Hay Petrie Movies

A short featurette about a murderer summoned by chance to sit on the jury and try the man accused of his crime.

A London cabby uncovers the city's secret nightlife in this surprising plug for post-war National Savings.

When Peggy wants to break off her engagement to Dick in order to marry Gilbert, Dick threatens to reveal that Peggy's brother Ralph was shot for...

During World War I, a British farmer is abducted by the Germans to take the place of a spy about to be executed whom he closely resembles.

An elderly couple reminisce about the romantic adventures of their youth.

The Loves of Madame du Barry was the American title of the 1935 British operetta I Give My Heart, based on the stage musical The Du Barry. German...

During the First World War a British unit take up a new position in a trench unaware that the Germans are laying a mine underneath it.

As the threat of Napoleonic invasion looms ever closer, a German duke and potential ally of England falls for a pretty ballerina.

This rare 1935 film (the title translated means "do not forget me") features Beniamino Gigli as, of course, an Italian singer who warbles his way...

In 1931, Sir Malcolm Sargent – then a rising young conductor – acted as musical director for this first filmed musical version of Prosper...

A steelworker rises through the ranks to become manager of three steel mills, but ruthless ambition overwhelms him.

The British government tries to persuade people not to clog up the wartime (World War II) public transportation system by keeping its use to a...