Return of the frog (1938) Gordon Harker, Rene Ray LIMITED TIME only!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2021
- Today's film is very similar to the Inspector Hornleigh films, with Gordon Harker cast as Scotland yard Inspector Elk, but sadly wthout Alastair Sim, on the trail of a criminal gang led by "the Frog". The film was produced by British Lion and is a rare survivor of the company's 1930s output, as a large proportion have been lost as the negatives were, apparently, junked in the 1950's. Fortunately the film is preserved in the BFI but it has never been shown on UK tv, or been made available to purchase in the UK. This copy was made available from a public domain company in the US, and is sadly missing its original opening credits.
I'll be removing "Return of the frog" in a couple of weeks, so please view soon if you would like to see it. - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
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I recently started watching British cinema classics other than Sherlock Holmes. I am now a big Gordon Harker fan. I'm also noticing some really good supporting actors who seem to appear in many of these movies.
Alistair Sims and Margaret Rutherford are other great actors to look out for.
@@GC-om8ifI'm already a big fan of Margaret Rutherford. Loved her portrayals of Miss Marple. I am usually fascinated by villian character actors. The villian or antagonist is what drives the story.
From all Gordon Harker fans......We Thank you......XoxxOx
Espionage, smuggling, suspense. betrayal, murder, mayhem, comedy...an action-packed hour!
Funny as they come. Love these actors. Made me smile when I saw this one come up.
Wonderful film, thank you Eh44. You have made me a Gordon Harker fan.
Thank you indeed for this. Alistair Sim was was a wonderful addition to anything and was missed here. Anything British suits me just fine.
Thank you for this and other contributions to the study of the history of British Cinema, one of the greatest schools of Cinema.
Thank you for uploading it for us.
I'm about to get comfy in some -11 celsius weather and watch this film - you are a blessing to many!
Such a shame that the sound was added bit low. Thanks for these movies. I love them.
I saw this on WSBK(Ch 38)in Boston in 1977. They had a package full of public domain British 30s films to show late at night.
Thank you once again. Gordon Harker & Una O'Connor!!!! Great stuff. Keep up the good work for us.
A Gordon Harker film I hadn't seen~ thanks! BTW, I have begun to give an automatic 'thumbs down' to any uploader who turns comments off.
Not enough volume for my laptop.
Mine too. Earphones required.
Nobody Home, released 24 November 1938 (UK), September 1939 (USA). (Original title: Return of the Frog.) Gordon Harker as Inspector Elk; Hartley Power as 'Chicago Dale' Sandford; Rene Ray (as René Ray) as Lela Oaks; Cyril Smith as Maggs; Charles Lefeaux as Golly Oaks; Una O'Connor as Mum Oaks; Meinhart Maur as 'Dutchy' Alkmann; George Hayes as Dandy Lane; Charles Carson, Chief Commissioner; Aubrey Mallalieu, Banker; Denis Cowles, Minor Role; Alexander Field as Sniffy Offer; Philip Godfrey, Number 39; Patrick Holt, Cadet with Question; David Keir, Number 23; Norman Pierce, Policeman; George Street, Waiter; Charles Victor, Customer in Night Club.
@Mike Marley I particularly enjoy the cast lists that don't supply the character parts and I have to dig through files to match file faces with those in the film. As faces change with aging, the fun is heightened. Then I have to inform the data base of my changes, not a one-two step process. Thank you, mate.
enjoyed the synopsis!
I have been one of your first subscribers. Happy to see you are still here bringing us these british gems. 🎉
Totally believable... a crime boss who communicates with his gang through a giant plaster frog with eyes that light up.
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Really like Gordon Harker films, pity about sound quality.
Love these old British crime films is there any chance the prequel is available. About 31 minutes in did Inspector Elk say let's have a few lagers, didn't it was a popular drink in the 30's. Thanks for posting.
Oh London..........London............London!
Not entirely sure I followed the plot, but always good to see Gordon Harker. The subtitles were hilarious - i.e. 95% wrong.
"Quick, hard a'port"... So they turn starboard. LOL
As a US Navy sailor, I noticed that right off. Love these old British comedies. Especially anything with Gordon Harker. What was the one where he became the new light house master? The strange light, something like that? Anyway. Enjoyed it. Audio could have been better, but when they get this old........
Same thing happened in the newest Titanic
@@petersanz6509 The lighthouse one was indeed just as brilliant, which I cannot at the moment remember the name of.
@@collincovid6950 "The Phantom Light". Very good movie.
@@alfredmartinez6166 I agree, a film that is more than well worth watching
@41:36- Someone yells "Hard a'port!" So the boat turns hard starboard! 😂
I could have loved this movie but the comedy just threw me off. Thank you for bringing it to us.
In those days it was possible to fall into the Thames and swim in it without catching some horrid disease. Today it would be a real risk.
I think your wrong , grew up by the Thames, it stank so bad we had to close the windows even on the hottest days, only thing in it was rubbish and crap covered in a greasy film, if you fell in they'd pump your stomach , now days people fish in it, seals lie on its banks at Greenwich, dolphins in estuary, 100 times cleaner now.
Thank you 🤗 War in Spain, war in China ,Spanish civil war and Japanese invasion 🤔
couldn't hear very well. Audio to low.
Elk Fish and frogs. Lol.
Very hard to pick out the dialogue, unfortunately...
Sub-titles are available by clicking the cc icon on the menu bar.
@@eh44returns97 Not all that accurate, unfortunately - Scotland Yarn; Hiya turts; never mind. Worth a try.
@eh44returns97 With all due respect, TH-cam-generated subtitles are only good for laughs. They are evidently produced by voice recognition software which is not very good. Basically, if YOU'RE having trouble understanding what's been said, so will the SOFTWARE program. But for laughs, they are excellent and hilarious! I sometimes turn them on just for that purpose.
And the written
'transcription' that's available is only based on what the transcription software can 'hear'; so it's just as useless as the subtitles (except for laughs, of course).
I'm hoping that in the future, TH-cam will be able to use AI software to generate subtitles that are accurate and helpful to hearing-impaired viewers!
@@RobertJonesWightpaint Thanks for some real examples of the 'subtitles'; even THOSE made me laugh!
@@varonadee6980
Do "hearing impaired" folks enjoy Silent
Movies ?
CAN'T WATCH A MOVIE WITHOUT A GIRL ACTRESS. I MEAN AN ACTRESS WITH THE LOOKS, WALK, SENSUALITY AND MANNERISMS OF LOUISE BROOKS.
Peggy mount!
Peggy Mount is my favourite actress🌹
I wonder if the native tung of the frog isn't French.
And does he use tung oil on his furniture?
So sad that this is such a poor existing print.
I CAN'T WATCH BRITISH FILMS BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LINGO. THE ONLY BRITISH LINGO I UNDERSTAND IS WHEN I LISTEN TO BEATLES SONGS.
john alt, What a shame, there are approximate subtitles, but any language takes a while before you can fall in with the rhythm of it, and the pronunciations,. Try watching a film with better sound and subtitles, remember, that if you are over 40 years old you need to see the word and hear the saound for you to get it. I see that you shouted in your text, so if you are deaf, or hard of hearing, then of course it will be difficult, but perhaps a younger relative watch with you and translate for you!
Huh?? Cary Grant, David Nivens, Jeremy Irons, Hugh Grant, Sean Connery....and
dozens more
I wish they would edit movies for sound volume before posting movies. Have tv turned up high just to hear it.
I'd love to watch but the volume is just too quiet.....
Sub-titles are available by clicking the cc icon on the menu bar.
@@eh44returns97 why not turn up the volume when you're recording?
I am an American of English ancestry, but something strange has happened to all the "Anglo-Speaking" countries. A serious emotional depression, a sort of dissipation of spirit. An ennui, lassitude, weariness, and squandering of our national wealth by Congress and Parliament or maybe the syndicate of "The Frog." All to make the English language disappear as an international language. Thanks for the film and the idea of the "Frog Cabal."
A good one. Thanks. Sadly, the sound quality isn't all that great. I've never understood why British films have such poor sound work : the level for background noises and music is usually set quite high, while the levels for the necessary dialogue levels in speech are low and sound muddy; and in this one, the mastermind's portions are even lower. Rough going, but worth the effort on this one.
After 41:00 - did he order "hard-a-port"? I thot..............
No good. Sound way too low!
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?