Hugh Wakefield
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1888-11-10
Locus Natus: Wanstead, Essex, England, UK
Et ut: Хью Уэйкфилд, Hugh Claude Wakefield
The Man Who Knew Too Much
While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been...
release : 1934.12.01popularis : 14.172
The Improper Duchess
The King of Moldavia tries to negotiate a loan from the United States in return for oil concessions, with the wily assistance of the Duchess of Tann.
release : 1936.01.17popularis : 0.893
Blithe Spirit
An English mystery novelist invites a medium to his home, so she may conduct a séance for a small gathering. The writer hopes to gather enough...
release : 1945.04.05popularis : 8.75
Forget Me Not
A young British woman, tricked into believing she was used during a whirlwind romance, marries a gentle widowed Italian opera star, whose songs she...
release : 1936.12.01popularis : 0.846
The Fortunate Fool
A wealthy author, looking for material, 'adopts' an incorrigible thief he finds in the streets, together with an attractive typist who is down on her...
release : 1933.12.13popularis : 0.394
Dreams Come True
A popular opera singer falls in love with a gangly farm boy. Anton's father is left all alone when his son runs off to the Big City with Ilona....
release : 1936.12.08popularis : 0.305
One Night with You
Two strangers meet when they both miss their trains, and end up spending a penniless day and night together. An English version of 'It Happened One...
release : 1948.04.25popularis : 1.732
Do Not Forget About Me
This rare 1935 film (the title translated means "do not forget me") features Beniamino Gigli as, of course, an Italian singer who warbles his way...
release : 1935.01.01popularis : 1.236
Love's a Luxury
A theatre producer and actor try in vain to have a quiet week in a country cottage. But their efforts turn into comic disaster as a variety of...
release : 1952.10.01popularis : 2.979
The Street Singer
Following an argument with his co-star during the rehearsals for a new stage show, famous singer Richard King walks out of the theatre, still wearing...
release : 1937.03.01popularis : 0.619
Death Croons the Blues
A cabaret singer is found dead in her flat and Viscount Brent becomes a suspect. His cousin is convinced of his innocence and with a journalist...
release : 1937.10.01popularis : 0.421
Lady in Danger
Dexter becomes involved in a revolution and is asked to hide the Queen. This leads to misunderstanding with his firm and his fiancee.
release : 1934.11.27popularis : 1.09
The Million Pound Note
An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a...
release : 1954.01.07popularis : 8.951
The Crimson Circle
Based on the novel by Edgar Wallace, detectives at Scotland Yard try and track down The Crimson Circle, a secret society of blackmailers
release : 1936.08.10popularis : 0.628
Journey Together
Two Englishmen (Richard Attenborough, Jack Watling) train with the Royal Air Force, ending with a bombing raid on Berlin.
release : 1945.10.01popularis : 3.196
Aren't We All?
Because his father, Lord Grenham, spends more time philandering with attractive women than conducting business, Willie Tatham is forced to interrupt...
release : 1932.03.17popularis : 1.184
The Crime at Blossoms
After moving into a picturesque country cottage, a woman becomes increasingly concerned about the fate of the previous owner who she believes was...
release : 1933.03.01popularis : 2.183
The Luck of a Sailor
In this romantic comedy, the king of Ruritania marries an impoverished commoner after he is exiled. Trouble shows up when the king must return to his...
release : 1934.04.26popularis : 1.691
City of Song
A tourist guide in Naples is taken on by an English woman impressed by his singing, and who regards him as her protege.
release : 1931.01.09popularis : 0.922
The Sport of Kings
Algernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove his theory, he bets a friend that he can convert...
release : 1931.02.23popularis : 0.829
Life Goes On
A criminal hides the body of a dead financier in an effort to manipulate shares.
release : 1932.03.01popularis : 1.153
18 Minutes
A lion-tamer's partly innate and partly acquired attitude to other living beings - that they shall submit without question to his will - is applied...
release : 1935.04.07popularis : 0.406
No Highway in the Sky
James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His...
release : 1951.06.28popularis : 4.459
My Heart Is Calling
Musical comedy. An opera singer falls for a stowaway on the way to Monte Carlo
release : 1935.01.01popularis : 2.058
The Man They Couldn't Arrest
An amateur detective goes on the trail of a gang of violent criminals.
release : 1931.07.24popularis : 1.238
King of the Ritz
While working at a top hotel, the head porter falls in love with a wealthy female guest.
release : 1933.03.01popularis : 1.662