Donald Macardle

The Bondman

The story of two half-brothers, Jason and Michael, who travel between Iceland and the Isle of Man experiencing political revolutions, natural disasters, and personal upheavals. The plot is loosely based on the Biblical story of Jacob and Esau.

The Guns of Loos

Set against the backdrop of the shell crisis of 1915 at home and the Battle of Loos on the Western Front, two soldiers, one the manager of Grimlaw’s munitions factory are tested in their rivalry for Diana, a red cross nurse (Madeleine Carroll in her first film role).

Mumsie

A pacifist gambler turns spy and gives his father's gas factory plans to the enemy.

Nell Gwyn

An actress becomes the king's mistress and persuades him to convert the palace to a serviceman's home.

The Kensington Mystery

An old man tells a girl reporter how he solved a crime.

The Gay Corinthian

A boxer saves a lady who joins gypsies on learning she is the subject of a bet.

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots

The Dauphin's widow weds a lord and is executed for plotting against the queen.