Alfred Drayton Movie Trailers

A Spot of Bother Trailer (1938)

01 January 1938

Skulduggery is on the menu after a bishop hands over a cathedral’s rebuilding fund to a shady businessman.

Jack Ahoy Trailer (1934)

02 February 1934

A song and dance comedy in which Jack Hulbert plays an incompetent sailor.

Falling for You Trailer (1933)

15 June 1933

In this comedy, two rival reporters vie for the scoop on the whereabouts of a missing heiress. They find her in Switzerland.

Radio Parade of 1935 Trailer (1934)

12 December 1934

One of the first screen outings for Will Hay. Hay plays the Director General of the National Broadcasting Group (NBG) who hides away in his office unaware that the general feeling about his programming is that it is too high-brow and the public are not happy.

The Dictator Trailer (1935)

07 February 1935

The film depicts a dramatic episode in Danish history: the tumultous relationship between King Christian VII of Denmark and his English consort Caroline Matilda in Eighteenth century Copenhagen and the Queen's tragic affair with the royal physician and liberal reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee.

They Knew Mr. Knight Trailer (1946)

05 March 1946

After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the beneficence of the great financier.

Banana Ridge Trailer (1942)

20 April 1942

When Susie Long appears, together with her 20 year old son, Pink and Pound are thrown into confusion that one of them could be his father.

Lady in Danger Trailer (1934)

27 November 1934

Dexter becomes involved in a revolution and is asked to hide the Queen. This leads to misunderstanding with his firm and his fiancee.

Friday the Thirteenth Trailer (1933)

01 November 1933

It is pouring with rain at one minute to midnight on Friday the thirteenth, and the driver of a London bus is peering through his blurred windscreen as his vehicle sails down an empty road.

Aren't Men Beasts! Trailer (1937)

19 January 1937

Two businessmen have the shock of their lives when a woman appears out of their past bearing a 23 year old son - and one of them may be the father!

Me and Marlborough Trailer (1935)

22 July 1935

A woman disguises herself in men's clothes in order to follow her husband to the wars.

Oh, Daddy! Trailer (1935)

08 February 1935

Member of a village Purity League branch find things much livelier on a trip to London.

Don't Take It to Heart Trailer (1944)

13 November 1944

A stray World War Two bomb releases the ghost of the 3rd Earl of Chaunduyt after 400 years. A visiting professor, while wooing the beautiful Lady Mary, daughter of the present Earl, finds him an ally in his fight on behalf of the villagers to protect their ancient rights against a meddling newcomer.

A Scandal in Bohemia Trailer (1921)

01 April 1921

Holmes and Watson match wits with an opera star intent on blackmailing a king.

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Trailer (1947)

12 March 1947

A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.

First a Girl Trailer (1935)

07 November 1935

An aspiring singer quits her menial job and is talked into performing as a female impersonator by her friend.

Look Up and Laugh Trailer (1935)

13 August 1935

Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain.

So This Is London Trailer (1939)

01 March 1939

American (Churchill) in London dislikes England until his daughter (Lehmann) falls for the son (Granger) of the Lord (Drayton) with whom he wants to conclude a business deal.

The Calendar Trailer (1931)

19 October 1931

Racehorse owner Anson is swindled by a woman named Wenda and goes up in front of the Jockey Club where he is disqualified on race fixing allegations.

The Squeaker Trailer (1930)

01 June 1930

A detective poses as an ex-convict to expose the head of a benevolent society as a fence.

The Little Damozel Trailer (1933)

01 January 1933

A captain pays one of his sailors to marry a woman who works in a nightclub.

It's a Boy Trailer (1934)

07 June 1934

"It's a Boy" stars Horton as Dudley Leake, who is betrothed to Mary Bogle (the very pretty Wendy Barrie).

The W Plan Trailer (1930)

25 February 1930

A tense WWI spy thriller in which Colonel Duncan Grant (British star Brian Aherne, in his first talking role), parachutes into Germany to gather intelligence on the enemy’s secret ‘W Plan’ and to assist Allied POWs in digging escape tunnels.

Women Aren't Angels Trailer (1943)

18 January 1943

Alfred Bandle and Wilmer Popday are partners in business and, somewhat timorously on Popday's part, in pleasure.

Red Ensign Trailer (1934)

17 June 1934

David Barr is the manager and chief designer of a British shipyard in decline. The shipyard is in financial trouble but Barr has a design for a new ship that will save them all.

Brown Sugar Trailer (1931)

21 April 1931

The young Lord Sloane marries a musical comedy actress, much to his parents' disappointment. The actress's brother-in-law gets into betting difficulties so she obtains money from her husband to help him.

Lord Babs Trailer (1932)

01 February 1932

A steward inherits the estate of an earl. To repel the advances of an unwanted fiancee, he pretends that he has regressed to childhood behaviors.

The Big Blockade Trailer (1942)

19 January 1942

Wartime propaganda piece reporting on the success of the economic blockade of Germany in the early years of the war.

The Honeypot Trailer (1920)

30 October 1920

A Lord who intervenes to save the mistress of a notorious playboy from a suicide attempt. After rescuing her, he eventually marries her, leading to a dramatic shift in her social standing and life.

The Happy Ending Trailer (1931)

01 October 1931

A father who deserted his family some years before returns home only to find that his wife has told his children and neighbours that he died as a hero.