Moore Marriott
Actor · 1885 – 1949 · Alpha Place, Yiewsley, Middlesex, England, UK
Movies24
Movie5.6ComedyCharley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford 'scholars'. The film is one of many to be made based on the farce Charley's Aunt. Taking inspiration from a well-known Victorian play, a modern-day prankster poses as a wealthy woman in a ploy to prevent him and his friends from being expelled from college.
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
1940 · 7 votes
Movie6.7MysteryCrimeIn the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?
Green for Danger
1946 · 104 votes
Movie9.0War'Admiral's son loves girl who becomes spy, and dies foiling her schemes.' (British Film Catalogue)
Carry On!
1927 · 1 votes
Movie5.6RomanceDramaAdam McAdam is an old, dour sheepherder whose life is devoted to his faithful dog, the whiskey bottle and his daughter, Jeannie. And a conflict that arises when the other sheep-men of the district try every means within their power to have his dog, accused of being a sheep-killer, destroyed.
Owd Bob
1938 · 9 votes
Movie6.5ComedyHappy-go-lucky soldier Guy De Vere must leave India and return to the family seat at Little Twittering, for he has inherited the family title. Sir Guy finds all his relatives to be frozen stuffed shirts... except lovely cousin Rowena, who is mad about knighthood and chivalry. Struck in the head by a falling suit of armor, Guy dreams he and Rowena are back in 1400, as the unabashed farce continues...
When Knights Were Bold
1936 · 2 votes
Movie6.3ComedyRomanceA 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
Movie5.3DramaHorrorA man dreams he is the 'demon barber' who cuts sailors' throats for jewels and uses the corpses for pies.
Sweeney Todd
1928 · 3 votes
Movie9.0DramaA drama film directed by Castleton Knight .
Kissing Cup's Race
1930 · 1 votes
- MovieDramaCrime
A rich man's chauffeur kills his mistress and frames his daughter's fiancé.
London Love
1927 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0Drama
A British drama film directed by Widgey R. Newman
Heroes of the Mine
1932 · 1 votes
Movie9.0ComedyA butcher and a draper stand for election to the local council.
Hawleys of High Street
1933 · 1 votes
Movie6.5MusicIn turn-of-the-century London a young music publisher fights both competitors and piracy in a time where author's royalties were still unprotected.
I'll Be Your Sweetheart
1945 · 2 votes
Movie6.7RomanceComedyHi Gang! is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon and Vic Oliver. It was a spin-off from the popular radio series Hi Gang!.
Hi Gang!
1941 · 3 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
Movie5.8DramaHorrorAn elderly couple move into an old, supposedly haunted abandoned house. A young girl comes to live with the pair as a companion for the wife. However, soon the girl is possessed by the spirit of another girl, a wealthy woman who had once lived in the house but who had been murdered there.
A Place of One's Own
1945 · 20 votes
- Movie9.0Music
A romance occurs between an impoverished tourist and a surprisingly wealthy Germany waitress.
Little Waitress
1932 · 1 votes
Movie4.8ComedyDramaA run-away school-girl falls among chorus girls planning to marry into the nobility.
A Girl Must Live
1939 · 6 votes
Movie7.3ComedyCapt Viking and his incompetent fire crew accidentally foil a plot to steal the crown jewels.
Where's That Fire
1939 · 12 votes
- Movie8.0DramaCrime
A girl is accused when her father kills a blackmailer to save his son.
The Conspirators
1924 · 1 votes
Movie7.3RomanceDramaTurn of the Tide is a 1935 British film directed by Norman Walker. It was the first feature film made by J. Arthur Rank. It is set in a North Yorkshire fishing village, and relates the rivalry between two fishing families. The actors included John Garrick, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Wilfrid Lawson speak in the local accent. The work is based on the novel Three Fevers by Leo Walmsley.
Turn of the Tide
1935 · 3 votes
- Movie7.0Comedy
'An American visitor to England is frustrated by the restrictions placed upon him and his social life by the Defence of the Realm Act.' (National Film Archive Catalogue)
Dora
1933 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ComedyComedy in which a bungling railway worker is given the job of stationmaster at a rundown station in rural Ireland, where his sidekicks are a toothless old gaffer and a portly young loudmouth. Hilarious adventures ensue, including a locomotive chase after gunrunners make off with a train.
Oh, Mr. Porter!
1937 · 34 votes
Movie4.8MysteryThrillerA young woman turns to Holmes for protection when she's menaced by an escaped killer seeking missing treasure. However, when the woman is kidnapped, Holmes and Watson must penetrate the city's criminal underworld to find her.
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
1932 · 15 votes
Movie9.0Romance'Farmer loves singer whom his half-brother marries and abandons with baby.' (British Film Catalogue)
Love's Old Sweet Song
1933 · 1 votes