Cyril Gardner

Directing

Cyril Gardner

Born 1898-05-30 · Paris, France

Acting credits

Behind the camera

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10.0

An irascible retired old lawyer exposes a diamond thief.

Curmudgeon

1930

Only Saps Work poster
6.0

Rubber-legged comedian Leon Errol made his talkie starring bow in Paramount's Only Saps Work. Based on a play by Owen Davis Sr., the film casts Errol as James Wilson, a kleptomaniac who starts with picking pockets and ends up robbing a bank. Wilson's friend Lawrence Payne (Richard Arlen) inadvertently aids our hero during one of his heists, ending up in deep doo-doo with the law. Before Wilson is able to extricate Payne from his dilemma for the sake of heroine Barbara Tanner (Mary Brian), he pauses long enough to pose as a private eye -- and even gives bellboy Oscar (Stu Erwin) tips on how to spot a crook! If only all of Leon Errol's feature films had been as consistently hilarious as Only Saps Work.

Only Saps Work

1930

The Royal Family of Broadway poster
5.9

Julie Cavendish comes from a family of great Broadway actors. Her mother Fanny staunchly continues acting. Her boisterous brother Tony is fleeing a breach of promise suit in Hollywood. Her daughter Gwen must decide between going on stage, or settling down in a conventional marriage. Julie is just thinking that it would be nice to retire and get married, when who should turn up but her old beau, Gilmore Marshall, the platinum magnate from South America.

The Royal Family of Broadway

1930

Two Arabian Knights poster
5.8

During World War I, two American soldiers fight to escape the Germans while squabbling over a beautiful harem girl. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation in 2016.

Two Arabian Knights

1927

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7.0

The hall porter at an Oxbridge College inherits an Earldom and enjoys a series of adventures.

Chick

1936

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NR

The Wall Street crash of 1929 brings tragedy to thousands, and only a small group of astute investors are able to retrieve their funds. Financial adviser Antonio Benson is one of the few to survive the disaster. He escapes from his ruined clients, whose funds he has mismanaged, by hiding out at his country home; however, someone finds him and kills him. The onscreen credits were taken from a cutting continuity. This film is a Spanish-language version of the 1930 film The Benson Murder Case (See Entry), which was directed by Frank Tuttle and starred William Powell and Natalie Moorhead. The Spanish version had two working titles: Juego, amor y sangre and El crimen de Wall Street.

El Cuerpo del Delito

1930

Perfect Understanding poster
6.6

A young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That agreement is soon put to the test when the husband finds himself attracted to a beautiful young woman.

Perfect Understanding

1933

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4.3

In order to be able to buy a gas station, a young couple run a speakeasy. Complications arise when the husband loses their money to bookies.

Reckless Living

1931

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4.3

In order to be able to buy a gas station, a young couple run a speakeasy. Complications arise when the husband loses their money to bookies.

Reckless Living

1931

Widow's Might poster
10.0

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Widow's Might

1935

Grumpy poster
5.3

A crotchety, old ex-attorney solves the violent theft of a priceless diamond from his nephew.

Grumpy

1930

The Doomed Battalion poster
9.0

During World War 1, an Austrian Battalion holds a mountain stronghold against the attack of the Italian army.

The Doomed Battalion

1932