Ellis Jeffreys

Sweet Devil (1938)

Two business partners are having woman trouble. One wants to marry his secretary and the other is set to marry a wealthy aristocrat. When the partner who wants to marry his secretary lets her go before he proposes to her, the woman confused woman tries to commit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Guissart
CAST:  Bobby Howes  •  Jean Gillie  •  William Kendall  •  Syd Walker

Two business partners are having woman trouble. One wants to marry his secretary and the other is set to marry a wealthy aristocrat. When the partner who wants to marry his secretary lets her go before he proposes to her, the woman confused woman tries to commit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Guissart
CAST:  Bobby Howes  •  Jean Gillie  •  William Kendall  •  Syd Walker

The Barton Mystery (1932)

British crime film directed by Henry Edwards  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Edwards
CAST:  Ursula Jeans  •  Ellis Jeffreys  •  Lyn Harding  •  Ian Swinley

British crime film directed by Henry Edwards  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Edwards
CAST:  Ursula Jeans  •  Ellis Jeffreys  •  Lyn Harding  •  Ian Swinley

Two White Arms (1932)

A man becomes bored with married life and pretends to have lost his memory so he can pursue other women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Niblo
CAST:  Adolphe Menjou  •  Margaret Bannerman  •  Claud Allister  •  Jane Baxter

A man becomes bored with married life and pretends to have lost his memory so he can pursue other women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Niblo
CAST:  Adolphe Menjou  •  Margaret Bannerman  •  Claud Allister  •  Jane Baxter

Birds of Prey (1930)

At a reception given by Arthur Hilton at his Sussex home the conversation turns to the subject of danger, with Hilton recalling a case in which he was involved as a Natal police commissioner. In it there were three guilty persons, but only one of them was hanged; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dean
CAST:  Robert Loraine  •  Warwick Ward  •  Frank Lawton  •  C. Aubrey Smith

At a reception given by Arthur Hilton at his Sussex home the conversation turns to the subject of danger, with Hilton recalling a case in which he was involved as a Natal police commissioner. In it there were three guilty persons, but only one of them was hanged; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dean
CAST:  Robert Loraine  •  Warwick Ward  •  Frank Lawton  •  C. Aubrey Smith

Limelight (1937)

A chorus girl (Anna Neagle) discovers a singer (Arthur Tracy) in the streets and asks her producer to give him a shot at stardom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Arthur Tracy  •  Tilly Losch  •  Jane Winton

A chorus girl (Anna Neagle) discovers a singer (Arthur Tracy) in the streets and asks her producer to give him a shot at stardom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Arthur Tracy  •  Tilly Losch  •  Jane Winton

Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931)

A young woman falls in love with an aristocrat and tries to convince his parents that she is herself wealthy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Raymond
CAST:  Sydney Howard  •  Phyllis Konstam  •  Richard Bird  •  Edward Chapman

A young woman falls in love with an aristocrat and tries to convince his parents that she is herself wealthy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Raymond
CAST:  Sydney Howard  •  Phyllis Konstam  •  Richard Bird  •  Edward Chapman

Where Is This Lady? (1932)

A British musical film directed by Victor Hanbury and Ladislao Vajda  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ladislao Vajda  •  Victor Hanbury
CAST:  Mártha Eggerth  •  Owen Nares  •  Wendy Barrie  •  George K. Arthur

A British musical film directed by Victor Hanbury and Ladislao Vajda  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ladislao Vajda  •  Victor Hanbury
CAST:  Mártha Eggerth  •  Owen Nares  •  Wendy Barrie  •  George K. Arthur

Eliza Comes to Stay (1936)

A British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Edwards
CAST:  Betty Balfour  •  Seymour Hicks  •  Oscar Asche  •  Ellis Jeffreys

A British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Edwards
CAST:  Betty Balfour  •  Seymour Hicks  •  Oscar Asche  •  Ellis Jeffreys

Return of a Stranger (1937)

James Martin and Carol Wall have plans to elope, but a fight with her father's solicitor ends in murder committed by an unknown third-party, and Martin is hunted for the crime, knowing the solicitor was alive when he left him. Carol refuses to speak to him, and he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Hanbury
CAST:  Griffith Jones  •  Rosalyn Boulter  •  Ellis Jeffreys  •  Athole Stewart

James Martin and Carol Wall have plans to elope, but a fight with her father's solicitor ends in murder committed by an unknown third-party, and Martin is hunted for the crime, knowing the solicitor was alive when he left him. Carol refuses to speak to him, and he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Hanbury
CAST:  Griffith Jones  •  Rosalyn Boulter  •  Ellis Jeffreys  •  Athole Stewart

Leap Year (1932)

'Affianced Foreign Office agent searches for mystery woman he loves.' (British Film Catalogue)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Walls
CAST:  Tom Walls  •  Anne Grey  •  Edmund Breon  •  Ellis Jeffreys

'Affianced Foreign Office agent searches for mystery woman he loves.' (British Film Catalogue)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Walls
CAST:  Tom Walls  •  Anne Grey  •  Edmund Breon  •  Ellis Jeffreys

Raise the Roof (1930)

The wealthy Rodney Langford, who dreams of going on the stage, hopes to fulfil his ambitions by buying a failing revue called 'Raise the Roof', starring Maisie Grey. His father, fearing scandal, bribes amoral actor Atherley Armitage to sabotage the show. But, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Summers
CAST:  Betty Balfour  •  Maurice Evans  •  Jack Raine  •  Sam Livesey

The wealthy Rodney Langford, who dreams of going on the stage, hopes to fulfil his ambitions by buying a failing revue called 'Raise the Roof', starring Maisie Grey. His father, fearing scandal, bribes amoral actor Atherley Armitage to sabotage the show. But, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Summers
CAST:  Betty Balfour  •  Maurice Evans  •  Jack Raine  •  Sam Livesey