Accused 1936  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thornton Freeland
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Dolores del Rio, Florence Desmond, Roland Culver, Moore Marriott, Cecil Humphreys, Cyril Raymond, Basil Sydney, Googie Withers, J.H. Roberts, Esme Percy, Edward Rigby, Leo Genn
Set in a Paris nightclub, this is the story of dancing team Tony and Gaby Seymour (Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Dolores del Rio) and the murder of Yvette Delange (Florence Desmond) who has been making a play for Tony. Yvette is accused as a murderess, and the real solution to the crime is revealed during the court scenes.
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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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The Door with Seven Locks 1940 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Chamber of Horrors
Director: Norman Lee
Cast: Leslie Banks, Lilli Palmer, Romilly Lunge, Gina Malo, David Horne, Richard Bird, Cathleen Nesbitt, J.H. Roberts, Aubrey Mallalieu, Harry Hutchinson, Ross Landon, Phil Ray
Mad Dr. Manetta (Leslie Banks) lures heirs to a fortune into his mansion and eliminates them through torture. But the latest heir, Judy (Lilli Palmer), might be a little harder to eliminate, and the doctor's days may be numbered.
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The First of the Few 1942  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Spitfire
Director: Leslie Howard
Cast: Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John, Roland Culver, Anne Firth, David Horne, J.H. Roberts, Derrick DeMarney, Rosalyn Boulter, Gordon McLeod
This is a good biography of R.J. Mitchell (Leslie Howard), the developer of the highly successful World War II airplane (Spitfire) that contributed much by fending off the air attacks on Great Britain. Naturally, World War II propaganda runs high. Great musical score. (Leslie Howard's plane was shot down by German planes while on his way home from a diplomatic mission shortly after completion of this film.)
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Juggernaut 1936  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Henry Edwards
Cast: Boris Karloff, Joan Wyndham, Arthur Margetson, Mona Goya, Anthony Ireland, Nina Boucicault, J.H. Roberts, Morton Selten, Gibb McLaughlin, Victor Rietti
About to find the cure for paralysis, Dr. Sartorius (Boris Karloff) plots with his patient Lady Yvonne Clifford (Mona Goya) to murder her millionaire husband, Sir Charles Clifford (Morton Selten), to obtain needed funding. A deal is made, Sartorius is hired as Sir Charles' physician, and he begins poisoning his patient. But, Sir Charles figures out what is happening and changes his will to benefit his son Roger (Arthur Margetson) from a previous marriage. Now, Lady Yvonne tells Sartorius to kill both Sir Charles and Roger. Only nurse Eve (Joan Wyndham), who is in love with Roger, may be able to stop Sartorius in his tracks.
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Young and Innocent 1937 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
aka: The Girl Was Young
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney, Percy Marmont, Edward Rigby, Mary Clare, John Longden, Basil Radford, George Curzon, Torin Thatcher, Pamela Carme, George Merritt, J.H. Roberts, Jerry Verno, H.F. Maltby, John Miller
After being falsely accused of murder, Robert Tisdall (Derrick DeMarney) escapes from the courthouse with help from police constable Burgoyne's (Percy Marmont) daughter Erica (Nova Pilbeam) who vows to help prove his innocence. During the ensuing manhunt, Erica helps Robert search for the killer–a man (George Curzon) with a twitching eye–and risks her own life as well of the reputation of her father. Another good Hitchcock thriller, this one a rework of "39 Steps."
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| 1. Accused (1936)
2. The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
3. The Door with Seven Locks (1940)
aka: Chamber of Horrors
4. The First of the Few (1942)
aka: Spitfire
5. Juggernaut (1936)
6. Young and Innocent (1937)
aka: The Girl Was Young
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