Gus McNaughton
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The Turners of Prospect Road
A London taxi driver finds a greyhound puppy and gives it to his daughter.
Here Comes the Sun
A sports reporter on the run from the police seeks to clear his name.
The Shipbuilders
A generation of shipbuilders is nearly wiped out by the Great Depression, but a second Great War gets them back to work.
The Day Will Dawn
A British journalist working in Norway during WWII finds himself hunted by the Germans when he's tasked with a secret combat mission, while the daughter of a Norwegian sea captain helps the Brits combat the Nazi menace.
Much Too Shy
A simple handyman, who also is an amateur artist, gets into trouble when the head and shoulders portraits of some prominent local females are sold without his knowledge to an advertising agency and are published with nude bodies added to them.
South American George
To help out his exact double, George Formby (in a dual role) takes the place of a noted South American tenor. This way he can help the opera star fulfill contract obligations and also win the heart of the man's lovely press agent, Linden Travers.
Old Bill and Son
World War I veteran Bill is inspired to re-enlist in 1939, and ends up serving with his son.
Trouble Brewing
George has won a lot of money at the races but he's paid with counterfeit money. He sets about tracking down the criminals himself.
There Ain't No Justice
A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.
Q Planes
A quirky British Secret Service Agent named Major Hammond tries to discover who is using a secret weapon to steal experimental planes.
The Divorce of Lady X
The morning after a London barrister lets a mystery woman stay in his suite, a friend files for divorce.
The Citadel
Young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor Andrew Manson arrives in Wales and takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London.
Storm in a Teacup
A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.
Keep Fit
A weak, cowardly barber (George Formby) gets fit to win over a beautiful woman. However, she prefers his muscle-bound rival until George challenges him to a boxing match.
Keep Your Seats, Please!
Despite being on his uppers, George is still prepared to pawn his beloved banjo in order to help his girlfriend save her niece from the orphanage. Help seems to be at hand when George is left a fortune by his old auntie, but unfortunately his inheritance is hidden inside a chair which has already been auctioned off!
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpieces. A romantic thriller that revolves around a Canadian tourist visiting London who gets caught in the middle of a murder plot that has police and the secret service after him. A classic Hitchcock of romance mixed with adventure and picturesque scenes.
Joy Ride
After their car breaks down, two men-about-town and their girlfriends are obliged to spend a night in a manor house owned by the fearsome Lady Clara.
The Luck of a Sailor
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 country and marry an heiress. Fortunately, his first bride has fallen for an army officer and is happy to have her royal marriage annulled.
Their Night Out
Silly ass Jimmy (Claude Hulbert) gets drunk in a nightclub, and is then confused with the leader of a gang of robbers.
Heads We Go
A model inherits a great deal of money and pretends to be a movie star.
Crime on the Hill
Murder runs amok in an English Manor house as the local vicar turns sleuth to solve the mystery.
The Last Coupon
A frugal coal miner in the north of England turns into a spendthrift when he wins £20,000 on the football pools.
Money Talks
Comedy of Jewish domestic life depicts an impecunious old man who is to inherit a legacy if he can prove he is in need. He begins to gamble with his savings, but things don't seem to work in his favor.
Lucky Girl
Stephan Gregorovitch, the unwilling king of a bankrupt Ruritanian country, along with his hucksterish chancellor and musically-inclined bodyguard, travel incognito to London for some fun.
His Wife's Mother
Recently married Henry is accused by his mother-in-law of seeing a showgirl, the ex-girlfriend of a close friend. Manservant Joy (Gus McNaughton) attempts to help matters with a scheme involving Henry posing as his own double.
Murder!
When a woman is convicted of murder, one of the jurors selected to serve on the murder-trial jury believes the accused, an aspiring actress, is innocent of the crime and takes it upon himself to apprehend the real killer.
Children of Chance
A casual date at a high-class hotel leads Binnie, an aspiring showgirl, to be mistaken for model and actress Lia de Marita – landing her an audition for the producer of a new musical stage show.