Arthur Rigby

The Marriage of Corbal (1936)

The film hinges on the love triangle between a young aristocratic lady on the run (Cleonie, played by Hazel Terry), the murderous Varennes, Citizen-Deputy of the Revolution who saves her by disguising her as his nephew (Nils Asther) and finally the Marquis of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederic Brunn  •  Karl Grune
CAST:  Nils Asther  •  Hugh Sinclair  •  Hazel Terry  •  Noah Beery

The film hinges on the love triangle between a young aristocratic lady on the run (Cleonie, played by Hazel Terry), the murderous Varennes, Citizen-Deputy of the Revolution who saves her by disguising her as his nephew (Nils Asther) and finally the Marquis of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederic Brunn  •  Karl Grune
CAST:  Nils Asther  •  Hugh Sinclair  •  Hazel Terry  •  Noah Beery

Cheer Up (1936)

An impoverished team of composer and songwriter try to secure financial backing for their new musical, with the assistance of a struggling actress working as a housemaid.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo Mittler
CAST:  Stanley Lupino  •  Sally Gray  •  Roddy Hughes  •  Gerald Barry

An impoverished team of composer and songwriter try to secure financial backing for their new musical, with the assistance of a struggling actress working as a housemaid.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo Mittler
CAST:  Stanley Lupino  •  Sally Gray  •  Roddy Hughes  •  Gerald Barry

Behind the Headlines (1956)

Newspaper reporters compete with London police to solve a murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Saunders
CAST:  Paul Carpenter  •  Adrienne Corri  •  Alfie Bass  •  Harry Fowler

Newspaper reporters compete with London police to solve a murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Saunders
CAST:  Paul Carpenter  •  Adrienne Corri  •  Alfie Bass  •  Harry Fowler

The Deputy Drummer (1935)

Posing as an aristocrat to crash a party, a composer stumbles upon a gang of jewel thieves working unnoticed upstairs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lupino Lane
CAST:  Lupino Lane  •  Jean Denis  •  Kathleen Kelly  •  Wallace Lupino

Posing as an aristocrat to crash a party, a composer stumbles upon a gang of jewel thieves working unnoticed upstairs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lupino Lane
CAST:  Lupino Lane  •  Jean Denis  •  Kathleen Kelly  •  Wallace Lupino

You Made Me Love You (1933)

A rich American businessman in London makes believe he's lost all his money so that his daughter will marry a composer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monty Banks
CAST:  Stanley Lupino  •  Thelma Todd  •  John Loder  •  Gerald Rawlinson

A rich American businessman in London makes believe he's lost all his money so that his daughter will marry a composer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monty Banks
CAST:  Stanley Lupino  •  Thelma Todd  •  John Loder  •  Gerald Rawlinson

Hold My Hand (1938)

Eddie Marston is wealthy and kind, but his affairs are rapidly descending into chaos. Who can help him?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thornton Freeland
CAST:  Stanley Lupino  •  Fred Emney  •  Barbara Blair  •  Sally Gray

Eddie Marston is wealthy and kind, but his affairs are rapidly descending into chaos. Who can help him?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thornton Freeland
CAST:  Stanley Lupino  •  Fred Emney  •  Barbara Blair  •  Sally Gray

Small Town Story (1953)

Canadian ex-serviceman Bob Regan returns to Oldchester, the English town where he was posted during the war. Meeting up with his friend Mike, now manager of the local football club, he discovers that Oldchester are desperate for promotion as they stand to inherit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Montgomery Tully
CAST:  Donald Houston  •  Susan Shaw  •  Alan Wheatley  •  Kent Walton

Canadian ex-serviceman Bob Regan returns to Oldchester, the English town where he was posted during the war. Meeting up with his friend Mike, now manager of the local football club, he discovers that Oldchester are desperate for promotion as they stand to inherit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Montgomery Tully
CAST:  Donald Houston  •  Susan Shaw  •  Alan Wheatley  •  Kent Walton

Jack's the Boy (1932)

With a title like Jack's the Boy, is it any surprise that the star of this breezy quota quickie is British music-hall favorite Jack Hulbert? The star plays the son of a celebrated Scotland Yard detective, who joins the force in hopes of following his father's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Forde
CAST:  Jack Hulbert  •  Cicely Courtneidge  •  Winifred Shotter  •  Francis Lister

With a title like Jack's the Boy, is it any surprise that the star of this breezy quota quickie is British music-hall favorite Jack Hulbert? The star plays the son of a celebrated Scotland Yard detective, who joins the force in hopes of following his father's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Forde
CAST:  Jack Hulbert  •  Cicely Courtneidge  •  Winifred Shotter  •  Francis Lister

The Blue Parrot (1953)

'Rocks' Owen, the well-off owner of a car-hire business, is found murdered; the last place he was seen alive was the Blue Parrot nightclub. Scotland Yard go in to investigate, with the help of a visiting American detective and a nightclub hostess who may not be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Harlow
CAST:  Dermot Walsh  •  Jacqueline Hill  •  Ballard Berkeley  •  June Ashley

'Rocks' Owen, the well-off owner of a car-hire business, is found murdered; the last place he was seen alive was the Blue Parrot nightclub. Scotland Yard go in to investigate, with the help of a visiting American detective and a nightclub hostess who may not be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Harlow
CAST:  Dermot Walsh  •  Jacqueline Hill  •  Ballard Berkeley  •  June Ashley

Dangerous Cargo (1954)

Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a shipment of gold bullion so he and his gang can steal it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Harlow
CAST:  Jack Watling  •  Susan Stephen  •  Karl Stepanek  •  Richard Pearson

Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a shipment of gold bullion so he and his gang can steal it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Harlow
CAST:  Jack Watling  •  Susan Stephen  •  Karl Stepanek  •  Richard Pearson

The Long Arm (1956)

Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a police procedural style made popular by Ealing in their 1950 film The Blue Lamp. It is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Frend
CAST:  Jack Hawkins  •  John Stratton  •  Dorothy Alison  •  Michael Brooke

Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a police procedural style made popular by Ealing in their 1950 film The Blue Lamp. It is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Frend
CAST:  Jack Hawkins  •  John Stratton  •  Dorothy Alison  •  Michael Brooke

Crossroads to Crime (1960)

Crossroads to Crime is about the investigations of a police constable (Anthony Oliver) who, working undercover without support from his colleagues, confronts and brings down a gang of vehicle hi-jackers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerry Anderson
CAST:  Anthony Oliver  •  David Graham  •  George Murcell  •  Victor Maddern

Crossroads to Crime is about the investigations of a police constable (Anthony Oliver) who, working undercover without support from his colleagues, confronts and brings down a gang of vehicle hi-jackers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerry Anderson
CAST:  Anthony Oliver  •  David Graham  •  George Murcell  •  Victor Maddern