Sybil Grove
Actor · 1891 – 1957 · Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK
Movies24
Movie5.0RomanceComedyAccording to the terms of a will two strangers must marry. Leila (Jessie Matthews) is an English widow, and Fergus (Ian Hunter) is a Canadian bachelor. Both are bequeathed a fortune, but there is a condition to receive it; the two must marry within a year. To aid matters, Leila disguises herself as Fergus' maid, and the two begin to fall in love. However, when Fergus discovers the truth, he is less than pleased by the deception.
The Man from Toronto
1933 · 3 votes
Movie5.6DramaActor Edmund Davey becomes a star overnight when his wife and co-star teams up with the secretary of a noted stage critic to produce a glowing review of his 'Othello'.
Men Are Not Gods
1936 · 16 votes
Movie4.3ComedyDramaA housewife divorces her self-centered husband. Years later, she attends a party where her ex is pursuing another woman. Unbeknownst to him, she is the same ex-wife he'd neglected, now transformed into a fashionable socialite.
Let Us Be Gay
1930 · 9 votes
Movie7.0Music'Switzerland. Schoolgirl poses as socialite to win diplomat.' (British Film Catalogue)
Maid Happy
1933 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0Comedy
An amoral young dancer falls in love with a band leader.
She Knew What She Wanted
1936 · 1 votes
Movie5.4HistoryRomanceIn Vienna, aspiring composer Johann Strauss Jr. clashes with his domineering father, who wants him to abandon music for a steady job in a bakery. Torn between his love for the baker’s daughter, Resi, and the encouragement of a wealthy countess, Strauss finds inspiration that leads to the creation of "The Blue Danube."
Waltzes from Vienna
1934 · 53 votes
Movie8.0DramaLeone Daingerfield, a ruthless old woman, tries to crush the romance between her heir, Edward Daingerfield, and her granddaughter, Judith, whose blood relationship she refuses to acknowledge.
Satan and the Woman
1928 · 1 votes
Movie9.0DramaA corrupt bookmaker inherits a fortune by killing his step-daughter's husband and framing her lover.
The Price of a Song
1935 · 1 votes
Movie7.3ComedyRomanceBroke and stranded in England, American sportsman Larry Brooks and his pal Ambrose take on increasingly odd jobs to remain in proximity to the aristocratic lady that Larry would woo.
Along Came Youth
1930 · 3 votes
Movie7.2MusicComedySunshine Susie was a remake of the German film Die Privatsekretärin, and retained many of the originals general characteristics. Renete Muller who starred in the original, was again cast as the country girl seeking fame and fortune in the big city. She takes a secretarial job at a bank, and sets about catching the heart of her boss, Herr Hasel.
Sunshine Susie
1931 · 4 votes
Movie7.0DramaAdapted from Lady Eleanor Smith’s novel, this 1934 feature tells the story of Joe Prince, an orphan child of circus people who, after many struggles, achieves his life-long ambition of owning a circus.
Red Wagon
1933 · 1 votes
Movie6.5AdventureCrimeEve Marley (Aileen Pringle)is forced to marry a wealthy jeweler that she does not love in order to save the man she loves, Rupert Endon (Ian Keith), from being unjustly arrested as a thief. Rupert, unaware of the reason his sweetheart married his rival, goes to the Far East where he grows rich after discovering a diamond mine. He breaks Eve's husband by underselling him and then returns to England to exact his revenge on the woman he thinks did him wrong.
Prince of Diamonds
1930 · 2 votes
- Movie7.5
The Aldwych Theater farceurs are at it again in Fighting Stock. The punning title refers to a well-stocked rural fishing stream, which sparks a battle royale between two rival groups of fishermen. Brigadier-General Sir Donald Rowley (Tom Walls) gets involved in the fray when he rents a country cottage with his nephew Sydney (Ralph Lynn). While the nephew pitches woo at the local maidens, General Rowley adopts military tactics to reclaim the stream from village squire Duck (J. Robertson Hare).
Fighting Stock
1935 · 2 votes
- Movie8.0CrimeThriller
A man assists a woman to dispose of the body of her stepfather....
C.O.D.
1932 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Comedy
The Gay Adventure
1936 · 1 votes
Movie5.9DramaRomanceA young British woman, tricked into believing she was used during a whirlwind romance, marries a gentle widowed Italian opera star, whose songs she and her first love shared.
Forget Me Not
1936 · 7 votes
Movie6.0CrimeComedyJerry Mason inherits the Hotel Splendide at Speymouth but is disappointed when he sees it is a quiet place with few permanent residents. Gentleman Charlie, a jewel thief arrives after a long spell in prison expecting to be able to dig up the pearls he had buried - only to find the hotel has been built on the site.
Hotel Splendide
1932 · 3 votes
Movie6.0DramaCrimePat Heaton may be the best crime reporter in town but his fiancée Claire, despairing of the more tawdry aspects of his profession, makes him promise to give the job up. When a pretty waitress is found murdered, however, Pat falls in line with the rest of the 'Murder Gang' the pack of reporters who gather to glean stories by fair means or foul!
Sensation
1936 · 2 votes
- Movie10.0Comedy
Comedy of an incompetent photographer and scoutmaster who achieves his wife's ambition for him of office with the local council more by luck than judgement.
What a Man!
1939 · 1 votes
Movie9.0ComedyRomanceStory of a Frenchman who seduces women all over Paris, but he meets his match in a proper American tourist. He does everything he can to seduce her, but he will only find romance when he does so on her terms!
His Private Life
1928 · 1 votes
Movie6.2DramaThings are not all well at Rynox House, where the company is on the verge of collapse. At the same time, its senior partner, FX Benedik, keeps receiving threats from the disgruntled Boswell Marsh, who is seen in town buying theatre tickets and revolvers. As the Rynox staff, including the young Tony Benedik, work to keep the business afloat, FX invites Marsh to settle his grievances at his house one fateful night....
Rynox
1931 · 4 votes
- Movie10.0Music
A series of misunderstanding leads to a colonial governor's wife suspecting him of an affair with his assistant.
Tropical Trouble
1936 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0Comedy
Garage owner Harry Stone buys a racehorse, Brownie, from Peggy Lanstone and, according to formula, hires Peggy as the steed's trainer. When the filly finishes a mere second in the Oaks, Harry's snooty fiancee, Muriel, who never liked the setup anyway, disgustedly heads for greener pastures. Harry promptly marries Peggy, and, after an official investigation of the Oaks' results, Brownie gets revenge on the fickle Muriel.
Racing Romance
1937 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0Mystery
A pearl stolen from an Indian idol results in nothing but trouble for its owner. After he receives death threats by note pinned to a dagger, he decides to gather his relatives in his old mansion for a reading of his will. Unfortunately, the family members are being mysteriously bumped off one by one. The butler and an heiress set out to discover what's going on.
The Black Pearl
1928 · 1 votes