
Acting
Boris Ranevsky
Born 1891-12-12 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Acting credits
When a man and woman of modest means meet on a Brighton pier they begin a holiday romance. However, when they each act rich to dupe the other, there are unintended consequences,,,
Holiday Lovers
1932
6.5A portrait of the life and work of the great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, exploring both his music and his passionate interest in his country's folklore.
Bela Bartók
1964
7.2A grounded American fighter pilot is switched to espionage on a special job in which he must kill a small-time Paris lawyer suspected of double-crossing France by selling out radio operators to the Nazis.
Orders to Kill
1958
9.0No synopsis available yet.
The Two Worlds
1930
10.0A British army officer is cashiered, and re-enlists as Private to take part in the Crimean War. He succeeds in capturing a top Russian spy which results in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade to take the Balaclava Heights.
Balaclava
1928
7.6A woman reporter discovers a former lover and intelligence officer during WWII apparently working as a waiter in a hotel; and, believing something she impulsively did while he was on a mission is responsible for his current situation, sets out to make things better by finding a foreign agent known only as Kupchek, with the help of the hotel's detective.
Cloak Without Dagger
1956
No synopsis available yet.
The River House Mystery
1936
Crime comedy sequel to The Vulture (1937). Amateur sleuth, Cedric Gull, takes on another case.
The Viper
1938
10.0A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her.
Dawn
1928
9.0A mysterious scientist presents a timid chemist with an elixir which turns him from a weakling into a confident, vital male, able to defeat his rival and impress the girl of his choice. The only problem is that this mysterious substance has the unexpected result of causing him to revert gradually to babyhood...
Oh, Boy!
1938
10.0An old Jewish man is forced to hide the Austrian lieutenant who killed his son and loves his daughter.
Two Worlds
1930
9.0The luminous Maria Corda stars as the eponymous Tesha, a celebrated Russian dancer who marries an Englishman (Thomas). The couple long for a child but after five years of happy marriage, remain childless. On a trip to Southampton Tesha succumbs to a brief fling with a stranger (Cavanagh), unleashing a barrage of unforeseen consequences and emotional turmoil. The superb cinematography is by the great German cinematographer Werner Brandes who worked on dozens of prestige British productions in the 1920s. Originally shot silent, sound was added in 1929.
Tesha
1928
7.0Going under cover, P.C. Mahoney passes for a gentleman to get into the notorious Moonstone Club. There he meets Clifford Tope, a ne'er do well who is love with cabaret star Cora Mellish. She in turn has run up steep gambling debts and has paid off the Club's blackmailing owner with a stolen necklace. As things heat up Cora seeks help from the easy-going Tope.
A Night Like This
1932
8.0The daughter of a poor clergyman wins £500 and goes to find happiness on the Riviera.
Paradise
1928
9.0A French girl meets her captured British lover whilst acting as a spy.
Mademoiselle from Armentieres
1927