Maurice Elvey Movies

A faithless K.C.'s wife elopes with his opponent in a slum murder trial.

In Africa an Englishman is sold as a slave by a blind beggar who then weds a girl after he has killed her crooked husband.

Vice Versa is a 1916 British silent fantasy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Charles Rock, Douglas Munro and Guy Newall.[1] It is an...

A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.

'The story of Lady Dedlock's secret and the tragic consequences of its exposure.' (British Film Institute)

A French girl meets her captured British lover whilst acting as a spy.

A drunken man is left by his wife but she later comes back to him when she realises how desperate he is.

A 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...

King Charles flees and hides in a huge oak tree when the troops loyal to Oliver Cromwell close in. The royal entourage is disguised, and the king's...

'Antique dealer's daughter loves foreman who makes fakes for ex-partner.' (British Film Catalogue)

Early silent Sherlock Holmes adventure

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

Grace Milroy loses her job working at a factory. However, through a strange set of circumstances, she is taken on as housekeeper at the nearby...

This drama had two directors: Maurice Elvey handled most of the film, but the fantasy sequence was directed by Henry Otto. Newlyweds Alice and Robert...

A wealthy banker comes to Holmes desperate to recover a valuable British gem--and to deal with his son's apparent dishonor.

A typical working family have to cope with living through the Blitz, adapting to its privations, and eventually making the ultimate sacrifice for...

A murder mystery concerning the murder by a Colonel's son of his sister's fiancé using a golf club. Based on the novel by John Strange Winter.

An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.

A sailor is court-martialled for hitting an officer who tried to seduce a smuggler's young daughter.

'A good-looking chauffeur, employed by an aristocratic married lady is tempted to misconduct. His indifference arouses her wrath and he is charged...