Dorothy Boyd Movies
- 1939
In this crime drama, a renowned eye surgeon goes mad and murders the lover of his wife. He is later given a life-sentence to be spent in a mental hospital. He thinks he truly is in for life, but then his assistant busts him out so he can save the eyesight of the prosecuting attorney (the assistant's father) who put him there. The operation is successful, but does not go without a hitch as the doctor again goes bananas for a time. Later his loyal assistant continues to try to get the doctor released. ~ 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
- 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
- 1936
Popular British music-hall and radio entertainer Harry Roy is the central figure in Everything is Rhythm. A spoof of Ruritanian romances, the story revolves around the mutual attraction between orchestra leader Harry Wade (Roy) and mittel-European Princess Paula (played by one Princess Pearl, who claimed to be of noble blood). The Princess' advisors disapprove of the affair and do everything they can to break up the couple, but love triumphs over all in a closing floor show. Essentially a glorified quota quickie, Everything is Rhythm benefits from the engaging performance by Harry Roy, who though no actor, is a winning screen personality. The film was directed by former Hal Roach contractee Alfred Goulding, who managed to secure a plum role for another ex-Roach employee, comedian Syd Crossley. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Harry Roy, Princess Pearl, (more)
- 1936
This musical comedy is a confusion of identities as opera singer Alpar, in love with a woman, stars in a show financially backed by composer Hamilton who turns out to be the woman. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1935
The Ace of Spades is a lively little British crime meller. Detective Nick Trent (Michael Hogan) sets out to investigate the death of a politician. The accused is a young bucko named Tony (Richard Cooper)-but where's the motive? Digging deeper, Trent discovers that the manipulative sister (Jane Carr) of Tony's fiancee (Dorothy Boyd) was the real brains behind the murder--even though she never sullied her hands with the victim's blood. The Ace of Spades was based on a novel by John Crawford Fraser. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1935
A house party becomes deadly as several murders are committed following the passing of a famous actress. Detective Austin Trevor investigates the crimes and pins the blame on the dead woman's daughter. ~ All Movie Guide
- 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, All Movie Guide
- 1934
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
- 1934
In this 1934 drama, a rabid feminist utterly despises all men. She changes her tune when her financial benefactor, her aunt, pays her a surprise visit in London. The aunt believes her niece is happily married. To maintain the illusion, the niece quickly gets married. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1933
In this drama, a radical doctor hatches a plot to takeover the Spanish government. He is thwarted by a blind man and a young girl with amnesia. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1933
Lily of Kilarney stars John Garrick as Sir Patrick Cregeen, an heir who must raise a great deal of money in a hurry, lest he lose his family's ancestral castle and his intended, Eileen O'Connor (Gina Malo), to the vile Sir James Corrigan (Stanley Perrins).
Cregeen enters a steeplechase race, but in order to win the big prize he'll have to beat Corrigan's steed. Veteran music hall favorite Stanley Holloway is in fine fettle as a singing priest, while Sara Allgood of the Abbey Players contributes another of her well-rounded characterizations. Bride of the Lake was based on the popular Dion Boucicault theatrical barnstormer Colleen Bawn. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cregeen enters a steeplechase race, but in order to win the big prize he'll have to beat Corrigan's steed. Veteran music hall favorite Stanley Holloway is in fine fettle as a singing priest, while Sara Allgood of the Abbey Players contributes another of her well-rounded characterizations. Bride of the Lake was based on the popular Dion Boucicault theatrical barnstormer Colleen Bawn. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gina Malo, John Garrick, (more)
- 1933
In this murder mystery a suspicious clergyman begins looking into the apparent suicide of a local miser who was generally despised. After much investigating, the minister's dark hunch is confirmed. Unfortunately, several people emerge and confess the crime. The trouble is, though each confessor had sufficient motive, only one of them actually committed the crime. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1932
The shortest of director Michael Powell's surviving films, Rynox is based upon a novel by Philip MacDonald, one of the most popular mystery novelists of the time. "Rynox" is the name of the company headed by the wealthy F.X. Benedik, a businessman whose life has been threatened by a mysterious and violent stranger by the name of Boswell Marsh, who apparently holds a grudge against Benedik. When Benedik is found murdered, Marsh becomes the prime suspect and Benedik's son, Tony, turns his attention to both running the company and finding his father's killer. Tony eventually solves the mystery, along the way discovering that things are not always the way they seem. Rynox was remade in 1937 as Who Killed John Savage? ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide
- 1931
In this mystery, set upon a desolate Scottish island, a mansion becomes as a mausoleum when the residents begin to be murdered by an enigmatic killer. Eventually it is revealed that he owns a rare, priceless diamond and is intending to steal the fortune of an heiress. His plans go terribly awry. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1931
In this British murder mystery, a host is murdered just before a gala dinner party at his country estate. The killers are revealed immediately though it seems they have committed the perfect crime by making it appears as if the host killed himself. This is discovered by a suspicious young couple. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Loraine, Dorothy Boyd, (more)
- 1931
In this British farce, a boy disregards his uncle's wishes and secretly marries his dream girl. The mayhem begins when the uncle pays a surprise visit. The young husband then tries to pretend that his wife is really married to his best friend. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stanley Lupino, Dorothy Boyd, (more)
- 1931
In this sporting comedy, two gamblers are visiting the home of a staunch anti-gambler. The host is most self-righteous about it all until he wins the main purse during a horse race. Thrilled, he sets up a bookmaking operation. Unfortunately, by the time the big race runs around he loses it all. Fortunately, his canny wife bets on the winner and saves the day. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Leslie Henson, Hugh Wakefield, (more)
- 1931
A run-down house on a dark and stormy night provides the setting for this drama. It is in this apparently abandoned home that two strangers meet. Soon they discover that the house is a veritable clearinghouse for crooks. The woman thinks she belongs there as she has been falsely accused of stealing a car. Fortunately, her name is cleared by the story's end. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1931
In this comedy, a timid clerk musters up his courage to help his ward thwart the blackmailing scheme of his former lover. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1931
Misunderstandings cause Lupino's fiancee to jilt Lupino when he has the wrong suitcase full of lingerie. Winning the big race is the way Lupino wins his girl back. ~ All Movie Guide
