Roy Emerton

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• Movie7.1

  AdventureFantasy

  When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

  The Thief of Bagdad

  1940 · 310 votes

• Movie6.1

  DramaRomance

  After marrying a dour and disinterested lord for status, a young woman falls in love with a stage actor while her best friend from boarding school enters an affair with her husband.

  The Man in Grey

  1943 · 47 votes

• Movie6.2

  DramaHistory

  In 1783 England, King George III appoints William Pitt only 24 years old, as PM. When members of Parliament refuse to take Pitt seriously, he calls for a general election and wins. Pitt works to reform England, focusing on rebuilding the navy while across the sea in France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his conquest of Europe.

  The Young Mr. Pitt

  1942 · 9 votes

• Movie6.1

  AdventureWar

  Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey) plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the hospitality of Guhl's spacious palace. It's up to the loyal young Prince Azim (Sabu) to warn the troops of Guhl's treachery by tapping out a message on his drum.

  The Drum

  1938 · 26 votes

• Movie6.2

  RomanceComedy

  Paul, artistically-inclined son of an American millionaire, moves to Paris where he can find inspiration and study the masters. While there, he finds inspiration of a different sort in the form of the beautiful Jacqueline.

  It Happened in Paris

  1935 · 10 votes

• Movie6.8

  MysteryThriller

  A classic British thriller set in a sinister old house, based on a story by Edgar Wallace.

  The Case of the Frightened Lady

  1940 · 18 votes

• Movie10.0

  CrimeDrama

  A young bank clerk steals £500 and plans to go on a spree before shooting himself but a bad girl turned good tries to convince him to return the money and stay alive

  That Night in London

  1932 · 1 votes

• Movie5.4

  ThrillerMystery

  Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman with a mysterious past. Holmes' methods baffle Watson and Lestrade, but his results astonish them. In a long flashback, the victim's wife tells the story of the sinister Vermissa Valley.

  The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

  1935 · 28 votes

• Movie6.0

  ThrillerMystery

  In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team up to solve the mystery of a series of test aircraft which have disappeared without a trace while over the ocean on their maiden flights; unaware, as they are, that a spy ring has been shooting the planes down with a ray machine hidden aboard a salvage vessel which is on hand to haul the downed aircraft aboard, crews and all.

  Q Planes

  1939 · 41 votes

• Movie8.1

  DramaHistory

  The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.

  Tudor Rose

  1936 · 8 votes

• Movie4.8

  MysteryThriller

  A 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

• Movie4.3

  Comedy

  Mother Riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down, and makes it a success.

  Old Mother Riley's Circus

  1941 · 7 votes

• Movie6.5

  DramaRomance

  After discovering that she has only a short time left to live, concert pianist Lissa travels to Cornwall for the final fling of her life. While there, she falls in love with young mineral prospector Kit, a man whose dark secret prevents him from fighting in the War. Unbeknownst to Lissa, however, Kit's affections are also much in demand from a rival of hers.

  Love Story

  1944 · 7 votes

• Movie9.0

  Comedy

  A cleaner salesman finds himself campaigning for both sides in an election.

  Everything Happens to Me

  1938 · 1 votes

• Movie7.3

  MusicDrama

  Singing Marseilles docker Joe is hired by wealthy English couple, the Oliphants, to find their missing son Gerald. When Joe finds him, he learns Gerald escaped of his own will and takes him to stay with a local singer, who offers a refuge from his repressed white parents.

  Big Fella

  1938 · 7 votes

• Movie6.0

  MysteryComedy

  When Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vane, a crime author, they both promise to give up crime for good. As a wedding present, Peter purchases the old house where Harriet grew up, but when they try to move in the previous owner is nowhere to be found, until they start to clean the house and find his body in the cellar...

  Busman's Honeymoon

  1940 · 13 votes

• Movie7.5

  DramaAction

  The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

  The Great Barrier

  1937 · 2 votes

• Movie6.8

  DramaAdventure

  A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this British production.

  Doctor Syn

  1937 · 6 votes

• Movie8.0

  ComedyDrama

  1840 - Max Miller and a troupe of artistes come to perform at a tavern, which is not licensed for such performances. A rival tavern informs the police and they have to pay a heavy fine. However, they find the money by rescuing a boy and getting the reward.

  The Good Old Days

  1939 · 1 votes

• Movie5.6

  DramaThriller

  The story, starring Constance Bennett and Douglass Montgomery, involves a Canadian POW being hidden by a German citizen during World War I.

  Everything Is Thunder

  1936 · 7 votes

• Movie7.0

  Comedy

  A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals. Believing he is being sent to a school rather than a prison, he celebrates accordingly only to find that his drunkenness accidently lands him on the wrong side of the prison bars. The Governorship is eventually restored to him, and he sets about popularising himself amongst the convicts by turning a blind eye to their shady dealings.

  Convict 99

  1938 · 12 votes

• Movie6.5

  WarDrama

  Based on a story by author Noel Streatfeild, the film tells the story of two sisters who are left penniless by their father's sudden death and lease their estate as an airbase to US forces in Britain to help the war effort. Both eventually fall for American servicemen.

  Welcome, Mr Washington

  1944 · 2 votes

• Movie6.5

  DramaAction

  High drama, set in the English moorland of the 1600s. John Ridd wants revenge on the criminal Doone family, but falls in love with the daughter of the family, Lorna.

  Lorna Doone

  1934 · 3 votes

• Movie6.0

  ComedyScience Fiction

  The Professor (Felix Aylmer) is showing Susie (Evelyn Dall) around his time machine when it accidently takes off with Tommy (Tommy Handley) and Bill (George Moon) also on board. They are transported to Elizabethan England where they come across Walter Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth 1, Captain John Smith and Pocohontas. Will our time travellers return?

  Time Flies

  1944 · 4 votes