Michael Ripper Movies
British actor Michael Ripper labored in relative obscurity until the late 1950s. With the formation of Hammer Studios, Ripper became, in the words of horror-film historian Bill Warren, "almost the Hammer equivalent of Dwight Frye." Cast as cockney coachmen, nervous peasants, cretinous lab assistants, gravediggers and general hangers-on, Ripper enlivened the proceedings of such frightfests as The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), Brides of Dracula (1960), Secret of Blood Island (1965) and Plague of the Zombies. Michael Ripper was married to actress Catherine Finn. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide- 1938
In this comedy a young woman weasels out of a vacation with her parents and away from the young man they want her to date by conning a scientist to pose as a doctor and tell them she is terribly ill. The daughter and her "physician" end up traversing the country in their attempts to avoid her family and the suitor who disgusts her. Along the way, the two fall in love. Marital bliss ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1938
A con man with fake land development plans provides the impetus for the uniting of business rivals, owners of a cement works and a brick factory. This union is further enhanced by a romance between family members. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1938
In this comedy, a poor fellow is only able to survive because his landlady is willing to overlook his lack of payment. His luck changes when a bank teller makes an error in his favor. The delighted fellow immediately goes on a major spending spree. Meanwhile the head cashier and boyfriend of the teller must try to get the money back to protect her job. He does this by winning a bet. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1938
In this comedy, a temperamental maitre d' battles it out with a hot-headed chef at London's finest restaurant. In the end their differences are settled when the cook hires an impoverished patron and both he and the waiter are fired. As the film fades out, the two are seen opening their own eating establishment. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1938
In this farce, a loosely moraled chorine gets involved with a married man and the fiancé of the man's daughter. The real mayhem ensues when the girl is hired to entertain at the bachelor party and discovers that most of the men there have been close, personal friends of hers. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1937
In this comedy, a street artist has successfully conned his wife and family into believing that he is a well-to-do businessman. This scam has been going on for many years. Unfortunately, it all blows up in his face when his alter ego is believed murdered and he becomes the prime suspect. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1937
In this strange drama, a clown secretly aspires to becoming a great prizefighter. Someone spots him in a fight and hires him to play a pugilist in a movie. Unfortunately, he engages in real fisticuffs on the set and gets fired. This leads him to his big break in the ring. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1937
A broken string of pearls provides the basis for this comedy. The pearls are lost by a woman who had borrowed the necklace to wear to a dance. It wouldn't be such a problem had not the pearls been loaned to her husband as security for a business deal. She tries to get them repaired, but they are stolen. Thus begins her frantic search. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1937
In this romance, the owner of a garage buys Brownie, a racehorse from Miss Peggy Landstone and subsequently hires her as the horse's trainer. Unfortunately, the horse only comes in second during the big race causing the garage man's fiancee to desert him. This suits him fine as he is then freed to marry Peggy. Later an official investigation reveals that Brownie won after all. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1937
In this comedy, a mild-mannered bank clerk can't help but wonder why things happen to him. One night, his wife goes to visit an ailing aunt and the clerk goes to a dubious nightclub with some friends. When the police raid the joint, the hapless clerk is sent to prison. Not only that, he is also charged with burglarizing his own house. In the end, he discovers why things keep happening--he has a mischievous look-a-like running about. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1936
In this drama, a Secret Service agent must prevent a notorious international crook for taking an important treaty. Unfortunately, the agent is sent to prison after accidentally killing one of the criminal's henchmen. Determined to complete his assignment, the agent, enlisting the aid of the agent's lover, who is also the criminal's daughter, escapes from prison and captures the would-be thief. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1936
Busmen Wally Patch and Gus McNaughton go on holiday; if they didn't, there wouldn't be any movie, would there? Halfway through their vacation, Wally and Gus are mistaken for thieves. The boys manage to evade the law long enough to collar the real crooks, and to win a fat reward in the process. Star Wally Patch wrote the story on which Busman's Holiday was based, but he's generous with the laugh lines, doling as many out to Gus McNaughton as possible. Scriptwriter H.F. Maltby adapted Patch's story for the screen, reserving a plum on-camera role for himself. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1936
In this mystery, the origins of an antique chest are investigated. It is discovered that it is a fake, made by a furniture maker when the owner's husband needed some cash. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1936
In this drama, a man is tried for participating in a fraud and ends up sentenced to serve a dozen years in prison. His does his time and then tries to return to his family. Unfortunately they are horribly ashamed of him and introduce him as their "Uncle Charles from South America." Later when his own son is framed by the crook who framed him, "Uncle Charles" goes to prison in his stead. There, away from snobbishness and social classes, he finds true happiness. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1936
In this comedy of mistaken identity, an over-eager press agent "helps" the career of an aspiring actress by having her pretend to be an American heiress. Unfortunately, a female thief is also posing as the heiress. When the real Mc Coy turns up, mayhem ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
