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Broken Blossoms (1936)
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 Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
In 1745 a German princess, renamed Catherine, arrives to marry Grand Duke Peter of Russia, whom she initially likes. But his suspicious, unstable nature gradually estranges them, and Peter finds solace with pretty courtiers. Catherine invents her own (fictitious) lovers, temporarily improving matters. Alas, accession to the throne brings out the worst in Peter, and loyal Catherine is urged to assume power.
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No Funny Business (1933)
‘Riviera. Professional co-respondents mistake one another for clients.’ (British Film Catalogue)
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High Finance (1933)
Self-made businessman Sir Grant Rayburn is obsessed with making money to the exclusion of all else. He shows little interest in his daughter Jill and is irritated when she falls in love with, and wishes to marry, a young man named Tom. Sir Grant does not believe Tom is a suitable match for Jill as he does not come from a moneyed background. He suspects that Tom is a chancer with an eye on access to Jill’s money….
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The Mistress of Atlantis (1932)
In this mythical fantasy, the evil queen of Atlantis lives in a magnificent palace, the halls of which are filled with the mummified remains of former lovers.
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Money Means Nothing (1932)
British comedy film directed by Harcourt Templeman and Herbert Wilcox..
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The Old Curiosity Shop (1934)
An elderly shop-keeper and his grand-daughter are threatened by the rich, mean-spirited dwarf Quilp, and decide to flee across England to escape him. They are pursued both by Quilp and by the shop-keeper’s long-lost brother, who wants to find them for a different reason.
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Bulldog Jack (1935)
While filling in for injured supersleuth Bulldog Drummond (Atholl Fleming), world-class cricket player Jack Pennington (Jack Hulbert) attempts to foil a criminal mastermind’s (Ralph Richardson) impending heist that’s targeting a valuable jewel necklace held within the British Museum. This comedic 1930s mystery features daring rescues, intense fistfights and an exciting edge-of-your seat finale aboard a runaway train.
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The Farmer’s Wife (1928)
Successful middle-aged farmer Samuel Sweetland (Jameson Thomas) becomes widowed, then his daughter marries and leaves home. Deciding he wishes to remarry, Sweetland pursues some local women he considers prospects, not realizing his devoted housekeeper Minta (Lillian Hall-Davis) is in love with him and would make the perfect mate.
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