Reginald Purdell Movies

  • 1934
    The Luck of a Sailor

    The Luck of a Sailor

    The Luck of a Sailor

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    In this romantic comedy, the king of Ruritania marries an impoverished commoner after he is exiled. Trouble shows up when the king must return to his...

    The Luck of a Sailor
  • 1938
    The Viper

    The Viper

    The Viper

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    Crime comedy sequel to The Vulture (1937). Amateur sleuth, Cedric Gull, takes on another case.

    The Viper
  • 1938
    The Dark Stairway

    The Dark Stairway

    The Dark Stairway

    01938HD

    “Professional jealousy over the discovery of a formula for an anaesthetic leads to murder in a hospital.” - BFI.

    The Dark Stairway
  • 1935
    What’s in a Name?

    What’s in a Name?

    What’s in a Name?

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    “Comedy concerning a clerk pretending to be a European composer who falls in love with a woman who poses as an actress.” - BFI.

    What’s in a Name?
  • 1940
    His Brother’s Keeper

    His Brother’s Keeper

    His Brother’s Keeper

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    “A successful human target act of two brothers is sorely tried by the efforts of a gold digging blues singer to split them up.” - BFI.

    His Brother’s Keeper
  • 1938
    Simply Terrific

    Simply Terrific

    Simply Terrific

    01938HD

    Two young men start a business selling a homemade hangover recipe.

    Simply Terrific
  • 1938
    Quiet, Please

    Quiet, Please

    Quiet, Please

    01938HD

    “Comedy of a little man forced by chance into a big jewel robbery.” - BFI.

    Quiet, Please
  • 1937
    Side Street Angel

    Side Street Angel

    Side Street Angel

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    “Comedy of a rich man who poses as a poor man and is taken by a convict into a hostel and given a job by the chief assistant.” - BFI.

    Side Street Angel
  • 1936
    Hail and Farewell

    Hail and Farewell

    Hail and Farewell

    01936HD

    “A troopship bringing home a battalion from Bermuda docks at Southampton and the men are granted only 6 hours leave. The film shows how some of the me...

    Hail and Farewell
  • 1931
    A Night in Montmartre

    A Night in Montmartre

    A Night in Montmartre

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    A young couple live under a café in Paris that, unknown to them, is owned by a brutal blackmailer. When he is murdered, they fall under suspicion. How...

    A Night in Montmartre
  • 1940
    The Middle Watch

    The Middle Watch

    The Middle Watch

    51940HD

    Through a series of unforeseen events, two glamorous young ladies find that they are obliged to spend the night on board the battleship HMS Falcon, wh...

    The Middle Watch
  • 1944
    It's in the Bag

    It's in the Bag

    It's in the Bag

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    Gert and Daisy attempt to retrieve an old dress containing £2,000. They have to impersonate two thespians, and bring all sorts of trouble to a stage-p...

    It's in the Bag
  • 1944
    Bell-Bottom George

    Bell-Bottom George

    Bell-Bottom George

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    George is an unwilling civilian during the war. When an enlisted friend switches clothes with him in order to go to a party, George finds himself mist...

    Bell-Bottom George
  • 1932
    A Night Like This

    A Night Like This

    A Night Like This

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    Going under cover, P.C. Mahoney passes for a gentleman to get into the notorious Moonstone Club. There he meets Clifford Tope, a ne'er do well who is...

    A Night Like This
  • 1936
    Debt of Honour

    Debt of Honour

    Debt of Honour

    01936HD

    A Colonel's daughter steals from the regimental mess funds to pay off her gambling debts. One of the officers, who is love with her, takes the blame,...

    Debt of Honour
  • 1948
    Brighton Rock

    Brighton Rock

    Brighton Rock

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    Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's m...

    Brighton Rock
  • 1943
    Variety Jubilee

    Variety Jubilee

    Variety Jubilee

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    This domestic melodrama chronicles three generations of a family of music-hall owners. In the early 1900s, two variety stars, Kit Burns and Joe Swann...

    Variety Jubilee
  • 1943
    We Dive at Dawn

    We Dive at Dawn

    We Dive at Dawn

    6.41943HD

    A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tige...

    We Dive at Dawn
  • 1936
    Where's Sally?

    Where's Sally?

    Where's Sally?

    01936HD

    'Honeymoon wife learns of husband's past and runs away.' (British Film Catalogue)

    Where's Sally?