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The Story of Shirley Yorke (1949)
Character: Dr. Harris
Nurse Shirley Yorke must assist her boss Dr Napier, the only person able of effecting a new treatment on the ailing wife of a British Lord. The woman dies and the finger is very strongly pointed at Sister Shirley because she and the Lord were former lovers.
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Read All About It (1945)
Character: Martell
An account of the technique of reading the tabloid press in an intelligent manor via differing editorial techniques that leads to three styles of newspapers giving varying accounts of a strip-tease act.
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Jack of All Trades (1936)
Character: The Fire Raiser
In this he's on the dole, hungry and ready to do any job but quickly light-heartedly scams his way into society and a highly regarded position at a bank next to the beleaguered Robertson Hare. Here he invents a fraudulent business plan (Merrivale - you remember it surely?), the manager and chairman and another finance company are suck(er)ed in and it all snowballs from there. With of course a love interest as a dynamo.
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Sailors Don't Care (1940)
Character: First C.I.D. Man
Boat building father and son join the river patrol service and get caught-up in a spy ring.
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Thank Evans (1938)
Character: N/A
An impoverished racetrack tout discovers that a crooked trainer is about to throw a race involving a nobleman's horse.
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That’s The Ticket (1940)
Character: Hercule
Two nightclub cloakroom attendants become entangled with an enemy spy ring in an adventure that takes them to Paris.
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Quiet, Please (1938)
Character: Woods
“Comedy of a little man forced by chance into a big jewel robbery.” - BFI.
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Here Comes the Sun (1945)
Character: Counsel for the Prosecution
When a wealthy newspaper proprietor passes away, his crooked business partner moves to secure the deceased's fortune by substituting a false will. But 'Corona' Flanagan is onto the fraudster, and his efforts to unmask the villain see him popping in and out of jail – which isn't all that bad, since the governor is an old friend of his – and dressing up as a Russian countess...
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The Street Singer (1937)
Character: Police Inspector
Following an argument with his co-star during the rehearsals for a new stage show, famous singer Richard King walks out of the theatre, still wearing his ragged stage costume. Mistaken for a beggar, he’s taken in by a pair of street entertainers and joins their act incognito.
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Calling Paul Temple (1948)
Character: Inspector Crane
Paul Temple is called in to help Scotland Yard track down a serial killer who has murdered several wealthy women.
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Thistledown (1938)
Character: Rossini
The Viennese bride of a Scottish peer is driven away by suspicion and unfriendliness from his family. Famous, she buys the estate and her husband returns to be reconciled with her and the son of whom he never knew.
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Brewster's Millions (1935)
Character: McLeod
Jack Brewster is a pennyless English lad who learns that he has inherited 6 million pounds sterling from a recently deceased relative. But soon learns that he must spend 500,000 pounds in 60 days to inherit the rest of the money, or forfeit the entire inheritance.
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Murder Will Out (1939)
Character: Inspector
Paul and Pamela Raymond become immersed in intrigue after receiving a costly jade. As they look for assistance in saving their skins, all their leads disappear, including the man who had given them the jade.
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Marigold (1938)
Character: James Paton
Marigold is a 1938 British drama film set in Scotland in the Victorian era. It was filmed in Edinburgh. It was based on a 1914 play of the same title by Lizzie Allen Harker and Francis R. Pryor.
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Mayfair Melody (1937)
Character: Collecchi
“Romantic comedy of a motor factory mechanic encouraged to train his voice by the daughter of the magnate.” - BFI.
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Dreaming (1944)
Character: British General
When a pretty Wren faints in a crowded train, Private Bud Flanagan and Captain Ches Allen are quick to render first aid. But over Bud's head, a heavy kitbag wobbles; it falls and scores a direct hit, knocking him unconscious. What follows is a dream sequence involving Ches, the Wren and Bud himself in a series of hilarious adventures as well as a magical medley of the duo's best-loved musical numbers!
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There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
Character: Cavalry Man
A charming but ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison, where he enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.
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Headline (1943)
Character: Inspector Dodds
A crime reporter begins to investigate the disappearance of his bosses wife who had witnessed a murder.
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Appointment with Crime (1946)
Character: Det. Mason
Small-time jewel thief Leo Martin is deserted by his partners-in-crime, club owner Gus Loman and driver Hatchett, when the robbery they are committing goes wrong. After serving his prison sentence, Leo emerges with an intricate plan for revenge. Leo implicates Loman, as well as his amoral boss, Gregory Lang, for murder -- but Inspector Rogers suspects Leo.
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The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
Character: Dundas
This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.
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Atlantic Ferry (1941)
Character: Capt. Woodruff
The MacIver brothers (Michael Redgrave, Griffith Jones) build the first ship to cross the Atlantic by steam power alone.
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The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
Character: Sergeant Clinton
During a charity football match between Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses and dies. Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and declares it was murder. It takes all his ingenuity and another death before the motive is discovered and the killer revealed.
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The Shipbuilders (1943)
Character: Barrister
A patriotic, cinematic salvo, this wartime production tells the story of the owner of a shipbuilding company doing his best to contribute to the British fleet. War is good for business, but what will happen once the war is won? It was based on a novel by George Blake.
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