Maurice Elvey

Maurice Elvey

Maurice Elvey was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, the oldest son of William Clarence Folkard, an inspecting engineer, and Sarah Anna Seward Folkard (formerly Pearce). He never had a formal education, and was working on the streets of London by the age of nine after having run away from home. For a time he worked as a page boy in the Hyde Park Hotel, and a lucky encounter with a wealthy American set him on the road to a career in first the theatre and then in films. It was while in New York when working as a stage producer that he saw his first film, The Flying Dutchman (1923). This made such an impression on him that when he came back to England he was determined to produce and direct films; thus began a career spanning 44 years, during which time he made over 300 feature films and innumerable shorts. Amongst the "firsts" that Maurice Elvey can claim as a director are: Gaumont's first talking film (High Treason (1929)) and the first British colour film Sons of the Sea (1939)). Carol Reed and David Lean began their distinguished careers in film by working for him, and he directed Gracie Fields in her first movie, Sally in Our Alley (1931). Maurice Elvey was the older brother of Fred V. Merrick, and during the 1920s and 1930s they worked on a number of films together. In May 1996 the world premiere of a long-lost film about David Lloyd George, directed by Elvey, took place in Cardiff more than 70 years later than scheduled. The three-hour film was suppressed on the eve of its release under circumstances that have still not been fully explained. The film was acclaimed by cinema historians as a milestone in film making, and it is believed that had it been released in 1918, as originally planned, it may well have changed the course of British cinema. Maurice Elvey was married three times. His first marriage took place on 31st December 1910 to Adeline Maud Charlton Preston (aka actress 'Philippa Preston'. This marriage ended in divorce. He then married Florence Hill Clarke (a sculptor) on 2nd February 1916. This marriage, too, ended in divorce. On 13th January 1923 he married Isabella Reed (aka actress Isobel Elsom), but this marriage also ended in divorce. As Elvey's niece and god-daughter I was privileged to unveil a plaque in April 1997 at the Green Dragon Museum, Stockton-on-Tees as part of the Centenary of Cinema Celebrations.

  • Title: Maurice Elvey
  • Popularity: 3.916
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1887-11-11
  • Place of Birth: Stockton-on-Tees, England, UK
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Maurice Elvey Movies

  • 1913
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    The Fallen idol

    The Fallen idol

    1 1913 HD

    A short drama about a doctor's wife who returns to him after a flirtation in Richmond Park, London. It is based on the painting by John Collier.

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  • 1913
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    Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn

    Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn

    1 1913 HD

    A wealthy landowner kills his pregnant mistress and buries her body, but his mother has a strange dream that just may bring his crime to light. Based...

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  • 1914
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    The Cup Final Mystery

    The Cup Final Mystery

    1 1914 HD

    A goalkeeper is kidnapped just before the Cup Final at Crystal Palace. Can he be rescued in time for a triumphant match?

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  • 1935
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    The Tunnel

    The Tunnel

    5.3 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Clairvoyant

    The Clairvoyant

    5.9 1935 HD

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  • 1955
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    Room in the House

    Room in the House

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1913
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    Bridegrooms Beware!

    Bridegrooms Beware!

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1913
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    The Fallen idol

    The Fallen idol

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1913
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    The Great Gold Robbery

    The Great Gold Robbery

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1913
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    Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn

    Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1914
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    The Cup Final Mystery

    The Cup Final Mystery

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1913
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    Popsy Wopsy

    Popsy Wopsy

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1914
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    Her Luck in London

    Her Luck in London

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Black-Eyed Susan

    Black-Eyed Susan

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Beautiful Jim

    Beautiful Jim

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Inquisitive Ike

    Inquisitive Ike

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    The Idol of Paris

    The Idol of Paris

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Wandering Jew

    The Wandering Jew

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1918
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    Adam Bede

    Adam Bede

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1920
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    Bleak House

    Bleak House

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1920
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    At the Villa Rose

    At the Villa Rose

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1946
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    Beware of Pity

    Beware of Pity

    6.5 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    Beware of Pity

    Beware of Pity

    6.5 1946 HD

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  • 1927
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    Hindle Wakes

    Hindle Wakes

    7.1 1927 HD

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  • 1918
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    The Life Story of David Lloyd George

    The Life Story of David Lloyd George

    5.8 1918 HD

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  • 1929
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    High Treason

    High Treason

    5.8 1929 HD

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  • 1956
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    Dry Rot

    Dry Rot

    7.1 1956 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Late Edwina Black

    The Late Edwina Black

    6.4 1951 HD

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  • 1939
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    Sons of the Sea

    Sons of the Sea

    6.8 1939 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Gay Dog

    The Gay Dog

    6.5 1954 HD

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  • 1933
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    I Lived with You

    I Lived with You

    5.4 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    Princess Charming

    Princess Charming

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1953
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    House of Blackmail

    House of Blackmail

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Dying Detective

    The Dying Detective

    5.3 1921 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Wandering Jew

    The Wandering Jew

    7.6 1933 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Lodger

    The Lodger

    5.2 1932 HD

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  • 1955
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    You Lucky People!

    You Lucky People!

    5.2 1955 HD

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  • 1944
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    Medal for the General

    Medal for the General

    6.5 1944 HD

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  • 1955
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    Fun at St. Fanny's

    Fun at St. Fanny's

    5.3 1955 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Harassed Hero

    The Harassed Hero

    6 1954 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Water Gipsies

    The Water Gipsies

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    A Honeymoon Adventure

    A Honeymoon Adventure

    4.5 1931 HD

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  • 1933
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    This Week of Grace

    This Week of Grace

    3.5 1933 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Devil's Foot

    The Devil's Foot

    5.2 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Man with the Twisted Lip

    The Man with the Twisted Lip

    5.7 1921 HD

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  • 1931
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    Sally in Our Alley

    Sally in Our Alley

    4.5 1931 HD

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  • 1934
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    Love, Life and Laughter

    Love, Life and Laughter

    7.5 1934 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Lamp Still Burns

    The Lamp Still Burns

    5.4 1943 HD

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  • 1918
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    Nelson

    Nelson

    3.5 1918 HD

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  • 1936
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    Spy of Napoleon

    Spy of Napoleon

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Great Game

    The Great Game

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Third Visitor

    The Third Visitor

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1934
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    My Song for You

    My Song for You

    5.5 1934 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four

    5 1923 HD

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  • 1952
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    My Wife's Lodger

    My Wife's Lodger

    4 1952 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    4 1921 HD

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  • 1926
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    Baddesley Manor: The Phantom Gambler

    Baddesley Manor: The Phantom Gambler

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1924
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    Curlytop

    Curlytop

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1937
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    A Romance in Flanders

    A Romance in Flanders

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Man in the Mirror

    The Man in the Mirror

    7 1936 HD

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  • 1940
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    Under Your Hat

    Under Your Hat

    5.3 1940 HD

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  • 1934
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    Road House

    Road House

    5.5 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1919
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    The Rocks of Valpre

    The Rocks of Valpre

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1916
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    Her Greatest Performance

    Her Greatest Performance

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1932
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    Frail Women

    Frail Women

    4.7 1932 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1940
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    For Freedom

    For Freedom

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1913
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    Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn

    Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn

    5 1913 HD

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  • 1915
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    Florence Nightingale

    Florence Nightingale

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1957
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    Second Fiddle

    Second Fiddle

    5.6 1957 HD

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  • 1928
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    You Know What Sailors Are

    You Know What Sailors Are

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1939
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    Sword of Honour

    Sword of Honour

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Sword of Honour

    Sword of Honour

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1928
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    Balaclava

    Balaclava

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1932
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    In a Monastery Garden

    In a Monastery Garden

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1927
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    Hindle Wakes

    Hindle Wakes

    7.1 1927 HD

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  • 1939
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    Sons of the Sea

    Sons of the Sea

    6.8 1939 HD

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  • 1954
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    What Every Woman Wants

    What Every Woman Wants

    6 1954 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Flag Lieutenant

    The Flag Lieutenant

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1915
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    Love in a Wood

    Love in a Wood

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Lost Chord

    The Lost Chord

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Spider

    The Spider

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1934
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    Lily of Killarney

    Lily of Killarney

    4 1934 HD

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  • 1924
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    Slaves of Destiny

    Slaves of Destiny

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1922
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    A Debt of Honour

    A Debt of Honour

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1922
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    Dick Turpin's Ride to York

    Dick Turpin's Ride to York

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1924
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    Henry, King of Navarre

    Henry, King of Navarre

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Love Story of Aliette Brunton

    The Love Story of Aliette Brunton

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1922
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    Man and His Kingdom

    Man and His Kingdom

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Fruitful Vine

    The Fruitful Vine

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Happiness of Three Women

    The Happiness of Three Women

    5.7 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Happiness of Three Women

    The Happiness of Three Women

    5.7 1954 HD

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  • 1930
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    The School for Scandal

    The School for Scandal

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    The School for Scandal

    The School for Scandal

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    A Sister to Assist 'Er

    A Sister to Assist 'Er

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1944
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    Strawberry Roan

    Strawberry Roan

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1933
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    Soldiers of the King

    Soldiers of the King

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1953
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    Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

    Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

    5 1953 HD

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  • 1932
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    Diamond Cut Diamond

    Diamond Cut Diamond

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Marriage Bond

    The Marriage Bond

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    Potiphar's Wife

    Potiphar's Wife

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    Potiphar's Wife

    Potiphar's Wife

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Passionate Friends

    The Passionate Friends

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1923
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    Sally Bishop

    Sally Bishop

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1927
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    Human Law

    Human Law

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1942
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    Salute John Citizen

    Salute John Citizen

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1938
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    Who Goes Next?

    Who Goes Next?

    6.4 1938 HD

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  • 1919
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    The Swindler

    The Swindler

    5 1919 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Tower of London

    The Tower of London

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1926
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    Glamis Castle

    Glamis Castle

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1926
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    Windsor Castle

    Windsor Castle

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1918
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    Hindle Wakes

    Hindle Wakes

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1920
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    Darby and Joan

    Darby and Joan

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1923
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    Don Quixote

    Don Quixote

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1927
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    A Sister to Assist 'Er

    A Sister to Assist 'Er

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Quinneys

    Quinneys

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Arcadians

    The Arcadians

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    A Woman in Pawn

    A Woman in Pawn

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1938
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    Who Killed John Savage?

    Who Killed John Savage?

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1928
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    Sailors Don't Care

    Sailors Don't Care

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Glad Eye

    The Glad Eye

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1919
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    Comradeship

    Comradeship

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1927
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    Roses of Picardy

    Roses of Picardy

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Return of the Frog

    The Return of the Frog

    5.7 1938 HD

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  • 1917
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    Masks and Faces

    Masks and Faces

    4.5 1917 HD

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  • 1928
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    Palais De Danse

    Palais De Danse

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1914
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    The Suicide Club

    The Suicide Club

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1919
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    God's Good Man

    God's Good Man

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1921
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    Innocent

    Innocent

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four

    5 1923 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Gentle Sex

    The Gentle Sex

    7 1943 HD

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  • 1926
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    Mademoiselle from Armentieres

    Mademoiselle from Armentieres

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1927
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    Roses of Picardy

    Roses of Picardy

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Glad Eye

    The Glad Eye

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Flight Commander

    The Flight Commander

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1925
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    Folly of Vanity

    Folly of Vanity

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1944
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    Medal for the General

    Medal for the General

    6.5 1944 HD

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  • 1956
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    Stars in Your Eyes

    Stars in Your Eyes

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Royal Oak

    The Royal Oak

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Red-Haired League

    The Red-Haired League

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    A Case of Identity

    A Case of Identity

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Yellow Face

    The Yellow Face

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Resident Patient

    The Resident Patient

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    A Scandal in Bohemia

    A Scandal in Bohemia

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Beryl Coronet

    The Beryl Coronet

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Noble Bachelor

    The Noble Bachelor

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Copper Beeches

    The Copper Beeches

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Empty House

    The Empty House

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Tiger of San Pedro

    The Tiger of San Pedro

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Priory School

    The Priory School

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Solitary Cyclist

    The Solitary Cyclist

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Tragedy of a Comic Song

    The Tragedy of a Comic Song

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1970
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    Vice Versa

    Vice Versa

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1937
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    Change for a Sovereign

    Change for a Sovereign

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1928
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    Palais De Danse

    Palais De Danse

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1921
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    A Gentleman of France

    A Gentleman of France

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Tavern Knight

    The Tavern Knight

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Hundredth Chance

    The Hundredth Chance

    1 1920 HD

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