Gordon James

Movies15

• Movie6.2

  DramaHistory

  In 1783 England, King George III appoints William Pitt only 24 years old, as PM. When members of Parliament refuse to take Pitt seriously, he calls for a general election and wins. Pitt works to reform England, focusing on rebuilding the navy while across the sea in France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his conquest of Europe.

  The Young Mr. Pitt

  1942 · 9 votes

• Movie6.2

  Comedy

  A crowded inn means that a man and a woman must share the same room for a night. One problem is that they are both married - to other people. The other problem is that they used to be engaged to each other.

  A Cuckoo in the Nest

  1933 · 5 votes

• Movie10.0

  Comedy

  A tale of two feuding families whose offspring cause uproar when they announce their marital plans.

  A Cup of Kindness

  1934 · 1 votes

• Movie6.0

  In this British comedy, set during the Boer War, a foot soldier saves his major's life. The officer is most grateful and puts the soldier in line for a Victoria Cross (a medal for valor). Unfortunately the well-meaning major's actions cause the soldier to be extradited back to England where he must stand trial for a series of crimes he committed before he joined the military. Later the major scours the British jails in search of the heroic lad. He finally finds him recruiting soldiers for WW I.

  For Valour

  1937 · 2 votes

• Movie7.0

  Thriller

  A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.

  Saloon Bar

  1940 · 6 votes

• Movie7.0

  Comedy

  Staff in a jewellery store hatch a plan to catch a thief.

  Dirty Work

  1934 · 1 votes

• Movie5.2

  Drama

  English-language version. "Atlantic" is a drama film based on the sinking of the RMS "Titanic" and set aboard a fictional ship, called the "Atlantic". The main plotline revolves around a man who has a shipboard affair with a fellow passenger, which is eventually discovered by his wife. The ship also has aboard an elderly couple, the Rools, who are on their anniversary cruise. Midway across the Atlantic Ocean, the "Atlantic" strikes an iceberg and is damaged to the point where it is sinking into the Atlantic.

  Atlantic

  1929 · 12 votes

• Movie9.0

  Comedy

  An ageing aristocrat schemes to secure his dwindling finances by any means – fair or foul!

  Foreign Affaires

  1935 · 1 votes

• Movie8.3

  ComedyRomance

  A newly married couple run into difficulty when the wife refuses to obey her husband.

  Second Best Bed

  1938 · 3 votes

• Movie5.7

  Drama

  Having raised four children alone, widow Mary Williams still manages to love her eldest son, vicious and sadistic Danny Williams, who has led a life of crime and now returns to inflict his insane behavior on the family household.

  Mothers Cry

  1930 · 3 votes

• Movie8.0

  Comedy

  A comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls.

  Plunder

  1930 · 1 votes

• Movie7.0

  Comedy

  Sir Duncan Craggs retires from the Colonial Service and returns to London with his new French wife. The couple are devoted to each other, but continually flirt with other people. Sir Duncan is appointed to the board of clothing retail chain. On his tour of inspection, he encounters a successful store run by the efficient Mr. Bullock. By contrast, a neighbouring shop is filled with unhelpful staff overseen by an incompetent and lazy manager, Raymond Penny, who is more interested in horseracing than running his shop. Craggs is unimpressed by Penny and summons him to a meeting in London. Both Bullock and his domineering wife travel up to London as well, fearing that Penny will tell Craggs malicious stories about them.

  Stormy Weather

  1935 · 2 votes

• Movie10.0

  ComedyHorror

  Mrs Todd is aggrieved at finding that the country house she has bought is evidently haunted. Sir Hector Benbow and his nephew, on behalf of the previous owner, set out to demonstrate that there is no ghost.

  Thark

  1932 · 1 votes

• Movie7.0

  Comedy

  A debt-ridden inventor has to pretend to be his cousin to avoid his creditors.

  Tons of Money

  1930 · 1 votes

• Movie7.0

  ComedyCrime

  A retired Scotland Yard detective, Patrick Fitzpatrick (Tom Walls) comes back to take one final case, tracking down a missing vase which has been stolen by a gang of thieves specialising in taking art treasures. His investigation takes him to the home of the innocent Mr Pye (Robertson Hare), whose house has been used by the crooks to hide their proceeds.

  Pot Luck

  1936 · 1 votes