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I Give My Heart (1935)
Character: Count du Barry
The Loves of Madame du Barry was the American title of the 1935 British operetta I Give My Heart, based on the stage musical The Du Barry. German actress Gitta Alpar stars as Jeanne, the young 18th century Parisian milliner who sleeps her way to the uppermost rungs of French aristocracy, emerging at last as the glamorous Madame du Barry, mistress of Louis XV (Owen Nares). Refusing to gloss over du Barry's sexual peccadilloes (as previous films with Norma Talmadge and Dolores del Rio had done), the film presents the "heroine" as a whore, pure and simple-or, on second thought, not so pure and simple! Particularly troublesome for American censors was a scene in which du Barry is depicted as a resident of a bawdy house. Otherwise, The Loves of Madame du Barry is standard historical-drama fare, allowing dozens of top European actors to play "dress-up" for 90 minutes.
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Little Friend (1934)
Character: Hilliard
A girl becomes an unwilling witness in her parents' scandalous divorce case.
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His Grace Gives Notice (1933)
Character: George Barwick
'Butler inherits title but keeps it secret to woo employer's daughter.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Music Hath Charms (1936)
Character: Alan Sterling
This cheerful maze of melody, song, comedy and drama showcases the talents of Henry Hall and His Dance Band.
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Many Waters (1931)
Character: Jim Barcaldine
An elderly couple reminisce about the romantic adventures of their youth.
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Wolves (1930)
Character: Mark
An outlaw leader fakes a draw for a sick girl so he can help her escape
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Pagliacci (1936)
Character: Tonio
Canio and his Comedia dell'Arte troupe tour Italy. His wife Nedda meets a young cadet and they plan to elope. He tries to leave her when he finds how important she is for his husband, but a rejected trouper interferes. As jealous Canio suspects the truth the tragedy approaches. The film was partly made in Ufacolor.
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Return to Yesterday (1940)
Character: Osbert
Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.
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Smash and Grab (1937)
Character: Malvern
John Forrest, an insurance investigator with a weakness for model railways, is on the trail of a gang of smash-and-grab thieves targeting Europe's most prestigious jewellers. As the chase leads him to Ireland, Forrest finds he needs help and who better to call upon than his impossibly elegant, highly capable wife, Alice?
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The Great Defender (1934)
Character: Leslie Locke
Sir Douglas Rolls is a highly respected defence lawyer of many years experience. Now in rapidly failing health, he is advised to retreat from the courtroom and pursue more pleasurable activities. But it is just at this point in his life that his great lost love a woman his own strong sense of duty led him to give up twenty years ago, and whom he still loves deeply walks into his chambers to ask that he defend her adulterous husband, now to stand trial for murder. Reluctantly agreeing to take on the case, Sir Douglas soon finds there is more to the story than meets the eye.
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Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
Character: German Colonel
A gentle widower, enraged at Nazi atrocities against his peaceful Norwegian fishing village, escapes to Britain and returns leading a commando force against the oppressors.
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Action for Slander (1937)
Character: Capt. Hugh Bradford
A bankrupt officer, accused of cheating at cards, defends his honour with a writ.
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Broken Blossoms (1936)
Character: Battling Burrows
A Chinese missionary comes to England. He helps a young girl ill-treated by her father. A remake of D. W. Griffith's Masterpiece.
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The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)
Character: Capt. Benjamin Briggs
During a horrific storm at sea, the crew realizes that there is a murderer among them who is killing them off one by one.
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Character: Dr. Bob Sexton
During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects including the owners of the home, the staff and the patients recovering there.
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Random Harvest (1942)
Character: Chetwynd
Wandered away from his asylum, an amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star but his amnesia makes it difficult to last.
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Juggernaut (1936)
Character: Roger Clifford
An evil doctor and the greedy wife of a rich man plot to poison him so they can get their hands on his money.
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Thumbs Up (1943)
Character: Bert Lawrence
In this wartime musical, a feisty singer working in a London dive swears that she will become a star. She gets a job in an airplane plant when she learns that her fiance, a producer, and his partner are looking for new talent at the war factories. While working there, the woman meets a handsome RAF officer and falls in love. This causes some trouble.
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