Movies by Helen Westley

Captain Hurricane

Captain Hurricane

Zenas Brewster is a seafaring man with a bad reputation. Notorious for his tempestuous nature, Brewster has earned the nickname of "Captain Hurricane." Brewster is smitten with neighbor Abbie Howland, but she doesn't like his temperament. After a period of retirement, a bad investment puts Brewster back at work on the sea. And when fire overtakes his ship, Hurricane proves heroic, selflessly rescuing his crew from a grisly and deadly fate.

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

An engaged attorney and a divorcee fall for each other in 1870s Manhattan.

Chasing Yesterday

Chasing Yesterday

An elderly bachelor, feeling nostalgic for his youth, seeks out his late sweetheart's teenage daughter, now an orphan forced to attend a strict boarding school.

The House of Rothschild

The House of Rothschild

The story of the rise of the Rothschild financial empire founded by Mayer Rothschild and continued by his five sons. From humble beginnings the business grows and helps to finance the war against Napoleon, but it's not always easy, especially because of the prejudices against Jews.

My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

The Army takes a bandleader (Kay Kyser) away from his bride (Ellen Drew) and sends him on a spy mission with a woman (Jane Wyman).

Zaza

Zaza

A seductive music hall star falls in love with a married aristocrat.

Lady with Red Hair

Lady with Red Hair

An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.

Sing and Be Happy

Sing and Be Happy

Rival advertising firms compete for a radio show's pickle manufacturing account.

Café Metropole

Café Metropole

An American posing as a Russian prince woos a visiting Ohio heiress.

The Captain Is a Lady

The Captain Is a Lady

Because of a bad investment, Captain and Mrs. Peabody are evicted from their home. Mrs. Peabody finds lodging at a retirement home, but as only single women are allowed, the Captain has to make other arrangements. However, after witnessing their tearful goodbye, the home's residents vote to allow the couple to move in together. The Captain is a reluctant lodger, uncomfortable at being surrounded by so much femininity, and bristles when his pals start referring to him as "Old Lady". The time has come for Captain Peabody to reassert his manhood!