The Saint's Vacation 1941  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Leslie Fenton
Cast: Hugh Sinclair, Sally Gray, Arthur Macrae, Cecil Parker, Leueen MacGrath, Gordon McLeod, John Warwick, Ivor Barnard, Manning Whiley, Felix Aylmer
Hugh Sinclair takes on the role of the Saint, and Leslie Charteris, the author of the original Saint novels, co-writes this not-bad entry. The Saint and his buddy Monty Hayward (Arthur Macrae) are on vacation in Switzerland when they get involved with a music box containing a secret code. Murder and international intrigue follow as the suave Saint gets on the trail.
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The Seventh Veil 1945  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Compton Bennett
Cast: James Mason, Ann Todd, Herbert Lom, Hugh McDermott, Albert Lieven, Yvonne Owen, David Horne, Manning Whiley, Beatrice Varley, Margaret Withers
Hypnosis is the method of treatment attempted for pianist Francesca Cunningham (Ann Todd), and her induced memories reveal a troubled past.
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The Shop at Sly Corner 1947 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Code of Scotland Yard
Director: George King
Cast: Oskar Homolka, Derek Farr, Muriel Pavlow, Manning Whiley, Kathleen Harrison, Garry Marsh, Kenneth Griffith, Jan Van Loewen, Irene Handl, Johnnie Schofield, Diana Dors, Katie Johnson, Eliot Makeham
Antique dealer Descius Heiss (Oskar Homolka) is hiding the fact that he is an escaped convict. But, his bookkeeper Robert Graham (Derek Farr) has caught on and is blackmailing him. In order to protect his concert violinist daughter Margaret (Muriel Pavlow), whose career would suffer if her father's past was revealed, Descius kills Farr. Later, when Scotland Yard investigates the murder, Descius commits suicide–one more desperate act aimed at protecting Margaret.
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Uncle Silas 1947 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Inheritance
Director: Charles(1) Frank
Cast: Jean Simmons, Derrick DeMarney, Derek Bond, Katina Paxinou, Esmond Knight, Sophie Stewart, Manning Whiley, Marjorie Rhodes, John Laurie, Guy Rolfe
A corrupt uncle has plans for his young niece's inheritance in this story set in the Victorian era.
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| 1. The Saint's Vacation (1941)
2. The Seventh Veil (1945)
3. The Shop at Sly Corner (1947)
aka: Code of Scotland Yard
4. Uncle Silas (1947)
aka: The Inheritance
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