Linden Travers

Movies20

• Movie7.4

  MysteryThriller

  On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.

  The Lady Vanishes

  1938 · 1.1K votes

• Movie6.1

  Crime

  A sheltered heiress is abducted on her wedding night by a trio of cheap hoods.

  No Orchids for Miss Blandish

  1948 · 27 votes

• Movie6.5

  Drama

  Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners. But he falls in love with Jenny who gets him to marry her and return home as local schoolteacher before finishing his degree.

  The Stars Look Down

  1940 · 29 votes

• Movie6.1

  Drama

  Injured and on his deathbed in Greece, Lord Byron imagines a celestial trial with witnesses to determine the worth of his character.

  The Bad Lord Byron

  1949 · 7 votes

• Movie7.7

  ComedyRomance

  Elderly crook Harry Denton, when challenged to prove he is "not past it," decides to kidnap Sheila Farlane, the 16 year old daughter of a famous actor. When Harry loses his nerve, Sheila won't let him give up.

  Don't Ever Leave Me

  1949 · 3 votes

• Movie5.8

  ActionAdventure

  Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.

  Christopher Columbus

  1949 · 15 votes

• Movie6.2

  ComedyDrama

  A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the seaside. Doreen and Milly are off to a beauty contest, Geoffrey and Catherine are having an illicit weekend in the Grand Hotel and May and the kids are set for a more straightforward holiday of sea, sand, and pub. Meanwhile, the manager and performers on the pier are praying for rain.

  Bank Holiday

  1938 · 15 votes

• Movie6.1

  ComedyHorror

  Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area.

  The Ghost Train

  1941 · 36 votes

• Movie6.3

  Drama

  Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."

  Quartet

  1948 · 16 votes

• Movie8.0

  Drama

  Generational family struggles for control of a family business in 19th century Yorkshire, and to be the Master of Bankdam.

  The Master of Bankdam

  1947 · 2 votes

• Movie6.7

  DramaRomance

  A paraplegic baroness mistakes a man's pity for love - and tragedy ensues.

  Beware of Pity

  1946 · 7 votes

• Movie6.5

  Mystery

  For ten years, The Terror has laughed at both police and public. And for ten years, two of his erstwhile associates, Joe Conner and 'Soapy' Marks, have plotted revenge on the mastermind whose double-crossing sent them to Dartmoor prison without their share of the bullion stolen in a daring raid.

  The Terror

  1938 · 8 votes

• Movie5.2

  AdventureDrama

  In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued by superstitious villagers, she is rescued by the son of the owner of Mordelaine, a vast stately home. Unfortunately, his father's drinking and gambling threaten the very ownership of the house. Despite her humble origins as a servant girl, Jassy must try to use her talents to climb the social ladder and save Mordelaine for the man whom she loves.

  Jassy

  1947 · 12 votes

• Movie6.3

  WarDrama

  During the Second World War, a German spy goes on the run, carrying important news about a U-Boat campaign. The ship he is traveling aboard is hit by a torpedo. The spy winds up on a lifeboat with other survivors, one of whom is a counterintelligence agent who reveals the German spy's true identity.

  The Seventh Survivor

  1942 · 6 votes

• Movie6.7

  Comedy

  To help out his exact double, George Formby (in a dual role) takes the place of a noted South American tenor. This way he can help the opera star fulfill contract obligations and also win the heart of the man's lovely press agent, Linden Travers.

  South American George

  1941 · 3 votes

• Movie6.9

  RomanceDrama

  A remarkable story of love lost and found, as a young couple are separated by circumstance, and plunged into emotional turmoil by a reunion...

  Brief Ecstasy

  1937 · 7 votes

• Movie7.9

  Crime

  During a holiday by the British seaside, Hornleigh and Bingham grow bored and turn their hand to investigating a local crime.

  Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday

  1939 · 6 votes

• Movie7.5

  Music

  Jacqueline intrigues a diplomat, so unbeknown to her he finds her an apartment and finances her musical training. She ends up falling in love with one of his underlings. It turns out that he is no good, will the diplomat save her?

  London Melody

  1937 · 2 votes

• Movie5.6

  DramaMystery

  Rex Walton, millionaire man-about-town, mysteriously disappears on the eve of his wedding after an attempt at blackmail by infamous criminal The Panda. His plucky sister Joan aids the police in their investigations, but Rex’s disappearance sets in motion a chain of violent and incomprehensible events when blackmail turns to murder...

  The Missing Million

  1942 · 4 votes

• Movie9.0

  A young man who urgently needs to find a wife so that he can get a lucrative job in the colonial service, and sets out to persuade a woman to marry him.

  Almost a Honeymoon

  1938 · 1 votes