Peggy Novak Movies

In this music hall comedy, an army sergeant and three privates team up to help another private court the lovely daughter of their commanding officer. They try and try, but it is only when the sergeant begins masquerading as a lovelorn housekeeper, that they finally succeed and romantic bliss ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this entry in the long-running British comedy series, boisterous Irish washerwoman Mother Riley plays the wardrobe lady for her daughter, a chorus girl. Her daughter then falls for a wealthy fellow. To spy, Riley dons a maid's uniform and begins working in the beau's family home. Mayhem ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Set in England in the early 1900s, South Riding is a political and personal drama about a nearly bankrupt estate owner who is trying to keep himself solvent by buying into a real estate plan which he doesn't realize is morally suspect. The original British cut of South Riding ran 90 minutes, but for its American release, several Depression-era scenes were cut from the print. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

The irrepressible Jessie Matthews heads the cast of the buoyant musical Sailing Along. Matthews plays Kay Martin, a popular British music-hall performer. At the height of her stardom, Kay gives it all up for the love of handsome Steve Barnes (Barry McKay). But before she makes this momentous decision, the audience is treated to three lively tunes: "My River", "Your Heart Skips a Beat" and "Trusting My Luck". Sailing Along was directed by Sonnie Hale, who from 1931 to 1944 was the husband of star Matthews; the film was also the last of the Hale-Matthews collaborations under the Gaumont-British banner. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Song of the Road is the U.S. title for the British Auld Lang Syne, originally released in 1938. The star is legendary Scots entertainer Sir Harry Lauder, who previously headlined the unrelated 1929 part-talkie Auld Lang Syne. Lauder is typecast as travelling showman John MacGregor, whose daughter Jean (Ethel Glendinning) dies shortly after marrying ne'er-do-well Donald Carson (Bruce Seton). As MacGregor tries to deal with Carson's efforts to get his hands on Jean's inheritance, the old man promotes his other daughter Sheila (Ruth Haven) into stage stardom as a singer of sentimental ballads. And of course, the wily old protagonist gets to perform such beloved Harry Lauder standards as "A Wee Dock 'n' Dorris" and "Roamin' in the Gloamin'." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In this British musical a fire engine drive is forced to retire after a major crash. His good son tries to bring up his sagging spirits with happy songs. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this British working-class drama, a worker gets fired for voicing his opinions on labor-saving technology. He is too ashamed to tell his family, and also fears throwing them into a panic until after his daughter is married. Just after the wedding, his daughter's husband suffers a terrible accident, and now the father is terribly depressed until his daughter gives birth to a grandson who gives him a little hope for the future. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this haunted comedy, a psycho scientist takes his ward's money and uses it to pay for his inventions. When a playwright wants to marry the ward, the scientist decides to frighten him away. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

This musical tells of a retire showman who returns to help an old music hall remain open through the use of modern techniques. ~ All Movie Guide

In this lighthearted drama, a dreamy clerk wakes up and discovers that he has won a small fortune in a contest. He then goes on a mad-cap spending spree with a lovely nightclub singer, his only friend. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide