Engineers Richard McAllan and Frederick Robinson manage to get financial backing for a gigantic project to build a tunnel from England to America. Read More »
Tag Archives: Maurice Elvey
Fun at St Fanny’s (1955) Maurice Elvey, Fred Emney, Cardew Robinson, Miriam Karlin
25 year old Cardew is still at school, run by a large headmaster Who lives and bets off the income Read More »
The Clairvoyant (1935) Maurice Elvey, Claude Rains, Fay Wray, Mary Clare
Maximus, a small-time music hall mind reader, has frightening flashes of precognition Read More »
Second Fiddle (1957) Maurice Elvey, Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, Lisa Gastoni
Deborah and Charles, very much in love, are young executives at the successful Pontifex Advertising Agency. Read More »
A Honeymoon Adventure (1931) Maurice Elvey, Benita Hume, Peter Hannen, Harold Huth
An inventor and his new bride go on their honeymoon, only to be pursued by criminals after his latest invention. Read More »
Under Your Hat (1940) Maurice Elvey, Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Austin Trevor
Inept Secret Agent on a job in the South of France is followed by his suspicious wife. Read More »
The Water Gipsies (1932) Maurice Elvey, Ann Todd, Sari Maritza, Ian Hunter
Jane Bell has lived on an old barge moored in the Thames with her feckless father and sister ever since their mother died Read More »
Sons of the Sea (1939) Maurice Elvey, Leslie Banks, Mackenzie Ward, Kay Walsh, Drama, War
The head of Dartmouth Training College has been murdered, and his successor, Captain Hyde, suspects that he himself may have been the intended target. Read More »
The Great Game (1953) Maurice Elvey, James Hayter, Thora Hird, Diana Dors, Comedy, Drama, Sport
The wealthy chairman of First Division Football Club, Burnville United, makes an unethical approach to a star player of another club, and the ensuing scandal costs him his job. Read More »
The Gay Dog (1954) Maurice Elvey, Wilfred Pickles, Petula Clark, Megs Jenkins, Comedy
Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His friends bet on his dog while he bets against. Read More »
Beware of Pity (1946) Maurice Elvey, Lilli Palmer, Albert Lieven, Cedric Hardwicke, Drama, Romance
I Lived with You (1933) Maurice Elvey, Ivor Novello, Ursula Jeans, Ida Lupino, Comedy, Romance
In London a young lady meets a homeless and apparently penniless Russian prince. Read More »
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953) Maurice Elvey, Bonar Colleano, Diana Decker, David Tomlinson, Comedy
An American soldier stationed in England is ready to go on his honeymoon with his new wife when his ex-wife, a gorgeous blonde, shows up and insists that they’re still married. Read More »
The Wandering Jew (1933) Maurice Elvey, Conrad Veidt, Marie Ney, Basil Gill, Drama, Fantasy
This story is based both on a long-standing legend and a play by E. Temple Thurston. Veteran British director Maurice Elvey brought years of experience with theatrical adaptations to the difficult task of filming a movie that spans centuries and strains credulity. Conrad Veidt stars as the Jew who urges Roman authorities to crucify Jesus and release Barabbas. As a punishment, he is condemned by God to wander the Earth for many centuries, enduring innumerable trials and tribulations on several continents.
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The Life Story of David Lloyd George (1918) Maurice Elvey, Norman Page, Alma Reville, Ernest Thesiger, Biography, Drama, History
Biography of the British Prime Minister and his actions during World War I.
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