British & Dominions Film Corporation
Carnival 1931
During a performance of Othello a jealous actor attempts to strangle his wife who he believes has committed adultery..
Purse Strings 1933
Faces 1934
'Suburban beautician almost elopes with rich client's husband.' (British Film Catalogue)
The Speckled Band 1931
After her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather.
Once a Thief 1935
Down on his luck inventor Roger (John Stuart) "borrows" some money from a handbag he finds but things go wrong when a necklace from the bag goes missing.
The Blue Danube 1932
In a Hungarian gypsy encampment, carefree Sandor lives with his beautiful sweetheart Yutka. Into their lives rides a blonde countess, with whom Sandor becomes infatuated. Yutka soon flees from her faithless lover. Sandor roams the country, searching for his lost love, but finds her too late. she now wears furs and has her own aristocratic love. Sandor returns heartbroken to his Romany encampment.
Checkmate 1935
A fence for a gang of jewel thieves comes under suspicion from the police.
The Mayor's Nest 1932
A trombonist becomes mayor of a small town, but he struggles to cope with municipal issues.
Dawn 1928
A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her.
Canaries Sometimes Sing 1930
Geoffrey and his wife Anne are trapped in a stifling marriage, which neither feels able to leave. When Geoffrey's boyhood friend, Ernest, and his new wife, Elma, come for a long visit, it's soon apparent that their marriage is equally unhappy. As Ernest and Anne strike up a supposedly secret affair, Geoffrey and Elma do everything they can to encourage their spouses' infidelity, whilst also pretending to be blissfully unaware of it.
Life Goes On 1932
A criminal hides the body of a dead financier in an effort to manipulate shares.
Discord 1933
A struggling composer has to be supported financially by his wealthier wife.
Brewster's Millions 1935
Jack Brewster is a pennyless English lad who learns that he has inherited 6 million pounds sterling from a recently deceased relative. But soon learns that he must spend 500,000 pounds in 60 days to inherit the rest of the money, or forfeit the entire inheritance.
Bitter Sweet 1933
The first film adaptation, and most faithful, of Noel Coward's 1929 operetta Bitter Sweet. This tells the story of Sarah Linden's romance, the tale begins with Sarah, now older, reminiscing about her first love. As a young girl Sarah falls in love with Carl, a musician, and runs off with him to Vienna. They are happily wed and Carl earns a living conducting a small orchestra. Enter a certain Captain who sets his eye on Sarah and proceeds to shower her with his attentions, much to her dismay.
Nell Gwyn 1934
King Charles II first meets Nell Gwyn after seeing her do a turn at Drury Lane. They soon become close, the King preferring her feisty irreverent company to that of the aristocratic French Duchess of Portsmouth. Nell becomes his most loyal subject, while ever-ready to take the Duchess down a peg. But the actress can never hope to be fully accepted by the King's circle despite his constant attentions.
Murder by Rope 1936
Scotland Yard sends a handwriting expert to a country house full of people with guilty secrets in order to solve a murder.
The Price of Wisdom 1935
A young woman designer goes to London to further her career, but things are complicated when her invention is a success.
The Loves of Robert Burns 1930
Biography of the ploughboy poet.
The Love Contract 1932
A young woman becomes the driver of a wealthy stockbroker who lost her family’s savings.