Hugh Wakefield
Actor · 1888 – 1971 · Wanstead, Essex, England, UK
Hugh Wakefield (10 November 1888 – 5 December 1971) was an English film actor, who played supporting roles. He was often seen wearing a monocle. Wakefield was born in Wanstead, which was then in Essex. He also had a distinguished stage career, which began at the age of 11. City of Song (1931) was his first film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hugh Wakefield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie7.0ComedyAn impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.
The Million Pound Note
1954 · 85 votes
Movie6.5ThrillerMysteryWhile vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934 · 468 votes
Movie7.0DramaThrillerJames Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.
No Highway in the Sky
1951 · 66 votes
Movie7.0ComedyFantasyWhile holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years.
Blithe Spirit
1945 · 169 votes
Movie8.0ComedyRomanceBecause his father, Lord Grenham, spends more time philandering with attractive women than conducting business, Willie Tatham is forced to interrupt his honeymoon with his wife Margot in the south of France and return to London to get his father to sign an important contract. While Margot, an actress, goes to a small resort where she will not be recognized, Kitty Lake, one of the young women Lord Grenham pursues, flirts with Willie. Two weeks pass and when Willie tells Margot on the telephone that he must stay in town, she threatens to engage in a violent flirtation with the next attractive man she sees. Karl von der Heide, from Vienna, who is waiting to use the telephone, overhears her and begins a flirtation. She identifies herself to him as Mrs. Margaret Spaulding, and they pursue the beginnings of a romance until Margot suddenly returns home.
Aren't We All?
1932 · 1 votes
Movie7.3ComedyMusicTwo strangers meet when they both miss their trains, and end up spending a penniless day and night together. An English version of 'It Happened One Night'.
One Night with You
1948 · 2 votes
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A theatre producer and actor try in vain to have a quiet week in a country cottage. But their efforts turn into comic disaster as a variety of wives, girlfriends and scoutmasters arrive uninvited.
Love's a Luxury
1952 · 3 votes
Movie6.6WarDramaTwo Englishmen train with the Royal Air Force, ending with a bombing raid on Berlin.
Journey Together
1945 · 7 votes
Movie5.6DramaBased on the novel by Edgar Wallace, detectives at Scotland Yard try and track down The Crimson Circle, a secret society of blackmailers
The Crimson Circle
1936 · 4 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
Movie7.0ComedyAlgernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove his theory, he bets a friend that he can convert Amos Purdie, the puritanical head of an anti-betting association, into a punter within a week.
The Sport of Kings
1931 · 2 votes
Movie9.0MusicWhile working at a top hotel, the head porter falls in love with a wealthy female guest.
King of the Ritz
1933 · 1 votes
Movie5.8ComedyA wealthy author, looking for material, 'adopts' an incorrigible thief he finds in the streets, together with an attractive typist who is down on her luck.
The Fortunate Fool
1933 · 4 votes
Movie9.0ComedyRomanceIn this romantic comedy, the king of Ruritania marries an impoverished commoner after he is exiled. Trouble shows up when the king must return to his country and marry an heiress. Fortunately, his first bride has fallen for an army officer and is happy to have her royal marriage annulled.
The Luck of a Sailor
1934 · 1 votes
Movie7.5MusicComedyMusical comedy. An opera singer falls for a stowaway on the way to Monte Carlo
My Heart Is Calling
1935 · 2 votes
Movie9.0CrimeDramaAn amateur detective goes on the trail of a gang of violent criminals.
The Man They Couldn't Arrest
1931 · 1 votes
Movie6.0ComedyThrillerDexter becomes involved in a revolution and is asked to hide the Queen. This leads to misunderstanding with his firm and his fiancee.
Lady in Danger
1934 · 6 votes
Movie9.0ComedyThe King of Moldavia tries to negotiate a loan from the United States in return for oil concessions, with the wily assistance of the Duchess of Tann.
The Improper Duchess
1936 · 1 votes
Movie10.0MusicRomanceThis rare 1935 film (the title translated means "do not forget me") features Beniamino Gigli as, of course, an Italian singer who warbles his way through a touching love story. Features musical selections from "Il Trovatore" and "Rigoletto" as well as a lullaby and some Neapolitan songs, including the title tune. Distributed by New York's Bel Canto Society (an organization of hard-core opera buffs).
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A popular opera singer falls in love with a gangly farm boy. Anton's father is left all alone when his son runs off to the Big City with Ilona. Things really get sticky when Albert becomes obsessed with the notion that Ilona is actually his own illegitimate daughter!
Dreams Come True
1936 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ComedyTo help his partner win the daughter of an anthropologist, an actor pretends to be an ape.
No Monkey Business
1935 · 1 votes
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Marry the Girl
1935 · 1 votes
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Make It Three
1938 · 1 votes
Movie9.0ComedyMusicFollowing an argument with his co-star during the rehearsals for a new stage show, famous singer Richard King walks out of the theatre, still wearing his ragged stage costume. Mistaken for a beggar, he’s taken in by a pair of street entertainers and joins their act incognito.
The Street Singer
1937 · 1 votes