Bela Mila Movies
- 1937
In this comedy, a hotel clerk is framed for a jewel theft by the real culprits and is forced to grab his wife and flee to France where he is mistaken for a famous singer by a bogus movie producer. Eventually, he ends up running into the real thieves and bringing them to justice. Also a song he wrote becomes a hit. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1936
Hollywood's Conrad Nagel heads cast of the British Ball at Savoy. The tux-garbed Nagel plays a baron who, while vacationing in Cannes, falls in love with opera star Marta Labarr. The prideful Labarr will have nothing to do with Nagel because of his wealth, so he poses as a waiter. When he's accused of being a thief, Nagel learns that there's two sets of justice, one for the rich, another for the poor. This 1936 remake of an earlier German film, was based on a novel by Alfred Grunwald and Fritz Lohner-Beda. Distribution of Ball at Savoy was handled in Britain and the US by RKO Radio Pictures. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Conrad Nagel, Marta Labarr, (more)
- 1936
The British Beloved Imposter was inspired by Ethel Mannin's novel Dancing Boy. Fred Conynghamplays a cheeky waiter who dreams of being a music hall star. Beautiful Germaine Aussey spurns the swelled-headed Conyngham's advances. When she disappears, he becomes obsessed with the belief that he's murdered her. But faithful Rene Ray, the "right" girl for Conyngham, solves the mystery. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1936
American actor Noah Beery Sr. heads the cast of the British meller The Avenging Hand. Beery is one of several persons skulking about a mysterious inn. The plot is motivated by a reserve of stolen money, hidden somewhere on the premises. One by one, the bad guys (and bad girls) are decimated by an unseen assassin. Featured in the cast of The Avenging Hand is Ben Welden, an American character player who spent several years in England before settling into comedy gangster roles in Hollywood. Also featured is Reginald Long, who cowrote the screenplay. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1935
After spending time working as dialogue director on a number of films, Carol Reed made his directorial debut as co-director of It Happened in Paris. Based upon a French play by Yves Mirande, Paris stars John Loder as Paul, the artistically-inclined son of an American millionaire. Serious about his work, he has moved to Paris, where he can find inspiration and study the masters. While there, he finds inspiration of a different sort in the form of the beautiful Jacqueline, played by Nancy Burne. Thinking that his wealth is a handicap, Paul lies and pretends that he is poor. In time-honored fashion, this causes some complications, but eventually all is revealed and the two lovers are set on the course to living happily ever after. ~ Craig Butler, Rovi
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