J.O.C. Orton — Playwright (6)
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
director: Walter Forde actor: Gordon Harker / Alastair Sim
other title: Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It
Third and final film in the 'Inspector Hornleigh’ series of comedy-thrillers. Inspector Hornleigh (Gordon Harker), disappointed at not being handed an important spy case, is assigned by Scotland Yard to an army barracks to investigate the mundane thefts of supplies from the stores. This accidentally leads Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham (Alastair Sim) to a nest of fifth columnists when his dim-witted assistant carelessly talks to a girl in the cafeteria – and that night, news of Hornleigh and Bingham’s arrival is embarrassingly transmitted back to Germany.
Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Oh, Mr. Porter!
director: Marcel Varnel actor: Will Hay / Moore Marriott
other title: Otto, zieh die Bremse an! / Oh, Mr Porter!
Comedy in which a bungling railway worker is given the job of stationmaster at a rundown station in rural Ireland, where his sidekicks are a toothless old gaffer and a portly young loudmouth. Hilarious adventures ensue, including a locomotive chase after gunrunners make off with a train.
Bulldog Jack (1935) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Bulldog Jack
director: 沃尔特·福德 actor: Jack Hulbert / Fay Wray
other title: Alias Bulldog Drummond
While filling in for injured supersleuth Bulldog Drummond (Atholl Fleming), world-class cricket player Jack Pennington (Jack Hulbert) attempts to foil a criminal mastermind's (Ralph Richardson) impending heist that's targeting a valuable jewel necklace held within the British Museum. This comedic 1930s mystery features daring rescues, intense fistfights and an exciting edge-of-your seat finale aboard a runaway train.