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Bates
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1949
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Mr. Clayton
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1949
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Maytime in Mayfair is concerned with England's high-fashion set, especially those creatures whose designs set the tone for...
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1949
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1947
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Also known as While I Live, this British programmer serves as an excellent dramatic showcase for veteran farceur Tom Walls....
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Nehemiah
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1947
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Set in Yorkshire in the 19th century, this period drama centers upon a family of mill owners. The story shifts from the...
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1947
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This holiday comedy is set during the Christmas of 1946 and centers upon a fellow who has returned to his native Canada to...
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Philip Ferguson
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1946
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In this WWII drama, James Mason plays naval commander Richard Heritage, who is distracted from his duties by a beautiful...
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Christopher Child
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1945
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Johnny Frenchman uses humor to drive home the point that, despite all previous rivalries and hostilties, the French and...
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Nat Pomeroy
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1945
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No relation to the 1970 box-office blockbuster of the same name, the 1944 British film Love Story was originally released in...
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Tom Tanner
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1944
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Capt. Harry Meadows
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1944
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Undercover is a British-made WWII picture glorifying the efforts of a small group of Yugoslavian resistance fighters who...
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Kossan Petrovitch
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1943
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In this detective drama, a secret service agent is assigned to investigate the death of a bag lady who was discovered to be...
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Tommy Blythe
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1938
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In this drama the trouble begins when a young woman marries and her ruthless, but wealthy father, a shipping magnate, cuts...
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Director, Producer
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1938
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Crackerjack tells the story of Jack Drake (Tom Walls), who is seemingly an ordinary, foppish member of England's idle rich, a...
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Jack Drake
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1938
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In this British comedy, set during the Boer War, a foot soldier saves his major's life. The officer is most grateful and puts...
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Director, Doubleday/Charlie Chisholm
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1937
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In this British comedy, a middle-aged fellow set in his ways marries a sweet young thing. After the wedding, he is surprised...
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Director
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1937
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Dishonor Bright draws upon the talents of two master farceurs from Britain's Aldwych Theatre, Tom Walls (star-director) and...
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Director, Stephen Champion
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1936
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1936
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Another of the delightful Aldwych Theater farces, Pot Luck once again teams those flawless farceurs Tom Walls (who also...
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Director, Inspector Patrick Fitzpatrick
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1936
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In this British comedy, the owner of a country pub finds her wedding night ruined when a man comes up and offers her husband...
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Duke of Marlborough
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1935
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The Aldwych Theater farceurs are at it again in Fighting Stock. The punning title refers to a well-stocked rural fishing...
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Director, Sir Donald Rowley
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1935
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In this comedy, a wealthy businessman and his two workers begin scoping out Chinatown for new business opportunities. It is...
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Director
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1935
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In this British comedy, an aging aristocrat with a gambling addiction borrows money from a relative and ends up winning big...
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Director, Capt. Archibald Gore
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1935
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Although this Laurel and Hardy short is quite funny, it's often neglected. The boys, playing chimney sweeps, don't appear...
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Director
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1934
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In this romantic comedy two young people defy their feuding parents and marry. Accusations of fraud ensue. ~ Sandra Brennan,...
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Director
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1934
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Tom Walls is both star and director of the airy comedy-melodrama Lady in Danger. Marooned in the revolution-torn kingdom of...
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Director, Richard Dexter
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1934
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In this film, an inn is filled to capacity and a couple must spend the night together in a room. The problem is that both of...
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Director
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1933
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Tom Walls, one of the most famous of the Aldwych Theater farceurs, was both star and director of Leave It to Smith. Based on...
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Director, Smith
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1933
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In this comedy, two good friends spend Christmas at the home of one of their fiancees. While there, her beloved falls in...
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Director
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1933
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A feisty Irish lad leaves his home village to find fortune in bustling London. Things start off well when he lands a good...
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Director, Tim Fitzgerald
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1933
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Thark is a lively British filmization of a popular theatrical "old dark horse" satire. Aldwych Theatre stalwart Tom Walls...
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Director, Sir Hector Benbow
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1932
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In this lively romance, an aristocratic agent from the Foreign Office finds himself falling for an enigmatic woman during...
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Director
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1932
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In this farce, a playboy falls for a nightclub dancer who is being blackmailed by the club owner over a necklace she...
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Director, Screenwriter
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1932
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In this British farce, based on a popular play, one fellow joins another in an endeavor to steal his fiancee's jewels back...
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Director
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1931
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The Aldwych Theater farceurs again combined forces in this adaptation of Will Evans and Arthur Valentine's stage farce Tons...
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Director
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1931
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Though not as well known as the 1944 remake (which was directed by its star, Clive Brook), this first adaptation of Frederick...
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Director, Duke of Bristol
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1930
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This bedroom farce was originally a play that centers on an unhappily married couple looking to change their lives. When...
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Director, Geoffrey Lymes
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1930
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The first of the wonderful Aldwych Theater farces to hit the silver screen was the frantically hilarious Rookery Nook. The...
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Director, Clive Popkiss
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1930
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This comedy marks the first sound appearance of the "Aldwych farceurs" three actors known for performing adaptations of then...
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Director, Clive Popkiss
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1930
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