The Speckled Band

The Speckled Band 1931

5.50

After her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather.

1931

The Love Contract

The Love Contract 1932

1

A young woman becomes the driver of a wealthy stockbroker who lost her family’s savings.

1932

The Way of Youth

The Way of Youth 1935

1

The manager of a gambling club tries to swindle the owner.

1935

The Bondman

The Bondman 1929

1

The story of two half-brothers, Jason and Michael, who travel between Iceland and the Isle of Man experiencing political revolutions, natural disasters, and personal upheavals. The plot is loosely based on the Biblical story of Jacob and Esau.

1929

Come Out of the Pantry

Come Out of the Pantry 1935

1

A Duke's son plays the part of a footman and shows himself amusing in the pantry.

1935

Canaries Sometimes Sing

Canaries Sometimes Sing 1930

1

Geoffrey and his wife Anne are trapped in a stifling marriage, which neither feels able to leave. When Geoffrey's boyhood friend, Ernest, and his new wife, Elma, come for a long visit, it's soon apparent that their marriage is equally unhappy. As Ernest and Anne strike up a supposedly secret affair, Geoffrey and Elma do everything they can to encourage their spouses' infidelity, whilst also pretending to be blissfully unaware of it.

1930

Ask Beccles

Ask Beccles 1933

1

A man steals a priceless diamond, but returns it when an innocent man is arrested for the theft.

1933

Checkmate

Checkmate 1935

4.70

A fence for a gang of jewel thieves comes under suspicion from the police.

1935

Nell Gwyn

Nell Gwyn 1934

6.60

King Charles II first meets Nell Gwyn after seeing her do a turn at Drury Lane. They soon become close, the King preferring her feisty irreverent company to that of the aristocratic French Duchess of Portsmouth. Nell becomes his most loyal subject, while ever-ready to take the Duchess down a peg. But the actress can never hope to be fully accepted by the King's circle despite his constant attentions.

1934

The Price of Wisdom

The Price of Wisdom 1935

6.00

A young woman designer goes to London to further her career, but things are complicated when her invention is a success.

1935

The Last Curtain

The Last Curtain 1938

5.00

An insurance investigator tracks a series of robberies to a gang who are hiding the stolen jewels in the produce of a bakery.

1938

Thark

Thark 1932

1

Mrs 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.

1932

Carnival

Carnival 1931

1

During a performance of Othello a jealous actor attempts to strangle his wife who he believes has committed adultery..

1931

Black Waters

Black Waters 1929

1

A mad captain poses as a cleric to murder people aboard a fogbound ship.

1929

Summer Lightning

Summer Lightning 1933

1

Hugo Carmody, the impoverished secretary to Lord Emsworth falls for Millicent the boss's niece, and steals his Lordship's prize pig in a scheme to raise funds to marry her.

1933

On Approval

On Approval 1930

1

'Broke duke and millionairess try month of trial marriage.' (British Film Catalogue)

1930

It's a King

It's a King 1932

1

'Insurance agent poses as royal double and saves him from anarchists.' (British Film Catalogue)

1932

Life Goes On

Life Goes On 1932

1

A criminal hides the body of a dead financier in an effort to manipulate shares.

1932

The King's Cup

The King's Cup 1933

1

'Romance set around the famous air race in which a girl helps a nervous pilot to victory.' (British Film Institute)

1933