Francis Lister

Acting

Francis Lister

Born — Died

1899-04-02 — 1951-10-28

Place of birth

London, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

22 titles

From Wikipedia Francis Lister (1899–1951) was a British film actor. He was married to the actresses Nora Swinburne (1924–32) and Margot Grahame (1934-36)

Known for

Film credits

1930s · 14 titles

Mutiny on the Bounty poster
7.4

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel poster
4.4

Sir Percy is forced to return to France one last time, to rescue his wife from the clutches of the sinister Robespierre. It's clearly a trap, but nothing will keep the good Pimpernel from carrying out his mission.

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1937

Uneasy Virtue poster
7.0

A comedy film directed by Norman Walker

Uneasy Virtue

1931

Cardinal Richelieu poster
7.3

The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.

Cardinal Richelieu

1935

At the Villa Rose poster
7.0

Jewel thieves kill a rich widow and frame a fake medium.

At the Villa Rose

1930

Jack's the Boy poster
5.7

With a title like Jack's the Boy, is it any surprise that the star of this breezy quota quickie is British music-hall favorite Jack Hulbert? The star plays the son of a celebrated Scotland Yard detective, who joins the force in hopes of following his father's footsteps. Unfortunately, Jack is something of a screw-up, and before long he has become the laughing stock of the force.

Jack's the Boy

1932

Clive of India poster
5.1

Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals beyond the wildest dreams, and try to gain the favor of the local kings, Robert Clive (1725-1774), a frustrated but talented clerk who works for the East Indian Company and struggles to earn his fortune, makes a bold decision that will change his life forever.

Clive of India

1935

Hawleys of High Street poster
9.0

A butcher and a draper stand for election to the local council.

Hawleys of High Street

1933

No artwork available
10.0

'Comedy concerning a bank clerk who uses his inheritance to fund a serious drams which, ironically, succeeds as a burlesque.' (BFI)

Up to the Neck

1933

Sensation poster
6.0

Pat Heaton may be the best crime reporter in town but his fiancée Claire, despairing of the more tawdry aspects of his profession, makes him promise to give the job up. When a pretty waitress is found murdered, however, Pat falls in line with the rest of the 'Murder Gang' the pack of reporters who gather to glean stories by fair means or foul!

Sensation

1936

Brown Sugar poster
10.0

The young Lord Sloane marries a musical comedy actress, much to his parents' disappointment. The actress's brother-in-law gets into betting difficulties so she obtains money from her husband to help him.

Brown Sugar

1931

Murder in Soho poster
6.0

A London nightclub hostess pretends to fall for the mobster who killed her husband.

Murder in Soho

1939

Counsel's Opinion poster
9.0

Divorce barrister Logan arrives back in London from a trip overseas to find the whole city fogbound. Unable to reach his flat, he books into the exclusive Royal Parks Hotel. Leslie sweet-talks Logan into letting her stay in his suite, and although the pair are attracted to each other, the night passes innocently. On arriving at Chambers, Logan is asked to act as counsel for Lord Rockburn, who is seeking a divorce from his wife. Logan accepts the brief, but then discovers to his horror that Lady Rockburn was a guest at the Royal Parks Hotel ball the previous night, and a cornerstone of the case is alleged impropriety after a maid observed a man leaving her room that morning......

Counsel's Opinion

1933

Living Dangerously poster
4.5

The dramatic story of a normal, intelligent man of good principles driven to contemplate thoughts of murder.

Living Dangerously

1936

1920s · 5 titles