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Lola Harvey
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Known For
Why Sailors Leave Home · 1930Why Sailors Leave Home
★ 7.01930
MovieComedy
When their ship arrives in an Arabian port, the sailors are given shore leave among them Bill Biggles, who has previously had little success with women. Visiting a sheik who has long been under obligation to him, Bill is welcomed at the palace, and the polygamous ruler, who has abducted a damsel, decides to absent himself and appoint Bill as his deputy. It seems Bill's luck is set to change dramatically until the wives decide to go on strike!
Poor Old Bill · 1931Poor Old Bill
★ 7.01931
MovieComedy
A man sponges off an old comrade from the First World War who believes he has saved his life during the war, although this ultimately proves not to be true.
Kiss Me Sergeant · 1930Kiss Me Sergeant
★ 10.01930
MovieComedy
In India, a British soldier saves the jeweled eye of a sacred idol.
The Pride of the Force · 1933The Pride of the Force
★ 9.01933
MovieComedy
This lively comedy of 1933 provided an early film role for Leslie Fuller, and sees the wildly popular, rubber-faced actor and entertainer – once touted as Elstree's own Clark Gable – playing identical twins with very different ambitions: one is a policeman who longs to join a circus, the other a farm hand who wants to be a policeman!
A Political Party · 1934A Political Party
★ 9.01934
MovieComedy
A north-country chimney sweep standing for Parliament is opposed by a local bigwig. His campaign is imperiled when his artist son, Tony, falls in love with a girl who has reason to hope that the bigwig will be elected.
What a Night! · 1931What a Night!
★ 8.01931
MovieComedyCrime
While staying at a reportedly haunted inn a traveller discovers that the 'ghost' is a thief.
Tonight's the Night - Pass It On · 1931Tonight's the Night - Pass It On
★ 10.01931
MovieComedy
Slapstick comedy in which luckless slate club treasurer Bill Smithers is sent to prison for three years after being mistakenly accused of stealing funds.
Not So Quiet on the Western Front · 1930Not So Quiet on the Western Front
★ 7.01930
MovieMusicComedy
A musical comedy directed by Monty Banks. A cook recalls a night spent in a French estaminet in 1915.
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