Lydia Hayward

Hard Steel

A steelworker rises through the ranks to become manager of three steel mills, but ruthless ambition overwhelms him.

You Will Remember

Biography of popular English composer Leslie Stuart (Robert Morley), who rose to fame through performances of his songs by the tenor Ellaline Terriss (Dorothy Hyson). The peak of Stuart's success in the early 1900s is followed by poverty and obscurity with the arriving Jazz Age. In debtor's prison, Stuart is rescued by friends from happier times, and achieves a comeback in British music halls shortly before his death.

The Missing People

27 well-to-do people have all vanished under similar circumstances. J.G. Reeder, an elderly gentleman who fancies himself a detective, decides to investigate the matter.

Tomorrow We Live

Financier Sir Charles Hendra, on the brink of ruin, contemplates ending his own life. After pondering the difficult decision, Charles decides to invite twelve similarly desperate individuals to dinner so they can all discuss their problems. Will his generosity change the course of their lives?

Tomorrow We Live

Financier Sir Charles Hendra, on the brink of ruin, contemplates ending his own life. After pondering the difficult decision, Charles decides to invite twelve similarly desperate individuals to dinner so they can all discuss their problems. Will his generosity change the course of their lives?

Sorrell and Son

Stephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts husband and child in the boy's infancy. Sorrell loses a promising job offer and is forced to take work as a menial. Both his dignity and his health are damaged as he suffers under the exhausting labor and harsh treatment he receives as a hotel porter. But Sorrell thrives in the knowledge that his son will benefit from his labors. Sorrell has allowed the boy to believe his mother dead, but when the mother shows up, wanting to re-enter the young man's life, Sorrell must make hard decisions.

Mrs. Dane's Defence

A widow wants to marry, but her father will only consent if he is satisfied that a scandalous story about her is untrue.

Love's Old Sweet Song

'Farmer loves singer whom his half-brother marries and abandons with baby.' (British Film Catalogue)

Those Who Love

'An author marries an already-married prostitute because she resembles his dead fiancée.' (British Film Institute)

The Last Post

'Soldier takes the blame when his Bolshevik brother shoots a soldier during the General Strike.' (British Film Catalogue)

The Ware Case

Eustace Ede, the unhinged brother of Lady Magda Ware, is discovered drowned in the lake of her country house. While most assume it to have been suicide, a detective inspector's persistence finally leads to the arrest of Magda's husband, Sir Hubert Ware. The subsequent murder trial turns into a major society scandal, and the strain on Sir Hubert's mind may prove too much for him whether he is found innocent or guilty....

The Ware Case

Eustace Ede, the unhinged brother of Lady Magda Ware, is discovered drowned in the lake of her country house. While most assume it to have been suicide, a detective inspector's persistence finally leads to the arrest of Magda's husband, Sir Hubert Ware. The subsequent murder trial turns into a major society scandal, and the strain on Sir Hubert's mind may prove too much for him whether he is found innocent or guilty....

Carry On!

'Admiral's son loves girl who becomes spy, and dies foiling her schemes.' (British Film Catalogue)

Confessions

Two typists, one attractive, the other efficient, fall in love with the son of one of the firm's partners. The young man makes overtures to the attractive girl but finally finds a match in the plainer one, while the other girl realises the worth of the prim and correct head clerk.

We Women

A sacked skater falls into the clutches of an actor who abandoned a girl and her baby.

Not For Sale

An Earl's disowned son becomes a chauffeur, loves a landlady, and is jailed for theft.

His Grace Gives Notice

A butler inherits a dukedom but stays in service to save a Lord's daughter from eloping with a married man.

The Boatswain's Mate

A retired boatswain hires an ex-soldier to rob a widow's inn.

The Monkey's Paw

A couple dreams that a magic paw returns their dead son.

The Skipper's Wooing

A schoolmistress sets rival lovers to find her father who is hiding in belief that he is a murderer.

Sam's Boy

A small boy [Billy] looking for a way of avoiding the workhouse looks for a father. Rl. 1 Captain Hunt of the ketch `Nancy Bell’ sends his crew off for a drink before they sail. They take along Sam who has been reading his copy of `The War Cry’ and is a member of the Salvation Army Band. Nosey Jones has died and left his son, Billy, and his dog Matey destitute. Matey runs up to Sam and Billy decides that Sam, as a father, would keep him out of the workhouse. He rushes up to Sam and calls him father (808).