Leo Sheffield

A short, hand-tinted promotional film made by the D'Oyly Carte Opera company to show off the new wardrobe and set dressing for the 1926 production of The Mikado. About six scenes from The Mikado are shown, then designer Charles Rickets steps onto the stage with a final look at the costumes and the film ends. The players in the production are legendary Savoyards, well-known from recordings of the period, but this is the only time a movie camera caught them in their roles, though sadly minus the singing. About four nitrate prints of this film are known to exist; two of which are at the BFI in London.

A British comedy film directed by John Rawlins

A young couple struggle with their overbearing parents.

'Detective loves daughter of artist suspected of murdering blackmailer.' (British Film Catalogue)

'Old-time minstrel sinks to poverty and rises to fresh stardom.' (British Film Catalogue)

In this comedy, two rival reporters vie for the scoop on the whereabouts of a missing heiress. They find her in Switzerland. One of the journalists falls in love with her and saves her from marrying an aristocrat. His rival gets to write the story as a consolation prize.

A carefree aristocrat becomes involved with a woman suspected of murder, and assists her in proving her innocence.

'Poor lord poses as butler to avoid framed arrest for theft.' (British Film Catalogue)