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Most Popular Fay Compton Trailers

Total trailers found: 40

Claude Duval Trailer (1924)

01 April 1924

A Frenchman turns highwayman after a duchess's cousin frames him for killing a title blackmailer.

Settled Out of Court Trailer (1925)

01 October 1925

A husband's attempts to escape from a loveless marriage ends in tragedy.

Cape Forlorn Trailer (1931)

08 January 1931

William Kell, the keeper of a lighthouse on a lonely stretch of coastline, marries cabaret dancer Eileen.

Waltzes from Vienna Trailer (1934)

15 March 1934

In Vienna, aspiring composer Johann Strauss Jr. clashes with his domineering father, who wants him to abandon music for a steady job in a bakery.

Tell England Trailer (1931)

02 March 1931

In England, two young friends, confronted with the outbreak of World War I, enlist together to serve in the same company on the battle-field.

Esther Waters Trailer (1948)

28 September 1948

Esther goes into service in Victorian England, only to be seduced by the sweet talking groom William, who then takes off with his employer's daughter.

Aunt Clara Trailer (1954)

22 November 1954

A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing greyhounds and a sleazy bar--to his eccentric Aunt Clara.

The Story of Esther Costello Trailer (1957)

06 November 1957

Eighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident that killed her mother. Wealthy Margaret Landi, a native of Esther's village in Ireland, is persuaded to help educate and possibly heal Esther.

The House of Peril Trailer (1922)

01 February 1922

The Old Wives' Tale Trailer (1921)

01 January 1921

A woman leaves her husband to run a Paris boarding house, and reunites with her sister after the war.

The Haunting Trailer (1963)

28 March 1963

Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House.

The Prime Minister Trailer (1941)

04 March 1941

A biopic of the legendary Benjamin Disraeli, his rise from a foppish young novelist to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and confidante of Queen Victoria.

The Mill on the Floss Trailer (1937)

09 January 1937

Romeo and Juliet in 1930s England. The owner of the mill and the local lord are in conflict over water rights.

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots Trailer (1924)

04 February 1924

The Dauphin's widow weds a lord and is executed for plotting against the queen.

The Vanquished Trailer (1953)

22 October 1953

Three tales of privileged youth entangled in murder: French students kill for money, an Italian student smuggles cigarettes, and an English poet exploits a grim discovery.

Somehow Good Trailer (1927)

31 October 1927

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.

Othello Trailer (1951)

28 November 1951

Manipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, the Moorish general Othello is driven to believe that his new wife Desdemona is unfaithful, setting in motion a chain of deception, jealousy, and violence that leads to tragedy.

Blackmailed Trailer (1951)

30 January 1951

A blackmailer is murdered, and those who witnessed the scene agree to keep quiet; the complication is that the scene is also witnessed by a young artist, a victim of blackmail as well.

London Belongs to Me Trailer (1948)

05 November 1948

Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939.

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.

Odd Man Out Trailer (1947)

30 January 1947

Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

Laughter in Paradise Trailer (1951)

01 June 1951

When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something which goes completely against their nature.

Town on Trial Trailer (1957)

22 January 1957

When an attractive young girl is murdered, suspicion falls on several members of the local tennis club.

A Bill of Divorcement Trailer (1922)

01 August 1922

Meg Fairfield secures a divorce from her husband Hilary, and is about to marry Gray Meredith when Hilary returns cured.

The Forbidden Street Trailer (1949)

31 March 1949

In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarrels.

The Eleventh Commandment Trailer (1924)

31 July 1924

An actress thwarts a blackmailer by taking the blame for her sister's compromise. Based on the play The Pillory by Brandon Fleming.

The Happy Ending Trailer (1925)

02 January 1925

A wastrel returns to blackmail his wife who has told her children that he died a hero.

A Woman of No Importance Trailer (1921)

01 July 1921

A widow's son refuses to be adopted by a Lord when he learns the Lord is her father.

Diana of the Crossways Trailer (1922)

01 May 1922

A sensuous woman trapped in a loveless relationship has an affair with a leading politician which threatens to bring down the government.

Autumn Crocus Trailer (1934)

01 February 1934

A teacher falls in love with the married owner of the guest house in which she is staying during a holiday to Austria.

Uncle Vanya Trailer (1963)

20 November 1963

Adaptation of Chekhov's play from the Chichester Festival.

Uneasy Virtue Trailer (1931)

05 February 1931

A comedy film directed by Norman Walker

Doublecross Trailer (1956)

01 February 1956

A Cornish fisherman becomes involved with Iron Curtain spies.

Robinson Crusoe Trailer (1927)

28 April 1927

Daniel Defoe's classic tale of survival is handsomely brought to the movies for the first time in this rarely seen 1927 film, produced by Rex Pictures, a division of Universal.

I Start Counting Trailer (1970)

27 October 1970

An English schoolgirl suspects the foster brother she worships is a serial killer.

Lady Possessed Trailer (1952)

26 January 1952

A pianist takes his ailing wife out of a London hospital at the same time that another female patient there has suffered a miscarriage.

The Virgin and the Gypsy Trailer (1970)

01 June 1970

Film adaptation from the novel by D.H. Lawrence, discovered after the celebrated author's death in 1930, a romantic love story tells of a prim young English girl who is sexually attracted to a seductively virile gypsy.

Fashions in Love Trailer (1929)

01 July 1929

London Love Trailer (1927)

28 February 1927

A rich man's chauffeur kills his mistress and frames his daughter's fiancé.