Peter Gawthorne
Oyuncu · 1884 – 1962 · Queen's County, Ireland
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Film7.6KomediSuçChalfont Dükü'nün küçük kızı, meteliksiz bir İtalyan şarkıcıyla kaçınca, ailesi onu reddeder. Kadın oğlu Louis'ye soylu atalarını anlatır ama, ailesi her türlü yardımı reddettiği için Louis bir kumaşçı dükkânında çalışmak zorunda kalır. D'Ascoyne ailesinin, annesiyle olan akrabalıklarını inatla kabul etmemesinden incinen Louis, kendisi ile aile unvanı arasındaki her türlü engeli ortadan kaldırarak hakkı olanı elde etmeye karar verir. Önce Henley'deki pis bir hafta sonunda en iğrenç kuzenini katleder, sonra da amatör fotoğrafçı olan bir başka kuzenini havaya uçurur. Din adamı olan bir amca zehirlenir; kadınlara oy hakkı verilmesi için mücadele eden bir hala balonunda vurulup düşürülür; asker bir amca en ünlü seferini anlatırken tuzağa düşürülür; ve denizci bir amca, bir çarpışmanın ardından teknesiyle birlikte denizin dibini boylar. Bu durum Louis'yi Chalfont ünvanının tek varisi yapar,
Film7.4DramRomantikThroughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939 · 142 votes
Film6.0SuçA young Scotland Yard police academy recruit tries to break up a gang of thieves.
Crime Unlimited
1935 · 7 votes
Film5.3DramA young couple attend a masked ball before their planned (but secret) elopement. Suddenly everything goes wrong when the young woman is attacked and held hostage by a crazed attacker.
The Man Behind the Mask
1936 · 6 votes
Film7.4SuçThird and final film in the 'Inspector Hornleigh’ series of comedy-thrillers. Inspector Hornleigh (Gordon Harker), disappointed at not being handed an important spy case, is assigned by Scotland Yard to an army barracks to investigate the mundane thefts of supplies from the stores. This accidentally leads Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham (Alastair Sim) to a nest of fifth columnists when his dim-witted assistant carelessly talks to a girl in the cafeteria – and that night, news of Hornleigh and Bingham’s arrival is embarrassingly transmitted back to Germany.
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
1941 · 11 votes
Film6.2DramTarihIn 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
Film6.3SuçDramA man is blackmailed into taking his brother's place in a gang for a jewellery heist.
They Came by Night
1940 · 3 votes
Film7.0SuçGizemCharlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu and Hong Kong. Fast-paced with lots of wisecracking. The first film to star Warner Oland as Charlie Chan.
Charlie Chan Carries On
1931 · 4 votes
Film5.9DramDepressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally charged performance as Hardcastle, one of the cotton workers trying to make life better. Interlaced with humour that brings a ray of sunshine to the pervasive bleakness, this remains a powerful social study of life between the wars, and was a rare problem picture to come out of Britain at the time.
Love on the Dole
1941 · 16 votes
Film4.3DramA spoiled carefree rich kid gets into too much trouble for his father who sends him out on his own to prove himself capable of making a respectable man of himself.
The Man Who Came Back
1931 · 6 votes
Film6.8RomantikDramA bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for a year without touching his inheritance.
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
1936 · 30 votes
Film10.0SavaşKomediOne wartime Christmas the well-to-do Ferguson family extends a festive welcome to various strays, with comic results.
This Man Is Mine
1946 · 1 votes
Film6.8KomediAn out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a village hall.
Let the People Sing
1942 · 7 votes
Film6.8DramThe story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was less noteworthy.
They Flew Alone
1942 · 4 votes
Film7.1MaceraDram1939 yılının ortasında İngiltere ve Almanya önüne geçilemeyecek bir çatışmaya kendilerini hazırlamaktadır. Profesör Horatio Smith, öğrencileriyle birlikte arkeolojik bir kazıya gider. Öğrenciler, hocalarının aslında Nazi Almanyası'ndan kaçan mültecilere yardım etmekle görevli biri olduğunu öğrenince, büyük bir hevesle onunla çalışmaya başlarlar. Ancak öğrencilerden biri bu grubun içine gizemli bir kadını getirince işler karışır.
Film7.3KomediCapt Viking and his incompetent fire crew accidentally foil a plot to steal the crown jewels.
Where's That Fire
1939 · 12 votes
Film5.6SuçUnsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a corpse. However, he soon finds himself accused of the murder of a maid at a near-by boarding house.
Dead Men Are Dangerous
1939 · 5 votes
Film7.5KomediLove blossoms after a young man rescues a pretty girl who attempted to drown herself.
Man of the Moment
1935 · 2 votes
Film6.7GerilimGizemAllied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor's nearly perfected bomb sight.
Cottage to Let
1941 · 23 votes
Film10.0SuçA compilation of 3 stories, "The Wedding Gift", "The Thief of London" and "The Final Twist". Originally part of the Danziger Brothers series "Calling Scotland Yard"
Tale of Three Women
1954 · 1 votes
Film4.7KomediAn addled Englishman's efforts to save three young women from eviction land them all in jail and leads to other adventures and mischief.
Those Three French Girls
1930 · 7 votes
Film7.4KomediThe mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremias Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime-wave to save their jobs---and then find themselves involved in the real thing.
Ask a Policeman
1939 · 21 votes
Film5.7KorkuA man relates the story of his friend, racing driver John Bridgnorth, whose death may have been the final act of an ancient family curse.
Death Is a Number
1951 · 3 votes
Film5.9SuçGerilimA man pays a hitman to kill him. Circumstances change and he tries to call off the hit but he has trouble getting the deal killed.
Paid to Kill
1954 · 18 votes