Edgar Driver
Actor · 1885 – 1964 · Clapton, London, England, UK
Movies24
Movie6.0CrimeThriller“Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered. Fearing he will be wrongly accused of being the culprit he disappears amongst the long-distance lorry driving community. Meanwhile, the real killer, unassuming ex-schoolteacher Walter Hoover, continues to prey on London women. As Shorty had feared he has become the main suspect. He returns to London with old flame Molly to prove his innocence.
They Drive by Night
1938 · 17 votes
- Movie5.0Music
A rare film put out by Twickenham Film Studios which includes many original music hall acts.
Music Hall
1934 · 1 votes
Movie5.6DramaHistoryThe film biography of Queen Victoria focusing initially on the early years of her reign with her marriage to Prince Albert and her subsequent rule after Albert's death in 1861.
Victoria the Great
1937 · 8 votes
Movie8.0Drama'Farm life on the South Downs. A gentleman farmer beats his unscrupulous rival in sheepdog trials.' (British Film Institute)
Song of the Plough
1933 · 1 votes
Movie8.0ComedyOld Mother Riley starts a new business.
Old Mother Riley in Business
1941 · 1 votes
Movie7.0CrimeAn escaped convict is on the loose, and the police are searching all the doss-houses in the hopes of finding him there. A young journalist is sent by his editor to assist in the search with the aim of reporting on any interesting stories he may find among those seeking shelter that night in the local doss-house, and is eager to help with the arrest. Among the characters they encounter are a man who claims to have got away with murder, and an alcoholic former concert pianist.
Doss House
1933 · 2 votes
Movie6.3HistoryContinuing the story of 'Victoria the Great'.
Sixty Glorious Years
1938 · 3 votes
- Movie7.0Drama
After the Local council he works for decides to replace its horse-drawn services with motor vehicles, one of the drivers spends his savings to buy the horse. Together they search the countryside looking for work, and meeting an assorted group of characters on the way.
Song of the Road
1937 · 2 votes
- Movie4.3Comedy
Mother Riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down, and makes it a success.
Old Mother Riley's Circus
1941 · 7 votes
- Movie6.5Music
The granddaughter of an old showman is kept away from him by his daughter, ashamed of their background. But the girl is phenomenally talented by hereditary, and wins a talent competition, leading to star in a west end show.
Stepping Toes
1938 · 2 votes
- Movie8.0
'Producer stages outside broadcast despite jealous critic.' (British Film Catalogue)
Sunshine Ahead
1936 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0ComedyMusic
Nazi spies infiltrate a British film studio with the intention of sending coded messages in the films they produce.
We’ll Smile Again
1942 · 2 votes
Movie10.0ComedyA retired Admiral steals jewels and is pursued by Spanish bandits.
The Admiral's Secret
1934 · 1 votes
Movie6.3ComedyA weak, cowardly barber gets fit to win over a beautiful woman. However, she prefers his muscle-bound rival until George challenges him to a boxing match.
Keep Fit
1937 · 9 votes
- Movie9.0Drama
A retired major and ex-enemies pledge peace at reunion.
Men of Yesterday
1936 · 1 votes
Movie5.3ThrillerCrimeCulver is a psychiatrist who uses hypnotism to treat his patients. When Carpenter, a test pilot, comes to see him complaining of blackouts that make his job difficult, Culver tries to mesmerise him into killing his wife.
The Hypnotist
1957 · 6 votes
Movie6.8DramaOn the death of his father, an eighteen-year old leaves school to take over the family firm in the City of London. Realising the other directors want to keep him in the dark he starts asking questions, and is soon undercover as a down-and-out in a hostel which will disappear if a company building project goes ahead.
The Common Touch
1941 · 4 votes
Movie6.5ComedyGeorge Bright is a props man in an ice ballet company, and a keen amateur photographer who accidentally snaps crooks at work. Comic complications ensue....
I See Ice
1938 · 7 votes
Movie6.3DramaThe Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie. Its plot follows a young mechanic who unexpectedly inherits the large firm where he works and tries to run it according to his socialist political beliefs. It was based on the 1925 novel Peter Pettinger by William Riley.
The Agitator
1945 · 3 votes
- Movie10.0Music
Warm-hearted Cockneys stage a show to help a sick flower-seller.
Say It with Flowers
1934 · 1 votes
Movie6.5DramaAlan Burmister leaves Devon on a secret gun-running expedition immediately after his engagement to Mary Perrin is announced; he returns at Christmas to find himself accused of the murder of Ivor Connel, a moneylender. Mary's father had always hoped that his daughter would marry John Worrall, a rising barrister. Worrall is briefed for the defence, but when he loses the case and Alan is condemned to penal servitude for life, no one but the judge realises that he has not made use of the best piece of defence evidence...
The Last Chance
1937 · 2 votes
Movie7.0CrimeDramaA crime reporter begins to investigate the disappearance of his bosses wife who had witnessed a murder.
Headline
1943 · 5 votes
MovieCrimeA young policeman becomes involved with a glamorous German woman in London, to his cost.
Playback
1962
Movie7.5ComedyOld Mother Riley is a British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Barbara Everest, Patrick Ludlow and Hubert Leslie. Mother Riley and her daughter stop the plans of some disinherited relatives to overturn the terms of a will. It was the first in the Old Mother Riley series of films.
Old Mother Riley
1937 · 2 votes