Movies: Hay Petrie

During the First World War, Russian officer Ignatoff, wounded, falls in love with his nurse, Natasha. But she is subject to an upcoming marriage of family convenience to Brioukow, a wealthy industrialist of peasant stock. Brioukow is unjustifiably je...

'Farm life on the South Downs. A gentleman farmer beats his unscrupulous rival in sheepdog trials.' (British Film Institute)...

A professional footballer attempts to recover a winning pools ticket....

'1670. Irish patriot caught stealing Crown Jewels talks his way to pardon.' (British Film Catalogue)...

A retired major and ex-enemies pledge peace at reunion....

Early British thriller about a master criminal named 'Flash Jack', who heads a gang of top-hatted thieves that rob the wealthy. A detective tracks the crimes to a posh night club....

Dennis O'Shea joins a gang of smugglers in order to raise the money to pay for his brother, who is fleeing from the IRA, to move to the USA. But after he accidentally kills a constable during a smuggling trip, the policeman's dog begins to follow him...

A young man's fiancé dies after contracting a terminal illness, and in his efforts to contact her he gets involved with a group of spiritualists....

A London cabby uncovers the city's secret nightlife in this surprising plug for post-war National Savings....

The Loves of Madame du Barry was the American title of the 1935 British operetta I Give My Heart, based on the stage musical The Du Barry. German actress Gitta Alpar stars as Jeanne, the young 18th century Parisian milliner who sleeps her way to the ...

Dramatised short about the advantages of gas appliances in the home, with music....

A short featurette about a murderer summoned by chance to sit on the jury and try the man accused of his crime....