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Please Teacher (1937)
Character: Wing Foo
Tommy Deacon learns that a gift bequeathed by his aunt is hidden in her house inside a bust of Napoleon. However, the house has been sold, and is now a girls school and to gain admission Tommy has to pose as the elder brother of Anne, one of the pupils. His arrival in the school results in a variety of escapades, but Tommy resolutely persists in his search for the missing legacy...
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Moments from "Trilby" (1922)
Character: Svengali
Backstage, Lyn Harding prepares for his role as Svengali; a brief montage of several scenes from the play at Apollo Theater is shown. Presented as part of Eve's Film Review issue #56.
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The Lash (1934)
Character: Branson Haughton
One of John Mills' earliest roles as a wastrel playboy.
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The Invader (1936)
Character: Gonzalo Gonzalez
A bumbling yachtsman sails to the South of Spain with a fiery seductress, only to become the pawn in her dangerous game of love.
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The Constant Nymph (1933)
Character: Albert Sanger
Second of three versions of Margaret Kennedy’s novel about a sickly, sensitive Belgian schoolgirl, Tessa (Victoria Hopper), in love with world-famous composer Lewis Dodd (Brian Aherne), who marries her wealthy cousin Florence (Leonora Corbett). Undermining the already delicate Tessa’s health, the composer realises that life without Tessa is unbearable and leaves his unloving wife – but sadly too late.
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The Missing People (1939)
Character: Joseph Bronstone
27 well-to-do people have all vanished under similar circumstances. J.G. Reeder, an elderly gentleman who fancies himself a detective, decides to investigate the matter.
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Wild Boy (1934)
Character: Frank Redfern
This film is a caper story of greyhound racing and the efforts of a crooked dog owner to stop a rival's dog, Wild Boy, from running in the Greyhound Derby.
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The Mutiny Of The Elsinore (1938)
Character: Mr. Pike
The story of a surly crew, an honest God-fearing captain, a hardboiled-but-loyal Scotch mate, a scoundrelly second-mate, and then a mutiny, the fight and the final voyage to a safe harbor. But not before the Captain has been murdered, his pretty daughter in peril, her rescue by the single passenger on board, and a member of the crew thrown overboard by another crew member.
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The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
Character: Prof. Moriarty
Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman with a mysterious past. Holmes' methods baffle Watson and Lestrade, but his results astonish them. In a long flashback, the victim's wife tells the story of the sinister Vermissa Valley.
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The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
Character: Prof. Holloway
Dr. Laurence, a once-respectable scientist, begins to research the origin of the mind and the soul. The science community rejects him, and he risks losing everything for which he has worked. He begins to use his discoveries to save his research and further his own causes, thereby becoming... a Mad Scientist, almost unstoppable...
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When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)
Character: Henry VIII
Mary Tudor falls in love with a new arrival to court, Charles Brandon. She convinces her brother King Henry VIII to make him his Captain of the Guard. Meanwhile, Henry is determined to marry her off to the aging King Louis XII of France as part of a peace agreement.
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Les Perles de la couronne (1937)
Character: John Russell / Henry VIII
The story of the seven pearls of the English Crown, from Henry VIII to 1937 – three of them missing.
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Escape Me Never (1935)
Character: Herr Heinrich
Romantic quadrangle involving two brothers, one a burgeoning ballet composer; a willful heiress; and a waif.
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Yolanda (1924)
Character: Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy
The backdrop is fifteenth century France, and Charles, Duke of Burgundy has promised his daughter, Princess Mary, that she can marry the man she loves, Prince Maximilian of Styria. But when the Swiss threaten war, the duke is compelled to take back his word and he arranges for Mary to wed the half-witted dauphin of France's King Louis XI .
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Character: Dr. John Hamilton Wetherby
A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.
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Fire Over England (1937)
Character: Sir Richard Ingolby
The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the title. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
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Knight Without Armour (1937)
Character: Bargee
British agent working in Russia is forced to remain longer than planned once the revolution begins. After being released from prison in Siberia he poses as a Russian Commissar. Because of his position among the revolutionaries, he is able to rescue a Russian countess from the Bolsheviks.
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Silver Blaze (1937)
Character: Professor Moriarty
Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a double-murder mystery. Now he's got to find Professor Moriarty and the horse Silver Blaze before the great cup final horse race.
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The Speckled Band (1931)
Character: Dr. Grimesby Rylott
After her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather.
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