British films of 1936 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1936:

1936

Title	Director	Cast	Genre
1936 1936 in film The year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...
Accused Accused (film) Accused is a 1936 British mystery film directed by Thornton Freeland.-Plot:Two dance partners become embroiled in a murder mystery when one of the dancers is accused of murder.-Cast:*Douglas Fairbanks, Jr......Tony Seymour...	Thornton Freeland Thornton Freeland Thornton Freeland was an American film director who directed 26 British and American films in a career that lasted from 1924 to 1949. He was born in Hope, North Dakota in 1898 and originally worked as an assistant director. In 1929 he directed his first film Three Live Ghosts. He was married to...	Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Dolores del Río Dolores del Río Dolores del Río was a Mexican film actress. She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and in the Golden Age of Hollywood...	Drama
All In All In (film) All In is a 1936 British sports comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Ralph Lynn, Gina Malo and Garry Marsh. The owner of a racing stables has high hopes of winning The Derby, but fate intervenes. It was also known by the title Tattenham Corner.-Cast:* Ralph Lynn ... Archie Slott*...	Marcel Varnel Marcel Varnel Marcel Varnel was a film director. He was born Marcel Hyacinthe le Bozec in Paris, France.Varnel started his working life on the Paris stage but soon became a director of musical comedies. In 1925 he moved to New York working as director in several Broadway operettas, musicals and dramas for the...	Ralph Lynn Ralph Lynn Ralph Lynn was a British stage and screen actor.Lynn was born in Manchester and began his acting career in Wigan in 1900 in King of Terrors. After years spent touring regional theatres and a spell in America he made his West End debut in 1915 at the Empire theatre in By Jingo... , Gina Malo Gina Malo Gina Malo was an American film actress, born Janet Flynn in Cincinnati, Ohio. She appeared in a number of British films in the 1930s, often playing an American.-Filmography:* In a Monastery Garden * A Tight Corner...	Comedy
The Amateur Gentleman The Amateur Gentleman (1936 film) The Amateur Gentleman is a 1936 British drama film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Elissa Landi, Gordon Harker and Margaret Lockwood, with music by Richard Addinsell. It is based on the 1913 novel The Amateur Gentleman by Jeffrey Farnol...	Thornton Freeland Thornton Freeland Thornton Freeland was an American film director who directed 26 British and American films in a career that lasted from 1924 to 1949. He was born in Hope, North Dakota in 1898 and originally worked as an assistant director. In 1929 he directed his first film Three Live Ghosts. He was married to...	Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Elissa Landi Elissa Landi Elissa Landi was an Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s. Rumoured to be a descendant of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, she was noted for her aristocratic bearing....	Adventure
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss is a 1936 British romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Cary Grant. The film was re-issued in the United States in 1937 under the title The Amazing Adventure. It is a remake of the 1920 film The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss.-Plot...	Alfred Zeisler Alfred Zeisler Alfred Zeisler was an American-born German film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. He produced 29 films between 1927 and 1936...	Cary Grant Cary Grant Archibald Alexander Leach , better known by his stage name Cary Grant, was an English actor who later took U.S. citizenship... , Mary Brian Mary Brian Mary Brian was an American actress and movie star who made the transition from 'silents' to 'talkies'.-Early life:... , Peter Gawthorne Peter Gawthorne Peter Gawthorne was an Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in Will Hay films. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-upon bit part actors during the 1940s and 50s....	Romantic comedy Romantic comedy film Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...
As You Like It As You Like It (1936 film) As You Like It is a 1936 film, directed by Paul Czinner and starring Laurence Olivier as Orlando and Elisabeth Bergner as Rosalind. It is based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name...	Paul Czinner Paul Czinner Paul Czinner was a writer, film director, and producer.Czinner was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. After studying literature and philosophy at the University of Vienna, he worked as a journalist. From 1919 onward, he dedicated himself to work for the filming industry as writer, director and...	Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM was an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century. He married three times, to fellow actors Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, and Joan Plowright... , Elisabeth Bergner Elisabeth Bergner Elisabeth Bergner was an actress.She was born Elisabeth Ettel in Drohobycz, Austro-Hungarian Empire ....	Shakespeare's comedy
The Beloved Vagabond	Curtis Bernhardt Curtis Bernhardt Curtis Bernhardt was a German film director born in Worms, Germany, under the name Kurt Bernhardt. Some of his American films were called "woman's films" including the Joan Crawford film Possessed . Bernhardt trained as an actor in Germany, and performed on the stage, before starting as a film...	Maurice Chevalier Maurice Chevalier Maurice Auguste Chevalier was a French actor, singer, entertainer and a noted Sprechgesang performer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including Louise, Mimi, Valentine, and Thank Heaven for Little Girls and for his films including The Love Parade and The Big Pond... , Margaret Lockwood	Musical/Drama
Birds of a Feather Birds of a Feather (1936 film) Birds of a Feather is a 1936 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring George Robey, Horace Hodges and Eve Lister. A sausage-making tycoon rents a castle from an impoverished aristocrat...	John Baxter John Baxter (director) John Philip Baxter was a somewhat prolific British film-maker active from the 1930s to the late 1950s. During that time he produced, wrote, or directed dozens of films...	George Robey George Robey Sir George Edward Wade , better known by his stage name, George Robey, was an English music hall comedian and star. He was marketed as the "Prime Minister of Mirth".-Early life:... , Horace Hodges Horace Hodges -Selected filmography:* Night in Montmartre * Summer Lightning * Old Faithful * Birds of a Feather * Three Maxims * London Melody * Follow Your Star * Jamaica Inn...	Comedy
Blind Man's Bluff	Albert Parker Albert Parker Albert Parker was the owner of The Claxton Bakery and creator of the Old Fashion Claxton Fruitcake. Parker got his start working with Savino Tos, the founder and previous owner of The Claxton Bakery, in 1927 when he was eleven years old. In 1945, Tos sold the bakery to Albert Parker and retired...	Basil Sydney Basil Sydney Basil Sydney was an English actor who made over fifty screen appearances, most memorably as Claudius in Laurence Olivier's 1948 film of Hamlet. He also appeared in classic films like Treasure Island , Ivanhoe and Around the World in Eighty Days , but the focus of his career was the legitimate... , Enid Stamp-Taylor	Drama
Boys Will Be Girls	Gilbert Pratt Gilbert Pratt Gilbert Pratt was an American film director, actor and writer. He directed 87 films between 1917 and 1936.He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...	Leslie Fuller Leslie Fuller Leslie Fuller was a British comedy film actor. He was married to the actress Nancy Bates.Albert Leslie Fuller was born in 1888 at 14 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, London, although many biographies wrongly state Margate, as he had a lifelong association with this seaside town. His father was Albert... , Nellie Wallace Nellie Wallace Nellie Wallace was a British music hall star. She was born in Glasgow in 1870 as Eleanor Jane Wallace and first performed on the stage as a clog dancer at the age of 12...	Comedy
The Brown Wallet The Brown Wallet The Brown Wallet is a 1936 British crime film, directed by Michael Powell and starring Patric Knowles. The Brown Wallet, adapted from a short story by Stacy Aumonier, was one of over 20 quota quickies directed by Powell between 1931 and 1936...	Michael Powell Michael Powell (director) Michael Latham Powell was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger...	Patric Knowles Patric Knowles Reginald Lawrence Knowles was an English film actor who renamed himself Patric Knowles, a name which reflects his Irish descent. He appeared in films of the 1930s through the 1970s...	Crime
Cafe Mascot Cafe Mascot Cafe Mascot is a 1936 British black and white comedy film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Geraldine Fitzgerald. It was produced by Gabriel Pascal....	Lawrence Huntington Lawrence Huntington Lawrence Huntington was a British film director, screenwriter and producer.Huntington was born in London on 9 March 1900, he directed more than thirty films following his debut feature After Many Years in 1930, later going on to work in television before his death in 1968.-Partial filmography:*...	Geraldine Fitzgerald Geraldine Fitzgerald Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lady Lindsay-Hogg was an Irish-American actress and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame.-Early life:... , Derrick De Marney Derrick De Marney Derrick De Marney was an English stage and film actor and producer, of French and Irish ancestry.-Actor:On the London stage from 1922 and films from 1928...	Comedy
The Captain's Table The Captain's Table (1936 film) The Captain's Table is a 1936 British crime film directed by and starring Percy Marmont. It also featured Marian Spencer and Louis Goodrich...	Percy Marmont Percy Marmont Percy Marmont was an English film actor. He appeared in over 80 films between 1916 and 1968. He is best remembered today for playing the title character in Lord Jim the first film version of Joseph Conrad's novel, and for playing one of Clara Bow's love interests in the Paramount Pictures film...	Percy Marmont, Marian Spencer Marian Spencer Marian Alexander Spencer is a former Vice Mayor of the Cincinnati City Council in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is also the first African American woman to be elected to the Council.-Personal life:In 1920 Spencer was born in the town of Gallipolis, Ohio...	Crime
The Cardinal The Cardinal (1936 film) The Cardinal is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Matheson Lang, Eric Portman and Robert Atkins. The film depicts a power battle in Rome in 1570 between Giuliano de Medici and one of his rivals.-Cast:...	Sinclair Hill Sinclair Hill Sinclair Hill was a British film director and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894...	Matheson Lang Matheson Lang Matheson Alexander Lang was a Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th century. He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great Britain in Shakespeare plays.-Biography:... , Eric Portman Eric Portman Eric Portman was a distinguished English stage and film actor...	Historical
Cheer Up	Leo Mittler	Stanley Lupino Stanley Lupino Stanley Lupino was an English actor, dancer, singer, librettist, director and short story writer.-Early career:Lupino began his career as an acrobat and made his stage debut in 1913 and first became known as a music hall performer and played in pantomimes at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane... , Sally Gray Sally Gray Constance Vera Browne, Baroness Oranmore and Browne , commonly known as Sally Gray, was an English movie actress of the 1930s and 1940s....	Musical
Crime Over London Crime Over London Crime Over London is a 1936 British crime film featuring Margot Grahame, Peter Gawthorne, Basil Sydney and Googie Withers....	Alfred Zeisler Alfred Zeisler Alfred Zeisler was an American-born German film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. He produced 29 films between 1927 and 1936...	Margot Grahame Margot Grahame Margot Grahame was an English actress most noted for starring in The Informer and The Crimson Pirate. She started acting in 1930 and made her last screen appearance in 1958.-Movie actress:... , Paul Cavanagh Paul Cavanagh Paul Cavanagh was an English film actor. He appeared in over 100 films between 1928 and 1959. He was born in Chislehurst and died in London from a heart attack....	Crime
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke The Crimes of Stephen Hawke The Crimes of Stephen Hawke is a British period film melodrama directed by George King and starring Tod Slaughter as the nefarious Stephen Hawke - who masquerades as the 'Spine-Breaker'. It also features Marjorie Taylor, D. J. Williams and Eric Portman.This is the third of Tod Slaughter's film...	George King George King (film director) George King was an English actors' agent, film director, producer and screenplay writer. He helmed several of Tod Slaughter's melodramas, including 1936's The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.-Career:...	Tod Slaughter Tod Slaughter Tod Slaughter was an English actor, best known for playing over-the-top maniacs in macabre film adaptations of Victorian melodramas.-Ealy life:... , Eric Portman Eric Portman Eric Portman was a distinguished English stage and film actor...	Horror/Drama
The Crimson Circle	Reginald Denham Reginald Denham Reginald Denham was an English writer, theater and film director, actor and film producer.Denham was born in London, England in 1894....	Hugh Wakefield Hugh Wakefield Hugh Wakefield was an English film actor, who played supporting roles. He was often seen wearing a monocle.... , Niall MacGinnis Niall MacGinnis Niall MacGinnis was an Irish actor who made 80 screen appearances.-Early life:MacGinnis was born in Dublin in 1913. He was educated at Stonyhurst College in England, and studied medicine at Dublin University. He qualified as a house surgeon...	Crime
David Livingstone David Livingstone (film) David Livingstone is a 1936 British historical adventure film directed by James A. FitzPatrick and starring Percy Marmont, Marian Spencer, James Carew, Hugh McDermott and Pamela Stanley. It portrays the expedition of the British explorer David Livingstone to Africa to discover the source of the...	James A. FitzPatrick James A. Fitzpatrick James A. Fitzpatrick was a movie producer, director, writer, and narrator, best remembered for making indian documentaries. After completing training in dramatic arts, he worked, for a while, as a journalist...	Percy Marmont Percy Marmont Percy Marmont was an English film actor. He appeared in over 80 films between 1916 and 1968. He is best remembered today for playing the title character in Lord Jim the first film version of Joseph Conrad's novel, and for playing one of Clara Bow's love interests in the Paramount Pictures film... , Marian Spencer Marian Spencer Marian Alexander Spencer is a former Vice Mayor of the Cincinnati City Council in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is also the first African American woman to be elected to the Council.-Personal life:In 1920 Spencer was born in the town of Gallipolis, Ohio...	Historical/Adventure
Dishonour Bright Dishonour Bright Dishonour Bright is a 1936 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also featured Eugene Pallette, Betty Stockfeld and Diana Churchill and was based on a story by Ben Travers.-Plot:...	Tom Walls Tom Walls Tom Kirby Walls was a popular English stage and motion-pictures character actor, and film director. He has claim to be one of the most influential figures in British comedy.-Early career:...	Tom Walls Tom Walls Tom Kirby Walls was a popular English stage and motion-pictures character actor, and film director. He has claim to be one of the most influential figures in British comedy.-Early career:... , Eugene Pallette Eugene Pallette Eugene William Pallette was an American actor. He appeared in over 240 silent era and sound era motion pictures between 1913 and 1946.... , Diana Churchill Diana Churchill (actress) Diana Churchill was an English film and stage actress.She was born Diana Josephine Churchill in Wembley, Middlesex on 21 August 1913. On leaving school she begged her father to let her train for the stage...	Comedy
Dodging the Dole Dodging the Dole Dodging the Dole is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Roy Barbour, Dan Young and Jenny Howard. It was made by Mancunian Films at Highbury Studios and Southall Studios.-Cast:...	John E. Blakeley John E. Blakeley John E. Blakeley was a British film producer, director and screenwriter, the founder of Mancunian Films.Born Ardwick, Manchester, son of James Blakeley , and Margaret . His father had become an early film distributor in 1908 after previous work as a travelling draper...	Barry K. Barnes Barry K. Barnes Barry K. Barnes was a British film actor. He was born in London. He appeared in sixteen films between 1936 and 1947... , Dan Young Dan Young Dan Young was a British comedian and film actor. He featured in a number of Mancunian Films productions often appearing with Frank Randle.-Selected filmography:* Calling All Crooks * Somewhere in England...	Musical
East Meets West East Meets West (1936 film) East Meets West is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Mason and starring George Arliss, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle and John Laurie...	Herbert Mason Herbert Mason -Director:* The First Offence * His Lordship * East Meets West * Take My Tip * Strange Boarders * The Silent Battle * A Window in London * Dr. O'Dowd...	George Arliss George Arliss George Arliss was an English actor, author and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award.-Life and career:... , Godfrey Tearle Godfrey Tearle Sir Godfrey Seymour Tearle was a British actor who portrayed the quintessential Englishman on stage and in both English and US films.-Biography:...	Drama
Educated Evans Educated Evans Educated Evans is a 1936 British comedy film, directed by William Beaudine and starring Max Miller. The film, set in the world of horse racing, was based on the 1924 novel of the same name by the prolific Edgar Wallace. It is one of five films starring Miller which is not known to be extant, and...	William Beaudine William Beaudine William Beaudine was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres.-Early life and career:...	Max Miller, Hal Walters Hal Walters -Selected filmography:* The Danger Zone * Riding for Life * Mistaken Orders * Dangerous Traffic * West of the Law * Verdict of the Sea * Great Stuff * The Perfect Flaw...	Comedy
The End of the Road The End of the Road The End of the Road is a 1958 novel by the American writer John Barth. Its story follows Jacob Horner as he deals with an extreme case of psychological paralysis...	Alex Bryce Alex Bryce Alex Bryce was a British screenwriter, cinematographer and film director.-Selected filmography:Director* Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle * Wedding Group * Servants All * The End of the Road...	Harry Lauder Harry Lauder Sir Henry Lauder , known professionally as Harry Lauder, was an international Scottish entertainer, described by Sir Winston Churchill as "Scotland's greatest ever ambassador!"-Early life:... , Ruth Haven	Musical
Everybody Dance Everybody Dance (film) Everybody Dance is a 1936 British musical film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Cicely Courtneidge, Ernest Truex, Percy Parsons and Alma Taylor.-Cast:* Cicely Courtneidge - Katharine 'Lady Kate' Levering* Ernest Truex - Wilbur Spurgeon...	Charles Reisner Charles Reisner Charles "Chuck" Reisner was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s.He directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1929...	Cicely Courtneidge Cicely Courtneidge Dame Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge DBE was an English actress and comedienne. The daughter of the producer Robert Courtneidge, she was appearing in his productions in the West End, by the age of 16, and was quickly promoted from minor to major roles in his Edwardian musical comedies.After the... , Ernest Truex Ernest Truex Ernest Truex was an American actor of stage and film.-Career:...	Musical
Everything Is Rhythm Everything Is Rhythm Everything Is Rhythm is a 1936 British musical film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Harry Roy, Princess Pearl and Dorothy Boyd. A member of a band playing at a luxurious hotel falls in love with a princess staying there.-Cast:...	Alfred J. Goulding Alfred J. Goulding Alfred John "Alf" Goulding was an Australian-born American film director and screenwriter. He directed 182 films between 1917 and 1959....	Harry Roy Harry Roy Harry Roy was a British dance band leader and clarinet player from the 1920s until the 1960s.-Life and career:... , Princess Pearl Princess Pearl Princess Pearl, also known in Singapore and the Philippines as My Fair Princess, is a television series adapted from Chiung Yao's novel series of the same title. Produced by Hunan TV, the series centres around the legend of Princess Huanzhu during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty...	Musical
Everything Is Thunder Everything Is Thunder Everything Is Thunder is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Constance Bennett, Douglass Montgomery and Oskar Homolka. A British officer attempts to escape from a German Prisoner of War camp during the First World War. It was based on a novel by J.B...	Milton Rosmer Milton Rosmer Milton Rosmer was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He was born in Southport, Lancashire on 4 November 1881. He made his screen debut in the 1916 film The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and continued to act in film and television until 1956...	Constance Bennett Constance Bennett -Early life:She was born in New York City, the daughter of actor Richard Bennett and actress Adrienne Morrison, whose father was the stage actor Lewis Morrison , a wealthy performer of English and Spanish ancestry... , Douglass Montgomery Douglass Montgomery Robert Douglass Montgomery was an American film actor.-Career:Son of a jeweler, he used the stage name of Douglass Montgomery when he first acted on stage in New York. He appeared as a ruggedly handsome fair-haired man, often slightly naive. He started his career in Hollywood, often playing the...	Thriller
Faithful Faithful (1936 film) Faithful is a 1936 British musical drama film, directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Jean Muir and Hans Söhnker.The film was a quota quickie production, with an original screenplay by Brock Williams and music by Pierre Neuville. The plot deals with two pupils from a provincial music conservatory...	Paul L. Stein Paul L. Stein Paul Ludwig Stein was an Austrian-born film director with 67 films to his credit. Stein began his career in Berlin in 1918 and worked exclusively in the German silent film industry until 1926, when he first went to Hollywood, and spent the next five years commuting between Germany and the U.S.,...	Jean Muir Jean Muir (actress) Jean Muir was an American stage and film actress.-Career:Born in Suffern, New York as Jean Muir Fullarton, she first appeared on Broadway in 1930, and was signed by Warner Brothers Studios three years later. She played opposite several famous actors - Warren William, Paul Muni, Richard... , Hans Söhnker Hans Söhnker Hans Söhnker was a German film actor. He appeared in 105 films between 1933 and 1980.He was born in Kiel, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany.-Selected filmography:* Faithful * Beloved Corinna...	Musical
The First Offence The First Offence The First Offence is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Mason and starring John Mills, Lilli Palmer and Bernard Nedell. It was a remake of the 1934 French film Mauvaise Graine directed by Billy Wilder.-Cast:* John Mills - Johnnie Penrose...	Herbert Mason Herbert Mason -Director:* The First Offence * His Lordship * East Meets West * Take My Tip * Strange Boarders * The Silent Battle * A Window in London * Dr. O'Dowd...	John Mills John Mills Sir John Mills CBE , born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills, was an English actor who made more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades.-Life and career:... , Lilli Palmer Lilli Palmer Lilli Palmer , born Lilli Marie Peiser, was a German actress. She won the Volpi Cup, the Deutscher Filmpreis three times, and was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award.-Life and career:...	Drama
Give Her a Ring Give Her a Ring Give Her a Ring is a 1934 British musical film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Clifford Mollison, Wendy Barrie and Zelma O'Neal. A worker in a telephone exchange falls in love with her employer. It was a remake of the 1932 German film Fräulein - Falsch verbunden. Stewart Granger made an...	Arthur B. Woods Arthur B. Woods Arthur Bickerstaffe Woods was an English film director with 27 credits between 1933 and 1940. Woods' films were mainly quota quickies but were diverse in style, from light comedy and musicals to dark crime thrillers. His most acclaimed film is 1938's They Drive by Night...	Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie was a British actress who worked in British and American films.-Early life:Marguerite Wendy Jenkins was born in Hong Kong to British parents... , Bertha Belmore Bertha Belmore -Early career:She was only eight when she made her first appearance on stage. She later toured the coast of America with Sir Philip Ben Greet's Shakespearean Players.-Selected filmography:* Happy * Keep It Quiet...	Musical
Hail and Farewell Hail and Farewell (film) Hail and Farewell is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Claude Hulbert. The film was a quota quickie production, following the escapades of a group of British sailors during six hours' shore leave in Southampton...	Ralph Ince Ralph Ince Ralph Ince , was an American film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 171 films between 1910 and 1937. He also appeared in 110 films between 1907 and 1937....	Claude Hulbert Claude Hulbert Claude Noel Hulbert was a British comic actor. He was the younger brother of Jack Hulbert. Like his brother, he was Cambridge educated and was a member of the Footlights comedy club as an undergraduate.... , Bruce Lester Bruce Lester Bruce Lester was a South African-born English film actor with over 60 screen appearances to his credit between 1934 and his retirement from acting in 1958. Lester's career divided into two distinct periods...	Comedy
The Happy Family The Happy Family (1936 film) The Happy Family is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh Williams, Leonora Corbett and Max Adrian. It was based on the play French Salad by Max Cotto...	Maclean Rogers Maclean Rogers -Selected filmography:Director* The Third Eye * The Mayor's Nest * Up for the Derby * The Crime at Blossoms * Trouble * Summer Lightning * It's a Cop * Virginia's Husband...	Hugh Williams Hugh Williams Hugh Williams was an English actor and dramatist of Welsh descent.-Personal life:... , Leonora Corbett Leonora Corbett Leonora Corbett was a British film actress.On leaving school she studied art but later decided that she would prefer the stage. She made her debut at Cambridge and later appeared on the London stage before appearing on the screen, with Love on Wheels her film debut.-Selected filmography:* Love on...	Comedy
Hearts of Humanity	John Baxter John Baxter (director) John Philip Baxter was a somewhat prolific British film-maker active from the 1930s to the late 1950s. During that time he produced, wrote, or directed dozens of films...	Bransby Williams Bransby Williams Bransby Williams was a British actor, comedian and monologist. He became known as "The Irving of the Music Halls".-Early years:... , Wilfred Walter Wilfred Walter Wilfred Walter was an English film and theatre actor. He was the son of the actor Richard Walter....	Drama
His Lordship His Lordship (1936 film) His Lordship is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Mason and starring George Arliss, Romilly Lunge, René Ray and Jessie Winter. It was released as Man of Affairs in the United States.-Cast:...	Herbert Mason Herbert Mason -Director:* The First Offence * His Lordship * East Meets West * Take My Tip * Strange Boarders * The Silent Battle * A Window in London * Dr. O'Dowd...	George Arliss George Arliss George Arliss was an English actor, author and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award.-Life and career:... , Romilly Lunge	Drama
House Broken	Michael Hankinson	Mary Lawson Mary Lawson Mary Lawson is a Canadian novelist.Born in southwestern Ontario, she spent her childhood in Blackwell, Ontario and is a distant relative of L. M. Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables. Her father worked as a research chemist... , Jack Lambert Jack Lambert (British actor) Jack Lambert was a British film and television actor.-Selected filmography:* Red Ensign * The Ghost Goes West * Premiere * Nine Men * Floodtide * The Lost Hours... , Enid Stamp-Taylor	Comedy
The Improper Duchess The Improper Duchess The Improper Duchess is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Yvonne Arnaud, Hugh Wakefield, Wilfrid Caithness and Arthur Finn. The film is based on the 1931 play of the same name by J. B...	Harry Hughes Harry Hughes Harry Roe Hughes , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 57th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1979 to 1987.-Early life and family:...	Yvonne Arnaud Yvonne Arnaud Yvonne Arnaud was a French-born pianist, singer and actress.Germaine Yvonne Arnaud was born in 1892. She entered the Paris Conservatoire at age 9, studying piano under Alphonse Duvernoy and other teachers... , Hugh Wakefield Hugh Wakefield Hugh Wakefield was an English film actor, who played supporting roles. He was often seen wearing a monocle....	Comedy
The Interrupted Honeymoon	Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role...	Claude Hulbert Claude Hulbert Claude Noel Hulbert was a British comic actor. He was the younger brother of Jack Hulbert. Like his brother, he was Cambridge educated and was a member of the Footlights comedy club as an undergraduate.... , Francis L. Sullivan Francis L. Sullivan Francis Loftus Sullivan was an English film and stage actor. He attended Stonyhurst, the Jesuit public school in Lancashire, England whose alumni include Charles Laughton and Arthur Conan Doyle.A heavily built man with a striking double-chin and a deep voice, Sullivan made his acting debut at the... , Glennis Lorimer Glennis Lorimer Glennis Lorimer was a British actress who appeared in a number of films during the 1930s. She also appeared in the Gainsborough Pictures logo before the opening credits of films by that studio and is sometimes known as the Gainsborough Lady. She made her debut in the 1933 film Orders is Orders...	Comedy
In the Soup In the Soup (1936 film) In the Soup is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Ralph Lynn, Judy Gunn, Morton Selten and Nelson Keys. It was based on a play by Ralph Lumley...	Henry Edwards Henry Edwards (actor) Henry Edwards was an English actor and film director. He appeared in 81 films between 1915 and 1952. He also directed 67 films between 1915 and 1937...	Ralph Lynn Ralph Lynn Ralph Lynn was a British stage and screen actor.Lynn was born in Manchester and began his acting career in Wigan in 1900 in King of Terrors. After years spent touring regional theatres and a spell in America he made his West End debut in 1915 at the Empire theatre in By Jingo... , Judy Gunn Judy Gunn Judy Gunn, born Joan Winfindale was a British film actress.When she was thirteen she played a leading role in a local dramatic performance and the following year she went to RADA to study, where she was the youngest pupil...	Comedy
Irish for Luck Irish for Luck Irish for Luck is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Athene Seyler, Margaret Lockwood and Patric Knowles. An impoverished Irish Duchess tries to survive on her small income. It was also known as Meet the Duchess. It was adapted from a novel by L.A.G. Strong.-Cast:* ...	Arthur B. Woods Arthur B. Woods Arthur Bickerstaffe Woods was an English film director with 27 credits between 1933 and 1940. Woods' films were mainly quota quickies but were diverse in style, from light comedy and musicals to dark crime thrillers. His most acclaimed film is 1938's They Drive by Night...	Athene Seyler Athene Seyler Athene Seyler, CBE was an English actress.Although better known as a stage actress, she first appeared on the stage in 1909 and made her film debut in 1921, and became known for playing slightly dotty old ladies.... , Margaret Lockwood	Comedy
It's Love Again It's Love Again It's Love Again is a 1936 British musical film directed by Victor Saville and starring Jessie Matthews, Robert Young and Sonnie Hale. A chorus girl masquerades as a big game hunter to try and boost her showbiz career.-Cast:...	Victor Saville Victor Saville Victor Saville was an English film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954...	Jessie Matthews Jessie Matthews Jessie Matthews, OBE was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period.-Early life:... , Robert Young Robert Young (actor) Robert George Young was an American television, film, and radio actor, best known for his leading roles as Jim Anderson, the father of Father Knows Best and as physician Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D. .-Early life:Born in Chicago, Illinois, Young was the son of an Irish immigrant father... , Sonnie Hale Sonnie Hale Sonnie Hale was an English theatre and cinema actor and director.John Robert Hale-Monro was born in London, the son of Robert Hale and Belle Reynolds. His father and sister, Binnie Hale were actors. He worked chiefly in musical and revue theatre, but also acted in several films with occasional...	Musical
It's You I Want	Ralph Ince Ralph Ince Ralph Ince , was an American film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 171 films between 1910 and 1937. He also appeared in 110 films between 1907 and 1937....	Seymour Hicks Seymour Hicks Sir Arthur Seymour Hicks , better known as Seymour Hicks, was a British actor, music hall performer, playwright, screenwriter, theatre manager and producer. He married the actress Ellaline Terriss in 1893... , Marie Lohr Marie Lohr Marie Lohr was an Australian film and stage actress.-Biography:Marie Löhr was born in Sydney to Lewis J. Löhr, treasurer of the Melbourne opera house, and his wife, the English actress Kate Bishop...	Comedy
Juggernaut Juggernaut (1936 film) Juggernaut is a 1936 British mystery film, starring Boris Karloff and Joan Wyndham. Directed by Henry Edwards, it was based on the novel by Alice Campbell and was distributed by Julius Hagen Productions. It was also known as The Demon Doctor.-Plot:...	Henry Edwards	Boris Karloff Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein... , Joan Wyndham	Mystery
Jury's Evidence	Ralph Ince Ralph Ince Ralph Ince , was an American film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 171 films between 1910 and 1937. He also appeared in 110 films between 1907 and 1937....	Hartley Power Hartley Power Hartley Power was an American-born British film and television actor. He is best remembered for two roles: "Sylvester Kee" the ventriloquist who is shot and almost killed by "Maxwell Frere" as a rival for his "dummy"'s affections in Dead of Night; the chief of the news agency that Gregory Peck... , Margaret Lockwood	Crime
Keep Your Seats, Please Keep Your Seats, Please Keep Your Seats, Please is an ATP production comedy film made in 1936, starring George Formby and co-starring Florence Desmond, Alastair Sim, Gus McNaughton and Hal Gordon....	Monty Banks Monty Banks Montague Banks was a comedian and film director. In the 1920s, he worked in Hollywood, starring in many silent short comedies and in the feature-length action thriller Play Safe...	George Formby George Formby George Formby, OBE , born George Hoy Booth, was a British comedy actor, singer-songwriter, and comedian. He sang light, comical songs, accompanying himself on the banjo ukulele or banjolele... , Florence Desmond Florence Desmond Florence Desmond was the stage name of Florence Dawson, an English actress, comedienne and impersonator....	Comedy
King of the Castle	Redd Davis Redd Davis Redd Davis was a Canadian film director and producer who directed more than twenty films between 1932 and 1942. He was born in Canada in 1896, but he moved to Britain where he directed his first film The Spare Room in 1932. He worked mainly at Twickenham Studios in west London...	June Clyde June Clyde June Clyde was an American actress, singer and dancer. She was a niece of actress .... , Claude Dampier Claude Dampier Claude Dampier was a British film actor. He was born in Clapham as Claud Conolly Cowan.-Filmography:* Hullo Marmaduke * The Adventures of Algy * Mr...	Comedy
King of Hearts	Oswald Mitchell Oswald Mitchell Oswald Albert Mitchell was a British film director who directed several of the Old Mother Riley series of films.-Selected filmography:* Such Is the Law * Danny Boy * Old Mother Riley... , Walter Tennyson Walter Tennyson -Selected filmography:Actors* The Virgin Queen * Women and Diamonds * Speeding Into Trouble * The Infamous Lady Director* Father O'Flynn * King of Hearts...	Will Fyffe Will Fyffe Will Fyffe was a major star of the 1930s and 1940s, a star of stage, screen and shellac.Fyffe made his debut in his father's stock company at the age of six... , Gwenllian Gill	Romance
Laburnum Grove Laburnum Grove Laburnum Grove is a 1936 British comedy film, written by J. B. Priestley, directed by Carol Reed and starring Edmund Gwenn, Cedric Hardwicke and Victoria Hopper. To rid himself of his sponging relatives a man tells them he is really a forger which causes them to leave...	Carol Reed Carol Reed Sir Carol Reed was an English film director best known for Odd Man Out , The Fallen Idol , The Third Man and Oliver!...	Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn was an English theatre and film actor.-Background:Born Edmund John Kellaway in Wandsworth, London , and educated at St. Olave's School and later at King's College London, Gwenn began his acting career in the theatre in 1895... , Cedric Hardwicke Cedric Hardwicke Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke was a noted English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly fifty years... , Victoria Hopper Victoria Hopper Victoria Hopper was a Canadian-born British stage and film actress and singer.Hopper was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and raised in Dunston, Gateshead, England. She was popular during the 1930s. She was married from August 1934 until 1939 to Basil Dean, a British stage and film...	Comedy
Land Without Music Land Without Music Land Without Music is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Richard Tauber, Diana Napier and Jimmy Durante.The film is also known as Forbidden Music in the USA.- Plot summary :...	Walter Forde Walter Forde Walter Forde was a British actor, Screenwriter and Director. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1896 he directed over fifty films between 1920 and 1949.-Silent era filmography:* The Wanderer * The Handyman ...	Richard Tauber Richard Tauber Richard Tauber was an Austrian tenor acclaimed as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Some critics commented that "his heart felt every word he sang".-Early life:... , Diana Napier Diana Napier -Selected filmography:* Her First Affaire * The Private Life of Don Juan * The Rise of Catherine the Great * Royal Cavalcade * Heart's Desire * Pagliacci * Land Without Music...	Comedy
The Last Journey The Last Journey The Last Journey is a 1936 British B-movie. The movie was directed by Bernard Vorhaus.-Synopsis:A train driver on his last journey before retirement thinks his fireman is having an affair with his wife. The driver intends to kill himself and his passengers by crashing the train...	Bernard Vorhaus Bernard Vorhaus Bernard Vorhaus was an American film director born in New York City.The Harvard University graduate, in addition to directing thirty-two films, was also the mentor to future film director David Lean, some of whose work as a film editor early in his career was on Vorhaus pictures...	Julien Mitchell,	Thriller
Limelight Limelight (1936 film) Limelight is a 1936 British, black-and-white, drama, musical, romance film directed by Herbert Wilcox starring Anna Neagle, Arthur Tracy, Jean Winton, and Ronald Shiner as the Assistant State Manager. It was produced by Herbert Wilcox Productions and British and Dominions Film Corporation....	Herbert Wilcox Herbert Wilcox Herbert Sydney Wilcox was a British film producer and director.-Early life:Wilcox's mother was from County Cork, Ireland, but he was born in Norwood and attended school in Brighton...	Anna Neagle Anna Neagle Forming a professional alliance with Wilcox, Neagle played her first starring film role in the musical Goodnight Vienna , again with Jack Buchanan. With this film Neagle became an overnight favourite... , Arthur Tracy Arthur Tracy Arthur Tracy was an American vocalist, billed as The Street Singer. His performances in theatre, films and radio, along with his recordings, brought him international fame in the 1930s...	Musical
The Limping Man	Walter Summers Walter Summers Walter Summers was a British film director and screenwriter.-Biography:Born in Barnstaple to a family of actors, British motion picture director Walter Summers began his career in the family trade; his first contact with filmmaking was as an assistant to American director George Loane Tucker, who...	Francis L. Sullivan Francis L. Sullivan Francis Loftus Sullivan was an English film and stage actor. He attended Stonyhurst, the Jesuit public school in Lancashire, England whose alumni include Charles Laughton and Arthur Conan Doyle.A heavily built man with a striking double-chin and a deep voice, Sullivan made his acting debut at the... , Hugh Wakefield Hugh Wakefield Hugh Wakefield was an English film actor, who played supporting roles. He was often seen wearing a monocle....	Mystery
The Lonely Road The Lonely Road The Lonely Road is a 1936 British drama film directed by James Flood and starring Clive Brook, Victoria Hopper, Nora Swinburne and Malcolm Keen...	James Flood	Clive Brook, Victoria Hopper Victoria Hopper Victoria Hopper was a Canadian-born British stage and film actress and singer.Hopper was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and raised in Dunston, Gateshead, England. She was popular during the 1930s. She was married from August 1934 until 1939 to Basil Dean, a British stage and film...	Drama
Love Up the Pole	Clifford Gulliver	Ernie Lotinga Ernie Lotinga Ernie Lotinga was a British comedian and film actor. Lotinga became known for the Josser series of comedy film in which he starred during the 1930s.-Selected filmography:... , Vivienne Chatterton, Wallace Lupino Wallace Lupino Wallace Lupino was a British-born film actor who was part of the Lupino family. He appeared in 63 films between 1918 and 1940...	Comedy
Luck of the Turf Luck of the Turf Luck of the Turf is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Randall Faye and starring Jack Melford, Moira Lynd, Wally Patch and Moore Marriott...	Randall Faye Randall Faye Randall Faye was an American screenwriter, film producer and director. He wrote for 64 films between 1926 and 1947.He was died in Orange County, California.-Selected filmography:* Upstream...	Jack Melford Jack Melford Jack Melford was a British film and television actor. He was the brother of screenwriter and film director Austin Melford.-Selected filmography:* Find the Lady * Luck of the Turf * Scruffy... , Wally Patch Wally Patch Wally Patch was a British character actor, who had supporting roles in many films. He was born Walter Sidney Vinnicombe in Willesden, London on 26 September 1888... , Moore Marriott Moore Marriott Moore Marriott was a British character actor most notable for a series of films he made with Will Hay in the 1930s.-Career:...	Comedy
The Man Behind the Mask The Man Behind the Mask The Man Behind the Mask is a 1936 British mystery film directed by Michael Powell and starring Hugh Williams, Jane Baxter, Ronald Ward, Maurice Schwartz, George Merritt, Henry Oscar and Peter Gawthorne...	Michael Powell Michael Powell (director) Michael Latham Powell was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger...	Hugh Williams Hugh Williams Hugh Williams was an English actor and dramatist of Welsh descent.-Personal life:... , Jane Baxter Jane Baxter Jane Baxter was a British actress. Her stage career spanned half a century, and she appeared in a number of films and in television.-Early life:...	Mystery
The Man Who Changed His Mind The Man Who Changed His Mind The Man Who Changed His Mind is a 1936 science fiction horror film starring Boris Karloff and Anna Lee. It was directed by Robert Stevenson and was released in Great Britain by Gainsborough Pictures. The film was also known as The Brainsnatcher or The Man Who Lived Again.-Plot:Dr...	Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson (director) Robert Stevenson was an English film writer and director. He was educated at Cambridge University where he became the president of both the Liberal Club and the Cambridge Union Society....	Boris Karloff Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein... , Anna Lee Anna Lee Anna Lee, MBE was an English actress.-Career:Lee studied at the Royal Albert Hall, then debuted with a bit part in the film His Lordship...	Horror
The Man Who Could Work Miracles The Man Who Could Work Miracles The Man Who Could Work Miracles is a 1936 British fantasy-comedy film. It is a greatly expanded version of H.G. Wells’s story of the same name. It was the final adaptation of one of Wells' works to be produced during his lifetime.-Plot outline:...	Lothar Mendes Lothar Mendes Lothar Mendes was a German screenwriter and film director. His most important work was Jew Suss- Personal life:...	Roland Young Roland Young Roland Young was an English actor.-Early life and career:Born in London, England, Young was educated at Sherborne School, Dorset and the University of London before being accepted into Royal Academy of Dramatic Art... , Joan Gardner Joan Gardner Joan Gardner was a British actress. She married Zoltán Korda and had a son, David.Joan was born in Chesham, Bucks, UK. She made her stage debut immediately on leaving school and by age 18 had achieved success there...	Fantasy/Comedy
Melody of My Heart	Wilfred Noy Wilfred Noy Wilfred Noy was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and producer of the silent era. He directed 89 films between 1910 and 1936...	Derek Oldham Derek Oldham Derek Oldham was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in the tenor roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.... , Lorraine La Fosse	Musical
Men Are Not Gods Men Are Not Gods Men Are Not Gods is a 1936 British film starring Miriam Hopkins and co-starring Gertrude Lawrence, Sebastian Shaw and Rex Harrison. It was a success in the UK when released largely due to the popularity of the two female stars Hopkins and Lawrence. This also brought to attention the talents of Rex...	Walter Reisch Walter Reisch Walter Reisch was an Austrian-born director and screenwriter. He also wrote lyrics to several songs featured in his films, one popular title is "Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne".-Selected filmography:...	Miriam Hopkins Miriam Hopkins Ellen Miriam Hopkins was an American actress known for her versatility in a wide variety of roles.Hopkins was born in Savannah, Georgia, and raised in Bainbridge, a town in the state's southwest near the Alabama border... , Gertrude Lawrence Gertrude Lawrence Gertrude Lawrence was an English actress, singer and musical comedy performer known for her stage appearances in the West End theatre district of London and on Broadway.-Early life:...	Drama Drama film A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
Midnight at Madame Tussaud's Midnight at Madame Tussaud's Midnight at Madame Tussaud's is a 1936 British thriller film directed by George Pearson and starring Lucille Lisle, James Carew and Charles Oliver. A daring explorer bets his friends he can spend a night in Madame Tussaud's chamber of horrors. Meanwhile, on the outside, his young female ward is in...	George Pearson	James Carew James Carew James Carew was an American actor who appeared in many films, mainly in Britain. He was born in Goshen, Indiana in 1876 and began work as a clerk in a publishing firm... , Charles Oliver Charles Oliver (actor) Charles Oliver was a British film actor. He appeared in the Will Hay film Ask a Policeman as the local squire who oversees a smuggling empire.-Selected filmography:* Wings Over Africa * Midnight at Madame Tussaud's...	Mystery/Horror
Murder at the Cabaret Murder at the Cabaret Murder at the Cabaret is a 1936 British crime film directed by Reginald Fogwell and starring Phyllis Robins, Freddie Forbes, James Carew and Frederick Peisley. A nightclub singer is murdered...	Reginald Fogwell Reginald Fogwell Reginald Fogwell was a British Film Director, producer and screenwriter.-Selected filmography:Director* The Warning * Cross Roads * The Written Law...	Phyllis Robins, James Carew James Carew James Carew was an American actor who appeared in many films, mainly in Britain. He was born in Goshen, Indiana in 1876 and began work as a clerk in a publishing firm...	Crime
Night Mail Night Mail Night Mail is a 1936 documentary film about a London, Midland and Scottish Railway mail train from London to Scotland, produced by the GPO Film Unit. A poem by English poet W. H. Auden was written for it, used in the closing few minutes, as was music by Benjamin Britten...	Harry Watt Harry Watt (director) Harry Watt was a Scottish documentary and feature film director, who began his career working for John Grierson and Robert Flaherty. His 1959 film The Siege of Pinchgut was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival... , Basil Wright Basil Wright Basil Wright, , was a documentary filmmaker, film historian, film critic and teacher.-Biography:...	Arthur Clarke, John Grierson John Grierson John Grierson was a pioneering Scottish documentary maker, often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film. According to popular myth, in 1926, Grierson coined the term "documentary" to describe a non-fiction film.-Early life:Grierson was born in Deanston, near Doune, Scotland...	Documentary Short
No Escape No Escape (1936 film) No Escape is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Norman Lee and starring Valerie Hobson, Leslie Perrins and Robert Cochran. For a bet a man attempts to hide his friend for a month, but the police soon believe he has murdered him.-Cast:...	Norman Lee Norman Lee -Selected filmography:Director* The Streets of London * Strip, Strip, Hooray * The Pride of the Force * The Outcast * Doctor's Orders * Spring in the Air * A Political Party...	Valerie Hobson Valerie Hobson Valerie Hobson was a British actress who appeared in a number of British films during the 1940s and 1950s... , Billy Milton Billy Milton -Selected filmography:* Young Woodley * The Man from Chicago * The Great Gay Road * Three Men in a Boat * Music Hath Charms * No Escape * Aren't Men Beasts! * Yes, Madam?...	Mystery
No Limits No Limit (1936 film) No Limit is a 1935 British comedy film which was released by Associated Talking Pictures. It starred George Formby and Florence Desmond.-Synopsis:...	Monty Banks Monty Banks Montague Banks was a comedian and film director. In the 1920s, he worked in Hollywood, starring in many silent short comedies and in the feature-length action thriller Play Safe...	George Formby, Florence Desmond Florence Desmond Florence Desmond was the stage name of Florence Dawson, an English actress, comedienne and impersonator....	Comedy
One Good Turn One Good Turn (1936 film) One Good Turn is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Leslie Fuller, Georgie Harris and Hal Gordon. Two coffee-stall worker try to prevent their landlady's daughter being cheated by a villanous theatre producer....	Alfred J. Goulding Alfred J. Goulding Alfred John "Alf" Goulding was an Australian-born American film director and screenwriter. He directed 182 films between 1917 and 1959....	Leslie Fuller Leslie Fuller Leslie Fuller was a British comedy film actor. He was married to the actress Nancy Bates.Albert Leslie Fuller was born in 1888 at 14 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, London, although many biographies wrongly state Margate, as he had a lifelong association with this seaside town. His father was Albert... , Georgie Harris Georgie Harris -Selected filmography:* Doctor's Orders * Radio Parade of 1935 * The Stoker * One Good Turn * Boys Will Be Girls * Captain Bill -External links:...	Comedy
Pot Luck	Tom Walls Tom Walls Tom Kirby Walls was a popular English stage and motion-pictures character actor, and film director. He has claim to be one of the most influential figures in British comedy.-Early career:...	Ralph Lynn Ralph Lynn Ralph Lynn was a British stage and screen actor.Lynn was born in Manchester and began his acting career in Wigan in 1900 in King of Terrors. After years spent touring regional theatres and a spell in America he made his West End debut in 1915 at the Empire theatre in By Jingo... , Robertson Hare Robertson Hare John Robertson Hare was an English comedy actor, popularly known as Bunny, who came to fame in the Aldwych farces. He is known for routinely losing his trousers on-stage, at which point he would utter his catchphrase "Oh Calamity"...	Comedy
Prison Breaker Prison Breaker Prison Breaker is a 1936 British crime drama film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring James Mason, Wally Patch, Marguerite Allan and George Merritt. A British secret service agent falls in love with the daughter of a leading London criminal, and soon after becoming involved with her father finds...	Adrian Brunel Adrian Brunel Adrian Brunel was an English film director and screenwriter. Brunel's directorial career started in the silent era, and reached its peak in the latter half of the 1920s...	James Mason James Mason James Neville Mason was an English actor who attained stardom in both British and American films. Mason remained a powerful figure in the industry throughout his career and was nominated for three Academy Awards as well as three Golden Globes .- Early life :Mason was born in Huddersfield, in the... , Wally Patch Wally Patch Wally Patch was a British character actor, who had supporting roles in many films. He was born Walter Sidney Vinnicombe in Willesden, London on 26 September 1888...	Crime/Drama
The Prisoner of Corbal The Prisoner of Corbal The Prisoner of Corbal is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Nils Asther, Hugh Sinclair and Hazel Terry. It is also known by the alternative title The Marriage of Corbal...	Karl Grune Karl Grune Karl Grune was an Austrian film director and writer who made many silent films in the 1920s.Grune was born in Vienna, where he later attended drama school...	Nils Asther Nils Asther Nils Anton Alfhild Asther was a Danish-born Swedish actor active in Hollywood from 1926 to the mid 1950s, known for his beautiful face and often called "the male Greta Garbo"... , Hugh Sinclair Hugh Sinclair Admiral Sir Hugh Francis Paget Sinclair KCB , nicknamed "Quex", was a British intelligence officer. Between 1919 and 1921, he was Director of British Naval Intelligence, and helped to set up the Secret Intelligence Service before the Second World War.-Career:Sinclair joined the Royal Navy in the...	Historical
Public Nuisance No. 1 Public Nuisance No. 1 Public Nuisance No. 1 is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Frances Day, Arthur Riscoe and Muriel Aked. A young man goes to work as a waiter at his uncle's hotel in France.-Cast:* Frances Day - Frances Travers...	Marcel Varnel Marcel Varnel Marcel Varnel was a film director. He was born Marcel Hyacinthe le Bozec in Paris, France.Varnel started his working life on the Paris stage but soon became a director of musical comedies. In 1925 he moved to New York working as director in several Broadway operettas, musicals and dramas for the...	Frances Day Frances Day Frances Day was an American actress and singer who achieved great popularity in the UK in the 1930s.Day's career began as a nightclub cabaret singer in New York City and London... , Arthur Riscoe Arthur Riscoe -Selected filmography:* Horatio's Deception * For Love of You * Public Nuisance No. 1 * Paradise for Two * Kipps -External links:...	Comedy
Queen of Hearts	Monty Banks Monty Banks Montague Banks was a comedian and film director. In the 1920s, he worked in Hollywood, starring in many silent short comedies and in the feature-length action thriller Play Safe...	Gracie Fields Gracie Fields Dame Gracie Fields, DBE , was an English-born, later Italian-based actress, singer and comedienne and star of both cinema and music hall.-Early life:... , John Loder John Loder (actor) John Loder was a British-American actor. He was born William John Muir Lowe in London.-Early life:Loder's father was General W. H. M. Lowe, the British officer to whom Patrick Pearse, the leader of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, surrendered...	Comedy
Rembrandt	Alexander Korda Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda was a Hungarian-born British producer and film director. He was a leading figure in the British film industry, the founder of London Films and the owner of British Lion Films, a film distributing company.-Life and career:The elder brother of filmmakers Zoltán Korda and Vincent...	Charles Laughton Charles Laughton Charles Laughton was an English-American stage and film actor, screenwriter, producer and director.-Early life and career:... , Gertrude Lawrence Gertrude Lawrence Gertrude Lawrence was an English actress, singer and musical comedy performer known for her stage appearances in the West End theatre district of London and on Broadway.-Early life:... , Elsa Lanchester Elsa Lanchester Elsa Sullivan Lanchester was an English-American character actress with a long career in theatre, film and television....	Biography
Rhodes of Africa Rhodes of Africa Rhodes of Africa is a 1936 British biographical film charting the life of Cecil Rhodes. It was directed by Berthold Viertel and starred Walter Huston, Oskar Homolka, Basil Sydney and Bernard Lee.-Cast:* Walter Huston - Cecil Rhodes...	Berthold Viertel Berthold Viertel Berthold Viertel , born in Vienna, Austria was a screen writer and film director.-Arrival in America:He was married to screenplay writer and actress Salka Viertel from 30 April 1918 to 20 December 1947. The pair came to Los Angeles in 1928 planning to stay for just three years...	Walter Huston Walter Huston Walter Thomas Huston was a Canadian-born American actor. He was the father of actor and director John Huston and the grandfather of actress Anjelica Huston and actor Danny Huston.-Life and career:... , Oskar Homolka	Historical
Rhythm in the Air Rhythm in the Air Rhythm in the Air is a 1936 British comedy dance film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring husband and wife dance partnership American Jack Donohue and Norwegian Tutta Rolf...	Arthur B. Woods Arthur B. Woods Arthur Bickerstaffe Woods was an English film director with 27 credits between 1933 and 1940. Woods' films were mainly quota quickies but were diverse in style, from light comedy and musicals to dark crime thrillers. His most acclaimed film is 1938's They Drive by Night...	Jack Donohue, Tutta Rolf Tutta Rolf Tutta Rolf was a Norwegian-Swedish film and theatre actress and singer. She appeared in 14 films between 1932 and 1939...	Comedy
Sabotage Sabotage (film) Sabotage, also released as The Woman Alone, is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is based on Joseph Conrad's novel The Secret Agent...	Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...	Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney was an American actress who rose to prominence in the 1930s appearing in numerous crime dramas.-Early life:... , Oskar Homolka, John Loder John Loder (actor) John Loder was a British-American actor. He was born William John Muir Lowe in London.-Early life:Loder's father was General W. H. M. Lowe, the British officer to whom Patrick Pearse, the leader of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, surrendered...	Drama
Secret Agent	Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...	John Gielgud John Gielgud Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH was an English actor, director, and producer. A descendant of the renowned Terry acting family, he achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937... , Peter Lorre Peter Lorre Peter Lorre was an Austrian-American actor frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner.He caused an international sensation in 1931 with his portrayal of a serial killer who preys on little girls in the German film M... , Madeleine Carroll Madeleine Carroll Edith Madeleine Carroll was an English actress, popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Early life:Carroll was born at 32 Herbert Street in West Bromwich, England. She graduated from the University of Birmingham, England with a B.A. degree... , Robert Young Robert Young (actor) Robert George Young was an American television, film, and radio actor, best known for his leading roles as Jim Anderson, the father of Father Knows Best and as physician Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D. .-Early life:Born in Chicago, Illinois, Young was the son of an Irish immigrant father...	Spy/Drama
Secret of Stamboul Secret of Stamboul Secret of Stamboul is a 1936 British thriller film, taken from the novel The Eunuch of Stamboul by Dennis Wheatley, directed by Andrew Marton and starring Valerie Hobson, James Mason and Frank Vosper...	Andrew Marton Andrew Marton Andrew Marton was a Hungarian-American director, producer and editor...	Valerie Hobson Valerie Hobson Valerie Hobson was a British actress who appeared in a number of British films during the 1940s and 1950s... , James Mason James Mason James Neville Mason was an English actor who attained stardom in both British and American films. Mason remained a powerful figure in the industry throughout his career and was nominated for three Academy Awards as well as three Golden Globes .- Early life :Mason was born in Huddersfield, in the...	Thriller
Sensation Sensation (film) Sensation is a 1936 British crime film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring John Lodge, Diana Churchill, Francis Lister and Felix Aylmer...	Brian Desmond Hurst Brian Desmond Hurst thumb\|right\|200px\|Portrait by [[Allan Warren]]Brian Desmond Hurst was a Belfast-born film director. Responsible for over 30 movies as director, Hurst was Ireland's most prolific movie director during the 20th century.-Early life:Hurst was born Hans Hurst in Ribble Street, East Belfast"". into a...	John Lodge John Davis Lodge John Davis Lodge , was an American politician, and 79th Governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955. He was also an actor and U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Argentina and Switzerland.-Early life:Lodge was born in Washington, D.C.... , Diana Churchill Diana Churchill (actress) Diana Churchill was an English film and stage actress.She was born Diana Josephine Churchill in Wembley, Middlesex on 21 August 1913. On leaving school she begged her father to let her train for the stage...	Crime
She Knew What She Wanted She Knew What She Wanted She Knew What She Wanted is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Albert Burdon, Claude Dampier and Googie Withers. An amoral young dancer falls in love with the bander leader.-Cast:* Albert Burdon - Dugsie...	Thomas Bentley Thomas Bentley Thomas Bentley was a British film director. He directed 68 films between 1912 and 1941. He directed three films in the early DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, The Man in the Street , The Antidote , and Acci-Dental Treatment .Bentley was born in London and originally trained as an engineer,...	Albert Burdon Albert Burdon -Filmography:* The Maid of the Mountains * Letting in the Sunshine * It's a Boy * Heat Wave * She Knew What She Wanted * Oh Boy! * Luck of the Navy * Jailbirds -External links:... , Claude Dampier Claude Dampier Claude Dampier was a British film actor. He was born in Clapham as Claud Conolly Cowan.-Filmography:* Hullo Marmaduke * The Adventures of Algy * Mr... , Googie Withers Googie Withers Georgette Lizette "Googie" Withers CBE, AO was an English theatre, film and television actress. She was a longtime resident of Australia with her husband, the actor John McCallum, with whom she often appeared.-Biography:...	Musical
Shipmates	Oswald Mitchell Oswald Mitchell Oswald Albert Mitchell was a British film director who directed several of the Old Mother Riley series of films.-Selected filmography:* Such Is the Law * Danny Boy * Old Mother Riley...	John Garrick, Jean Adrienne, Wallace Lupino Wallace Lupino Wallace Lupino was a British-born film actor who was part of the Lupino family. He appeared in 63 films between 1918 and 1940...	Musical
Soft Lights and Sweet Music	Herbert Smith	Bert Ambrose, Evelyn Dall Evelyn Dall Evelyn Dall was an American singer and actress.-Career:Born in The Bronx, New York City Dall began her career in short films and in supporting roles on Broadway. In 1935, she was invited to become the female vocalist for Bert Ambrose and his Orchestra, in the UK, where she remained until 1946...	Musical
Someone at the Door	Herbert Brenon	Aileen Marston, Noah Beery	Drama
Song of Freedom	J. Elder Wills J. Elder Wills James Ernest Elder Wills was a British person who had a lengthy career in the film industry.He mainly worked as an art director, but he also worked in other roles, including director....	Paul Robeson Paul Robeson Paul Leroy Robeson was an American concert singer , recording artist, actor, athlete, scholar who was an advocate for the Civil Rights Movement in the first half of the twentieth century... , Elisabeth Welch Elisabeth Welch thumb\|right\|200pxElisabeth Welch was an American born singer, actress, and entertainer whose career spanned seven decades, many years of which she was based in Britain....	Drama
Southern Roses Southern Roses Southern Roses is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring George Robey, Gina Malo and Chili Bouchier. It was shot at Denham Studios.-Cast:* George Robey ... Mr. Higgins* Neil Hamilton ... Reggie...	Frederic Zelnik Frederic Zelnik Frederic Zelnik was one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema. He also appeared on screen as an actor.-Early life and career:...	George Robey, Gina Malo Gina Malo Gina Malo was an American film actress, born Janet Flynn in Cincinnati, Ohio. She appeared in a number of British films in the 1930s, often playing an American.-Filmography:* In a Monastery Garden * A Tight Corner...	Musical/Comedy
Spy for Napoleon	Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey was the most prolific film director in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year....	Richard Barthelmess Richard Barthelmess Richard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess was an Oscar-nominated silent film star.-Early life:Barthelmess was educated at Hudson River Military Academy at Nyack and Trinity College at Hartford, Connecticut... , Dolly Haas Dolly Haas Dorothy Clara Louise "Dolly" Haas was a singer and an entertainer who often appeared on Broadway.-Life and work:...	Crime
Stars on Parade Stars on Parade -Broadcast history:Stars on Parade was aired Wednesdays at 10pm EST from November 4, 1953 to June 30, 1954. The host for the first two episodes was Don Russell, who was the host of DuMont's series Guide Right and the announcer for DuMont's The Morey Amsterdam Show...	Oswald Mitchell Oswald Mitchell Oswald Albert Mitchell was a British film director who directed several of the Old Mother Riley series of films.-Selected filmography:* Such Is the Law * Danny Boy * Old Mother Riley... , Challis Sanderson Challis Sanderson -Selected filmography:Director* The Law Divine * Three Men in a Boat * The Scallywag * The Merchant of Venice * Cock o' the North * Stars on Parade...	Sam Barton, Mabel Constanduros Mabel Constanduros Mabel Constanduros , birth name Mabel Tilling, was an English actress and screenwriter. She achieved fame playing Mrs.Buggins on the radio programme The Buggins Family, which ran from 1928 to 1948. She played Earthy Mangold in the popular Worzel Gummidge radio serial on the BBC Children's Hour...	Musical
The Story of Papworth The Story of Papworth The Story of Papworth is a 1936 British short drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Madeleine Carroll, Gordon Harker and C. Aubrey Smith. A consumptive who is saved by the village of Papworth who raise funds for his treatment.-References:...	Anthony Asquith Anthony Asquith Anthony Asquith was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy and The Browning Version , among other adaptations...	Madeleine Carroll Madeleine Carroll Edith Madeleine Carroll was an English actress, popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Early life:Carroll was born at 32 Herbert Street in West Bromwich, England. She graduated from the University of Birmingham, England with a B.A. degree... , Gordon Harker Gordon Harker Gordon Harker was an English film actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1921 and 1959, including three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock and a cameo appearance in Elstree Calling , a revue film co-directed by Hitchcock...	Short Drama
Such Is Life	Randall Faye Randall Faye Randall Faye was an American screenwriter, film producer and director. He wrote for 64 films between 1926 and 1947.He was died in Orange County, California.-Selected filmography:* Upstream...	Gene Gerrard Gene Gerrard Gene Gerrard was an English film and stage actor. He starred in light musical comedies but returned to his stage career by the 1930s.... , Claude Dampier Claude Dampier Claude Dampier was a British film actor. He was born in Clapham as Claud Conolly Cowan.-Filmography:* Hullo Marmaduke * The Adventures of Algy * Mr...	Comedy
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1936 British film produced and directed by George King.-Plot:The film features Tod Slaughter in one of his most famous roles as barber Sweeney Todd. Sweeney Todd was wrongly sentenced to life in prison. After his release 15 years later, he begins...	George King George King (film director) George King was an English actors' agent, film director, producer and screenplay writer. He helmed several of Tod Slaughter's melodramas, including 1936's The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.-Career:...	Tod Slaughter Tod Slaughter Tod Slaughter was an English actor, best known for playing over-the-top maniacs in macabre film adaptations of Victorian melodramas.-Ealy life:... , Stella Rho	Horror
The Tenth Man	Brian Desmond Hurst Brian Desmond Hurst thumb\|right\|200px\|Portrait by [[Allan Warren]]Brian Desmond Hurst was a Belfast-born film director. Responsible for over 30 movies as director, Hurst was Ireland's most prolific movie director during the 20th century.-Early life:Hurst was born Hans Hurst in Ribble Street, East Belfast"". into a...	John Davis Lodge John Davis Lodge John Davis Lodge , was an American politician, and 79th Governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955. He was also an actor and U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Argentina and Switzerland.-Early life:Lodge was born in Washington, D.C.... , Antoinette Cellier Antoinette Cellier Antoinette Cellier was an English film and theatre actress.-Early life and education:She was born in Broadstairs, Kent, England. Her father, Frank Cellier, was a film and theatre actor...	Drama
They Didn't Know	Herbert Smith	Eve Gray Eve Gray Eve Gray was a British film actress.She was taken to Australia as a child and later had a stage career there. She returned to England in 1924 and within three days of arrival had signed a contract and then made her first appearance on the London stage at Daly's Theatre in Madame Pompadour... , Leslie Perrins Leslie Perrins Leslie Perrins was an English actor who often played villains. In his long career, he appeared in well over 60 films...	Comedy
Things to Come Things to Come Things to Come is a British science fiction film produced by Alexander Korda and directed by William Cameron Menzies. The screenplay was written by H. G. Wells and is a loose adaptation of his own 1933 novel The Shape of Things to Come and his 1931 non-fiction work, The Work, Wealth and Happiness...	William Cameron Menzies William Cameron Menzies William Cameron Menzies was an Academy Award-winning American film production designer and art director who also worked as a director, producer, and screenwriter during a career spanning five decades...	Raymond Massey Raymond Massey Raymond Hart Massey was a Canadian/American actor.-Early life:Massey was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Anna , who was born in Illinois, and Chester Daniel Massey, the wealthy owner of the Massey-Ferguson Tractor Company. Massey's family could trace their ancestry back to the American... , Edward Chapman Edward Chapman (actor) Edward Chapman was an English actor who starred in many films and television programmes, but is chiefly remembered as "Mr. Wilfred Grimsdale", the officious superior and comic foil to Norman Wisdom's character of Pitkin in many of his films from the late 1950s and 1960s.Chapman was born in...	Sci-fi
This Green Hell	Randall Faye Randall Faye Randall Faye was an American screenwriter, film producer and director. He wrote for 64 films between 1926 and 1947.He was died in Orange County, California.-Selected filmography:* Upstream...	Edward Rigby Edward Rigby Edward Rigby was a British character actor.-Early life:Rigby was the son of Jamaican-born Dr. William Harriot Coke and his wife Liverpool-born Mary Elizabeth of 17 High Street, Ashford. He was educated at Haileybury, and Wye Agricultural College... , Sybil Grove Sybil Grove Sybil Grove was born Sybil Marian Westmacott. She was a British actress. born 4th October 1891 in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK. She was also known as Sybil Wingrove....	Comedy
This'll Make You Whistle This'll Make You Whistle This'll Make You Whistle is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Jack Buchanan, Elsie Randolph and William Kendall.-Cast:* Jack Buchanan - Bill Hoppings* Elsie Randolph - Bobbie Rivers* Jean Gillie - Joan Longhurst...	Herbert Wilcox Herbert Wilcox Herbert Sydney Wilcox was a British film producer and director.-Early life:Wilcox's mother was from County Cork, Ireland, but he was born in Norwood and attended school in Brighton...	Jack Buchanan Jack Buchanan Walter John "Jack" Buchanan was a British theatre and film actor, singer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr., and was described by The Times as "the last of the knuts." He is best known in... , Elsie Randolph Elsie Randolph Elsie Randolph was an English actress, singer and dancer. Randolph was born and died in London.She is best remembered for her partnership with Jack Buchanan in several stage and film musicals... , William Kendall William Kendall (actor) -Filmography:* Good Night, Vienna * That's a Good Girl * The King's Cup * Doctor's Orders * Debt of Honour * This'll Make You Whistle * Sweet Devil * The Sky's the Limit...	Musical Comedy
To Catch a Thief To Catch a Thief (1936 film) To Catch a Thief is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Garrick, Mary Lawson and H.F. Maltby.-Cast:* John Garrick - John* Mary Lawson - Anne* H.F. Maltby - Sir Herbert Condine* John Wood - Bill Lowther...	Maclean Rogers Maclean Rogers -Selected filmography:Director* The Third Eye * The Mayor's Nest * Up for the Derby * The Crime at Blossoms * Trouble * Summer Lightning * It's a Cop * Virginia's Husband...	John Garrick, Mary Lawson Mary Lawson (actress) Mary Elizabeth Lawson was a stage and film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. In addition to her performances on stage and screen, Lawson was known for her romantic affairs, including with tennis player Fred Perry and her future husband, the married son of the Dame of Sark...	Comedy
Tomorrow We Live Tomorrow We Live (1936 film) Tomorrow We Live is a 1936 British drama film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Godfrey Tearle, Haidee Wright and Renee Gadd. A financier on the brink of ruin reflects over his failings, and gives £50 to various down-and-outs in the hope that they can make something better of their...	H. Manning Haynes	Godfrey Tearle, Haidee Wright Haidee Wright Haidee Wright as Ada Wright was a London born English character actress. She began acting in plays in 1878 when a small child. Came from a family of actors. Had a long career in the UK and the US much Broadway work with occasional parts in films. Her parents and many siblings were actors...	Drama
Treachery on the High Seas Treachery on the High Seas Treachery on the High Seas is a 1936 British comedy crime film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon and Charles Farrell. It is based on the play Murder in the Stalls by Maurice Messenger. On a luxury liner some jewel theives plan a major snatch...	Emil-Edwin Reinert	Bebe Daniels Bebe Daniels Bebe Daniels was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent movie era as a child actress, became a star in musicals like 42nd Street, and later gained further fame on radio and television in Britain... , Charles Farrell Charles Farrell Charles Farrell was an American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s, and later a television actor... , Tom Helmore Tom Helmore Tom Helmore was an English film actor. He appeared in over 50 films between 1927 and 1972, including three directed by Alfred Hitchcock.He was born in London and died in Longboat Key, Florida.-Selected filmography:...	Crime
Troubled Waters	Albert Parker Albert Parker (director) Albert Parker was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He directed 36 films between 1917 and 1938. In the early 1930s Parker left Hollywood for England where he continued to direct films and also opened an actors' agency office...	James Mason James Mason James Neville Mason was an English actor who attained stardom in both British and American films. Mason remained a powerful figure in the industry throughout his career and was nominated for three Academy Awards as well as three Golden Globes .- Early life :Mason was born in Huddersfield, in the... , Virginia Cherrill Virginia Cherrill Virginia Cherrill was an American actress best known for her role as the blind flower girl in Charlie Chaplin's City Lights...	Mystery
Tudor Rose Tudor Rose (film) Tudor Rose is a 1936 British film starring Cedric Hardwicke and Nova Pilbeam and directed by Robert Stevenson....	Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson (director) Robert Stevenson was an English film writer and director. He was educated at Cambridge University where he became the president of both the Liberal Club and the Cambridge Union Society....	John Mills John Mills Sir John Mills CBE , born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills, was an English actor who made more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades.-Life and career:... , John Laurie John Laurie John Paton Laurie was a British actor born in Dumfries, Scotland. Although he is now probably most recognised for his role as Private James Frazer in the sitcom Dad's Army , he appeared in hundreds of feature films, including films by Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell and Laurence Olivier...	Historical drama
Twice Branded Twice Branded Twice Branded is a 1936 British drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring James Mason, Robert Rendel and Lucille Lisle. A man returning home after serving a prison sentence tries to rebuild his relationship with his family and prevent his son becoming embroiled with the same criminal gang...	Maclean Rogers Maclean Rogers -Selected filmography:Director* The Third Eye * The Mayor's Nest * Up for the Derby * The Crime at Blossoms * Trouble * Summer Lightning * It's a Cop * Virginia's Husband...	James Mason James Mason James Neville Mason was an English actor who attained stardom in both British and American films. Mason remained a powerful figure in the industry throughout his career and was nominated for three Academy Awards as well as three Golden Globes .- Early life :Mason was born in Huddersfield, in the... , Robert Rendel Robert Rendel -Selected filmography:* Her Night of Romance * The Hound of the Baskervilles * Borrow a Million * The Price of Wisdom * Fire Over England * The Dark Stairway * The Lion Has Wings...	Crime
Two's Company Two's Company (film) Two's Company is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Ned Sparks, Gordon Harker and Mary Brian. An American millionaire rents a country house from an English aristocrat and the two constantly fight...	Tim Whelan Tim Whelan Tim Whelan was an American film director, writer, producer and actor.-Selected filmography:* Adam's Apple * When Knights Were Bold * It's a Boy * Aunt Sally...	Ned Sparks Ned Sparks Ned Sparks was a Canadian character actor. Sparks was well known for his deadpan expression and deep, gravelly voice.-Early life and career:... , Gordon Harker Gordon Harker Gordon Harker was an English film actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1921 and 1959, including three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock and a cameo appearance in Elstree Calling , a revue film co-directed by Hitchcock...	Comedy
Variety Parade	Oswald Mitchell Oswald Mitchell Oswald Albert Mitchell was a British film director who directed several of the Old Mother Riley series of films.-Selected filmography:* Such Is the Law * Danny Boy * Old Mother Riley...	Harry Tate Harry Tate Harry Tate was an English comedian who performed both in the music halls and in films. Born in 1872 as Ronald Macdonald Hutchinson, he worked for Henry Tate & Sons, Sugar Refiners before going on the stage, and took his stage name from them.-Career:Tate made his debut at the Oxford Music Hall in... , Nat Gonella Nat Gonella Nathaniel Charles Gonella was an English jazz trumpeter, bandleader, vocalist and mellophonist born in London, perhaps most notable for his work with the big band he founded, The Georgians....	Comedy/Musical
Wedding Group	Alex Bryce Alex Bryce Alex Bryce was a British screenwriter, cinematographer and film director.-Selected filmography:Director* Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle * Wedding Group * Servants All * The End of the Road... , Campbell Gullan Campbell Gullan -Selected filmography:* Far from the Madding Crowd * A Welsh Singer * Doorsteps * The Right Element * A Member of Tattersall's * At the Mercy of Tiberius * Tilly of Bloomsbury...	Fay Compton Fay Compton Fay Compton was an English actress from a notable acting lineage; her father was actor/manager Edward Compton; her mother, Virginia Bateman, was a distinguished member of the profession, as were her sister, the actress Viola Compton, and her uncles and aunts. Her grandfather was the 19th-century... , Patric Knowles Patric Knowles Reginald Lawrence Knowles was an English film actor who renamed himself Patric Knowles, a name which reflects his Irish descent. He appeared in films of the 1930s through the 1970s...	Drama
Well Done, Henry	Wilfred Noy Wilfred Noy Wilfred Noy was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and producer of the silent era. He directed 89 films between 1910 and 1936...	Will Fyffe Will Fyffe Will Fyffe was a major star of the 1930s and 1940s, a star of stage, screen and shellac.Fyffe made his debut in his father's stock company at the age of six... , Cathleen Nesbitt Cathleen Nesbitt Cathleen Mary Nesbitt, CBE was an English stage and film actress.-Biography:Born in Cheshire, England in 1888, of Welsh and Irish descent, Nesbitt was educated in Lisieux, France, and at the Queen's University of Belfast and the Sorbonne...	Comedy
When Knights Were Bold When Knights Were Bold (1936 film) When Knights Were Bold is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Jack Buchanan, Fay Wray and Garry Marsh. Sir Guy de Vere inherits his father's estate while serving with the British army in India. He returns home to take up his new role, but is greeted with hostility by...	Jack Raymond Jack Raymond Jack Raymond was a British actor and film director. Born in Wimborne, Dorset in 1886, he began acting before the First World War in A Detective for a Day. In 1921 he directed his first film and gradually he wound down his acting to concentrate completely on directing - making more than forty films...	Jack Buchanan Jack Buchanan Walter John "Jack" Buchanan was a British theatre and film actor, singer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr., and was described by The Times as "the last of the knuts." He is best known in... , Fay Wray Fay Wray Fay Wray was a Canadian-American actress most noted for playing the female lead in King Kong...	Comedy
Where There's a Will	William Beaudine William Beaudine William Beaudine was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres.-Early life and career:...	Will Hay Will Hay William Thomson "Will" Hay was an English comedian, actor, film director and amateur astronomer.-Early life:He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, in north east England, to William R... , H.F. Maltby H.F. Maltby Henry Francis Maltby was a prolific writer for the London stage and British cinema from after the First World War, until the 1950s. He also appeared in many films.-Life and career:... , Graham Moffatt Graham Moffatt Graham Moffatt was a British character actor and comedian.Born in Hammersmith, London, he is best known for a number of films where he appeared with Will Hay and Moore Marriott as 'Albert': an insolent, overweight, overgrown-schoolboy type character, loosely reminiscent of Billy Bunter.His first...	Comedy
Where's Sally? Where's Sally? Where's Sally? is a 1936 British comedy film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Chili Bouchier, Gene Gerrard and Claude Hulbert. The film was a quota quickie production and is now believed to be lost.-Plot:...	Arthur B. Woods Arthur B. Woods Arthur Bickerstaffe Woods was an English film director with 27 credits between 1933 and 1940. Woods' films were mainly quota quickies but were diverse in style, from light comedy and musicals to dark crime thrillers. His most acclaimed film is 1938's They Drive by Night...	Chili Bouchier Chili Bouchier Chili Bouchier , later known as Dorothy Bouchier, was a British film actress who achieved success during the silent film era, and went on to many screen appearances with the advent of sound films, before progressing to theatre later in her career.She made her first appearance as a child dancer at a... , Gene Gerrard Gene Gerrard Gene Gerrard was an English film and stage actor. He starred in light musical comedies but returned to his stage career by the 1930s....	Comedy
A Wife or Two	Maclean Rogers Maclean Rogers -Selected filmography:Director* The Third Eye * The Mayor's Nest * Up for the Derby * The Crime at Blossoms * Trouble * Summer Lightning * It's a Cop * Virginia's Husband...	Henry Kendall Henry Kendall (actor) Henry Kendall, born in London on 28 May 1897 was an English stage and film actor, theatre director and an immaculately stylish revue artiste. He died on 9 June 1962.- Early life :... , Nancy Burne Nancy Burne -Selected filmography:* Facing the Music * Song at Eventide * Dandy Dick * Once a Thief * Old Roses * It Happened in Paris * Reasonable Doubt * A Wife or Two...	Comedy
Windbag the Sailor Windbag the Sailor Windbag the Sailor is a British comedy film directed by William Beaudine, starring Will Hay in the title role. Ben Cutlet is a sea captain who entertains his bar room audience with tales of his days at sea, even though in reality his maritime experience extends only to navigating a coal barge...	William Beaudine William Beaudine William Beaudine was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres.-Early life and career:...	Will Hay Will Hay William Thomson "Will" Hay was an English comedian, actor, film director and amateur astronomer.-Early life:He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, in north east England, to William R... , Moore Marriott Moore Marriott Moore Marriott was a British character actor most notable for a series of films he made with Will Hay in the 1930s.-Career:... , Graham Moffatt Graham Moffatt Graham Moffatt was a British character actor and comedian.Born in Hammersmith, London, he is best known for a number of films where he appeared with Will Hay and Moore Marriott as 'Albert': an insolent, overweight, overgrown-schoolboy type character, loosely reminiscent of Billy Bunter.His first...	Comedy
Wolf's Clothing Wolf's Clothing Wolf's Clothing is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Claude Hulbert, Gordon Harker and Lilli Palmer. A blundering group of secret agents mistake a Foreign Office official for a dangerous international assasain.-Cast:...	Andrew Marton Andrew Marton Andrew Marton was a Hungarian-American director, producer and editor...	Claude Hulbert Claude Hulbert Claude Noel Hulbert was a British comic actor. He was the younger brother of Jack Hulbert. Like his brother, he was Cambridge educated and was a member of the Footlights comedy club as an undergraduate.... , Gordon Harker Gordon Harker Gordon Harker was an English film actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1921 and 1959, including three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock and a cameo appearance in Elstree Calling , a revue film co-directed by Hitchcock...	Comedy
You Must Get Married You Must Get Married You Must Get Married is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce and starring Frances Day, Neil Hamilton and Robertson Hare. In order to be able to work in Britain an American actress marries a British sailor...	Leslie Pearce Leslie Pearce -Selected filmography:* The Stoker * Can You Hear Me, Mother? * You Must Get Married * The Road to Hollywood -External links:...	Frances Day, Neil Hamilton	Comedy

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