Movies: Warner Brothers First National Productions

Directed by Thorold Dickinson....

A prison governor deals with a variety of different prisoners, including a charming murderer....

An American woman is fooled into thinking that she is the heiress to an estate in England....

“Professional jealousy over the discovery of a formula for an anaesthetic leads to murder in a hospital.” - BFI....

“Spy comedy with operatic background.” - BFI....

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

Musical version of the comedy, "Charley's Aunt," by Brandon Thomas. As part of a simple enough ruse, a Cambridge student poses as his aunt but his scheme goes wrong, first when someone falls for the aunt, and then when the real aunt turns up....

“Two young men and an attractive girl are invited to spend a week-end at a cottage of mutual friends. The hosts are delayed and so the guests remain unattended. A burglar breaks in and ensuing complications compel the girl to pose as a wife.” - BFI....

“Romantic comedy of a motor factory mechanic encouraged to train his voice by the daughter of the magnate.” - BFI....

1840 - Max Miller and a troupe of artistes come to perform at a tavern, which is not licensed for such performances. A rival tavern informs the police and they have to pay a heavy fine. However, they find the money by rescuing a boy and getting the r...

A reporter on a transatlantic cruise finds himself accused of the theft of valuable stamps. Knowing that he didn't do it, he sets out to find the real thief, but isn't prepared for what he discovers....

“A troopship bringing home a battalion from Bermuda docks at Southampton and the men are granted only 6 hours leave. The film shows how some of the men spend this precious time.” - BFI....

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

A bank clerk takes the blame for a theft which he believes was committed by his ex-convict father....

“Ex-convict saves his estranged daughter from a blackmailer.” - BFI....

“Bookseller David Gordon's new wife Marian has never met David's friend Bob but by telephone advises him on how to meet women by following the first attractive girl he sees. Unfortunately, the girl turns out to be Marian and Bob is arrested.” - Steve...

A convicted killer escapes and seeks revenge on the jurors who put him in prison. He kills two of them and the rest end up hiding in the large home of another juror, an actor. It is the actor who saves them from the murderous fugitive....

“The reconciliation of a divorced couple following the publisher husband's marriage to his secretary.” - BFI....

American chorus-girl Mamie Wallace (Farrell) travels to Paris with a ramshackle touring musical revue. The company runs out of money, and it looks as though Mamie and her dancing colleagues are going to be stranded in Europe with no way home. Luckily...

“Crime film set in Malaya concerning the pursuit of a planter framed for poisoning his partner and suspected of carrying plague.” - BFI....