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href="/wiki/File:%22House_of_Blackmail%22_(1953).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/%22House_of_Blackmail%22_%281953%29.jpg/220px-%22House_of_Blackmail%22_%281953%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="333" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b9/%22House_of_Blackmail%22_%281953%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="380" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Elvey" title="Maurice Elvey">Maurice Elvey</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Allan_MacKinnon" title="Allan MacKinnon">Allan MacKinnon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data">Philip Brandon</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_Sylvester" title="William Sylvester">William Sylvester</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Mary_Germaine" title="Mary Germaine">Mary Germaine</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Grindrod" title="Phil Grindrod">Phil Grindrod</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data">Vera Campbell</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Addison" title="John Addison">John Addison</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/Association_of_Cinematograph_Television_and_Allied_Technicians" class="mw-redirect" title="Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians">ACT Films</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Monarch_Film_Corporation" title="Monarch Film Corporation">Monarch Film Corporation</a> (UK)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>1956<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1956</span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">72 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>House of Blackmail</b></i> is a 1953 British <a href="/wiki/B_movie" title="B movie">second feature</a><sup id="cite_ref-Chibnall_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chibnall-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Drama_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Drama film">drama film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Elvey" title="Maurice Elvey">Maurice Elvey</a> and starring <a href="/wiki/Mary_Germaine" title="Mary Germaine">Mary Germaine</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Sylvester" title="William Sylvester">William Sylvester</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Gauge" title="Alexander Gauge">Alexander Gauge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BFIsearch_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BFIsearch-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was written by <a href="/wiki/Allan_MacKinnon" title="Allan MacKinnon">Allan MacKinnon</a>. The plot follows a soldier and his girlfriend, who become mixed up with a <a href="/wiki/Blackmailer" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackmailer">blackmailer</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=House_of_Blackmail&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Playboy Billy Blane forges crook John Markham's signature on a cheque. Markham demands £5000 hush money from Blane. Blane asks his sister Carol for help. She drives to Markham's country house and en route picks up hitchhiker Jimmy, who agrees to pose as her lawyer. When Carol gives Markham a cheque, he demands that Carol and Jim remain at the house until the cheque clears. Carol persuades Jimmy to crack Markham's safe, which he finds empty. Markham is found murdered. It is revealed that Jimmy is an Army officer on an initiative test. He unmasks the murderer. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=House_of_Blackmail&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Germaine" title="Mary Germaine">Mary Germaine</a> as Carol Blane</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Sylvester" title="William Sylvester">William Sylvester</a> as Jimmy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Gauge" title="Alexander Gauge">Alexander Gauge</a> as John Markham</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Arnatt" title="John Arnatt">John Arnatt</a> as Pete Carter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Shaw" title="Denis Shaw">Denis Shaw</a> as Bassett</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ingeborg_von_Kusserow" title="Ingeborg von Kusserow">Ingeborg von Kusserow</a> as Emma</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Owens_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Patricia Owens (actress)">Patricia Owens</a> as Joan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Denier_Warren" title="C. Denier Warren">C. Denier Warren</a> as Jock</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugo_Schuster" title="Hugo Schuster">Hugo Schuster</a> as Dr. Welich</li> <li>Barry Wynne as Billy Blane</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=House_of_Blackmail&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Kine_Weekly" class="mw-redirect" title="Kine Weekly">Kine Weekly</a></i> said "The picture ... opens well, but as soon as it moves to Markham’s mansion its action becomes a trifle stilted, Mary Germaine, as Carol, displays good looks and obvious acting ability, and William Sylvester, although a little too sure of himself, registers as Jimmy, but the rest are a very mixed bag. Even so, the sound stellar portrayals, coupled with the 'twist' ending, give it the benefit of any doubts."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Monthly_Film_Bulletin" class="mw-redirect" title="Monthly Film Bulletin">Monthly Film Bulletin</a></i> said "John Markham, a blackmailer, is murdered. Whodunit? The German doctor? The fake American? The supposed escaped convict? The wealthy commercial artist? The pugilistic butler or the demure maid? The police cannot be called in, as the house is surrounded by a high-tension circuit, and someone removed at least 18 inches from the telephone wire, so we have to spend about 40 minutes finding out. Of the cast, only Ingeborg Wells and Denis Shaw show any spirit, and direction is not particularly in evidence."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <i>British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959</i> <a href="/wiki/David_Quinlan_(film_critic)" title="David Quinlan (film critic)">David Quinlan</a> rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Very modest version of traditional thriller."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Radio_Times" title="Radio Times">Radio Times</a></i> wrote: "Not one of [Maurice Elvey's] best efforts. We could do with more surprises, but the pace is unrelenting and there are typically solid performances from Mary Germaine, William Sylvester and John Arnatt."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/TV_Guide" title="TV Guide">TV Guide</a></i> called it "ordinary but fast paced."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=House_of_Blackmail&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Chibnall-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Chibnall_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFChibnallMcFarlane2009" class="citation book cs1">Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). <i><span></span></i>The British 'B' Film<i><span></span></i>. 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title="Honeymoon for Three (1915 film)">Honeymoon for Three</a></i> (1915)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Gets_Tiger-It_is" title="Gilbert Gets Tiger-It is">Gilbert Gets Tiger-It is</a></i> (1915)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Midshipman_Easy_(1915_film)" title="Midshipman Easy (1915 film)">Midshipman Easy</a></i> (1915)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Dying_to_Die" title="Gilbert Dying to Die">Gilbert Dying to Die</a></i> (1915)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Florence_Nightingale_(1915_film)" title="Florence Nightingale (1915 film)">Florence Nightingale</a></i> (1915)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/From_Shopgirl_to_Duchess" title="From Shopgirl to Duchess">From Shopgirl to Duchess</a></i> (1915)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Her_Nameless_Child" title="Her Nameless Child">Her Nameless Child</a></i> (1915)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Home_(1915_film)" title="Home (1915 film)">Home</a></i> (1915)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_in_a_Wood" title="Love in a Wood">Love in a Wood</a></i> (1915)</li> 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(1916)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Trouble_for_Nothing" title="Trouble for Nothing">Trouble for Nothing</a></i> (1916)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Princess_of_Happy_Chance" title="The Princess of Happy Chance">The Princess of Happy Chance</a></i> (1916)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_King%27s_Daughter_(1916_film)" title="The King's Daughter (1916 film)">The King's Daughter</a></i> (1916)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mother_Love_(1916_film)" title="Mother Love (1916 film)">Mother Love</a></i> (1916)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Smith_(1917_film)" title="Smith (1917 film)">Smith</a></i> (1917)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Grit_of_a_Jew" title="The Grit of a Jew">The Grit of a Jew</a></i> (1917)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Woman_Who_Was_Nothing" title="The Woman Who Was Nothing">The Woman Who Was Nothing</a></i> (1917)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Justice_(1917_film)" title="Justice (1917 film)">Justice</a></i> (1917)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Gay_Lord_Quex_(1917_film)" title="The Gay Lord Quex (1917 film)">The Gay Lord Quex</a></i> (1917)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flames_(1917_film)" title="Flames (1917 film)">Flames</a></i> (1917)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mary_Girl" title="Mary Girl">Mary Girl</a></i> (1917)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hindle_Wakes_(1918_film)" title="Hindle Wakes (1918 film)">Hindle Wakes</a></i> (1918)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_Wish_in_the_World" title="The Greatest Wish in the World">The Greatest Wish in the World</a></i> (1918)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Goodbye_(1918_film)" title="Goodbye (1918 film)">Goodbye</a></i> (1918)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Adam_Bede_(film)" title="Adam Bede (film)">Adam Bede</a></i> (1918)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Life_Story_of_David_Lloyd_George" title="The Life Story of David Lloyd George">The Life Story of David Lloyd George</a></i> (1918)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nelson_(1918_film)" title="Nelson (1918 film)">Nelson</a></i> (1918)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Comradeship_(1919_film)" title="Comradeship (1919 film)">Comradeship</a></i> (1919)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Quinneys_(1919_film)" title="Quinneys (1919 film)">Quinneys</a></i> (1919)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Keeper_of_the_Door" title="Keeper of the Door">Keeper of the Door</a></i> (1919)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dombey_and_Son_(film)" title="Dombey and Son (film)">Dombey and Son</a></i> (1919)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rocks_of_Valpre_(1919_film)" title="The Rocks of Valpre (1919 film)">The Rocks of Valpre</a></i> (1919)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/God%27s_Good_Man" title="God's Good Man">God's Good Man</a></i> (1919)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Wu_(1919_film)" title="Mr. Wu (1919 film)">Mr. Wu</a></i> (1919)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Swindler_(film)" title="The Swindler (film)">The Swindler</a></i> (1919)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elusive_Pimpernel_(1919_film)" title="The Elusive Pimpernel (1919 film)">The Elusive Pimpernel</a></i> (1919)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bleak_House_(1920_film)" title="Bleak House (1920 film)">Bleak House</a></i> (1920)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Gentleman_(1920_film)" title="The Amateur Gentleman (1920 film)">The Amateur Gentleman</a></i> (1920)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/At_the_Villa_Rose_(1920_film)" title="At the Villa Rose (1920 film)">At the Villa Rose</a></i> (1920)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hundredth_Chance_(film)" title="The Hundredth Chance (film)">The Hundredth Chance</a></i> (1920)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Question_of_Trust" title="A Question of Trust">A Question of Trust</a></i> (1920)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tavern_Knight_(film)" title="The Tavern Knight (film)">The Tavern Knight</a></i> (1920)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Victory_Leaders" title="The Victory Leaders">The Victory Leaders</a></i> (1920)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Innocent_(1921_film)" title="Innocent (1921 film)">Innocent</a></i> (1921)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Gentleman_of_France" title="A Gentleman of France">A Gentleman of France</a></i> (1921)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hound_of_the_Baskervilles_(1921_film)" title="The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921 film)">The Hound of the Baskervilles</a></i> (1921)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fruitful_Vine" title="The Fruitful Vine">The Fruitful Vine</a></i> (1921)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Romance_of_Wastdale" title="A Romance of Wastdale">A Romance of Wastdale</a></i> (1921)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_with_the_Twisted_Lip_(film)" title="The Man with the Twisted Lip (film)">The Man with the Twisted Lip</a></i> (1921)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Passionate_Friends_(1922_film)" title="The Passionate Friends (1922 film)">The Passionate Friends</a></i> (1922)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Running_Water_(film)" title="Running Water (film)">Running Water</a></i> (1922)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dick_Turpin%27s_Ride_to_York" title="Dick Turpin's Ride to York">Dick Turpin's Ride to York</a></i> (1922)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Debt_of_Honour_(1922_film)" title="A Debt of Honour (1922 film)">A Debt of Honour</a></i> (1922)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wandering_Jew_(1923_film)" title="The Wandering Jew (1923 film)">The Wandering Jew</a></i> (1923)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sign_of_Four_(1923_film)" title="The Sign of Four (1923 film)">The Sign of Four</a></i> (1923)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_(film)" title="Guy Fawkes (film)">Guy Fawkes</a></i> (1923)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Oak_(film)" title="The Royal Oak (film)">The Royal Oak</a></i> (1923)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sally_Bishop_(1924_film)" title="Sally Bishop (1924 film)">Sally Bishop</a></i> (1923)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Don_Quixote_(1923_film)" title="Don Quixote (1923 film)">Don Quixote</a></i> (1923)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Henry,_King_of_Navarre" title="Henry, King of Navarre">Henry, King of Navarre</a></i> (1924)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Slaves_of_Destiny" title="Slaves of Destiny">Slaves of Destiny</a></i> (1924)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Love_Story_of_Aliette_Brunton_(film)" title="The Love Story of Aliette Brunton (film)">The Love Story of Aliette Brunton</a></i> (1924)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Husband%27s_Wives" title="My Husband's Wives">My Husband's Wives</a></i> (1924)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Folly_of_Vanity" title="The Folly of Vanity">Folly of Vanity</a></i> (1924)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Curlytop" title="Curlytop">Curlytop</a></i> (1924)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/She_Wolves" title="She Wolves">She Wolves</a></i> (1925)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Every_Man%27s_Wife" title="Every Man's Wife">Every Man's Wife</a></i> (1925)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Woman_Tempted" title="The Woman Tempted">The Woman Tempted</a></i> (1926)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Flag_Lieutenant_(1926_film)" title="The Flag Lieutenant (1926 film)">The Flag Lieutenant</a></i> (1926)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mademoiselle_from_Armentieres_(film)" title="Mademoiselle from Armentieres (film)">Mademoiselle from Armentieres</a></i> (1926)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Roses_of_Picardy_(film)" title="Roses of Picardy (film)">Roses of Picardy</a></i> (1927)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tragedy_of_a_Marriage" title="Tragedy of a Marriage">Tragedy of a Marriage</a></i> (1927)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hindle_Wakes_(1927_film)" title="Hindle Wakes (1927 film)">Hindle Wakes</a></i> (1927)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Flight_Commander_(film)" title="The Flight Commander (film)">The Flight Commander</a></i> (1927)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Quinneys_(1927_film)" title="Quinneys (1927 film)">Quinneys</a></i> (1927)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Glad_Eye_(1927_film)" title="The Glad Eye (1927 film)">The Glad Eye</a></i> (1927)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mademoiselle_Parley_Voo" title="Mademoiselle Parley Voo">Mademoiselle Parley Voo</a></i> (1928)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Balaclava_(film)" title="Balaclava (film)">Balaclava</a></i> (1928)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Palais_de_danse_(film)" title="Palais de danse (film)">Palais de danse</a></i> (1928)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/You_Know_What_Sailors_Are_(1928_film)" title="You Know What Sailors Are (1928 film)">You Know What Sailors Are</a></i> (1928)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/High_Treason_(1929_British_film)" title="High Treason (1929 British film)">High Treason</a></i> (1929)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sound films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_School_for_Scandal_(1930_film)" title="The School for Scandal (1930 film)">The School for Scandal</a></i> (1930)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Potiphar%27s_Wife_(film)" title="Potiphar's Wife (film)">Potiphar's Wife</a></i> (1931)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sally_in_Our_Alley_(1931_film)" title="Sally in Our Alley (1931 film)">Sally in Our Alley</a></i> (1931)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Honeymoon_Adventure" title="A Honeymoon Adventure">A Honeymoon Adventure</a></i> (1931)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Frail_Women" title="Frail Women">Frail Women</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_a_Monastery_Garden_(film)" title="In a Monastery Garden (film)">In a Monastery Garden</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Marriage_Bond_(1932_film)" title="The Marriage Bond (1932 film)">The Marriage Bond</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Water_Gipsies_(film)" title="The Water Gipsies (film)">The Water Gipsies</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Cut_Diamond_(film)" title="Diamond Cut Diamond (film)">Diamond Cut Diamond</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lodger_(1932_film)" title="The Lodger (1932 film)">The Lodger</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lost_Chord_(1933_film)" title="The Lost Chord (1933 film)">The Lost Chord</a></i> (1933)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Lived_with_You" title="I Lived with You">I Lived with You</a></i> (1933)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Week_of_Grace" title="This Week of Grace">This Week of Grace</a></i> (1933)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soldiers_of_the_King_(film)" title="Soldiers of the King (film)">Soldiers of the King</a></i> (1933)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love,_Life_and_Laughter_(1934_film)" title="Love, Life and Laughter (1934 film)">Love, Life and Laughter</a></i> (1934)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Road_House_(1934_film)" title="Road House (1934 film)">Road House</a></i> (1934)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lily_of_Killarney_(1934_film)" title="Lily of Killarney (1934 film)">Lily of Killarney</a></i> (1934)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clairvoyant_(1935_film)" title="The Clairvoyant (1935 film)">The Clairvoyant</a></i> (1935)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tunnel_(1935_film)" title="The Tunnel (1935 film)">The Tunnel</a></i> (1935)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heat_Wave_(1935_film)" title="Heat Wave (1935 film)">Heat Wave</a></i> (1935)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spy_of_Napoleon" title="Spy of Napoleon">Spy of Napoleon</a></i> (1936)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Mirror_(1936_film)" title="The Man in the Mirror (1936 film)">The Man in the Mirror</a></i> (1936)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Romance_in_Flanders" title="A Romance in Flanders">A Romance in Flanders</a></i> (1937)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Who_Killed_John_Savage%3F" title="Who Killed John Savage?">Who Killed John Savage?</a></i> (1937)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Melody_and_Romance" title="Melody and Romance">Melody and Romance</a></i> (1937)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Change_for_a_Sovereign" title="Change for a Sovereign">Change for a Sovereign</a></i> (1937)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lightning_Conductor_(film)" title="Lightning Conductor (film)">Lightning Conductor</a></i> (1938)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Who_Goes_Next%3F" title="Who Goes Next?">Who Goes Next?</a></i> (1938)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Return_of_the_Frog" title="The Return of the Frog">The Return of the Frog</a></i> (1938)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sword_of_Honour_(1939_film)" title="Sword of Honour (1939 film)">Sword of Honour</a></i> (1939)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sons_of_the_Sea_(1939_film)" title="Sons of the Sea (1939 film)">Sons of the Sea</a></i> (1939)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Under_Your_Hat" title="Under Your Hat">Under Your Hat</a></i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Spider_(1940_film)" title="The Spider (1940 film)">The Spider</a></i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/For_Freedom_(1940_film)" title="For Freedom (1940 film)">For Freedom</a></i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Room_for_Two_(film)" title="Room for Two (film)">Room for Two</a></i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Salute_John_Citizen" title="Salute John Citizen">Salute John Citizen</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lamp_Still_Burns" title="The Lamp Still Burns">The Lamp Still Burns</a></i> (1943)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Medal_for_the_General" title="Medal for the General">Medal for the General</a></i> (1944)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Strawberry_Roan_(1945_film)" title="Strawberry Roan (1945 film)">Strawberry Roan</a></i> (1945)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beware_of_Pity" title="Beware of Pity">Beware of Pity</a></i> (1946)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Third_Visitor" title="The Third Visitor">The Third Visitor</a></i> (1951)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Late_Edwina_Black" title="The Late Edwina Black">The Late Edwina Black</a></i> (1951)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Wife%27s_Lodger" title="My Wife's Lodger">My Wife's Lodger</a></i> (1952)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Game_(1953_film)" title="The Great Game (1953 film)">The Great Game</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Is_Your_Honeymoon_Really_Necessary%3F" title="Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?">Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">House of Blackmail</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Harassed_Hero" title="The Harassed Hero">The Harassed Hero</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_Every_Woman_Wants_(1954_film)" title="What Every Woman Wants (1954 film)">What Every Woman Wants</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Gay_Dog" title="The Gay Dog">The Gay Dog</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Happiness_of_Three_Women" title="The Happiness of Three Women">The Happiness of Three Women</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/You_Lucky_People!" title="You Lucky People!">You Lucky People!</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Room_in_the_House" title="Room in the House">Room in the House</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fun_at_St._Fanny%27s" title="Fun at St. Fanny's">Fun at St. Fanny's</a></i> (1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dry_Rot_(film)" title="Dry Rot (film)">Dry Rot</a></i> (1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stars_in_Your_Eyes" title="Stars in Your Eyes">Stars in Your Eyes</a></i> (1956)</li> <li><i><a 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