DolmanAubrey MatherA frothy musical in which a con-man's daughter, Joan Prior (Rosematy Ames), in her film debut, gets involved with Bill Maitland (Richard Dolman),a hotel-thief, and the romance reforms both of them, but only after a few songs and complications from the house-detective and her hard-to-reform father.b
- DirectorRowland V. LeeStarsRobert DonatPearl ArgyleMiles ManderA 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.b
- DirectorHarry HughesStarsStanley LupinoJose CollinsNancy BrownJack has decided that Nina is the woman of his life; pursuing her he discovers she's the niece of an operatic singer looking for publicity. She agrees to Jack's idea of a jewel's false robbery during a performance. When the jewels are really stolen Jack must recover them, find the thieves and win Nina's affection all in one night. For Stanley Lupino fans.b
- DirectorAnthony KimminsStarsHarold FrenchTamara DesniDavy BurnabyA ballerina poses as a diplomat's fiancée to make his friends jealous.b
- DirectorBernard VorhausStarsMary ClareJane CarrLewis Shawb
- DirectorCastleton KnightStarsMoore MarriottMona GoyaRay MillandA Goodwin Sands lifeboatman rescues a shipwrecked girl who tries to win him away from his fiancée.
- DirectorLeslie S. HiscottStarsDennis Neilson-TerryBenita HumeRichard CooperIn France, an inspector solves the poisoning of his rich aunt.
- DirectorHarry LachmanStarsNancy PriceElizabeth AllanMorris Harvey
- DirectorGeorge A. CooperStarsGodfrey TearleIsla BevanRussell ThorndikeAn escaped convict blackmails a murderous doctor into helping him.
- DirectorHenry EdwardsStarsHenry EdwardsChrissie WhiteBen Welden
- DirectorMichael PowellStarsBarry CliftonPatricia HilliardGoogie WithersBookseller 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.
- DirectorJohn BaxterStarsGeorge RobeyHorace HodgesEve Lister
- DirectorPercy MarmontStarsLouis GoodrichMark DalyPhilip BrandonA passenger gets strangled while on board an Atlantic ocean liner. Police authorities have to find out who was the killer.
- DirectorRalph InceStarsClaude HulbertReginald PurdellJoyce KennedyThe adventures of a group of privates and officers while on a six-hour leave in Southampton.
- DirectorRandall FayeStarsEdward RigbySybil GroveRichard Dolman
- DirectorMario ZampiStarsArthur WontnerClifford EvansHoward Marion-CrawfordWWI thriller set on the Austro-Russian front: a long distance gun helps ward off an enemy attack until a traitor among 13 soldiers signals the whereabouts of the battery.
- DirectorGeorge KingStarsTod SlaughterSylvia MarriottHilary EavesA madman kills a man who has just inherited a large estate, then impersonates his victim to gain entrance to the estate so he can murder his enemies.
- DirectorFred EllisStarsMary ClareEdward LexyNigel PatrickAn eccentric woman detective investigates the murders of several people who visited the same medium.