Known for Acting
A film directed by Sinclair Hill.
'International spy seeks documents hidden in old inn.' (British Film Catalogue)
Set against the backdrop of the shell crisis of 1915 at home and the Battle of Loos on the Western Front, two soldiers, one the manager of Grimlaw’s munitions factory are tested in their rivalry for Diana, a red cross nurse (Madeleine Carroll in her first film role).
Depressive Toni is diagnosed with idlesness by his doctor who recommends more excitement and danger. Another patient, a celebrated detective who bears a striking resemblance to Toni, is diagnosed with exhaustion and told to rest. The two swap places but Toni's first client turns out to be an exiled princess whose jewels are about to be stolen by a ruthless gang and the amateur detective finds more thrills than he bargained for.
'1765. Judge sentences highwayman to die, then finds he is his son.' (British Film Catalogue)
Merchants hire a foreign criminal to kidnap a scientist for the secret of manufacturing diamonds.
A wealthy man who acquires a mind-reading machine is soon horrified to discover what people are really thinking.
A gentleman is baffled when the childish drawings of little dancing men terrify his American wife. Sherlock Holmes soon discovers why.
In India an engineer blackmails a girl over her gambling brother.
A dead officer's German wife betrays 'Hampshire's' secret route.
Richard Hall is a successful writer, while his wife, Alice, is interested in pursuing a career as a singer. She meets James Hamilton, a musical agent, who arranges an opera engagement with Rimini, an impresario. Hall quarrels with his wife over this, and they separate, with Hall taking their daughter Grace.
