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 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

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

Discord

Discord 1933

1

A struggling composer has to be supported financially by his wealthier wife.

1933

Sorrell and Son

Sorrell and Son 1934

5.00

Stephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts husband and child in the boy's infancy. Sorrell loses a promising job offer and is forced to take work as a menial. Both his dignity and his health are damaged as he suffers under the exhausting labor and harsh treatment he receives as a hotel porter. But Sorrell thrives in the knowledge that his son will benefit from his labors. Sorrell has allowed the boy to believe his mother dead, but when the mother shows up, wanting to re-enter the young man's life, Sorrell must make hard decisions.

1934

Once a Thief

Once a Thief 1935

5.00

Down on his luck inventor Roger (John Stuart) "borrows" some money from a handbag he finds but things go wrong when a necklace from the bag goes missing.

1935

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

Checkmate

Checkmate 1935

4.70

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

1935

Carnival

Carnival 1931

1

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

1931

Gentlemen's Agreement

Gentlemen's Agreement 1935

7.30

A young doctor realises that his father is a quack and changes places with a down-and-out.

1935

Yes, Mr. Brown

Yes, Mr. Brown 1933

1

The manager of a foreign branch of an American toy company attempts to entertain his visiting American boss to obtain a partnership.

1933

Chick

Chick 1936

1

The hall porter at an Oxbridge College inherits an Earldom and enjoys a series of adventures.

1936

Dawn

Dawn 1928

1

A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her.

1928

Up for the Cup

Up for the Cup 1931

1

A Yorkshireman comes to London to watch the FA Cup final and loses his money and tickets, leading to a frantic search to recover them...

1931

Rookery Nook

Rookery Nook 1930

1

A husband tries to hide a runaway girl from his wife and mother-on-law.

1930

The Chance of a Night Time

The Chance of a Night Time 1931

1

Bashful lawyer Henry cannot attend his fiancée's birthday party because of a business engagement. However, farcical circumstances find him mistaken for the dance partner of a professional lady hired to entertain a country house party at which his fiancée is a guest.

1931

Love at Sea

Love at Sea 1936

1

A comedy of mistaken identities aboard a cruise ship, in which several people are thrown together by the matrimonial magazine Get Together: Dick Holmes, a reporter looking for a story good enough to save his job; Betty Foster, hoping to investigate the man interested in marrying her aunt Emily; and Horace Godwin, the magazine's editor, who is trying to avoid becoming engaged to Penelope Hackworth-Pratt.

1936

Wolves

Wolves 1930

1

An outlaw leader fakes a draw for a sick girl so he can help her escape

1930