Fred Groves
Actor · 1880 – 1955 · London, England
Fred Groves was born on 8 August 1880 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Drink (1917), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1921) and The Firm of Girdlestone (1915). He died on 4 June 1955 in London, England, UK.
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Movie6.3DramaThrillerWar hero turned villain George Martin escapes from the police, but he is handcuffed to a naive young crook Willie Stannard. After using a clever plan to obtain railway tickets, and with the police and the press in hot pursuit, George has to find a way of breaking loose from Willie, and to make his escape.
My Brother's Keeper
1948 · 10 votes
Movie6.2DramaA kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
The Old Curiosity Shop
1934 · 4 votes
Movie6.1DramaRomanceAfter Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. When he is found guilty, Larry and Wanda have just three weeks together before he must give himself up— or let an innocent man go to the gallows.
21 Days
1940 · 28 votes
Movie6.3RomanceCrimeLondon's jewel thieves are under the thumb of a mysterious fence, who ruthlessly exposes any thief who crosses him. Desperate, Scotland Yard re-hires ex-Inspector Barrabal who, as a known drunkard, is ideally suited to go undercover with a faked criminal record (which may spoil his chances with lovely Carol Stedman).
The Squeaker
1937 · 7 votes
Movie6.3CrimeDramaWhen Matt Denant (Gerald de Maurier) finds himself wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter, he takes an opportunity to escape from jail during a foggy day and is forced to rely on the goodwill of local people to remain a fugitive of the law.
Escape!
1930 · 6 votes
Movie9.5ComedyOld Mother Riley becomes manager of a hotel - stolen diamonds, murder and pie fights follow.
Old Mother Riley's New Venture
1949 · 2 votes
Movie5.0RomanceComedyA woman believes her boyfriend died in the First World War, but he is now looking for her
Sally in Our Alley
1931 · 5 votes
- Movie7.0Music
A British musical film directed by Victor Hanbury
Beloved Impostor
1936 · 1 votes
Movie6.5ComedyDramaA prominent politician is preparing to expose a financial scandal. But then a woman who has invested heavily in the shady venture threatens to uncover a damaging secret in the politician's past if he exposes the speculation as a fraud. His problem is compounded by his wife's intolerance of the slightest character flaws.
An Ideal Husband
1947 · 15 votes
Movie6.8DramaJonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on the death of his father, he is obliged to start work as a partner in a poor general practice in the Black Country. Edie falls in love with Jonathan's brother, Harold, who is killed in the Great War, and Jonathan marries her as planned. It is only afterwards that he realises he now loves another.
My Brother Jonathan
1948 · 6 votes
MovieDramaHistoryThe film portrays the life of Florence Nightingale, particularly her innovations in nursing during the Crimean War (1854–56).
Movie6.2DramaCrimeAdam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the British war buddy who saved his life at Anzio Beach is now in trouble with the law in England. Taking the advice of his secretary to go to England rather than wire money, Adam arrives in his friend's village to find him about to stand trial for the murder of the hired stable-hand, Lawrence.
Your Witness
1950 · 10 votes
Movie8.0MusicImpoverished aristocrat's daughter Tommy Tucker is in love with radio announcer Bill Coverdale, but he is engaged to her more glamorous sister Angela, who he does not love. Seeking escape from this hopeless situation, and her life of genteel poverty, Tommy flees abroad to Biarritz to become a nightclub singer.
Out of the Blue
1931 · 1 votes
Movie6.3ComedyThrillerWhen a photograph is taken at the scene of a murder, the camera is tossed out of a castle window to destroy the evidence and lands in the back of a passing car belonging to chemist John Gray who becomes amateur sleuth after developing the film and goes in search of the woman captured by the photograph. When the camera is stolen from his laboratory, Gray's suspicions are further aroused.
The Ghost Camera
1933 · 17 votes
- Movie5.0Drama
A wealthy landowner kills his pregnant mistress and buries her body, but his mother has a strange dream that just may bring his crime to light. Based on an actual murder that happened in 1828.
Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn
1913 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0CrimeDrama
“Ex-convict saves his estranged daughter from a blackmailer.” - BFI.
A Glimpse of Paradise
1935 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Crime
'Escaped convict blackmails murderous doctor into helping him.' (British Film Catalogue)
Puppets of Fate
1933 · 1 votes
Movie6.3RomanceAdventureDuring an early, unsuccessful attempt at climbing the Matterhorn, Edward Whymper finds himself rescued by an italian guide, Jean Antoine Carrel. The two men quickly build a friendship and agree to reach the peak together. However, local villagers ploto to divide the alliance of Whymper and Carrel and both men join rival teams as they set out in a race to conquer the mountain. A mountaineering drama based on the novel by Carl Haensel and inspired in the dramatic true story of Edward Whymper, who led the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. There is another version of the film titled Der Berg Ruft, shot the same year in German.
The Challenge
1938 · 9 votes
- Movie8.0Drama
A lawyer plans to murder an aristocrat and steal his inheritance.
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
1932 · 1 votes