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Women Who Play (1932)
Character: Margaret Sones
In order to deter his wife from having an affair a man hires an actress as part of an elaborate scheme.
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The Lady of the Lake (1928)
Character: The Lady of the Lake
In 15th century Scotland, a woman of an outlaw clan tries to rescue both her father and her lover when they're captured by the king's men.
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Lord Camber's Ladies (1932)
Character: Janet King
In this drama the owner of a flower shop falls in love with one of her patrons. Unfortunately, he is married to a shrewish actress and cannot get out of the marriage. The distraught woman then leaves her shop to become a nurse. Trouble ensues when the actress suddenly appears, accuses the nurse of fooling around with her husband and dies leaving the nurse and the husband to be charged with murder. Fortunately, they are found innocent and they are free to fall in love at last.
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Symphony in Two Flats (1930)
Character: Lesley Fullerton
A young composer goes blind, and shortly afterward enters his most recent work in a competition. He believes he's won, but doesn't know that his wife couldn't bear to tell him that he didn't. Complications ensue.
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The Happy Ending (1931)
Character: Yvonne
A father who deserted his family some years before returns home only to find that his wife has told his children and neighbours that he died as a hero.
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Men of Steel (1932)
Character: Audrey Paxton
James Harg and his father work in a steelmaking plant which is incompetently run, with scant attention being paid to worker safety. In his own time, Harg works on ideas for a revolutionary new manufacturing process for hard steel. When his father is badly injured in a workplace accident resulting from employer negligence, Harg uses some of the compensation payment to develop his invention to a stage where it can be tested in practice. It is a huge success and Harg patents his process. He rises to a position on the board of the company, before staging a coup to oust his former employer and take over the business himself.
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18 Minutes (1935)
Character: Lady Phyllis Pilcott
A lion-tamer's partly innate and partly acquired attitude to other living beings - that they shall submit without question to his will - is applied with unseeing kindness to an orphan girl whom the lion tamer adopts.
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The Happy Ending (1925)
Character: Miss Moon
A wastrel returns to blackmail his wife who has told her children that he died a hero.
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Help Yourself (1932)
Character: Mary Lamb
A clever, out-of-work man through a series of misunderstandings and bold maneuvers, manages to pass himself off as a wealthy and influential figure. He uses this false persona to navigate high society and outwit various characters he encounters. The comedy centers on his efforts to maintain the facade while dealing with the romantic and financial complications that arise.
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Rainbow on the River (1936)
Character: Julia Layton
A young boy is forced to leave his family in the South and move in with relatives he doesn't know in New York.
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The Divine Spark (1935)
Character: Giuditta Pasta
Recounting the life and romantic struggles of the celebrated Italian opera composer Vincenzo Bellini. Set in 19th-century Naples, the story follows the young and ambitious Bellini as he struggles to establish himself in the world of classical music. Bellini falls deeply in love with Maddalena Fumaroli, the daughter of a high-ranking official. Her devotion and faith in his talent serve as the "divine spark" that drives him to compose his most famous works, including the opera Norma. Their romance faces stiff opposition from Maddalena’s father, who views a struggling musician as an unsuitable match for his daughter. To ensure Bellini’s success, Maddalena makes significant personal sacrifices, eventually leading to a poignant and tragic conclusion.
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Discord (1933)
Character: Phil Stenning
Peter, a talented but struggling composer, finds himself in a difficult position when he must rely entirely on the financial support of his wealthier wife, Phil. The narrative explores the tension and "discord" that arises in their marriage due to this financial imbalance and the pressures of his pursuit of musical success.
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Sally Bishop (1932)
Character: Evelyn Standish
Sally Bishop, a headstrong young girl falls for a trashy novelist and insidiously enters his household. This prompts her former fiancé to conspire with the author's wife to expose her foolishness.
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Balaclava (1928)
Character: Jean McDonald
A British army officer is cashiered, and re-enlists as Private to take part in the Crimean War. He succeeds in capturing a top Russian spy which results in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade to take the Balaclava Heights.
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Second to None (1927)
Character: Ina
A commander's adopted son is serving in the Royal Navy. When the son discovers his sweetheart has married a spy his personal turmoil and the need to settle this domestic crisis drives him to go AWOL placing immense strain on his family and his military standing.
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A South Sea Bubble (1928)
Character: Averil Rochester
'Girl reporter and insane fiancé join pirate's descendant in treasure hunt.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The Flying Fool (1931)
Character: Marion Lee
Vincent Floyd, a seeming lazy figure lounging around London Gentleman's Clubs is in fact a secret agent hot on the trail of Michael Marlowe whom he suspects of smuggling drugs into Britain from France on a regular basis. Floyd has so far struggled to gain evidence on Marlowe, but through a series of incidents finds himself bound for Paris on the same plane as Marlowe.....
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The House of the Arrow (1930)
Character: Betty Harlow
In Dijon, Inspector Hanaud investigates Betty Harlowe after her uncle, Boris Waberski, accuses her of poisoning her wealthy aunt for an inheritance. While an initial autopsy finds nothing, Hanaud discovers the use of Strophanthus Hispidus—a rare, undetectable poison applied via an antique arrow. Amidst a flurry of "poison pen" letters and deception, Hanaud proves the murder occurred despite the lack of conventional medical evidence.
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The Little Damozel (1933)
Character: Sybil Craven
A captain pays one of his sailors to marry a woman who works in a nightclub.
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A Light Woman (1928)
Character: Dolores de Vargas
Concerns a young woman who embarks on a series of love affairs. Originally around 100 minutes, only a 23 minute, 9.5mm cut-down version is known to survive today, held by the BFI.
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The Constant Nymph (1928)
Character: Antonia Sanger
Sanger, an eccentric expatriate composer, dies in his house in the Austrian Alps, leaving his daughters penniless. The young composer Lewis Dodd, a longstanding friend of the family, falls in love with their cousin Florence when she comes to take the girls back to England. But little Tessa Sanger is in love with Lewis herself, and when she runs away from school and comes to live with Florence and her husband, their already-shaky marriage is further undermined
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A Honeymoon Adventure (1931)
Character: Eve Martin
An exciting tale of international crooks and stolen plans, in which an inventor is kidnapped by foreign agents whilst honeymooning in Scotland.
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Clear All Wires! (1933)
Character: Kate Nelson
Buckley is an unethical reporter who manipulates the news for his own benefit as much as he reports it. When he is in Paris to get a medal for being rescued from his alleged kidnappers, he finds that his boss, Stevens, at the Chicago Globe is going with his old gal Dolly. When Stevens learns that Dolly is staying with Buckley in Moscow, he fires Buckley. To get his job back, Buckley and Lefty stage a great news story about the shooting of the last Romanoff, but the plan backfires and they are now in line to be shot by the Commissar.
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Looking Forward (1933)
Character: Mrs. Isobel Service
Depression Era story set in London about a wealthy shop owner who goes bankrupt and is forced to fire his faithful staff.
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Suzy (1936)
Character: Madame Eyrelle
A French air ace discovers that his showgirl wife's first husband is still alive.
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The Gay Deception (1935)
Character: Miss Channing
A wide-eyed working girl wins a $5,000 sweepstakes and plunges into the lush life of New York City, where she meets a bellboy who is more than he seems.
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Tarzan Escapes (1936)
Character: Rita Parker
White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and Rita, who want Jane's help in claiming a fortune left her.
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The Garden Murder Case (1936)
Character: Nurse Gladys Beeton
Two people with ties to rich murdered socialite Lowe Hammle die from unusual suicides—but Vance suspects foul play.
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High Treason (1929)
Character: Evelyn Seymour
The year is 1940 and tension is growing between the empires of United Europe and the Atlantic States. A bloody border incident puts both sides on high alert.
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The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
Character: Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery
What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He's arrived secretly in Seville after a 20 year absence. His wife Dolores, whom he hasn't lived with in five years, still loves him. He refuses to see her; he fears the life of a husband. She has bought his debts and will remand him to jail for two years if he won't come to her. Meanwhile, an impostor is climbing the balconies of Seville claiming to be Don Juan.
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Gambling Ship (1933)
Character: Eleanor La Velle
Tired of the dangerous life as gambling boss, Ace Corbin 'retires' from the racket and travels cross-country by train to begin a new life with a new name. On the train, he meets Eleanor and they fall in love. Eleanor is afraid to tell Ace she's a soiled dove and Ace doesn't tell Eleanor of his shady past. Old enemies won't let Ace begin his new life, and old commitments's won't free Eleanor of her sordid ties. Ace's old life and Eleanor's deception collide with the typical results. But love conquers all!
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Diamond Cut Diamond (1932)
Character: Marda Blackett
One of the guests tries to foil a gang of jewel-robbers during a country house weekend party.
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Only Yesterday (1933)
Character: Phyllis Emerson
On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices an envelope addressed to him on his desk. As he begins to read, we're taken back to World War One and his meeting with a young woman named Mary Lane.
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Moonlight Murder (1936)
Character: Diana
An escaped lunatic, a mysterious swami, and various lovers all have designs on a famous opera singer.
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Jew Süss (1934)
Character: Marie Auguste
A historical satire critical of the rising tide of Anti-Semitism in Germany. Based on the novel by Lionel Feuchtwanger, Jew Süss is the story of life in the 18th-century Jewish ghetto of Württemberg. Süss works himself out of the ghetto and into a position of power with the help of an evil duke.
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The Wrecker (1929)
Character: Mary Shelton
A criminal organizes train crashes to discredit the railway in favor of a rival bus company. The stunts in this film were groundbreaking for 1920s British cinema. A scene which has been described as "the most spectacular rail crash in cinema history" was recorded by 22 cameras.
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Easy Virtue (1928)
Character: Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)
Unjustly accused of adultery in a scandalous divorce, Larita Filton flees to the French Riviera. She soon falls in love with a young Englishman, John Whittaker, and begins anew under an assumed name. But when John brings her home to his disapproving family, Larita’s past begins to resurface.
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Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)
Character: Myrna Daro
Trouble-prone Billy Peck and his gang descend on a traveling circus that has just hit town, and before long their antics are causing the circus owner all kinds of problems.
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The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933)
Character: Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane
Tired of being tired and scandalized in gossip columns, she leaves Menjou for a trip to the US. Barely surviving a Midwest train wreck, she becomes a local hero after injuring herself while saving a baby's life. While recovering at the home of the headmaster of a boy's school and his family, her veneer of oversophistications melts away and she finds herself fancying the small town life.
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Service for Ladies (1932)
Character: Countess Ricardi
Max Tracey is the head waiter at a London hotel. He falls in love at first sight with Sylvia Robertson, an aristocratic woman, and poses as a prince to win her love. In this venture, he is aided by Mr. Westlake, a Ruritanian monarch who owes him a favour. When Sylvia discovers Max's deception, she is appalled, but the situation is resolved when her father tells her that he was once a hotel dishwasher.
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