Bees in Paradise 1944 N/R, 75 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Val Guest Cast: Arthur Askey, Anne Shelton, Peter Graves, Ronald Shiner, Jean Kent, Max Bacon, Antoinette Cellier, Joy Shelton, Beatrice Varley
Four men (Arthur Askey, Peter Graves, Ronald Shiner, and Max Bacon) bail out of their plane over Paradise Island and land in a bee-worshipping colony of women who cater to them. All four marry and then learn the reason that explains why there are no men on the island. According to colonial tradition, all males must commit suicide after their honeymoons. Is it too late, or is there an escape?
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The Case of the Frightened Lady 1940 N/R, 80 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: George King Cast: Marius Goring, Helen Haye, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Patrick Barr, John Warwick, Felix Aylmer, Ronald Shiner, George Merritt, Torin Thatcher, Elizabeth Scott, Roy Emerton, George Hayes
Lord William Lebanon (Marius Goring) and his mother, Dowager Lady Lebanon (Helen Haye), share homicidal tendencies that run in their family. When the murdered body of chauffeur Studd (John Warwick) is found, Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Tanner (George Merritt) and Deputy Sergeant Totty (Ronald Shiner) step in and try to solve a very difficult case. Based on a stage play by Edgar Wallace.
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