Cecil Humphreys

A cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other women and suicide also being suspected.

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A war widow falls in love with the man who informed her of her husband's death.

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An adventurous young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even though she is already married.

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NBC adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's play Gaslight

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Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.

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Tony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target for the attentions of performer Yvette. She is later murdered with the dagger used by Tony and his wife in their act, and Gaby is accused of the crime.

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The hall porter at an Oxbridge College inherits an Earldom and enjoys a series of adventures.

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“Criminologist stages the theft of a picture to thwart his son's ambitions to be a detective.” - BFI.

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A lawyer's love for a young girl causes him to defend the man he thinks to be her lover. During the trial the lawyer finds out that the man is his own son.

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Koenigsmark is a 1935 British-French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Elissa Landi, John Lodge and Pierre Fresnay. The film is based on the novel Koenigsmark by Pierre Benoît. It's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. The film was known in the United States as Crimson Dynasty.

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A British adventure film directed by George King

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Composer Franz Schubert--broke, struggling and unhappy--gets a break when a wealthy friend wangles him an invitation to a command performance in front of a princess of the royal family. Schubert performs a version of his new work, "Symphony in B Minor", for the princess, but a misunderstanding results in Schubert storming out of the concert in a rage. Complications ensue. English-language version of "Leise flehen meine Lieder."

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“A homeless gentleman confesses to a Lord's murder to protect a woman they both love.” - BFI.

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The adventures of the eighteenth century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary ride to York.

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An insurance agent poses as a king's double and saves him from anarchists.

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'Charlady helps unmask man who stabbed lady's blackmailer.' (British Film Catalogue)

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When a 'man about town' takes a young lady back to his house they are both surprised to find that it has been turned into an illegal casino in his absence.

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Following a promise she made to her father on his deathbed, Laura Fairlie go to Scotland with Sir Percival Glyde to his mysterious mansion to be married. Once there, many strange and disturbing things happen. She meets a girl who has been a victim of Sir Percival's scheming in order to get her fortune.

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An exiled Prince living in Paris, begins a dalliance with an opera singer before returning to his wife.

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Tom Donahue, a New York traffic cop, wins a trip to Europe in a newspaper contest, and he decides to visit relatives in Ireland. Arriving in Dublin, he learns that he is an exact double for Lord Fitzhugh, a young Irish aristocrat with whom he becomes friends. The Earl of Killarney, Fitzhugh's uncle, who is on his deathbed, wishes to see his favorite nephew and wipe out past animosities. Fitzhugh, in the meantime, has disappeared, and his sister, Lady Gwendolyn, persuades Tom to take his place.

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A highwayman rides to York to stop a lady marrying a usurper.

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An Earl's cousin survives drowning and saves a lady from the Great Fire of London.

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A burglar blackmails an actress who thinks she killed her husband.

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Sherlock Holmes (Eille Norwood) knows that a man has killed a former partner but he can't prove it unless he finds a dying detective who knows what really happened. Norwood would play Holmes in over thirty films and he's quite good in the role bring an intelligent looking character.

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A man takes the blame for a girl's crooked brother and weds her when her hand is amputated.

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An aged ambassador's wife loves an admiral but is rejected by society after his death.

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The Sorrows of Satan is a 1917 British silent fantasy film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Gladys Cooper, Owen Nares and Cecil Humphreys. Made at Isleworth Studios, and based on the novel of the same name, the plot involves a poverty-stricken author so depressed that he agrees to sell his soul to the Devil.

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An idiot heir helps a wounded prince save the princess from forced marriage to a usurper.

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