The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps 1935

7.35

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.

1935

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much 1934

6.50

While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.

1934

Sabotage

Sabotage 1937

6.70

Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life.

1937

Secret Agent

Secret Agent 1936

6.07

After three British agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.

1936

King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines 1937

5.30

White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.

1937

Young and Innocent

Young and Innocent 1937

6.60

Robert Tisdall finds on the beach the corpse of a woman he knew. Others wrongly conclude that he is the murderer. Fleeing, he desperately attempts to prove that he is not the killer. A young woman becomes embroiled in the effort.

1937

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes 1935

5.40

Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman with a mysterious past. Holmes' methods baffle Watson and Lestrade, but his results astonish them. In a long flashback, the victim's wife tells the story of the sinister Vermissa Valley.

1935

Cottage to Let

Cottage to Let 1941

6.70

Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor's nearly perfected bomb sight.

1941

The Ghoul

The Ghoul 1933

5.52

British Egyptologist, Professor Morlant, seeks immortality through the power of a jewel buried in the tomb of an Oriental idol. Upon his death, Morlant returns to earth to seek vengeance upon those who removed the jewel from his grave.

1933

Rome Express

Rome Express 1932

6.20

The theft of a famous painting leads to murder and many suspects on a plush train speeding from Paris to Rome.

1932

Brown on Resolution

Brown on Resolution 1935

5.80

Forever England gives John Mills his first leading role as Brown. Born after a brief affair between his mother and a naval officer, he joins the Royal Navy during the First World War. There his bravery and marksmanship keeps a German ship in port so a British ship can sink it. He becomes a hero, but at what cost?

1935

Doctor Syn

Doctor Syn 1937

6.60

A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this British production.

1937

The Clairvoyant

The Clairvoyant 1935

5.97

A fake psychic suddenly turns into the real thing when he meets a young beauty. (TCM)

1935

Vintage Wine

Vintage Wine 1935

5.70

The members of the Popinot family of French champagne tycoons suspect that the widowed head of the family Charles Popinot is keeping a mistress in Rome and generally living a wild life. Unbeknownst to them he has happily re-married and had a son with a much younger woman. She believes he is twenty years younger than he really is and is shocked when his relatives including his mother, grown-up sons and granddaughter arrive in Italy.

1935

Ju-Jitsu

Ju-Jitsu 1907

4.50

Many demonstrations of the art of Jiu Jitsu are given, and as evidence that this is not a passing fad intended only for the amusement of the public there is illustrated in very thrilling manner how several footpads follow two girls and then in a deserted section of the road make an attack, which is successfully foiled and the perpetrators taken into custody. Splendid action and good photographic quality. (Gaumont catalogue)

1907

Bulldog Jack

Bulldog Jack 1935

6.17

While filling in for injured supersleuth Bulldog Drummond (Atholl Fleming), world-class cricket player Jack Pennington (Jack Hulbert) attempts to foil a criminal mastermind's (Ralph Richardson) impending heist that's targeting a valuable jewel necklace held within the British Museum. This comedic 1930s mystery features daring rescues, intense fistfights and an exciting edge-of-your seat finale aboard a runaway train.

1935

The Great White Silence

The Great White Silence 1924

7.83

Herbert Ponting travelled to Antarctica as part of Captain Scott's ill-fated South pole expedition and shot the footage that makes up this extraordinary documentary.

1924

Seven Sinners

Seven Sinners 1936

5.50

Ed Harwood, a wisecracking private investigator from New York, discovers a crime at a hotel in Nice during a carnival. The unraveling of the mystery which lies behind will lead him and Caryl Fenton, a female insurance agent, who will become his companion, first to Paris, then to London, later through the English countryside and finally to Southampton, in search of a criminal train wrecker.

1936

Waltzes from Vienna

Waltzes from Vienna 1934

5.30

Johann Strauss Jr. is forced by his father to forget music and to work in a bakery, where he falls in love with Resi, the baker's daughter. The girl gets jealous when a contessa asks Strauss Jr. to write a waltz for her.

1934

The Passing of the Third Floor Back

The Passing of the Third Floor Back 1935

7.60

The tenants of an old London boarding house spend their time in petty bickering and sniping until a mysterious stranger arrives at their door.

1935