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Ferragus (1923)
Character: Desmarets
An adaptation of the first part of Balzac's History of the Thirteen, centered on the secret society of the Thirteen and helmed by René Navarre in the titular role of the former convict who became a sublime father.
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Réveille (1924)
Character: Nutty
A seamstress stops a poor ex-soldier from becoming a left-wing agitator.
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Fires of Fate (1923)
Character: Rev. Samuel Rodin
Colonel Egerton, a British officer told he has only one year to live, who finds renewed purpose while traveling in Egypt. He rescues a young woman from an Arab prince and fights to protect tourists from hostile forces in the Libyan Desert.
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The Marriage Bond (1932)
Character: Sir Paul Swaythling
A drunken man is left by his wife but she later comes back to him when she realises how desperate he is.
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Debt of Honour (1936)
Character: Major Purvis
A Colonel's daughter steals from the regimental mess funds to pay off her gambling debts. One of the officers, who is love with her, takes the blame, and is sent to Africa.
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Reunion (1932)
Character: Major Tancred
'Broke major attends reunion and gives last pound to help corporal.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Song of the Plough (1933)
Character: Farmer Freeland
'Farm life on the South Downs. A gentleman farmer beats his unscrupulous rival in sheepdog trials.' (British Film Institute)
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The Second String (1915)
Character: Alec Dale
After his brother's suicide, Alec Dale is determined to get revenge on the woman that he believes drove him to his death.
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Heart of Midlothian (1914)
Character: The Outlaw
A crofter's daughter has a child by an outlaw and is condemned to death when it is stolen by a midwife's mad daughter.
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Molly Bawn (1916)
Character: Tedcastle Luttrell
Molly Bawn. British silent drama movie. Directed by Cecil M Hepworth. Starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome an Violet Hopson. adaptation of the1878 Irish novel of the same name by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford. Molly Bawn the novel by M. W. Hungerford contains her most famous idiom: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." It is also referenced in chapter 8 of James Joyce's Ulysses.
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Schoolgirl Rebels (1915)
Character: Inspector
A schoolgirl annoys the new teacher by getting her friends to answer an inspector incorrectly.
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The Eleventh Commandment (1924)
Character: John Lynton
An actress thwarts a blackmailer by taking the blame for her sister's compromise. Based on the play The Pillory by Brandon Fleming.
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Betrayal (1932)
Character: John Armytage
British crime film directed by Reginald Fogwell
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The Great Gay Road (1920)
Character: Hilary Kite
A knight hires a tramp to pose as his lost son and wed his niece, who loves a younger man.
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Nets of Destiny (1924)
Character: Lawrence Averil
A son tries to overturn the disgrace of his father, who committed suicide.
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The Price of Things (1930)
Character: Dick Hammond
Courtenay John Dayre is drugged by a jealous spy on the night before his loveless marriage to Anthea. His twin, John Courtenay Dayre, reluctantly agrees to impersonate his brother at the wedding, only to discover a genuine affection for his accidental wife. Meanwhile, Courtenay begins to understand the price of things when he realises that his affair has allowed a valuable military secret to be stolen.
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Annie Laurie (1916)
Character: Sir John McDougal
A Scottish Laird weds a peasant's niece who falls in love with his nephew.....
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Deadlock (1931)
Character: James Whitelaw
A murder takes place in a film studio during the shooting of a new film.
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Let's Have a Murder (1950)
Character: Colonel Gordon
Two clumsy detectives investigating the murder of a singer scare themselves when they accidentally reveal the killer to be a respectable psychiatrist, secretly a notorious jewel-thief. A rare film venture by this top radio comedy team.
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Der rote Kreis (1929)
Character: Derrick Yale
Police battle against a gang of blackmailers known as The Crimson Circle.
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The Ware Case (1928)
Character: Sir Hubert Ware
Eustace Ede, the unhinged brother of Lady Magda Ware, is discovered drowned in the lake of her country house. While most assume it to have been suicide, a detective inspector's persistence finally leads to the arrest of Magda's husband, Sir Hubert Ware. The subsequent murder trial turns into a major society scandal, and the strain on Sir Hubert's mind may prove too much for him whether he is found innocent or guilty....
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The Great Gay Road (1931)
Character: Hilary Kite
'Romance of the open road and the circus. A tramp poses as baronet's lost son but relinquishes his sweetheart to a younger man.' (British Film Institute)
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The New Lot (1943)
Character: Officer
A new batch of Army recruits, from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of commitment, is shaped into an efficient fighting unit.
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The Desert Sheik (1924)
Character: Rev. Roden
Corinne Adams, a young American girl touring Egypt, meets a British soldier, Maj. Egerton, in Cairo, and they fall in love. She doesn't know that the major is suffering from a terminal illness. They and some friends take a trip into the desert and are attacked by a Bedouin tribe. The women are captured and the major is knocked out and left for dead. Can British troops arrive in time to save the women from a fate worse than death?
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The Last Hour (1930)
Character: Prince Nicola
A crooked prince uses a death ray to force down airships and steal their cargo.
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Rynox (1932)
Character: Francis Xavier Benedik / Boswell Marsh
Things are not all well at Rynox House, where the company is on the verge of collapse. At the same time, its senior partner, FX Benedik, keeps receiving threats from the disgruntled Boswell Marsh, who is seen in town buying theatre tickets and revolvers. As the Rynox staff, including the young Tony Benedik, work to keep the business afloat, FX invites Marsh to settle his grievances at his house one fateful night....
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The Squeaker (1937)
Character: Police Superintendent Marshall
London's jewel thieves are under the thumb of a mysterious fence, who ruthlessly exposes any thief who crosses him. Desperate, Scotland Yard re-hires ex-Inspector Barrabal who, as a known drunkard, is ideally suited to go undercover with a faked criminal record (which may spoil his chances with lovely Carol Stedman).
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Banana Ridge (1942)
Character: Sir Ramsey Flight
When Susie Long appears, together with her 20 year old son, Pink and Pound are thrown into confusion that one of them could be his father.
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Dinner at the Ritz (1937)
Character: Racine
The daughter of a murdered financier works as a jewelry salesperson while she tracks her father's colleagues who plotted against him.
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Dark Red Roses (1929)
Character: David Cardew
David Cardew, a talented sculptor, lives an idyllic life in the English countryside with his wife, Laura, and their two children. But his happiness spoils as he becomes increasingly fixated on the idea that Laura is having an affair with a young cellist, Anton Falk. The three attend a fête where David watches Anton and Laura during a ballet about brutal and violent revenge - and his obsession begins to take an even darker turn....
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The Root of All Evil (1947)
Character: Sir George
Jeckie Farnish is a level-headed young woman, unlike her spoiled younger sister, Rushie. When the sisters become involved with charming businessman Charles Mortimer, the resulting tragedy leads to a lust for revenge on Rushie's part. However, Jeckie knows that she can always turn to reliable Joe Bartle in times of need.
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The Silver Treasure (1926)
Character: Charles Gould
Nostromo is the foreman of longshoremen in a South American Republic, and they are to load the cargo of silver that is to come from the San Tome mine. Sotillo and his band gang are plotting to steal the silver, but the fore-warned Nostromo has a plan to outwit them. He meets the silver train far up the road and has the shipment transferred to a big wagon, sending it via side-streets to the wharf. He and his men stay with the train and fight of the bandits. Back at the wharf, Nostromo thinks about claiming the silver was lost in the battle and taking it for himself. He and his conscience struggles mightily.
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Jassy (1947)
Character: Judge
In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued by superstitious villagers, she is rescued by the son of the owner of Mordelaine, a vast stately home. Unfortunately, his father's drinking and gambling threaten the very ownership of the house. Despite her humble origins as a servant girl, Jassy must try to use her talents to climb the social ladder and save Mordelaine for the man whom she loves.
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Character: Cmndr. Reynold
During a raid on Germany, a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland, where they're aided by Dutch civilians.
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Woman Hater (1948)
Character: Col. Weston
An English lord who dislikes women meets a French movie star who dislikes men.
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