The best John Warburton’s movies

John Warburton

John Warburton

18/06/1899- 27/10/1981
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Cavalcade

Cavalcade
5.8/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 08/02/1933
  • Character: Edward Marryot
A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic and the Great War.

Confidential Agent

Confidential Agent
6.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 02/11/1945
  • Character: Neil Forbes
During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.

King Rat

King Rat
7.5/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 27/10/1965
  • Character: Commandant
When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners is Cpl. King, a wheeler-dealer who has managed to establish a pretty good life for himself in the camp. King soon forms a friendship with an upper-class British officer who is fascinated with King's enthusiastic approach to life.

The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision
7.3/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 03/05/1945
  • Character: Giles
Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill. Mary catches the attention of handsome scion Paul Scott, but their romance is complicated by Paul's engagement to someone else and a bitter strike among the mill workers.

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover
7/10
Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, American Susan never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. Upon the outbreak of World War I, Ashwood is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.

Tarzan and the Huntress

Tarzan and the Huntress
6/10
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Release: 05/04/1947
  • Character: Carl Marley
A shortage of zoo animals after World War II brings beautiful animal trainer Tanya, her financial backer and her cruel trail boss to the jungle. After negotiating a quota with the native king, they take more animals than allowed. Tarzan intervenes.

City Beneath the Sea

City Beneath the Sea
5.4/10
Two adventures dive for treasure off the coast of Jamaica.

Captain Fury

Captain Fury
6.1/10
An Irish convict sentenced to hard labor in Australia escapes into the outback, and organizes a band of fellow escapees to fight a corrupt landlord.

The Sisters

The Sisters
6.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 14/10/1938
  • Character: Anthony Bittick
Three daughters of a small down pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic marriages between 1904 and 1908.

Assault on a Queen

Assault on a Queen
5.6/10
A group of adventurers refloat a WWII German submarine and prepare to use it to pull a very large heist; The Queen Mary which they plan to rob on the high seas.

Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk
6.3/10
An opportunistic Texas gambler and the exiled Creole daughter of an aristocratic family join forces to achieve justice from the society that has ostracized them.

Blind Adventure

Blind Adventure
6.2/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 18/08/1933
  • Character: Reggie
Richard Bruce, an American in fog bound London stumbles into the midst of international intrigue, with Rose Thorne, an innocent dupe. Together they try to unravel the mystery, enlisting the aid of a cat burglar named Holmes, who they bump into along the way.

Nothing But Trouble

Nothing But Trouble
6.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 06/12/1944
  • Character: Ronetz
Two bumbling servants are hired by a dizzy society matron to cook and serve a meal to visiting royalty.

Dangerous Partners

Dangerous Partners
6.1/10
A young couple's accident could make them rich, if they can evade a Nazi spy ring.

A Study in Scarlet

A Study in Scarlet
5.6/10
In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping like flies. Sherlock Holmes is approached by member James Murphy's widow, who is miffed at being left penniless by her husband. When Captain Pyke is shot, Holmes keys in on his mysterious Chinese widow as well as the shady Merrydew. Other members keep dying--Malcom Dearing first, then Mr. Baker. There is also an attempt on the life of young Eileen Forrester, who became a reluctant society member upon the death of her father. Holmes' uncanny observations and insights are put to the test.

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
6.9/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 14/09/1933
  • Character: John Quincy Winterslip
When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. His first clue comes from the victim's sister, who noticed a prowler wearing a glow-in-the-dark wristwatch.

Living in a Big Way

Living in a Big Way
6.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 10/06/1947
  • Character: Skippy' Stuart Simms
A World War II pilot (Gene Kelly) comes home to a bride (Marie McDonald) who, spoiled by her father (Charles Winninger), now wants a divorce.

Secrets of the French Police

Secrets of the French Police
5.7/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 02/12/1932
  • Character: Leon Renault
A burglar is recruited to aid the police in finding his kidnapped girlfriend, a lovely but impoverished flower girl. Meanwhile, a deranged Russian emigre has been claiming that his ward is actually Princess Anastasia, last survivor of the Tsar's family--but she seems to behave strangely in the presence of flowers.

A Girl's Best Years

A Girl's Best Years
5.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 25/12/1936
  • Character: Michael Royce
A woman reporter is hired by an author-songwriter to help him avoid additional breach-of-promise suits.

Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 01/06/1934
  • Character: Alex Winters
A young sailor saves a woman from drowning. The woman turns out to be a rich heiress; unfortunately for the sailor, she was only pretending to be drowning so that another young man she had her eye on would save her.

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