Athole Stewart
Actor · 1879 – 1940 · Ealing, London, England, UK
Movies24
Movie6.7DramaThe inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.
Poison Pen
1939 · 7 votes
Movie6.0MysteryThrillerA fake psychic suddenly turns into the real thing when he meets a young beauty. (TCM)
The Clairvoyant
1935 · 20 votes
Movie6.4WarThrillerA German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.
The Spy in Black
1939 · 66 votes
Movie6.3CrimeDramaA man is blackmailed into taking his brother's place in a gang for a jewellery heist.
They Came by Night
1940 · 3 votes
Movie8.0MysteryMaxwell Archer, a private detective, attempts to clear a young man wrongly accused of murder.
Meet Maxwell Archer
1940 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaCrimeA 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
- Movie10.0Comedy
Comedy about two Ruritanian countries who declare war on each other with the mutual intention of losing. Political satire that might have been Britain’s answer to Duck Soup.
The Path of Glory
1934 · 1 votes
Movie10.0CrimeDramaTony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target for the attentions of performer Yvette. She is later murdered with the dagger used by Tony and his wife in their act, and Gaby is accused of the crime.
Accused
1936 · 1 votes
- Movie6.7Comedy
In this he's on the dole, hungry and ready to do any job but quickly light-heartedly scams his way into society and a highly regarded position at a bank next to the beleaguered Robertson Hare. Here he invents a fraudulent business plan (Merrivale - you remember it surely?), the manager and chairman and another finance company are suck(er)ed in and it all snowballs from there. With of course a love interest as a dynamo.
Jack of All Trades
1936 · 3 votes
Movie6.7ThrillerMysteryThe Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they consider themselves to be true patriots.
The Four Just Men
1939 · 6 votes
Movie5.8RomanceMysteryAfter her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather.
The Speckled Band
1931 · 12 votes
Movie9.0ComedyGeoffrey and his wife Anne are trapped in a stifling marriage, which neither feels able to leave. When Geoffrey's boyhood friend, Ernest, and his new wife, Elma, come for a long visit, it's soon apparent that their marriage is equally unhappy. As Ernest and Anne strike up a supposedly secret affair, Geoffrey and Elma do everything they can to encourage their spouses' infidelity, whilst also pretending to be blissfully unaware of it.
Canaries Sometimes Sing
1930 · 1 votes
Movie6.0AdventureA former boxing champion, now an innkeeper, is accused of stealing a watch from a party of guests at his inn, who happen to be members of English royalty. The old man is arrested and thrown in prison. His son, knowing that his father didn't steal the watch and suspecting a frame-up, follows the royal party to London, where he poses as a wealthy "gentleman" and insinuates himself into the English court in an effort to find out who framed his father and why.
The Amateur Gentleman
1936 · 2 votes
Movie7.1ComedyWealthy Nicky finds himself engaged to gold-digger Lady Constance, but he really loves scatty model Diana. Complications, slapstick and mountaineering are the result.
Climbing High
1938 · 4 votes
Movie7.0DramaA bankrupt officer, accused of cheating at cards, defends his honour with a writ.
Action for Slander
1937 · 2 votes
- Movie9.0DramaRomance
Second of three versions of Margaret Kennedy’s novel about a sickly, sensitive Belgian schoolgirl, Tessa (Victoria Hopper), in love with world-famous composer Lewis Dodd (Brian Aherne), who marries her wealthy cousin Florence (Leonora Corbett). Undermining the already delicate Tessa’s health, the composer realises that life without Tessa is unbearable and leaves his unloving wife – but sadly too late.
The Constant Nymph
1933 · 1 votes
Movie6.0CrimeDramaJames Martin and Carol Wall have plans to elope, but a fight with her father's solicitor ends in murder committed by an unknown third-party, and Martin is hunted for the crime, knowing the solicitor was alive when he left him. Carol refuses to speak to him, and he escapes on a ship to South Africa. There, he is the victim of an accident that disfigures his face, and he returns to England to clear his name, believing he won't be recognized. Other than by everybody who knew him, it turns out.
Return of a Stranger
1937 · 3 votes
Movie7.0ComedyMysteryKitty Kellermann is put on trial for murdering her husband, a failed painter. When her counsel resigns from his mandate, the mysterious Peter Bille steps in, though it becomes apparent that he actually is not an advocate but Kitty's lover and moreover confesses the murder. The widow has to admit that the pictures by her deceased spouse sell much better, only for him to suddenly appear alive.
The Temporary Widow
1930 · 1 votes
Movie5.8DramaCrimeA forger returns to his family when he leaves jail vowing to go straight. Although approached by an international counterfeiting gang he keeps his word only to find his nephew is in the Swiss Alps helping the crooks. He sets off to try and put a stop to things, but with Scotland Yard also hot-footing it to the resort his problems are just beginning. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
Dusty Ermine
1936 · 7 votes
Movie7.0DramaRomanceHerbert Marshall and Edna Best, husband and wife in 1933, star in the British drama Faithful Hearts. Best plays the daughter of Marshall, who years earlier had run out on his family. When Edna re-enters Marshall's life, it causes him to reassess his values-and to end his engagement to his judgmental fiancee. When Faithful Hearts was released in the US, all the voices were redubbed by American actors; even Herbert Marshall, a fixture in Hollywood films since the dawn of the talkie era, was submitted to this electronic augmentation. Original titled The Faithful Heart (Americans must have more of everything!), the film was based on a play by Monckton Hoffe.
The Faithful Heart
1932 · 3 votes
- Movie9.0Comedy
'Honeymoon wife learns of husband's past and runs away.' (British Film Catalogue)
Where's Sally?
1936 · 1 votes
Movie7.5DramaGeorge Winter, a self-made businessman and MP, lets nothing get in the way of his climb to the top. Certain in his belief in the corruptible and foolish nature of others, whenever Winter meets a competitor who can't be bought, he destroys the man through methods both legal and underhanded. Then, he meets his 'tenth man': a victim who refuses to be silenced by threat or bribery, with the power to bring Winter's house of cards crashing down around him.
The Tenth Man
1936 · 2 votes
- Movie6.0Drama
Lilian has an illegitimate war-baby which is then adopted by a wealthy spinster.
Frail Women
1932 · 4 votes
- Movie7.7Comedy
Old Mother Riley does the laundry for the dancers in the pantomime "Aladdin", where her daughter Kitty works as a chorus girl. Sneaking a peek at the show one day, Mother Riley accidentally pops up through a trap door onto the stage. Accosted by the angry star, Mother Riley’s belligerent responses have the audience in stitches. Outraged, the star walks out, leaving Kitty to take over the leading role, to great success.
Old Mother Riley in Society
1940 · 3 votes