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A Burglar for One Night (1911)
Character: Foreman
'An unemployed labourer is driven to burglary when he is unable to find work.' (British Film Institute)
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Harry the Footballer (1911)
Character: Harry
A star player is kidnapped by the opposition. However, they are foiled by his girl-friend, just in time for him to get to the match and score the winning goal.
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Heart of Midlothian (1914)
Character: Fiscal Sharpitlaw
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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Car of Dreams (1935)
Character: Chauffeur
Produced by the highly acclaimed Michael Balcon, the story revolves around Robert, the son of the owner of a musical instrument factory. He is in love with Vera, one of the factory workers, who is unaware of his position. So when she jokes one day that she would love a Rolls-Royce, Robert makes sure that she gets one. Then he decides to raise her salary out of all proportion to hint at who he is...
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Tilly the Tomboy Visits the Poor (1910)
Character: N/A
Funny how we think of the loutish behaviour of some of today's teens as a modern-day phenomenon. Here, in a short film more than one hundred years old, we see two tearaways terrorising a bed-ridden old lady, sabotaging a number of honest workmen as they go about their daily work, vandalising a bakery and taking a vehicle without consent - all in the space of six frenetic minutes.
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The Midshipmaid (1932)
Character: Sailor
Sir Percy Newbiggin visits the fleet to find ways to economize Naval expenditures. Daughter Celia tags along and organizes a morale-boosting show utilizing ship-board talent. Her fiancé shows up, and romantic complications ensue.
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The Blue Squadron (1934)
Character: N/A
Two young officers in the Italian Royal Air Force (Knight and Stuart) compete for the hand of the attractive Elena (Greta Hansen) and find their comradeship strained as a result. Both try to impress her with daredevil aviation stunts which become increasingly reckless as they try to outdo each other in bravery. Finally, Knight goes too far and crashes his plane on a mountainside. Putting rivalry aside, Stuart risks his life to save his injured colleague, and both realize that their friendship is more important than silly squabbling over a woman. They leave the choice to Elena. A co-production between Britain's Teddington Studios and Italy's Pittaluga studios.
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Deadlock (1931)
Character: Publicist
A murder takes place in a film studio during the shooting of a new film.
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Let's Be Famous (1939)
Character: Stage Manager
An Irishman sets out to become famous as a singer on the radio. Due to a mix up he is instead entered as a contestant on a quiz show.
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Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
Character: Greenleaf Employee
Shades of "Romeo and Juliet" with rival British Brewery owners who hate each other and their children who fall in love.
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Are We Down-Hearted? (1911)
Character: Singer
Cecil Hepworth’s Vivaphone film features Hay Plumb singing George Robins’ optimistic 1906 ditty concerning the mischievous responses of a poor family to regular visits from the bailiffs.
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Strange Boarders (1938)
Character: uncredited
Pre-war intelligence man Tommy Blythe interrupts his honeymoon to investigate the discovery of vital Air Ministry blueprints on a woman killed in a London road accident. The trail leads to a boarding house in Notting Hill and its varied tenants.
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