Bill&#x27;s Legacy

1930

No Exit

A romantic comedy directed by Charles Saunders. A publisher's daughter mistakes a poor author for a rich novelist.

1936

Busman's Holiday

A bus conductor and his driver manage to round up a gang of criminals.

Her Night Out

A married couple accidentally become mixed up with a bank robber.

A Safe Proposition

A British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott

4.0

Jack's the Boy

With a title like Jack's the Boy, is it any surprise that the star of this breezy quota quickie is British music-hall favorite Jack Hulbert? The star plays the son of a celebrated Scotland Yard detective, who joins the force in hopes of following his father's footsteps. Unfortunately, Jack is something of a screw-up, and before long he has become the laughing stock of the force.

1936

The Big Noise

A clerk in an oil company is promoted ostensibly to take the blame when it looks like the bosses' dodgy dealings will be found out by the authorities.

Once bitten

A British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott

My Friend the King

Taxi driver Jim befriends Ruritanian child King Ludwig while the latter is on a visit to London. A plot is afoot by sinister forces to kidnap Ludwig, and Jim becomes caught up in the drama. After the child is abducted Jim uses all his ingenuity, including cross-dressing as a Countess and becoming involved in a car chase, to rescue him from his captors.

7.0

His Lordship

The commoner is a happy cockney plumber by the name of Bert Gibbs. Bert comes into contact with the celebrated Russian movie star Ilya Myona. Desperate for publicity and aware that nobility make for good copy, Ilya persuades Bert to pose as her fiancé (with the possibility of persuading him to go through with the marriage if need be). Things are complicated by a pair of anarchic Bolsheviks, one of whom has a daughter named Lenina who knows Bert from his plumber days and is quite in love with him.

A Tight Corner

A British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott

1931

A Safe Affair

A crime film directed by Herbert Wynne

1931

Stranglehold

A novelist living in a boarding house imagines a murder that involves his fellow boarders.

The Callbox Mystery

The Callbox Mystery (1932) is a British quota quickie crime film about a detective investigating murders linked to a mysterious callbox, likely involving suspects from a will, with a newspaper woman assisting and uncovering deeper secrets behind the apparent financial motives.

The Crooked Lady

An ex army officer is forced to resort to a life of crime.

Men of Steel

James Harg and his father work in a steelmaking plant which is incompetently run, with scant attention being paid to worker safety. In his own time, Harg works on ideas for a revolutionary new manufacturing process for hard steel. When his father is badly injured in a workplace accident resulting from employer negligence, Harg uses some of the compensation payment to develop his invention to a stage where it can be tested in practice. It is a huge success and Harg patents his process. He rises to a position on the board of the company, before staging a coup to oust his former employer and take over the business himself.

1935

Adventure Ltd.

A British adventure film directed by George King

The Silver Greyhound

A King’s Messenger has important documents stolen by a female spy. The plot follows the messenger’s uncle as he takes action to track down the culprit, retrieve the papers, and unmask the spy.

6.6

1935

Once in a New Moon

When a small English town is dragged out into space by the force of a 'dead star' passing Earth, the populace try to organise a local government based on equal rights for all, but conflicts arise between the local aristocracy and the villagers.

1936

The Brown Wallet

Publisher John Gillespie faces a financial crisis after his business partner skips town with all the firm's assets. Facing ruin, he reluctantly approaches a wealthy aunt for assistance but is met with a stony-faced refusal.

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6.6

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7.6

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7.3

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6.2

2016

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6.2

2013

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6.9

2003

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7.0

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6.6

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2005

Magic Carpet Ride

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