Double or Quits 1938
A reporter on a transatlantic cruise finds himself accused of the theft of valuable stamps. Knowing that he didn't do it, he sets out to find the real thief, but isn't prepared for what he discovers.
A reporter on a transatlantic cruise finds himself accused of the theft of valuable stamps. Knowing that he didn't do it, he sets out to find the real thief, but isn't prepared for what he discovers.
“Spy comedy with operatic background.” - BFI.
“Romantic comedy of a motor factory mechanic encouraged to train his voice by the daughter of the magnate.” - BFI.
Musical version of the comedy, "Charley's Aunt," by Brandon Thomas. As part of a simple enough ruse, a Cambridge student poses as his aunt but his scheme goes wrong, first when someone falls for the aunt, and then when the real aunt turns up.
“Two young men and an attractive girl are invited to spend a week-end at a cottage of mutual friends. The hosts are delayed and so the guests remain unattended. A burglar breaks in and ensuing complications compel the girl to pose as a wife.” - BFI.
Directed by Thorold Dickinson.
American chorus-girl Mamie Wallace (Farrell) travels to Paris with a ramshackle touring musical revue. The company runs out of money, and it looks as though Mamie and her dancing colleagues are going to be stranded in Europe with no way home. Luckily, she meets a handsome, well-spoken Englishman Peter Millett (Hulbert), who falls in love with her and proposes marriage. Under the impression that he is a man of means, she readily accepts, imagining an entrée to English high society. The couple return to England and Mamie discovers to her horror that not only is her new home a decrepit farmhouse out in the sticks, but that Peter is a widower and his three children also come as part of the package.
“A troopship bringing home a battalion from Bermuda docks at Southampton and the men are granted only 6 hours leave. The film shows how some of the men spend this precious time.” - BFI.
A bank clerk takes the blame for a theft which he believes was committed by his ex-convict father.
1840 - Max Miller and a troupe of artistes come to perform at a tavern, which is not licensed for such performances. A rival tavern informs the police and they have to pay a heavy fine. However, they find the money by rescuing a boy and getting the reward.
“Professional jealousy over the discovery of a formula for an anaesthetic leads to murder in a hospital.” - BFI.
“Bookseller David Gordon's new wife Marian has never met David's friend Bob but by telephone advises him on how to meet women by following the first attractive girl he sees. Unfortunately, the girl turns out to be Marian and Bob is arrested.” - Steve Crook
A prison governor deals with a variety of different prisoners, including a charming murderer.
“The reconciliation of a divorced couple following the publisher husband's marriage to his secretary.” - BFI.
“Crime film set in Malaya concerning the pursuit of a planter framed for poisoning his partner and suspected of carrying plague.” - BFI.
“Criminologist stages the theft of a picture to thwart his son's ambitions to be a detective.” - BFI.
An American woman is fooled into thinking that she is the heiress to an estate in England.
“A homeless gentleman confesses to a Lord's murder to protect a woman they both love.” - BFI.
A beautician meets and falls in love with a young man, and they soon marry. What she doesn't know, however, is that her new husband is actually a millionaire who is suffering from amnesia—and he already has a wife.
“Light farcical comedy with humour of the Old School brand. A young French woman married to a selfish games-fan Englishman is the centre of the story.” - BFI.