Michael Barringer

The Adventures of Dusty Bates

Dusty Bates observes some smuggled jewels hidden in a crate aboard a ship; he is pursued by low-lifes when the crate is put ashore.

The Butler's Dilemma

Rodney Playfair is persuaded, by a promise to meet his gambling debts, to impersonate a manservant named Chapman at his fiancée's house...

The Dummy Talks

An operation of counterfeit five pound notes is discovered at a variety theater, leading to murder during the performance.

Sabotage at Sea

The captain of a British cargo ship shanghais a group of sabateurs, unaware that the daughter of the ship’s owner is among them.

The Lady from Lisbon

When she learns that the Nazis have confiscated Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece Mona Lisa, art-loving South American wanna-be spy Tamara (Jane Carr) journeys to Lisbon to snoop for the Germans in return for the iconic painting. But bumbling Nazi agents, Allied counterspies and multiple copies of the artwork soon confound her attempts at espionage.

Inquest

A woman is suspected of killing her husband after a revolver is found in her attic. A coroner is determined to prove that she did it, but thanks to the assistance of a quick-witted lawyer she is eventually found innocent.

Double or Quits

A reporter on a transatlantic cruise finds himself accused of the theft of valuable stamps. Knowing that he didn't do it, he sets out to find the real thief, but isn't prepared for what he discovers.

The Man Who Made Diamonds

“Professor Calthrop, actuated only by scientific motives, and his assistant, out for his own gain, have invented a system for the manufacture of diamonds.” - BFI.

The Great Barrier

The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Gaol Break

“Jim Oakley hears in prison that his son is to be made a substitute by a gang for a rich American family's son who was kidnapped years back. He breaks jail to rescue his son but after seeing how happy his son will be with the family, he renounces his claim to boy and returns to finish his sentence in jail.” - BFI.

Song of Freedom

John Zinga, a descendent of slaves, has an ancient medallion around his neck and a fragment of song passed down generations. He is an English dockworker with a magnificent voice and a yearning to learn his roots.

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.

Fame

Comedy film...

The Black Mask

British crime film directed by Ralph Ince

The Price of a Song

A corrupt bookmaker inherits a fortune by killing his step-daughter's husband and framing her lover.

Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle

In this lively detective drama, Sexton Blake, private eye, must find out who stole the bonds of a prominent financier.

Death on the Set

A well-known film director has a gangster double, whom he ends up killing. Taking the gangsters place, he then causes an actress to be framed.

A Fire Has Been Arranged

A pair of friends robs from a jewelry shop, and buries their loot in a field out in the country before they get caught. They spend ten years in prison, and when they're let out they go back to the burial ground, only to find out that it's no longer a bucolic pasture but the site of a large department store. Despite that setback, they're still determined to dig up their stash.

A Glimpse of Paradise

“Ex-convict saves his estranged daughter from a blackmailer.” - BFI.

Three Witnesses

At a firm of contractors, a partner is accused of murdering his brother following a takeover bid.

Annie, Leave the Room!

British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott

Murder at Monte Carlo

A professor comes up with a system to win at roulette, and goes to the famous casino at Monte Carlo to try it out. When he turns up murdered and his "system" missing, a reporter sets out to find the killer--and the system.

The Big Splash

A millionaire hires a man to play his double...

Strike It Rich

Eddie Smart (George Gee) was born clumsy and is a laughing stock at work, the Sprouto Hair Tonic Company. One day a phrenologist reads his 'bumps' and pronounces him another Napoleon. Eddie becomes a changed man and issues orders to everyone. Meantime the boss believes Eddie to be the rightful owner of the company so let's him have his way. With the boss ill, Eddie invests heavily in the nutmeg market, almost bankrupting the company. By luck the research department discover that nutmeg is the secret ingredient for the new hair-restorer. The 1933 British Lion comedy feature film "Strike It Rich" starring George Gee and Gina Malo seems to be a 'lost' film on the 35mm cinema film format. However it was released (sadly savagely cut) on the UK Pathescope 9.5mm home movie film format in December 1938. One musical number was cut from the 9.5mm feature film release, but issued separately in a 9.5mm Pathe Vox Review. This print has this extra item edited back in.

Great Stuff

A woman's parents became robbers in a desperate effort to prevent her marrying an unsuitable man.

Cleaning Up

Tony Pumpford takes a job selling vacuum cleaners, and in doing so tangles with a chorus girl. He then accidentally ends up in the show whilst demonstrating the cleaner.

The Medicine Man

A young man impersonates a doctor.

The Right to Live

A shady financier tries to acquire a new chemical

A Tight Corner

A British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott

A Safe Proposition

A British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott

In a Monastery Garden

An Italian musician begins to steal his brother's compositions after he is jailed for shooting a prince.

Once bitten

A British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott

Murder at Covent Garden

A detective goes undercover and poses as a criminal to try to discover the reasons behind the murder of a night club owner.

Murder at Covent Garden

A detective goes undercover and poses as a criminal to try to discover the reasons behind the murder of a night club owner.

Frail Women

An illegitimate war-baby adopted by a wealthy spinster.

Inquest

A widow enlists the support of a King's Counsel to help clear herself of the accusation she had murdered her husband by a suspicious coroner

Q Ships

During World War I, the British navy disguised some of its warships as civilian cargo ships, known as Q Ships, in order to fool the Germans. German U-boat commander Capt. Von Haag spots one of these ships, commanded by Adm. Sims, in the English Channel and begins tracking it, leading to a war of nerves between Von Haag and Sims.

Q Ships

During World War I, the British navy disguised some of its warships as civilian cargo ships, known as Q Ships, in order to fool the Germans. German U-boat commander Capt. Von Haag spots one of these ships, commanded by Adm. Sims, in the English Channel and begins tracking it, leading to a war of nerves between Von Haag and Sims.