The 39 Steps 1935  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
aka: The Thirty-Nine Steps
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Madeleine Carroll, Robert Donat, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle, Peggy Ashcroft, John Laurie, Peggy Simpson, Helen Haye, Frank Cellier, Wylie Watson, Gus McNaughton, Jerry Verno, Miles Malleson, John Turnbull, Frederick Piper
Canadian citizen Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) is visiting England when he goes to the Palladium where he sees an act starring "Mr. Memory" (Wylie Watson). In the middle of the show, a shot rings out, and Richard is approached by terrified Miss Annabelle Smith (Lucie Mannheim) who begs him to help her. She tells him that she is a British spy being targeted by international agents out to kill her. The next morning, Annabelle appears at Richard's door–dying from a knife wound, muttering "39 steps," and giving Richard a map. Richard uses the map that leads him to Scotland. He meets Pamela (Madeleine Carroll) on the trip to Scotland, and she ends up serving as his assistant when the two of them become involved in a world of espionage and murder.
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The Divorce of Lady X 1938  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, Binnie Barnes, Ralph Richardson, Morton Selten, J.H. Roberts, Gertrude Musgrove, Gus McNaughton, Hugh McDermott
Due to an emergency, a young lawyer (Laurence Olivier) allows a young woman (Merle Oberon) to spend the night in his London hotel room. Although nothing happened, he believes himself to be the "other man" in a pending divorce case. Dated.
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A Place of One's Own 1945   N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Bernard Knowles
Cast: Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Barbara Mullen, Dennis Price, Helen Haye, Ernest Thesiger, Michael Shepley, Dulcie Gray, Moore Marriott, Gus McNaughton
Annette (Margaret Lockwood) works for the Smedhursts (James Mason and Barbara Mullen) at their haunted home and becomes possessed by the spirit of a former owner who was murdered.
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Q Planes 1939  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
aka: Clouds Over Europe
Director: Tim Whelan, Arthur B. Woods
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Valerie Hobson, George Curzon, George Merritt, David Tree, Gus McNaughton, Hay Petrie, John Laurie, John Longden
This is a fine suspense film about espionage after Britain's entry into the war involving Scotland Yard's attempt to recover secret military plans stolen by the Nazis. Clever.
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Sidewalks of London 1938 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: St. Martin's Lane
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Larry Adler, Tyrone Guthrie, Gus McNaughton, Maire O'Neill, Bartlett Cormack, Edward Lexy, Basil Gill, Helen Haye, David Burns
Charles (Charles Laughton), a steet entertainer in the theater district of London, takes a street urchin, Libby (Vivien Leigh), under his wing and into his act as a dancer after learning that she was a petty thief. Harley (Rex Harrison) spots the talented Libby and eventually makes her into a star. Libby tries to repay Charles for his help, but Charles is happy where he is.
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Storm in a Teacup 1937 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Victor Saville
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Cecil Parker, Sara Allgood, Ursula Jeans, Gus McNaughton, Eliot Makeham, Ivor Barnard, Cyril Smith, Edgar K. Bruce
When reporter Frank Burdon (Rex Harrison) takes on the cause of Mrs. Hegarty (Sara Allgood) who refuses to pay for a dog license, the result is mayhem.
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| 1. The 39 Steps (1935)
aka: The Thirty-Nine Steps
2. The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
3. A Place of One's Own (1945)
4. Q Planes (1939)
aka: Clouds Over Europe
5. Sidewalks of London (1938)
aka: St. Martin's Lane
6. Storm in a Teacup (1937)
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