These Charming People 1931
A drama film directed by Louis Mercanton
A drama film directed by Louis Mercanton
A fairly conventional romance of an American heiress, loved by boy back home, bedazzled by a glamorous prince in beautiful Italian surroundings.
Adapted from a popular Broadway play and concerns three veterans who return to London from the War only to discover that they have been officially listed as dead.
Sebastian is an undisciplined mathematics genius who works in the "cipher bureau" of the British Intelligence. While cracking enemy codes, Sebastian finds time to romance co-worker Rebecca Howard.
A industrialist has a row with his son, who leaves home. Meanwhile, both his assistant and solicitor conspire to embezzle a fortune in bonds. A plucky young newspaper reporter pursues the rich man's daughter.
A widow's husband returns after her second marriage, and dies while assaulting her.
'Lord poses as workman to win dancer who works as waitress in her mother's tea garden.' (British Film Catalogue)
After the Banton family rob a store is a small village and kill the local police constable, Tarzan captures one of them, Coy Banton. He decides to return him to the authorities so that the dead policeman's family will benefit from the $5000 reward. The head of the clan, Abel Banton and his two sons have no intention of letting Tarzan deliver Coy and burn the river boat they were to use. Several of the passengers are now stranded forcing Tarzan to take them along on a trek through the jungle. Abel Banton trails them intent not only getting his son back but getting rid of Tarzan.
A US steel king pawns the gems of his daughter who is loved by a student and a crook.
A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.
When a girl's lover kills her husband she offers herself to her father-in-law in exchange for his freedom.
A Lord's son is engaged to his rich ward, but prefers a peasant.
Max Tracey is the head waiter at a London hotel. He falls in love at first sight with Sylvia Robertson, an aristocratic woman, and poses as a prince to win her love. In this venture, he is aided by Mr. Westlake, a Ruritanian monarch who owes him a favour. When Sylvia discovers Max's deception, she is appalled, but the situation is resolved when her father tells her that he was once a hotel dishwasher.
A sailor falls in love with a woman he meets at the dockside, but is deeply conflicted because his former lover is in prison.
'Africa. Half-caste Legionnaire dies to save governor, the son of major who hates him.' (British Film Catalogue)
In the lead-up to the First World War, a French military attaché falls in love with the wife of a prominent German in Stamboul in the Ottoman Empire
Three female performers – pianist Renara, tap-dancer Irene Cutter and singer Shirley Lenner – are supported by Harry Parry and his band in this short film. Cinema audiences were cheered up through WWII by entertaining revue films such as this.
Loaded Dice is a 1925 Silent Western
'Suburban beautician almost elopes with rich client's husband.' (British Film Catalogue)
In order to deter his wife from having an affair a man hires an actress as part of an elaborate scheme.