Movies by John Loder

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the king picks German-born Anne of Cleves as his bride, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and King Henry continues his string of spouses.

Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field

Mildred Harker loses custody of her child in a messy divorce settlement. Leaving her hometown in disgrace, Mildred heads to New York, where after a crash course in the school of hard knocks she joins the chorus of a Ziegfeld-like musical revue. Now a full-fledged gold-digger, she enjoys the favors of backstage johnnies and elderly sugar daddies, but finally finds true love in the form of Park Avenue socialite Ted Willing.

Wedding Rehearsal

Wedding Rehearsal

The grandmother of a British nobleman, reluctant to marry, plays matchmaker. He outmaneuvers her by getting all of the matches married off .

Woman Who Came Back

Woman Who Came Back

A young woman is tormented by the belief that she is the victim of a witch's curse.

Sweethearts and Wives

Sweethearts and Wives

An aristocrat tries to prevent her sister's divorce by attempting to recover a diamond necklace, which is being used as incriminating evidence against her.

The Mysterious Doctor

The Mysterious Doctor

The citizens of a tiny Cornish village are tormented during World War II by a headless ghost which is haunting the local tin mine.

The Man Hunter

The Man Hunter

Rin-Tin-Tin leaves his usual far north and ranch settings for Africa.

Woman and the Hunter

Woman and the Hunter

When embittered safari guide David Kirby accepts a fateful commission to lead a hunting trip for wealthy and ruthless American Mitchell Gifford, tragedy soon intervenes and the big game hunt becomes a man hunt.

One Night at Susie's

One Night at Susie's

A woman gets help from her gangster friends after her foster son takes the blame for a murder he did not commit.

Sunset Pass

Sunset Pass

This Zane Grey adaptation stars square-jawed Jack Holt as a lawman going undercover to ferret out a notorious cattle rustler.

The Brighton Strangler

The Brighton Strangler

After suffering a head injury during the Blitz, John Loder, a theatre actor comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.

Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife

Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife

Mozart biopic.

Java Head

Java Head

The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. The owner has two sons. One, a handsome seafarer, is in love with a local girl, but cannot marry her due to a long-running feud between their fathers. After a lengthy voyage, he returns with a very exotic, noble Chinese wife, which scandalizes the conservative town. His other son, a "landlubber", seeks to convert to steamships, to the disgust of his father. Even worse, he is secretly dealing in contraband.

Abroad with Two Yanks

Abroad with Two Yanks

Biff and Jeff, two American G.I.'s on furlough in Australia during The Second World War, are enjoying their time the way most soldiers on leave do. When they meet the beautiful Joyce, however, they both fall head over heels for her, and start competing for her attentions. As their R&R time begins to run out, the schemes they each come up with to win her affection and foil the other's plans to do the same become more and more outrageous.

Non-Stop New York

Non-Stop New York

A young woman finds herself as the intended victim of a murder plot on a transatlantic flight from London to New York.

Diamond Frontier

Diamond Frontier

Story of the early days of the diamond-mining era in South Africa.

You Made Me Love You

You Made Me Love You

A rich American businessman in London makes believe he's lost all his money so that his daughter will marry a composer.

Murder on the Waterfront

Murder on the Waterfront

A sailor and his wife become involved in a murder investigation.

Her Private Affair

Her Private Affair

A married society woman accidentally kills her would-be lover and blackmailer and then suffers a crisis of conscience when his disgruntled butler is charged with the crime.

Money for Speed

Money for Speed

A motorcycle champion becomes a stunt rider after he is banned from speedway racing.