H.F. Maltby
Henry Francis Maltby (25 November 1880 – 25 October 1963) was a prolific writer for the London stage and British cinema from after the First World War until the 1950s. He also appeared in many films.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.6398 |
| Birthday | 1880-11-25 |
| Place of Birth | Ceres, South Africa |
| Also Known As | Henry Francis Maltby, Henry F. Maltby, H. F. Maltby, |
1937
Young and Innocent
6.572/251
When a young writer is falsely accused of murdering a famous actress, he escapes custody and joins forces with the daughter of a police constable to p...
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Young and Innocent
1937
Pearls Bring Tears
6.667/3
About a businessman (H.F.Maltby) who borrows his wife's pearls to cover a business loan, only for the pearls to then go missing.
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Pearls Bring Tears
1934
Falling in Love
9/1
British comedy. It was released in the United States the following year under the alternative title Trouble Ahead.
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Falling in Love
1936
Reasonable Doubt
0/0
A lawyer's love for a young girl causes him to defend the man he thinks to be her lover. During the trial the lawyer finds out that the man is his own...
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Reasonable Doubt
1936
King of the Castle
0/0
A family butler tries to find the missing heir to a title.
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King of the Castle
1935
The Morals of Marcus
9/1
A confirmed bachelor takes pity on a young woman and takes her to London.
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The Morals of Marcus
1936
Where There's a Will
7.125/8
Will Hay plays the pennyless, bungling solicitor Benjamin Stubbins, who arrives at his office to find his insolent office boy (Graham Moffatt) with hi...
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Where There's a Will
1938
Darts Are Trumps
8/1
Steven Sims is a diamond merchant who bullies his kindly hard-working clerk and disappoints his expectations when he takes into partnership an aristoc...
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Darts Are Trumps
1935
A Little Bit of Bluff
9/1
The boyfriend of an admiral's daughter poses as a detective in order to hunt missing emerald.
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A Little Bit of Bluff
1937
O-Kay for Sound
6.4/10
Hyman Goldberger, the president of film studio Super-Colossal Pictures, is in trouble--his major backer is threatening to stop financing his pictures....
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O-Kay for Sound
1938
Owd Bob
5.556/9
Adam McAdam is an old, dour sheepherder whose life is devoted to his faithful dog, the whiskey bottle and his daughter, Jeannie. And a conflict that a...
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Owd Bob
1936
Calling the Tune
10/1
Calling the Tune offers a fascinating look at the fledgeling gramophone industry as it tries to solve the problems of reliable recording and productio...
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Calling the Tune
1936
Everything Is Thunder
5.571/7
The story, starring Constance Bennett and Douglass Montgomery, involves a Canadian POW being hidden by a German citizen during World War I.
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Everything Is Thunder
1939
The Gang's All Here
7.5/2
John Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns that a priceless collection of jewels belonging to a fo...
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The Gang's All Here
1934
Girls Will Be Boys
5.75/4
The Duke of Bridgewater sends for the heir he's never seen. His heir is Patricia, and the Duke is a woman-hater, so Patricia disguises herself as a bo...
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Girls Will Be Boys
1937
Song of the Road
7/2
After the Local council he works for decides to replace its horse-drawn services with motor vehicles, one of the drivers spends his savings to buy the...
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Song of the Road
1936
Jack of All Trades
6.667/3
In this he's on the dole, hungry and ready to do any job but quickly light-heartedly scams his way into society and a highly regarded position at a ba...
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Jack of All Trades
1936
Queen of Hearts
7/1
A woman prevents a popular stage performer getting arrested for drunk driving, though has to pretend to be a rich benefactor when she next meets him.
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Queen of Hearts
1945
Home Sweet Home
7/3
Musical romantic comedy about an orphan and the son of a Colonel and his snooty wife, who refuses to give them her blessing.
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Home Sweet Home
1940
Under Your Hat
6.25/4
In pre-Second World War England, a leading film star and his wife attempt to recover a secret carburetor stolen by enemy agents. Based on a popular s...
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Under Your Hat
1937
Take My Tip
8/1
Lord and Lady Pilkington get tricked out of their money by a con man. They later run into the swindler in a hotel - which happens to be owned by their...
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Take My Tip
1934
Freedom of the Seas
7/1
George Smith, a mild-mannered clerk with a crush on his boss's daughter, is led astray by an old friend of his father. A midday sojourn to a public ba...
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Freedom of the Seas
1934
A Political Party
9/1
A north-country chimney sweep standing for Parliament is opposed by a local bigwig. His campaign is imperiled when his artist son, Tony, falls in love...
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A Political Party
1934
Those Were the Days
8.333/3
A farce based on Arthur Wing Pinero's play 'The Magistrate' in which the son (John Mills) of a stern magistrate (Will Hay) visits a music hall against...
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Those Were the Days
1937
The Sky’s the Limit
10/1
Romance of an absent minded designer of planes and a famous singer to whom he tries to sell his friends' songs.
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The Sky’s the Limit
1934
I Spy
7/2
Two Americans in England--a wealthy playboy and an actress--join forces to stop international spies.
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I Spy
1934
The Luck of a Sailor
9/1
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...
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The Luck of a Sailor
1940
Return to Yesterday
6.714/7
Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.
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Return to Yesterday
1939
The Good Old Days
8/1
1840 - Max Miller and a troupe of artistes come to perform at a tavern, which is not licensed for such performances. A rival tavern informs the police...
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The Good Old Days
1939
What a Man!
10/1
Comedy of an incompetent photographer and scoutmaster who achieves his wife's ambition for him of office with the local council more by luck than judg...
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What a Man!
1935
The Right Age to Marry
9/1
A Yorkshire mill owner retires and leaves control to his nephew, who promptly gets married.
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The Right Age to Marry
1939
Old Mother Riley Joins Up
8.5/2
Mother Riley plays a nurse who was forced to volunteer for the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Mayhem ensues until she is able to prevent German spies...
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Old Mother Riley Joins Up
1938
His Lordship Goes to Press
8/1
An American reporter takes over an assignment on English farm life. Owing to a mistake in identity things turn out rough but Valerie's charm and perso...
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His Lordship Goes to Press
1937
Paradise for Two
7/2
A chorus girl is mistaken for a millionaire's girlfriend.
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Paradise for Two
1934
Lost In The Legion
10/1
Two ship's cooks get lost in the desert and unwittingly enroll in the Foreign Legion!
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Lost In The Legion
1940
Garrison Follies
8/1
A comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers
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Garrison Follies
1940
Garrison Follies
8/1
A comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers
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Garrison Follies
1943
Old Mother Riley Detective
7/3
A night watchman is being bludgeoned, as a safe is cracked open in the offices of the District Food Controller. A list of wartime foods to be rationed...
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Old Mother Riley Detective
1942
Bob's Your Uncle
5.25/4
Home guardsman Albert is in love with Dolly, the daughter of commanding officer Diehard. In order to impress her, Albert tries to raise funds to buy a...
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Bob's Your Uncle
1936
Busman's Holiday
8/1
A bus conductor and his driver manage to round up a gang of criminals.
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Busman's Holiday
1936
Everything in Life
7/1
An opera singer pretends to be poor in order to romantically win over a composer.
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Everything in Life
1945
Caesar and Cleopatra
6.22/59
The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
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Caesar and Cleopatra
1944
A Canterbury Tale
6.897/126
Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.
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A Canterbury Tale
1946
The Trojan Brothers
6.5/2
Opposing ends of a pantomime horse where the 'head' dates a society lady while the 'tail' is unhappily married.
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The Trojan Brothers
1944
Medal for the General
7.667/3
A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.
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Medal for the General
1938
Pygmalion
7.019/160
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training,...
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Pygmalion
1941
Facing the Music
8/1
Betty driver vehicle
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Facing the Music
1936
Two's Company
9/1
The son of a stodgy British earl falls in love with the daughter of an American millionaire businessman. The fathers oppose the relationship.
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Two's Company
1938
Everything Happens to Me
9/1
A cleaner salesman finds himself campaigning for both sides in an election.
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Everything Happens to Me
1938
The Live Wire
8/1
Two professors who hire a sailor to lead them on a treasure hunt, and they soon find themselves in a dangerous situation involving pirates. The sailor...
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The Live Wire
1937
Captain's Orders
10/1
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Captain's Orders
1946
The Queen's Husband
0/0
The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wants to elope with her boyfriend, a peasant revolt a...
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The Queen's Husband
1942
The Great Mr Handel
6.625/4
This classic film reveals how the great composer Georg Friedrich Handel rose above the personal anguish and difficulties in his life to create the sub...
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