Patric Curwen

Movies18

• Movie6.1

  DramaRomance

  After marrying a dour and disinterested lord for status, a young woman falls in love with a stage actor while her best friend from boarding school enters an affair with her husband.

  The Man in Grey

  1943 · 47 votes

• Movie6.8

  Drama

  Vivian Kenway, a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides to use his considerable charm to achieve his goal of, apparently, making dissipation his career. His derelictions include seduction, betrayals of sweethearts, family and friends, and Marriage for money. All this with no signs of remorse or redemption, since his life as a completely unprincipled rake is quite enjoyable...for him, at least. Then, World War II breaks out and he is given a chance to die a heroic death for flag and country. Maybe.

  The Rake's Progress

  1945 · 13 votes

• Movie5.8

  DramaRomance

  A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.

  The Lamp Still Burns

  1943 · 8 votes

• Movie7.7

  WarDrama

  A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.

  Medal for the General

  1944 · 3 votes

• Movie6.3

  ComedyRomance

  A stray World War Two bomb releases the ghost of the 3rd Earl of Chaunduyt after 400 years. A visiting professor, while wooing the beautiful Lady Mary, daughter of the present Earl, finds him an ally in his fight on behalf of the villagers to protect their ancient rights against a meddling newcomer.

  Don't Take It to Heart

  1944 · 5 votes

• Movie6.2

  Drama

  After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the beneficence of the great financier. A developing friendship leads to the Knights selling their home to the Blakes when they move back to London. All looks rosy for the Blakes as share prices in Mr Knight's new business venture soar, but is their confidence misplaced?

  They Knew Mr. Knight

  1946 · 6 votes

• Movie9.0

  Drama

  A retired major and ex-enemies pledge peace at reunion.

  Men of Yesterday

  1936 · 1 votes

• Movie6.5

  Drama

  A patriotic, cinematic salvo, this wartime production tells the story of the owner of a shipbuilding company doing his best to contribute to the British fleet. War is good for business, but what will happen once the war is won? It was based on a novel by George Blake.

  The Shipbuilders

  1943 · 2 votes

• Movie6.7

  ComedyDrama

  Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.

  Return to Yesterday

  1940 · 7 votes

• Movie7.5

  Drama

  An elderly Jewish man from Manchester, travels to Nazi Germany to seek the mother of a young German refugee that has attempted suicide. In Germany, Mr. Emmanuel’s efforts to seek out Hertha Rosenhein are greeted by a wall of silence from the scared Jewish community and anti-Semitic hatred from many Germans.

  Mr. Emmanuel

  1944 · 3 votes

• Movie10.0

  ThrillerCrime

  Scotland Yard detectives hunt for a dangerous criminal who has recently returned to England.

  The Ringer

  1931 · 1 votes

• Movie7.0

  DramaCrime

  A houseguest at an upper-class gathering, wealthy Jew Ferdinand de Levis, is robbed of £1,000 with evidence pointing towards the guilt of another guest, Captain Dancy. Instead of supporting De Levis, the host attempts to hush the matter up and when this fails, he sides with Dancy and subtly tries to destroy de Levis' reputation. When Dancy is later exposed, and commits suicide, de Levis is blamed for his demise.

  Loyalties

  1933 · 3 votes

• Movie7.0

  ComedyCrime

  The heir to a London department store must learn the business by working his way through various menial jobs incognito first. However, a crooked manager has arranged for a cracksman, just out of prison, to join the staff. Each is mistaken for the other.

  Department Store

  1935 · 4 votes

• Movie6.3

  Thriller

  Detective Sexton Blake takes on Nazi spies while solving a series of crimes.

  The Echo Murders

  1945 · 3 votes

• Movie6.5

  Drama

  Farmer Chris Lowe meets and falls in love with Molly , a chorus-girl. Despite the fact that she is a city girl through and through, she accepts his proposal of marriage and after the wedding goes to live on the farm. Chris realises that the transition for Molly will be difficult, and in an attempt to ease her into farm life, buys her a strawberry roan calf to look after. Unfortunately Molly finds the adjustment to rural life extremely difficult and does not settle down. She fails to integrate into the local community and starts to feel she has made a big mistake.

  Strawberry Roan

  1944 · 2 votes

• Movie

  WarDocumentary

  A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.

  The Gap

  1937

• Movie

  Documentary

  The operation of a floating sea fort during WWII, and the lives of those who work on board.

  Sea Fort

  1940

• Movie7.0

  AdventureFamily

  A trio of young boys become involved in a criminal plot.

  Nothing Venture

  1948 · 1 votes