Frank Pettingell Movies

Bob Holt's last journey as a Railway engine driver before his retirement, a journey disturbed by his distress at leaving the Railway, and his...

The life of Irishman George Howard who buys an English theatre and strives to improve the standard of musical entertainment. Set in the late 19th and...

A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he...

A millionaire hires a man to play his double...

After nearly 40 years of waiting for his big chance, Wilfred Morgenhall is given the case of defending Herbert Fowle who is accused of murdering his...

Adapted from Lady Eleanor Smith’s novel, this 1934 feature tells the story of Joe Prince, an orphan child of circus people who, after many...

When the textile mill closes, putting her out of work, Gracie finds herself experiencing all of the amusements of Blackpool.

When Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vane, a crime author, they both promise to give up crime for good. As a wedding present, Peter purchases the...

A crowded inn means that a man and a woman must share the same room for a night. One problem is that they are both married - to other people. The...

During the Second World War, a German spy goes on the run, carrying important news about a U-Boat campaign. The ship he is traveling aboard is hit by...

Three married couples discover that, through a legal technicality, they are, in fact, not actually married in the eyes of the law. This was the third...

An Italian musician begins to steal his brother's compositions after he is jailed for shooting a prince.

Lord and Lady Pilkington get tricked out of their money by a con man. They later run into the swindler in a hotel - which happens to be owned by...

Three long-married couples in northern England discover that their marriages are in fact invalid, causing much re-evaluation and chaos. This was the...

A coarse boot-shop owner becomes outraged when his eldest daughter decides to marry a meek cobbler.

A Yorkshire mill owner retires and leaves control to his nephew, who promptly gets married.

Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well Appleyards (Williams) from the time of the Normans,...

A British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott

Geoffrey Hansbury's clothing empire is on the verge of collapse. His health his deteriorating and relies on his secretary Jane Harrison, who is also...