Maurice Elvey Movies

A princess avoids a forced marriage by changing places with her double.

'The story of Lady Dedlock's secret and the tragic consequences of its exposure.' (British Film Institute)

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His friends bet on his dog while he bets against.

Three women staying at a remote Welsh inn toss coins into a well wishing to improve their miserable lives. Along comes postman Evans (who also wrote...

Jane Bell has lived on an old barge moored in the Thames with her feckless father and sister ever since their mother died, but she would prefer her...

Set in Ireland, a poor knight's rival frames him for murder in this musical based on 'Colleen Bawn'.

In this opera-oriented musical, Riccardo Gatti, an Italian young tenor in Venice, meets a young woman who sneaks into the opera house to try and get...

Made in 1940, this stirringly patriotic film cleverly combined new scenes with genuine newsreel footage. A newsreel journalist is on hand when the...

A British army officer is cashiered, and re-enlists as Private to take part in the Crimean War. He succeeds in capturing a top Russian spy which...

Suave supercilious Carling (Karel Stepanek) receives several callers to his isolated house, all of whom hold a grudge against him. Next morning a...

In pre-Second World War England, a leading film star and his wife attempt to recover a secret carburetor stolen by enemy agents. Based on a popular...

'A good-looking chauffeur, employed by an aristocratic married lady is tempted to misconduct. His indifference arouses her wrath and he is charged...

A group of feisty, talented young performers pool their resources and buy a dilapidated theatre to showcase their acts – but unscrupulous...

Deborah and Charles, young executives at the thriving Pontifex Advertising Agency, are very much in love. Deborah is recognised by her employers as...

The head taxi dancer at a Tottenham dancehall blackmails a Lady to make her stop her son's affair with a poor but courageous dancer

Early silent Sherlock Holmes adventure

Papists hire a Dutchman to blow up Parliament in revenge for an anti-Catholic decree.

Charles, Joseph and Sir Benjamin are in love with Maria and Lady Sneerwell is in love with Charles.

When Cicely Courtneidge's mother (also played by Miss Courtneidge, albeit in heavy makeup), retires, Cicely succeeds as Queen of the Marvellos, a...