Maurice Elvey Movie Trailers

The Flag Lieutenant Trailer (1927)

03 October 1927

A lieutenant is branded a coward after saving a beleaguered fort for an amnesiac major.

Innocent Trailer (1921)

01 March 1921

An orphan named Innocence leaves her county home after her foster-father dies. She travels to the city and makes a living as a novelist.

'The story concerns the misadventures of two flighty husbands in Paris on the spree. They find an excuse for their absence from home by pretending that they are accompanying a famous airman on a flight, but the latter does not proceed according to plan, and they have a hard time countering the suspicious questionings and moves of the sophisticated wife.

The Wandering Jew Trailer (1933)

15 November 1933

Old Jerusalem: Matathias, spiteful over his lover's illness, spits on Jesus along the road to Calvary, and is cursed to live endlessly until His return.

Darby and Joan Trailer (1920)

01 September 1920

Features a screenplay written by the original novelist Hall Caine.

The Cup Final Mystery Trailer (1914)

01 January 1914

A goalkeeper is kidnapped just before the Cup Final at Crystal Palace. Can he be rescued in time for a triumphant match?

House of Blackmail Trailer (1953)

13 July 1953

A blackmailer is murdered, and the police find that there is a long list of suspects who wanted to see him dead.

Florence Nightingale Trailer (1915)

05 March 1915

The film portrays the life of Florence Nightingale, particularly her innovations in nursing during the Crimean War (1854–56).

Strawberry Roan Trailer (1944)

31 December 1944

Farmer Chris Lowe meets and falls in love with Molly , a chorus-girl. Despite the fact that she is a city girl through and through, she accepts his proposal of marriage and after the wedding goes to live on the farm.

The Devil's Foot Trailer (1921)

27 April 1921

Sherlock Holmes (Eille Norwood) is on vacation when he stumbles into a house and discovers two bodies.

Adam Bede Trailer (1918)

01 April 1918

'1850. Squire's grandson saves farmer's niece from charge of murdering illegitimate baby.' (British )

The Man with the Twisted Lip Trailer (1921)

27 April 1921

Holmes finds that the disappearance of respectable middle class Neville St. Clair may be linked to a filthy beggar living above an opium den.

My Song for You Trailer (1934)

30 July 1934

In this opera-oriented musical, Riccardo Gatti, an Italian young tenor in Venice, meets a young woman who sneaks into the opera house to try and get her fiancé hired as the orchestra's pianist.

The Royal Oak Trailer (1923)

01 October 1923

King Charles flees and hides in a huge oak tree when the troops loyal to Oliver Cromwell close in. The royal entourage is disguised, and the king's sweetheart masquerades as Charles.

Soldiers of the King Trailer (1933)

13 March 1933

When Cicely Courtneidge's mother (also played by Miss Courtneidge, albeit in heavy makeup), retires, Cicely succeeds as Queen of the Marvellos, a family of music-hall performers.

The Priory School Trailer (1921)

01 April 1921

A desperate, but highly respectable schoolmaster collapses at Holmes' door. His prize pupil, the son of a wealthy duke, has vanished, seemingly without a trace.

Her Luck in London Trailer (1914)

01 January 1914

Nellie, a beautiful farmer's daughter, is lured to the wickedness of the big city. Based on an original story by Charles Darrell.

In a Monastery Garden Trailer (1932)

11 March 1932

An Italian musician begins to steal his brother's compositions after he is jailed for shooting a prince.

Bridegrooms Beware! Trailer (1913)

03 November 1913

A comedy feature with Fred Groves having dual roles of bridegroom and a lunatic, and in the course of the film the two characters swap places.

Beautiful Jim Trailer (1914)

01 January 1914

A murder mystery concerning the murder by a Colonel's son of his sister's fiancé using a golf club. Based on the novel by John Strange Winter.

The Passionate Friends Trailer (1922)

01 January 1922

An armament king's wife kills herself to save her MP lover from a divorce scandal.

I Lived with You Trailer (1933)

13 June 1933

In London a young lady meets a homeless and apparently penniless Russian prince. She introduces him to her middle-class Fulham family and he moves in.

Quinneys Trailer (1927)

01 December 1927

'Antique dealer's daughter loves foreman who makes fakes for ex-partner.' (British Film Catalogue)

Windsor Castle Trailer (1926)

01 January 1926

British horror drama short from 1926.

Who Goes Next? Trailer (1938)

01 March 1938

During the First World War, a number of captured British officers attempt to escape a prisoner-of-war camp.

Nelson Trailer (1918)

02 January 1918

Lord Nelson's life, loves and death.

Princess Charming Trailer (1934)

24 April 1934

Revolution breaks out in a small European kingdom, and a young princess is forced to flee for her life.

Potiphar's Wife Trailer (1931)

28 March 1931

'A good-looking chauffeur, employed by an aristocratic married lady is tempted to misconduct. His indifference arouses her wrath and he is charged with assault at the Assizes.

Her Greatest Performance Trailer (1916)

01 August 1916

Retired actress poses as dresser to scare murderer into confessing and clearing her son.

A Debt of Honour Trailer (1922)

01 December 1922

In India an engineer blackmails a girl over her gambling brother.

The Dying Detective Trailer (1921)

08 April 1921

Sherlock Holmes (Eille Norwood) knows that a man has killed a former partner but he can't prove it unless he finds a dying detective who knows what really happened.

Hindle Wakes Trailer (1918)

01 January 1918

The film is set in the fictional mill town of Hindle in Lancashire in England, and concerns two young persons, Fanny Hawthorn and Alan Jeffcote, who are discovered to have been having what would now be called a "dirty weekend" during their holiday, during the town's wakes week.

Popsy Wopsy Trailer (1913)

01 January 1913

A composer gets drunk on the proceeds of a song and sees his furniture dancing.

Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn Trailer (1913)

01 January 1913

A wealthy landowner kills his pregnant mistress and buries her body, but his mother has a strange dream that just may bring his crime to light.

The Great Gold Robbery Trailer (1913)

01 November 1913

A detective must pursue some thieves trying to smuggle their bullion out of London on a barge down the Thames.

The Fallen idol Trailer (1913)

01 September 1913

A short drama about a doctor's wife who returns to him after a flirtation in Richmond Park, London. It is based on the painting by John Collier.

The Idol of Paris Trailer (1914)

01 January 1914

A crook demands his princess cousin in marriage in return for clearing a prince of theft charges. Based on Charles Darrell's original play.

Sailors Don't Care Trailer (1928)

01 January 1928

'1914. Knight poses as rating aboard son's cruiser and helps Q-ship sink U-boat.' (British Film Cat)

The Hound of the Baskervilles Trailer (1921)

01 August 1921

After the death in suspicious circumstances of Charles Baskerville, the last descendant of the lineage of the Baskervilles, Henry, returned to the old family mansion.

The Noble Bachelor Trailer (1921)

01 April 1921

A superior-minded British aristocrat condescends to visit Holmes for help with a spot of bother: his new wife has disappeared.

Diamond Cut Diamond Trailer (1932)

17 August 1932

One of the guests tries to foil a gang of jewel-robbers during a country house weekend party.

God's Good Man Trailer (1919)

01 August 1919

The Man in the Mirror Trailer (1936)

15 October 1936

A mild-mannered, somewhat mousy man is astounded when his reflection in a mirror comes to life and begins to do all the wild and crazy things that he always wanted to but never could.

Man and His Kingdom Trailer (1922)

01 August 1922

In South America the wife of the president's son loves the leader of the revolution

Room for Two Trailer (1940)

21 October 1940

Robert Spencer is having an affair with his wife's friend Hilda. When a man approaches Hilda, proclaiming his love for Robert's wife Claire, Hilda tries to matchmake.