Violet Farebrother

Downhill (1927)

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Roddy, first son of the rich Berwick family, is expelled from school when he takes the blame for his friend Tim's charge. His family sends him away and all of his friends leave him alone. Through many life choices that don't work out in his favor, Roddy begins to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Ivor Novello  •  Robin Irvine  •  Isabel Jeans  •  Ian Hunter

Roddy, first son of the rich Berwick family, is expelled from school when he takes the blame for his friend Tim's charge. His family sends him away and all of his friends leave him alone. Through many life choices that don't work out in his favor, Roddy begins to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Ivor Novello  •  Robin Irvine  •  Isabel Jeans  •  Ian Hunter

Murder! (1930)

When a woman is convicted of murder, one of the jurors selected to serve on the murder-trial jury believes the accused, an aspiring actress, is innocent of the crime and takes it upon himself to apprehend the real killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Herbert Marshall  •  Norah Baring  •  Phyllis Konstam  •  Edward Chapman

When a woman is convicted of murder, one of the jurors selected to serve on the murder-trial jury believes the accused, an aspiring actress, is innocent of the crime and takes it upon himself to apprehend the real killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Herbert Marshall  •  Norah Baring  •  Phyllis Konstam  •  Edward Chapman

Easy Virtue (1928)

Larita Filton is named as correspondent in a scandalous divorce case. She escapes to France to rebuild her life where she meets John Whittaker. They are later married, but John's well-to-do family finds out Larita's secret.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Isabel Jeans  •  Franklin Dyall  •  Eric Bransby Williams  •  Ian Hunter

Larita Filton is named as correspondent in a scandalous divorce case. She escapes to France to rebuild her life where she meets John Whittaker. They are later married, but John's well-to-do family finds out Larita's secret.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Isabel Jeans  •  Franklin Dyall  •  Eric Bransby Williams  •  Ian Hunter

Cup-Tie Honeymoon (1948)

Joe Butler, a soccer player whose father is the company chairman, is faced with a difficult choice: should he play the championship match on his father's team or should he play it on his school's team. He chooses wisely and finds love and happiness with a secretary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John E. Blakeley
CAST:  Dan Young  •  Pat McGrath  •  Betty Jumel  •  Violet Farebrother

Joe Butler, a soccer player whose father is the company chairman, is faced with a difficult choice: should he play the championship match on his father's team or should he play it on his school's team. He chooses wisely and finds love and happiness with a secretary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John E. Blakeley
CAST:  Dan Young  •  Pat McGrath  •  Betty Jumel  •  Violet Farebrother

Fortune Is a Woman (1957)

An insurance man discovers his ex-girlfriend and her husband's art-forgery/arson scam.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Gilliat
CAST:  Jack Hawkins  •  Arlene Dahl  •  Dennis Price  •  Violet Farebrother

An insurance man discovers his ex-girlfriend and her husband's art-forgery/arson scam.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Gilliat
CAST:  Jack Hawkins  •  Arlene Dahl  •  Dennis Price  •  Violet Farebrother

Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk (1935)

Old Mr. Cohen (Paul Graetz) simply walks away from his London department store, leaving his sons to run it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  Paul Graetz  •  Violet Farebrother  •  Chili Bouchier  •  Mickey Brantford

Old Mr. Cohen (Paul Graetz) simply walks away from his London department store, leaving his sons to run it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  Paul Graetz  •  Violet Farebrother  •  Chili Bouchier  •  Mickey Brantford

It's a Bet (1935)

A young English reporter makes a bet with a wealthy publisher that he can disappear for a month. In his absence the publisher makes much of the mysterious disappearance in an attempt to boost the circulation of his newspaper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Esway
CAST:  Gene Gerrard  •  Helen Chandler  •  Judy Kelly  •  Allen Vincent

A young English reporter makes a bet with a wealthy publisher that he can disappear for a month. In his absence the publisher makes much of the mysterious disappearance in an attempt to boost the circulation of his newspaper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Esway
CAST:  Gene Gerrard  •  Helen Chandler  •  Judy Kelly  •  Allen Vincent

Look Before You Love (1948)

Romance in Rio for a girl of the embassy staff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Huth
CAST:  Margaret Lockwood  •  Griffith Jones  •  Norman Wooland  •  Phyllis Stanley

Romance in Rio for a girl of the embassy staff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Huth
CAST:  Margaret Lockwood  •  Griffith Jones  •  Norman Wooland  •  Phyllis Stanley

An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)

Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger who abandons it with him. He is horrified and while his first instinct is to get rid of it he develops a relationship with a young Irishwoman who appears to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Lee Thompson
CAST:  Donald Sinden  •  Jeannie Carson  •  James Robertson Justice  •  Diana Dors

Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger who abandons it with him. He is horrified and while his first instinct is to get rid of it he develops a relationship with a young Irishwoman who appears to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Lee Thompson
CAST:  Donald Sinden  •  Jeannie Carson  •  James Robertson Justice  •  Diana Dors

The Woman for Joe (1955)

A carnival boss and a little person from the sideshow compete for the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George More O'Ferrall
CAST:  Diane Cilento  •  George Baker  •  Jimmy Karoubi  •  David Kossoff

A carnival boss and a little person from the sideshow compete for the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George More O'Ferrall
CAST:  Diane Cilento  •  George Baker  •  Jimmy Karoubi  •  David Kossoff

Man of the Moment (1955)

Norman is a file clerk who accidentally becomes a British delegate to a diplomatic conference, befriends the queen of a remote island, and winds up a knight. Norman leaves rooms in shambles, tailors in shreds, and diplomats in bandages. Chased by gunmen and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Paddy Carstairs
CAST:  Norman Wisdom  •  Lana Morris  •  Belinda Lee  •  Jerry Desmonde

Norman is a file clerk who accidentally becomes a British delegate to a diplomatic conference, befriends the queen of a remote island, and winds up a knight. Norman leaves rooms in shambles, tailors in shreds, and diplomats in bandages. Chased by gunmen and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Paddy Carstairs
CAST:  Norman Wisdom  •  Lana Morris  •  Belinda Lee  •  Jerry Desmonde

This Acting Business (1933)

A British comedy film directed by John Daumery  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Daumery
CAST:  Hugh Williams  •  Wendy Barrie  •  Donald Calthrop  •  Violet Farebrother

A British comedy film directed by John Daumery  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Daumery
CAST:  Hugh Williams  •  Wendy Barrie  •  Donald Calthrop  •  Violet Farebrother

At the Villa Rose (1930)

Jewel thieves kill a rich widow and frame a fake medium.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie S. Hiscott
CAST:  Norah Baring  •  Richard Cooper  •  Austin Trevor  •  Barbara Gott

Jewel thieves kill a rich widow and frame a fake medium.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie S. Hiscott
CAST:  Norah Baring  •  Richard Cooper  •  Austin Trevor  •  Barbara Gott

Where's Sally? (1936)

'Honeymoon wife learns of husband's past and runs away.' (British Film Catalogue)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur B. Woods
CAST:  Gene Gerrard  •  Claude Hulbert  •  Reginald Purdell  •  Renee Gadd

'Honeymoon wife learns of husband's past and runs away.' (British Film Catalogue)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur B. Woods
CAST:  Gene Gerrard  •  Claude Hulbert  •  Reginald Purdell  •  Renee Gadd