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The Unwanted (1924)
Character: John Dearsley
A colonel's bastard son pretends his cowardly brother died a hero.
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Counsel's Opinion (1933)
Character: James Gowan
Divorce barrister Logan arrives back in London from a trip overseas to find the whole city fogbound. Unable to reach his flat, he books into the exclusive Royal Parks Hotel. Leslie sweet-talks Logan into letting her stay in his suite, and although the pair are attracted to each other, the night passes innocently. On arriving at Chambers, Logan is asked to act as counsel for Lord Rockburn, who is seeking a divorce from his wife. Logan accepts the brief, but then discovers to his horror that Lady Rockburn was a guest at the Royal Parks Hotel ball the previous night, and a cornerstone of the case is alleged impropriety after a maid observed a man leaving her room that morning......
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Up to the Neck (1933)
Character: Eric Warwick
'Comedy concerning a bank clerk who uses his inheritance to fund a serious drams which, ironically, succeeds as a burlesque.' (BFI)
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Brown Sugar (1931)
Character: Lord Sloane
The young Lord Sloane marries a musical comedy actress, much to his parents' disappointment. The actress's brother-in-law gets into betting difficulties so she obtains money from her husband to help him.
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The Old Wives' Tale (1921)
Character: Cyril Povey
A woman leaves her husband to run a Paris boarding house, and reunites with her sister after the war.
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Character: Captain Nelson
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
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Sensation (1936)
Character: Richard Grainger
Pat Heaton may be the best crime reporter in town but his fiancée Claire, despairing of the more tawdry aspects of his profession, makes him promise to give the job up. When a pretty waitress is found murdered, however, Pat falls in line with the rest of the 'Murder Gang' the pack of reporters who gather to glean stories by fair means or foul!
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Clive of India (1935)
Character: Edmund Maskelyne
Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals beyond the wildest dreams, and try to gain the favor of the local kings, Robert Clive (1725-1774), a frustrated but talented clerk who works for the East Indian Company and struggles to earn his fortune, makes a bold decision that will change his life forever.
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Murder in Soho (1939)
Character: Joe
A London nightclub hostess pretends to fall for the mobster who killed her husband.
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Living Dangerously (1936)
Character: Dr. Henry Pryor
The dramatic story of a normal, intelligent man of good principles driven to contemplate thoughts of murder.
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Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
Character: Gaston
The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.
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Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)
Character: Chauvelin
Sir Percy is forced to return to France one last time, to rescue his wife from the clutches of the sinister Robespierre. It's clearly a trap, but nothing will keep the good Pimpernel from carrying out his mission.
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The Wicked Lady (1945)
Character: Lord Kingsclere
A married woman finds new thrills as a masked robber on the highways.
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Atlantic (1929)
Character: Padre
English-language version. "Atlantic" is a drama film based on the sinking of the RMS "Titanic" and set aboard a fictional ship, called the "Atlantic". The main plotline revolves around a man who has a shipboard affair with a fellow passenger, which is eventually discovered by his wife. The ship also has aboard an elderly couple, the Rools, who are on their anniversary cruise. Midway across the Atlantic Ocean, the "Atlantic" strikes an iceberg and is damaged to the point where it is sinking into the Atlantic.
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Home to Danger (1951)
Character: Wainright
A young woman becomes a murder target after inheriting her estranged father's estate.
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Christopher Columbus (1949)
Character: King Ferdinand
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
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Jack's the Boy (1932)
Character: Jules Martin
With a title like Jack's the Boy, is it any surprise that the star of this breezy quota quickie is British music-hall favorite Jack Hulbert? The star plays the son of a celebrated Scotland Yard detective, who joins the force in hopes of following his father's footsteps. Unfortunately, Jack is something of a screw-up, and before long he has become the laughing stock of the force.
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