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1978
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1975
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Novelist George MacDonald Fraser penned the script for this swashbuckling, picaresque adventure tale. The story is based on...
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1975
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This historical drama is an account of the early life of Winston Churchill (Simon Ward), including his childhood years, his...
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1972
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A woman must contend with her family's madness as she finds her own sanity in doubt in this thriller from British horror...
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1963
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Its the Cavaliers vs. the Copperheads in this costume drama set during the 17th-century British Civil War. Our sympathies are...
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1963
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British comic actor Jimmy Edwards demonstrates his versatility in Bottoms Up by playing a character named Jimmy Edwards....
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1960
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The Bismarck was the fabled German battleship of World War II. This film traces the "life" of the Bismarck from its launching...
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1960
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Something is seriously amiss in the tiny British village of Midwich. At 11 a.m. one morning, every village resident suddenly...
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1960
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While on a dig in Egypt, British archaeologist John Banning (Peter Cushing) desecrates the tomb of Princess Ananka, awakening...
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1959
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A little white lie sets off a harrowing series of increasingly catastrophic events in this thriller. The trouble begins when...
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1958
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A palatable combination of horror and science fiction, Blood of the Vampire takes place in 19th century Transylvania-and...
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1958
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An uneven but at times hilarious slapstick comedy, Too Many Crooks features an inept gang of four would-be criminals who...
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1958
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In this crime drama, a Yankee rocket scientist stationed in Great Britain becomes an undercover investigator when he...
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1958
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He may be calling himself "Dr. Stein," but the audience isn't fooled: that popular general practitioner (Peter Cushing) in...
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1958
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This hastily assembled sequel to the popular British service farce Up the Creek finds David Tomlinson returning in the role...
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1958
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Originally titled Quatermass II, Enemy from Space was the sequel to The Quatermass Xperiment (US title: The Creeping...
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1957
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Released in the U.S. as Your Past Is Showing, the British The Naked Truth is a wickedly funny satire of the tabloid-press...
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1957
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1957
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In this comedy, a custodian names the apartment boilers he maintains "Mavis and Ethel." The trouble begins when he loses his...
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1956
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When John Preston (Christopher Lee) comes out of nowhere to settle in Deanbridge, he rises quickly in the town's small circle...
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1956
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In this thriller a woman witnesses a robbery, runs away from the scene and is rundown by a bus. The two thieves, realizing...
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1956
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In this thriller, a trucker offers a hitchhiking girl a lift and ends up careening out of control when he is later accused...
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1956
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In this drama, a construction contractor gets into trouble when he inadvertently receives some stolen property. This makes...
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1956
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In this newsroom drama, a workaholic editor refuses to take a vacation with his wife. Instead he remains in his office and...
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1954
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1954
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The philosophies and practices of London policewomen provide the basis of this exciting and interesting docu-drama that...
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1953
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Though not readily apparent by its title, The Four-Sided Triangle belongs in the realm of science fiction/fantasy....
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1953
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In this thriller, an imprisoned psycho killer's wife tries to start a new life. She changes her name and marries again. Her...
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1953
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The Magic Box was the English film industry's contribution to the 1951 Festival of Britain. Its all-star cast generously...
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1951
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1951
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Mr. Denning (John Mills) is bedeviled by a blackmailer with whom his daughter Liz (Eileen Moore) has fallen in love. In a...
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1951
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A man recently gone AWOL from the Army (Derek Farr) is arrested in a store robbery that occurred while he was shopping. With...
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1949
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1949
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Film noir about a physician who sets aside his altruistic quest for a cure for polio when a femme fatale coerces him into...
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1949
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Professional gambler Lucky (Dermot Walsh) is having trouble living up to his name. That's before Lucky meets Joan...
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1949
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Inspector Thornton
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1948
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In this psychological thriller, an avaricious man covets his stepbrother's home. The greedy fellow knows that his...
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1948
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1947
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1947
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Set in 1783, this romance chronicles the doomed relationship between a prince regent and a Catholic widow. The prince falls...
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1947
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A classic in gothic-romantic excess, Madonna of Seven Moons was one of the most successful British films of its genre. Though...
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1945
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British stage star Jessie Matthews, who lit up the silver screen in England during the '30s, returned to the screen for her...
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William Gordon
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1944
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Headline serves as a vehicle for handsome David Farrar, who in 1943 was Britain's fastest-rising leading man. Farrar is cast...
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1943
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In this British WW II comedy, two music publishers are left to their own devices when their wives sign up for the Auxiliary...
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1942
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Produced by Britain's Teddington Studios on behalf of Warner Bros., The Flying Fortress stars Richard Greene, who had to be...
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1942
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Having underestimated Hitler in the 1930s, British propaganda specialists spent the early war years insisting they were...
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Royal Navy Member
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1942
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In this mystery, a millionaire vanishes right before he is to marry. To find him, his sister hires a detective who is, after...
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1942
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Penn of Pennsylvania was the original British title of the economical biopic The Courageous Mr. Penn. Clifford Evans stars as...
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1941
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In this drama, an amiable steel worker suddenly changes when he becomes a foreman. Suddenly Mr. Nice Guy becomes Mr. Hard...
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1941
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This wartime drama is set during WW II and centers on 6 survivors of a torpedo attack adrift in a lifeboat. One of them is a...
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1941
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This stirring wartime morale-booster stars John Clements in a virtual reprise of his "redeemed hero" role in...
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1941
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Another cheeky entry from the Aldwych Theatre farceurs, Banana Ridge is based on a play by Aldwych perennial Ben Travers....
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1941
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In this entry in the long-running British comedy series, boisterous Irish washerwoman Mother Riley takes on a spy ring while...
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1941
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An innocent country maiden living in the early 19th century is forcibly betrothed to a gambling louse after her father gets...
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Capt. Moonlight
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1940
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In this entry in the long-running British comedy series, boisterous Irish washerwoman Mother Riley plays the wardrobe lady...
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1940
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In this British murder mystery, a novelist finds the killer of a librarian. He also finds the family treasure. ~ Sandra...
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1938
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In this drama, a cute blue-collar kid sees her beloved dog run over by a car. A doctor is around and helps the crushed...
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1937
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The rise of British entertainer Graci Fields from humble mill girl to the most popular and highest paid performer in Great...
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1937
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This drama chronicles the love affair between a composer and the concert singer who jilts him for the love of a count. In...
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David Graham
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1937
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1937
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A broken string of pearls provides the basis for this comedy. The pearls are lost by a woman who had borrowed the necklace...
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1937
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In this melodrama, an attorney falls in love with a girl and decides to represent her fiance who turns out to be the...
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1936
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In this espionage thriller, a scientist develops a nonflammable fuel. Fearing that his life and the formula are in jeopardy,...
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1936
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In this drama, two brothers fall in love with the same woman. As she is already betrothed to a count, neither of them have a...
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Michael Ferrier
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1935
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In this comedy, a husband gets bored with his own wife, and therefore begins pursuing the wife of his best friend. The two...
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1935
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This epic costume drama is set in turn-of-the-century Turkey and chronicles the ruthless reign of a paranoid ruler who...
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Talak Pash
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1935
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His Hollywood career a thing of the past, director Herbert Brenon returned to his native England in 1934, where he continued...
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1935
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In this drama, a chemist finds a purse and "borrows' some money from it. Unfortunately there was also a precious piece of...
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1935
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1935
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Philip Godfrey's Gothic novel The Grange Mystery was the basis for the British melodrama The Black Abbott. John Stuart heads...
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1934
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1934
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In this costume melodrama, a nobleman, aspiring to becoming an earl, devises an evil scheme to murder his relative. His plot...
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1934
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The Blue Squadron is commandeered by Esmond Knight in this British adventure film. Knight conducts a friendly rivalry with...
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1934
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Attorney Stuart joins the gang responsible for his brother's death during a holdup in order to seek revenge. ~ Rovi...
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1934
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Driver/inventor John Stuart wishes to gain the love of Sande whose father was killed in the test run of a car invented by...
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1934
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That old theatrical war-horse Bella Donna (previously filmed in America by Alla Nazimova) was resurrected by Britain's...
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Nigel Armine
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1934
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Three adventurous young men find themselves duped by a double dealer in this thriller. The story begins after the young lads...
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Larry Dean
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1934
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In this drama, a financially bankrupt man becomes a night watchman for the rival company responsible for his ruin. The...
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1933
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1933
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1933
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When shy bank clerk Stuart inherits a large sum of money he heads to Monte Carlo until he comes to his senses and invests...
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1933
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A woman meets up with her former man, who doesn't recognize her. She pretends to be both a socialite and a tomboy, and he...
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1933
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In this comedy, an unemployed young woman gets a job managing a duchess' estate after the previous manager nearly destroyed...
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1933
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In this crime drama, a mining engineer is preparing to leave his recent South American job and return to England when he...
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Richard Pelham
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1933
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1933
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In this drama, a country physician earns the gratitude of an important newspaper publisher by saving the man's daughter's...
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1933
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In this melodrama, a troubled singer is protected by the manager who really loves her. He has always loved her even after...
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1933
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In this adventure, a ship's captain attempts to return some diamonds to their original owner. Unfortunately, some mutinous...
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1932
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Sir Henry Baskerville
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1932
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In this mythical fantasy, the evil queen of Atlantis lives in a magnificent palace, the halls of which are filled with the...
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1932
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When steel mill foreman Stuart becomes the head of the company he does not make the necessary changes in unsafe machinery...
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1932
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This early Hitchcock effort is a parody of the thriller genre about a transient (Leon M. Lion) who accidentally discovers the...
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The Detective
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1932
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Stanley Houghton's enduring 1912 stage play Hindle Wakes had already been twice adapted for the screen when this first talkie...
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Alan Jeffcoate
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1931
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Max Nicholson
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1930
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In this drama, an aspiring writer meets a publisher's daughter who thinks he is a best selling author for her father's...
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1930
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Innocent Binnie (Elissa Landi) happens to be the spitting image of Lia Monta (also Elissa Landi), a less-than-innocent famous...
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Gordon
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1930
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In emulation of such "all-talking, all-singing, all-star" Hollywood extravaganzas as The Show of Shows and...
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1930
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Financially strapped Stuart Rome sells all of his horses except one colt which goes on to win the big race giving him the...
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1930
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Basically a silent picture for most of its 92-minute running time, Kitty switches to sound during its last 2 1/2 reels....
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Alex St. George
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1929
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In this romantic comedy, a poor but honest young woman finds an aristocrat's missing necklace. She returns it to the lady...
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1929
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Alfred Hitchcock's first sound film utilized the new sound technology in a rather creative way off-camera. Hitchcock's lead...
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1929
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Lawrence
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1929
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In this British high-seas crime drama, originally filmed as a silent with a soundtrack added in 1930, a manipulative,...
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1929
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1928
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Richard Bristol
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1928
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After several collaborative efforts, Alfred Hitchcock made his solo directorial debut in the German-British co-production...
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1927
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Roses of Picardy was based on Spanish Farm and Sixty-Four, Ninety-Four, a novel by R. H. Mottram. The story is set during...
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Lt. Skene
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1927
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1927
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This British action melodrama had the novelty value of a real-life Flight Commander in the leading role. That worthy was Sir...
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John Massey
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1927
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This late British silent was adapted from Hindle Wakes, a play by Stanley Houghton. Somewhat reminiscent of "Hindle Wakes,"...
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Alle Jeffcote
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1927
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1926
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1925
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The Daughter of Love is winsome Violet Hopson. The film's euphemistic title alludes to the legitimacy of Hopson's birth, or...
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1925
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1924
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1923
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For the first three-quarters of the twentieth century, women were expected to sacrifice all their aspirations in favor of...
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1923
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A son loses a job at his father's business when he allows his passion for soccer and horse racing to overshadow his...
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1922
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1922
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