Movies by Gordon Harker

Pygmalion

Pygmalion

Can Professor Higgins transform flower-girl Eliza Dolittle into a great lady?

Condemned to Death

Condemned to Death

A condemned man uses hypnotism on a judge. After the man's death, the judge finds himself acting like the condemned man.

A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun

A hotel porter is left a fortune but after living it up for a while he returns to his old place of work which is in financial difficulties.

Bang! You're Dead

Bang! You're Dead

Two small boys are playing in a wood. The younger boy has a revolver and, not understanding that the gun differs from his toy pistol, plays 'highwayman' on the road and holds up a cyclist; the gun goes off, killing the cyclist. Both boys are unaware of the tragic consequences of their game. The body and the gun are found by Bob Carter, who had recently quarreled with the victim in the presence of their workmates, and both men had uttered threats. The evidence is strong, and Bob is arrested for murder...

The Sport of Kings

The Sport of Kings

Algernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove his theory, he bets a friend that he can convert Amos Purdie, the puritanical head of an anti-betting association, into a punter within a week.

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

Third and final film in the 'Inspector Hornleigh’ series of comedy-thrillers. Inspector Hornleigh (Gordon Harker), disappointed at not being handed an important spy case, is assigned by Scotland Yard to an army barracks to investigate the mundane thefts of supplies from the stores. This accidentally leads Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham (Alastair Sim) to a nest of fifth columnists when his dim-witted assistant carelessly talks to a girl in the cafeteria – and that night, news of Hornleigh and Bingham’s arrival is embarrassingly transmitted ba...

Warn That Man

Warn That Man

At the height of World War II, the Germans discover that a certain British personage is to stay at the country house of Lord Buckley. They devise a plan whereby they will kidnap the real Lord Buckley, and send to England an actor who will masquerade, lie in wait for the visitor with a number of gunmen, and take him back to Germany.

All Riot on the Western Front

All Riot on the Western Front

A comedy short Directed by Castleton Knight,

Beauty and the Barge

Beauty and the Barge

A young girl is engaged to a man she doesn't love, and rather than marry him she decides to flee the situation altogether. She is helped by a crusty old barge captain.

The Lucky Number

The Lucky Number

A professional footballer attempts to recover a winning pools ticket.

Dirty Work

Dirty Work

Staff in a jewellery store hatch a plan to catch a thief.

My Old Dutch

My Old Dutch

Moving family drama of the life of a working-class Hackney couple over 40 years, inspired by the famous music hall song This moving family drama - with time for some laughs - portrays the life and hardships of a working class Hackney couple over a span of 40 years. Our intrepid couple (wonderfully played by Betty Balfour and Michael Hogan) have to face everything life throws at them with fortitude, from the Great War (a son in the RAF and zeppelin raids) to a raging oil fire during the Great Strike. The inimitable Gordon Harker provides ste...

Two's Company

Two's Company

The son of a stodgy British earl falls in love with the daughter of an American millionaire businessman. The fathers oppose the relationship.

Taxi for Two

Taxi for Two

'Lady's son poses as chauffeur to woo girl who buys taxi.' (British Film Catalogue)

The Lad

The Lad

An ex-con searching for a hidden jewel is assumed by a group of people to be investigating them.

Admirals All

Admirals All

A standoffish actress is pursued by a low ranking Navy officer

29 Acacia Avenue

29 Acacia Avenue

The Robinsons are two respectable middle class parents living with their children in a suburban house in Acacia Avenue. Preferring to holiday every year in Bognor, they are pressed into booking a cruise for their annual vacation and thereby leaving their teenage children free run of their house. As the youngsters enjoy their newfound freedom and discover the angst of teenage life, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson begin to have second thoughts about their cruise and decide to return home early.

The Poltergeist

The Poltergeist

British television horror movie from 1950.

Out of the Clouds

Out of the Clouds

A day following workers at an airport

The Return of the Rat

The Return of the Rat

The rich, amoral Zelie is married to Pierre Boucheron, "The Rat" - but her interest in another man is an open secret. Forced to defend his honour, the Rat takes refuge in his old domain of the Paris underworld. But even here he has a rival - and when murder is afoot, the sinister Morel's ambition threatens to cost the Rat dear....