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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Green for Danger 1946 N/R, 91 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Frank Launder Cast: Leo Genn, Henry Edwards, Trevor Howard, Ronald Adam, Alastair Sim, Judy Campbell, Moore Marriott, Sally Gray, Rosamund John, Megs Jenkins
Something is very wrong at a British wartime hospital; first Joseph Higgins (Moore Marriott) dies during a routine operation, and when Sister Bates (Judy Campbell) becomes suspicious, she also ends up dead! It is up to Inspector Cockrill (Alastair Sim) to solve the case. Good mystery!
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The History of Mr. Polly 1949 N/R, 95 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Pelissier Cast: John Mills, Sally Ann Howes, Megs Jenkins, Finlay Currie, Betty Ann Davies, Gladys Henson, Diana Churchill, Edward Chapman, Shelagh Fraser, Dandy Nichols, Juliet Mills, Moore Marriott, David Horne, Edie Martin, Doris Hare
Based on H.G. Wells' novel, this story involves Alfred Polly's (John Mills) change of lifestyle after he leaves his domineering wife (Betty Ann Davies) and wanders the countryside. He finally takes a job as a handyman at a country inn and, at long last, finds true happiness.
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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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The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case 1932 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Graham Cutts Cast: Arthur Wontner, Isla Bevan, Ian Hunter, Graham Soutten, Gilbert Davis, Herbert Lomas, Miles Malleson, Kynaston Reeves, Clare Greet, Roy Emerton, Edgar Norfolk, Margaret Yarde, Moore Marriott, Edgar Norfolk, Charles Farrell
Mary Morrison (Isla Bevan) has been given a huge pearl by a mysterious stranger. Her father has disappeared and the stranger terrifies her, so Mary asks for help from Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (Arthur Wontner and Ian Hunter). Their trail leads to the carnival underworld and the mysterious peg-legged crook and his pygmy aide.
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| 1. Accused (1936)
2. Green for Danger (1946)
3. The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
4. A Place of One's Own (1945)
5. The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case (1932)
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