Jack Hobbs
Also Known As: John Edwin Hobbs
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Pimlico, London, England, UK
Adult: No
Birthday: September 28, 1893
Age: 131 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: June 04, 1968
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The Crooked Man
Overview: Colonel Barclay is found dead and his wife is arrested for the murder, but Holmes is convinced a missing door key will reveal the true killer.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-03-01
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The Happy Ending
Overview: A wastrel returns to blackmail his wife who has told her children that he died a hero.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-01-02
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It's in the Air
Overview: George Brown is rejected as an Air Raid Warden and in doing so sees his potential to join the Royal Air Force. His dreams could soon come true as he realises that in fact his friend has left behind some very important papers, he dons a his Royal Air Force uniform and delivers the papers when he is mistaken for a dispatch driver from HQ. He soon becomes the butt of jokes from his sergeant which ends him staying indefinitely at the air base. George soon falls in love with the Sergeant Major's daughter and when he discovers his real identity he threatens to report him. On the day of an annual inspection George attempts to escape the base and ends up in a plane, while the inspecting officer watches on, George's plane display is mesmerizing and the inspecting officer insists he should be commended, in order to save their skins George manages to land the plane and is accepted as a flyer by the RAF.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-11-01
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No Limit
Overview: George Shuttleworth is convinced that he has the talent to win the Isle of Man TT races, despite what his neighbours back home in Wigan may think. During the trials, the brakes go on George's bike, 'The Shuttleworth Snap', which he made himself. As a result, he breaks the TT lap record, becoming an instant motor-cycling star. As the big race approaches, George soon realises that other jealous riders will stop at nothing to make sure he does not take part in the race. An early George Formby film and probably his best.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-10-28
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The Show Goes On
Overview: A mill worker with show biz dreams catches a big break when she's discovered by an ailing composer who's seeking the right singer for his songs.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-03-31
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The Shuttle of Life
Overview: An actress poses as an heiress who died, and dies fighting blackmailing detectives in a burning house.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-11-01
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The Love Race
Overview: The Love Race is a delightful musical comedy film based around the fierce rivalry between two motor manufacturers – and the romance that develops between the daughter of one and the son of the other...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-12-26
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Car of Dreams
Overview: Produced by the highly acclaimed Michael Balcon, the story revolves around Robert, the son of the owner of a musical instrument factory. He is in love with Vera, one of the factory workers, who is unaware of his position. So when she jokes one day that she would love a Rolls-Royce, Robert makes sure that she gets one. Then he decides to raise her salary out of all proportion to hint at who he is...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-09
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Millions
Overview: Two feuding millionaires try to destroy each other's business while their children fall in love with each other.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-21
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Love Lies
Overview: Love Lies is a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Stanley Lupino, Dorothy Boyd and Jack Hobbs. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. It was based on Stanley Lupino's own hit 1929 stage musical.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-08-11
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Josser in the Army
Overview: Charting the military escapades of serial bungler Tommy Josser, Josser in the Army sees the hapless hero in France during wartime, where he masquerades as a German general, unmasks a spy, gets captured and then makes a spectacular airborne escape!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-10-11
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Let George Do It!
Overview: Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British intelligence agent by a woman (Mary), and becomes involved in trying to defeat Nazi agents.
Genres: Comedy Music War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-12
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Dr. Josser K.C.
Overview: 'Crook dons disguises to attempt blackmail.' (British Film Catalogue)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-11-04
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Josser Joins the Navy
Overview: 'Hall porter forced to join Navy while tracking spies.' (British Film Catalogue)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-03-18
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His Wife's Mother
Overview: A newlywed has a trying time proving his innocence when his mother-in-law catches him kissing another girl!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-10-01
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Intimate Relations
Overview: George Gommery enjoys slipping up to town to see some little actress, and never suspects that his wife can play the same game just as well as he can. Or at least, he never suspects until he tells his wife that her lover is engaged to the woman whom he has been entertaining in London.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-11-15
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Tom Brown's School Days
Overview: A squire's mischievous son becomes a boarder at Rugby.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-03-26
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The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square
Overview: A country girl inherits, weds a Duke, and meets her dead brother's family.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-03-01
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The Eleventh Commandment
Overview: An actress thwarts a blackmailer by taking the blame for her sister's compromise. Based on the play The Pillory by Brandon Fleming.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-07-31
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The Last Coupon
Overview: A frugal coal miner turns into a spendthrift when he wins £20,000 on the football pools!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-07-21
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Mischief
Overview: When financier Reginald Bingham leaves on a business trip to Paris, normally devoted wife Eleanor leaves for a cottage with a secret boy friend. The couple are followed by friends of her husband, who attempt to hinder the affair. However, Reginald is also tempted by a fling with an old friend in Paris.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-12-15
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Never Trouble Trouble
Overview: A comedy film directed by Lupino Lane.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-06-05
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All That Glitters
Overview: A bank manager who has successfully bought into a lucrative gold mine manages to foil the plot of some confidence tricksters who plan to swindle him out of his investment.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-01
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The Face at the Window
Overview: A detective is on the verge of revealing the identity of an elusive criminal. At the crucial moment, hedrops dead, the victim of foul play. A revolutionary electric devise is utilized to bring the detective back to life long enough for the successful completion of his mission.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-04-01
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The Naval Treaty
Overview: Holmes is consulted on a matter of grave national consequence--but with surprisingly little cooperation from the government he seeks to protect. Where is the naval treaty? Why has it not appeared on the continental crime market?
Genres: Mystery Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-03-01
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Fine Feathers
Overview: A Scottish shop-girl gets mixed up with crooks then has to pose as the mistress of the Crown Prince of Boravia.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-12-26
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The Crimson Circle
Overview: Police battle against a gang of blackmailers known as The Crimson Circle.
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-09-01
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The Lady Clare
Overview: A Lord weds a Lady despite discovering that she is a substituted village child. Based on the poem Lady Clare by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-01-01
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