Blake of Scotland Yard

Blake of Scotland Yard

NR 1937 · 72 min · ★ 4.1 · Crime, Mystery

Sir James Blake has retired from Scotland Yard so that he can assist his niece Hope and her friend Jerry in developing an apparatus they have invented. Sir James thinks that their invention has the potential to prevent wars, and plans to donate it to the League of Nations. But a gang of criminals led by the elusive "Scorpion" steals the device, and Blake and his associates must recover the invention and determine the identity of the "Scorpion".

Directed by Robert F. Hill · Written by Basil Dickey

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Streaming

Rent or Buy

Cast

Ralph Byrd Jerry Sheehan
Joan Barclay Hope Mason
Lloyd Hughes Doctor Marshall
Dickie Jones Bobby Mason
Lucille Lund Duchess
Nick Stuart Julot
Sam Flint Chief Insp. Henderson
Gail Newbury Mimi - Policewoman
Jimmy Aubrey The Hag / Baron Polinka
Theodore Lorch Daggett - the Butler (as Ted Lorch)
George DeNormand Pedro - Henchman
Bob Terry Peyton - Henchman

Make it a double feature

2h 21m together

Blake of Scotland Yard

Kelly of the Secret Service

Both from Robert F. Hill.

More from Robert F. HillSee all →

Kelly of the Secret Service

Kelly of the Secret Service · 1936

Kelly of the Secret Service

MovieCrimeDrama

A secret apparatus that controls bombs by remote control is stolen from a laboratory. A federal agent is assigned to recover it, and his investigation leads him to a creepy mansion that is honeycombed with secret passage ways.

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars · 1966

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars

MovieScience Fiction

Made for 16mm home rental, tv and video feature version of the 1938 Universal serial "Flash Gordon's Trip To Mars". Flash, Dale and Zarkov rocket from Earth to Mars to investigate the source of a ray creating environmental havoc on Earth, and find Martian queen Azura working in consort with Emperor Ming of Mongo to take over Earth.

Idaho!

MovieAdventureWestern

Frank Leon Smith's well-written story told of Carter's Creek, a bustling mining camp, and of how Beth Cameron (Rich) seeks to avenge the murder of her father (Frederick Vroom) by donning men's clothing and raiding the vicinity.

Melody Lane

Melody Lane · 1929

A songwriter leaves his chorus girl sweetheart to join the US Army in WWI. In France he falls in love with French singer Madelon. He is crippled in action. Back in the States, his girl friend there leaves him. But Madelon can't forget him and comes to the USA to work there as singer. Per chance she meets the songwriter, and he is cured. Singing one of his love songs, he knows that he has found the right girl.

Fighting Fury

Fighting Fury · 1934

A lawman, his dog and his trusty white stallion fight a gang of outlaws.

Dark Stairways

Dark Stairways · 1924

Sheldon Polk's father, a wealthy banker, agrees to make a loan to Frank Farnsworth. Sheldon is robbed while delivering the money and is arrested for theft on circumstantial evidence.

The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier · 1943

The More the Merrier

MovieComedyRomance

It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believing it to be her patriotic duty, Connie offers to sublet half of her apartment, fully expecting a suitable female tenent. What she gets instead is mischievous, middle-aged Benjamin Dingle. Dingle talks her into subletting to him and then promptly sublets half of his half to young, irreverent Joe Carter - creating a situation tailor-made for comedy and romance.

The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary · 1927

The Cat and the Canary

MovieComedyHorror

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.

The Last Warning

The Last Warning · 1928

The Last Warning

MovieHorrorMystery

A story about a haunted old theater where an old Broadway play is being brought back despite threats from the ghost of a dead actor.

The Adventures of Tarzan

The Adventures of Tarzan · 1921

The Adventures of Tarzan

MovieAdventureAction

Tarzan spurns the love of La, Queen of Opar. When he isn't trying to keep the Bolshevik Rokoff and Clayton (pretender to the Greystoke estate) from reaching Opar, he is attacked simultaneously by two lions, dropped into a pit when a volcano splits the ground, nearly sacrificed by sun worshipers, and so on.

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

Good Luck, Mr. Yates · 1943

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home front.

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars · 1938

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

MovieScience FictionAction

When a deadly Nitron ray strikes Earth, Flash Gordon and his friends travel to Mars to battle Ming the Merciless and his new ally Queen Azura.

Bunco Squad

Bunco Squad · 1950

Police sergeants Johnson and McManus take on Los Angeles confidence tricksters. Con man Tony Wells, lining up rich widow Jessica Royce as his latest mark, sets up a false paranormal society with other charlatans to convince the credulous Jessica that her late son is speaking to her through their sham seances. When the plan leads to murder, Johnson and McManus must bring the group down before they kill again.

Flying Fists

Flying Fists · 1937

MovieActionAdventure

A lumberjack knocks out a champion boxer in a brawl, gets drawn into the boxing world where he is unknowingly set up for a fixed fight.

Son of Dracula

Son of Dracula · 1943

Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the U.S. by a young heiress. Her boyfriend and local officials are suspicious of the newcomer, who is interested in the "virile" soil of the new world.

Wolves of the Range

Wolves of the Range · 1943

Wolves of the Range

Dorn is after the rancher's land and is trying to stop Banker Brady from helping them. When his man Hammond kills Brady, there is a run on the bank. When Rocky volunteers to ride to the next town for money, he is ambushed by Dorn's men, loses his memory, and is jailed for supposedly stealing the money.

More Like This

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler · 1922

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

MovieCrimeThriller

Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter