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1. Insult (1932)
80 min | Drama
Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Elizabeth Allan, John Gielgud, Hugh Williams, Sam Livesey
Votes: 11
2. A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
Not Rated | 128 min | Drama, History, Romance
A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Directors: Jack Conway, Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allan, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen
Votes: 6,297
3. Aggie (1956–1957)
30 min | Comedy
Adventures of a Fashion Designer on International Assignments.
Stars: Joan Shawlee, Michael Ward, Patrick McGoohan, Vernon Greeves
Votes: 30
4. Went the Day Well? (1942)
Approved | 92 min | Thriller, War
An English village is occupied by disguised German paratroopers as an advance post for a planned invasion.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: Leslie Banks, C.V. France, Valerie Taylor, Marie Lohr
Votes: 4,339 | Gross: $0.02M
5. Call My Bluff (II) (1965–1988)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.
Stars: Robert Robinson, Frank Muir, Patrick Campbell, Arthur Marshall
Votes: 86
6. Camille (1936)
Passed | 109 min | Drama, Romance
A Parisian courtesan must choose between the young man who loves her and the callous baron who wants her, even as her own health begins to fail.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan
Votes: 8,746 | Gross: $1.15M
7. David Copperfield (1935)
Passed | 130 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Freddie Bartholomew, Frank Lawton, Edna May Oliver, Elizabeth Allan
Votes: 4,765
8. Alibi (1931)
75 min | Mystery
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates a mysterious suicide at a country house.
Director: Leslie S. Hiscott | Stars: Austin Trevor, Franklin Dyall, Elizabeth Allan, J.H. Roberts
Votes: 31
9. No Highway in the Sky (1951)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Thriller
An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of plane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number flying hours.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 4,452
10. What's My Line (1951–1964)
30 min | Game-Show
A panel of celebrities trying to guess what a person does for a living, or figure out who a mystery guest is. This is the version for the United Kingdom.
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Isobel Barnett, Gilbert Harding, Barbara Kelly
Votes: 71
11. The Mystery of Mr. X (1934)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A jewel thief suspected of being a local serial killer targeting police officers decides to solve the mystery himself to clear his name.
Directors: Edgar Selwyn, Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Elizabeth Allan, Lewis Stone, Ralph Forbes
Votes: 495
12. Looking Forward (1933)
Approved | 82 min | Drama, Family
In this Depression-era story set in London, a department-store owner (Lewis Stone) faces bankruptcy while his family fritters away money. A long-standing employee (Lionel Barrymore) gets ... See full summary »
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Benita Hume, Elizabeth Allan
Votes: 307
13. Saloon Bar (1940)
76 min | Comedy, Thriller
Against a background of Christmas and the pending arrival of another baby for the landlord, a group of pub locals lead by bookie Joe Harris set out to prove that former customer Eddie ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Gordon Harker, Elizabeth Allan, Mervyn Johns, Joyce Barbour
Votes: 293
14. The Great Mr. Handel (1942)
Not Rated | 89 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A lavish period drama produced in 1942 by Lord Rank's G.H.W. Productions Ltd.
Director: Norman Walker | Stars: Wilfrid Lawson, Elizabeth Allan, Malcolm Keen, Michael Shepley
Votes: 94
15. The Rosary (1931)
70 min | Drama
Director: Guy Newall | Stars: Margot Grahame, Elizabeth Allan, Walter Piers, Leslie Perrins
Votes: 9
16. Call Me Madam (1953)
Approved | 114 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, George Sanders
Votes: 1,463
17. Twice Upon a Time (1953)
75 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Twin sisters are separated when their parents divorce. They meet again by accident when they are both sent to the same summer camp and hatch a plot to reunite their family.
Director: Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Hugh Williams, Elizabeth Allan, Jack Hawkins, Yolande Larthe
Votes: 66
18. Front Page Story (1954)
99 min | Drama
Grant is the news editor of London's "Daily World". On a very complicated day, two news stories come to a dramatic climax. Interwoven with these is the problem of Grant's personal life which looks likely to become yet another news item.
Director: Gordon Parry | Stars: Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Allan, Eva Bartok, Derek Farr
Votes: 162
19. Black Coffee (1931)
78 min | Mystery
A famous but hated scientist, Sir Amory, is killed during a house party, and some of his valuable papers are missing. Poirot rapidly determines the cause of death and the motive, then narrows down the suspects to the most likely culprit.
Director: Leslie S. Hiscott | Stars: Austin Trevor, Adrianne Allen, Richard Cooper, Elizabeth Allan
Votes: 27
20. Michael and Mary (1931)
83 min | Drama
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Herbert Marshall, Edna Best, Frank Lawton, Elizabeth Allan
Votes: 26
21. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 323
22. The Heart of the Matter (1953)
Approved | 100 min | Crime, Drama
An unhappily married British security officer stationed in Sierra Leone during World War II falls in love with a young Austrian woman and starts an affair. He soon starts feeling guilty.
Director: George More O'Ferrall | Stars: Trevor Howard, Elizabeth Allan, Maria Schell, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 544
23. Java Head (1934)
68 min | Drama, Romance
The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. The owner has two sons. One, a handsome seafarer, is in love with a local girl, but cannot... See full summary »
Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Anna May Wong, Elizabeth Allan, John Loder, Edmund Gwenn
Votes: 140
24. A Woman Rebels (1936)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, History, Romance
Pamela, a woman in late-1800s England, wishes to be her own person and has no intention to ever marry. After she has a great deal of difficulty finding a job, she finally lands a position ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Herbert Marshall, Elizabeth Allan, Donald Crisp
Votes: 928
25. If This Be Sin (1949)
72 min | Drama, Romance
A lonely wife of a workaholic husband on the magical Isle of Capri meets a charming and attractive young man. An exciting affair must end when word gets back to the husband and he becomes ill. Then the daughter enters the scene.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Myrna Loy, Roger Livesey, Peggy Cummins, Richard Greene
Votes: 146
26. He Snoops to Conquer (1945)
103 min | Comedy
Odd job man George Gribble (George Formby) causes problems for the local council he works for when he inadvertently helps two newspapermen expose corruption amongst the council leaders.
Director: Marcel Varnel | Stars: George Formby, Robertson Hare, Elizabeth Allan, Claude Bailey
Votes: 96
27. Men in White (1934)
Passed | 74 min | Drama, Romance
An idealistic doctor must make some hard choices between his dedication to the profession and his personal life.
Director: Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Jean Hersholt, Elizabeth Allan
Votes: 787
28. Ace of Aces (1933)
Passed | 76 min | Drama, War
A sculptor who doesn't want to have any part of World War I is shamed by his girlfriend into joining the army. He becomes a fighter pilot, and undergoes a complete personality change.
Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allan, Ralph Bellamy, Theodore Newton
Votes: 471
29. The Solitaire Man (1933)
Passed | 67 min | Crime, Romance
Oliver Lane is "The Solitaire Man," a renowned jewel thief who is ready to retire and marry Helen, his partner in crime and his one true love. Their plans are shattered when another member ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Herbert Marshall, Mary Boland, Lionel Atwill, May Robson
Votes: 312
30. Slave Ship (1937)
Passed | 92 min | Adventure, Drama
Captain Lovett ordered his first mate Thompson to get rid of his slave-trading crew and get a more respectable bunch for standard shipping, but when he brings his new bride Nancy aboard he finds the same old setup, including slave trade.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Warner Baxter, Wallace Beery, Elizabeth Allan, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 222
31. Mark of the Vampire (1935)
Passed | 60 min | Horror, Mystery
When a nobleman is murdered, a professor of the occult blames vampires, but not all is what it seems.
Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill
Votes: 5,578
32. The Haunted Strangler (1958)
Approved | 78 min | Crime, Mystery, Horror
A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long-dead strangler.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Boris Karloff, Anthony Dawson, Derek Birch, Dorothy Gordon
Votes: 2,039
33. The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
Passed | 85 min | Adventure, History, Romance
A Russian courier struggles to deliver a message to the troops fighting Tartar invaders.
Director: George Nicholls Jr. | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Elizabeth Allan, Akim Tamiroff, Margot Grahame
Votes: 265
34. Reserved for Ladies (1932)
73 min | Comedy, Romance
Falling in love with the aristocratic Sylvia Robertson (Elizabeth Allen), Max poses as a European prince, enlisting the aid of an amiable Ruritanian monarch (Lawrence Grossmith) who owes him a favor.
Director: Alexander Korda | Stars: Leslie Howard, George Grossmith, Benita Hume, Elizabeth Allan
Votes: 169
35. Folly to Be Wise (1952)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
Newly arrived Army chaplin Captain Paris (Alastair Sim) attempts to book various acts for the entertainment of a troop of soldiers.
Director: Frank Launder | Stars: Alastair Sim, Elizabeth Allan, Roland Culver, Colin Gordon
Votes: 360
36. No Marriage Ties (1933)
Passed | 72 min | Drama
Alcoholic reporter Bruce Foster is on the road to ruin when he partners with advertising man "Perk" Perkins to form a successful advertising agency. Foster makes the business a success, but his personal life suffers.
Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allan, Doris Kenyon, Alan Dinehart
Votes: 180
37. Inquest (1939)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Mystery
Margaret Hamilton (Elizabeth Allan) faces trial by Coroner's Court, an archaic British institution where justice can't be guaranteed.
Director: Roy Boulting | Stars: Elizabeth Allan, Philip Friend, Harold Anstruther, Malcolm Morley
Votes: 153
38. The Lost Chord (1933)
70 min | Drama
A musician falls in love with the daughter of a count, who he had killed in a duel over his wife.
Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: John Stuart, Elizabeth Allan, Mary Glynne, Anne Grey
Votes: 12
39. The Phantom Fiend (1932)
Passed | 67 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London.
Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Ivor Novello, Elizabeth Allan, A.W. Baskcomb, Barbara Everest
Votes: 359
40. The Shadow (1933)
63 min | Mystery
A group of people in an old dark house are terrorized by a mysterious hooded figure dressed in black who proceeds to kill them off one by one.
Director: George A. Cooper | Stars: Henry Kendall, Elizabeth Allan, Felix Aylmer, Jeanne Stuart
Votes: 231
41. The Brain Machine (1955)
Approved | 84 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A doctor is taken hostage by a drug smuggler whom she has diagnosed as psychotic. Her estranged husband has to find her before the smuggling gang find him and kill them both.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Patrick Barr, Elizabeth Allan, Maxwell Reed, Vanda Godsell
Votes: 165
42. Outcast Lady (1934)
Passed | 77 min | Drama, Musical, Mystery
A woman's trials and tribulations over a romance since childhood, protecting her husband's secret past, and the trouble it causes with her brother.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Constance Bennett, Herbert Marshall, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Hugh Williams
Votes: 199
43. The Girl Who Forgot (1940)
Comedy
A young college student under a lot of pressure in her life decides to take a train trip to mellow out, but suddenly is stricken with a case of amnesia. A con artist, seeing her condition, ... See full summary »
Director: Adrian Brunel | Stars: Elizabeth Allan, Jeanne De Casalis, Basil Radford, Muriel Aked
Votes: 20
44. The Very Merry Widow (1967–1968)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Moira Lister, Molly Urquhart, Donald Hewlett, Diana King
45. Call Oxbridge 2000 (1961–1962)
Stars: Jennifer Kennedy, Geoffrey Frederick, Godfrey Quigley, Aileen Britton
46. Born for Trouble (1955)
77 min | Comedy
Joan Shawlee, the redhead star, plays Aggie Anderson, an American fashion scout who has a genius for getting into trouble. She finds herself involved in several exciting adventures in Paris, Berlin and London.
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Joan Shawlee, Peter Reynolds, Greta Gynt, Elizabeth Allan
47. Dolores Del Rio and Cedric Gibbons Throw a Party (1935)
4 min | Short
Stars: Elizabeth Allan, Gary Cooper, Dolores Del Río, Marlene Dietrich
48. The Adventures of Annabel (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Elizabeth Allan, Hugh Sinclair, Margaret Tyzack, Norman Pierce
49. Nine Till Six (1932)
75 min | Drama
A romantic drama about a dressmaker accused of stealing a dress she borrowed to wear to a dance with a peer.
Director: Basil Dean | Stars: Louise Hampton, Elizabeth Allan, Florence Desmond, Isla Bevan
50. Dangerous Medicine (1938)
72 min | Crime, Drama
When a young girl is jailed for a murder she didn't commit, a doctor helps her escape to capture the real killer and clear her name.
Director: Arthur B. Woods | Stars: Elizabeth Allan, Cyril Ritchard, Edmund Breon, Anthony Holles