Margot Grahame Movies

In this British comedy, a man takes his butler and heads for the African hinterland after he and his fiancee quarrel. The woman is terribly upset and decides to follow her lover to the legendary land. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this romantic operetta, a prince heads for the Riviera after he is forcibly dethroned and exiled. There he falls in love with an actress whom he decides to marry, much to the consternation of his regal aunt. But while his auntie is not amused, the former regent's betrothed, a princess who never loved him, is delighted. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this British crime comedy, an Englishman is bequeathed a Chicago dairy by his late uncle. Once there, he learns that the operation is a front for racketeers. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this comedy, a charming elderly gentleman, a former famous thespian, still finds himself a ladies man. Unfortunately, he is disturbed to discover that his latest conquest is engaged to his son. When the woman's father learns of this he angrily confronts the old actor who then must concoct an elaborate plan to get rid of her without letting her know that he is her betrothed's father. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this drama, one of the earlier British films, a man attempts to be near the woman he loves. Unfortunately, she is married. To get closer to her, the fellow becomes her husband's valet. Soon he blackmails the husband into to promoting him to private secretary. Throughout it all, he makes continual passes at the loyal wife who refuses to cheat upon her beloved husband. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this thriller, a young man finds himself victimized by three ex-cons out for revenge when he moves into the estate he inherited. First they cut his phone lines; then they drain his gas tanks. Next they make bells to begin mysteriously chiming to drive him insane. They do this to get even after he informed upon them and had them sent to prison. One of the cons walks with a limp and this arouses the young man's suspicions. To solve the mysteries of the estate, the man hires a detective. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this complex romantic drama set in the Middle East, a German baroness goes there for a visit and ends up falling in love with a French military officer. Her husband is equally adulterous and endeavors to catch her with her lover to insure that he will have custody of the heir after their divorce. Before his scheme plays itself out, the Frenchman intervenes and kills him. To protect the baroness, he then disposes of the evidence the husband gathered against her. Unhappiness eventually ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

The first of the wonderful Aldwych Theater farces to hit the silver screen was the frantically hilarious Rookery Nook. The title refers to a country house where Gerald Popkiss (Ralph Lynn) heads for a good long rest. Gerald sends word to his wife Clara (Margot Grahame) to join him then retires for the night. Meanwhile, pajama-clad Rhoda Marley (Winifred Shotter), who has been thrown out of her home by her stepfather, takes refuge in the Rookery Nook living room. It isn't long before Gerald's cousin Clive (Tom Walls), sent to the country house to make certain that Gerald behaves himself, makes the acquaintance of the startled Rhoda -- and that's when the fun begins. Best bits include the lifeboat drill presided over by the scatterbrained Poppy Dickey (Doreen Bendix) and such dialog exchanges as "I'm a man of peace"/ "You'll be a man of pieces in a minute". Filmed exactly like a photographed stage play, Rookery Nook is hardly an advance in the art of the cinema, but that doesn't stop it from being unbearably funny. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide