Valerie Hobson Movies

Bride of Frankenstein

79/100

Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.

Kind Hearts and Coronets

81/100

A distant poor relative of the Duke of D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.

Great Expectations

79/100

A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.

Werewolf of London

65/100

The juice of a rare Tibetan flower is the only thing that keeps Dr. Glendon from turning into a werewolf during a full moon.

The Spy in Black

70/100

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

The Promoter

72/100

A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing- some honest, some not quite so. If he can just manage to avoid a ... See full summary »

The Rocking Horse Winner

75/100

A young boy receives a rocking horse for Christmas and soon learns that he is able to pick the winning horse at the races.

Blackout

71/100

Early in World War II, Danish sea captain Andersen, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.

The Adventures of Tartu

71/100

1940. Captain Terence Stevenson with the British Army is part of the bomb disposal unit in London, his primary job to defuse them. Despite having no experience as a spy, he is asked by his ... See full summary »

The Drum

65/100

During the British Raj, Captain Carruthers works under cover to track smuggled shipments of arms on the restless Northwest Frontier of India. He fears a full-scale rebellion is brewing. To ... See full summary »

Blanche Fury

68/100

The childless widow of Allan Fury bequeaths the Fury estate to her Fuller relatives but Allan's illegitimate son who masquerades as a servant hopes to grab the estate for himself.

Clouds Over Europe

66/100

A quirky British Secret Service Agent named Major Hammond tries to discover who is using a secret weapon to steal experimental planes.

The Interrupted Journey

69/100

A writer eloping with his mistress by train has second thoughts, pulls the emergency brake, bails out and witnesses the train's collision with another train, events eventually leading to murder and a police manhunt.

Lovers, Happy Lovers!

70/100

From the Louis Hemon novel "M. Ripois and His Nemesis" about Andre Ripois, a philanderer in pursuit of love and riches from Paris to London. Andre is breaking up with his wife, Catherine, ... See full summary »

Unpublished Story

64/100

A journalist investigates a network of German fifth columnists operating in the midst of the Blitz.

Murder Will Out

69/100

The story of four people directly and indirectly involved with the murder of a female blackmailer. The three male suspects are the girl's publisher employer; an up-and-coming writer (Edward... See full summary »

Life Returns

41/100

A doctor who has spent his career working on ways to revive the dead sees his chance to prove his theory by performing his procedures on a recently deceased dog.

Atlantic Ferry

64/100

After their state-of-the-art steamship the Gigantic sinks minutes after being launched, the MacIver brothers of Liverpool begin to plan for the future of their company. David takes a ... See full summary »

The Secret of Stamboul

61/100

A British agent travels to middle east during the war in order to spark a revolution.

The Years Between

71/100

This Man Is News

70/100

David Kier, one of the thieves in a sensational jewel robbery and subsequent trial, is set free when the turns King's Evidence on the other members. Kier refuses to give reporter Simon ... See full summary »

The Hideout

68/100

A husband and wife stop to help two men in a car crash only to find they are criminals on the run.

Chinatown Squad

61/100

Police search for the killer of a man who misused $700,000 intended for the Chinese Communists.

When Thief Meets Thief

64/100

A London cat burglar (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) falls for the girlfriend (Valerie Hobson) of a stockbroker (Alan Hale) who used to be his partner.

August Week End

53/100

At a high-society dinner party, a wealthy, older and married man sets his sights on a beautiful young girl who's loved by a younger and not-so-wealthy man.