Leslie Howard Gordon
Writing
Known For
Set against the backdrop of the shell crisis of 1915 at home and the Battle of Loos on the Western Front, two soldiers, one the manager of Grimlaw’s munitions factory are tested in their rivalry for Diana, a red cross nurse (Madeleine Carroll in her first film role).
The Guns of Loos
'Rich man returns to first wife on finding second wife loves younger man.' (British Film Catalogue)
The First Mrs Fraser
David Cardew, a talented sculptor, lives an idyllic life in the English countryside with his wife, Laura, and their two children. But his happiness spoils as he becomes increasingly fixated on the idea that Laura is having an affair with a young cellist, Anton Falk. The three attend a fête where David watches Anton and Laura during a ballet about brutal and violent revenge - and his obsession begins to take an even darker turn....
Dark Red Roses
A climber throws his fiancée's blackmailer over a cliff and finds all was a dream.
A Romance of Wastdale
A Lady stops her daughter from eloping with a farmer, takes away her baby, and makes her marry a Lord.
Tell Your Children
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The Knave of Diamonds
A mystery film directed by Leslie Howard Gordon.
The House of Unrest
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The Tragedy of a Comic Song
"It's a Boy" stars Horton as Dudley Leake, who is betrothed to Mary Bogle (the very pretty Wendy Barrie). Shortly before the wedding, Dudley blurts a confession to his friend and best man, Jim Skippett: 20 years ago, Dudley had a brief affair with a certain Miss Piper, but he's never heard from her since then. Next day, who should suddenly appear? A youth about 19 or 20 years old, claiming to be named Joe Piper. Is he Horton's son, or is Skippett playing a practical joke?
It's a Boy
In Australia a drunkard hires a gang to kill his ex-fiancée's husband.
The Prey of the Dragon
In Canada a man investigates his brother's death and saves a suspected girl from kidnap.
Little Brother of God
Two professors who hire a sailor to lead them on a treasure hunt, and they soon find themselves in a dangerous situation involving pirates. The sailor, Bill, initially struggles to remember the location of the ruins, but eventually discovers a lost city and civilization. The professors and sailor then find themselves fighting for their lives against pirates to escape the island alive.
The Live Wire
A colonel's daughter marries a farmer in name only, but returns to him when her lover threatens suicide.
The Eleventh Hour
A father takes the blame for a crime committed by his daughter.
Other People's Sins
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The Woman of His Dream
An old knight weds his dead friend's daughter but she gives herself to an Italian Don to bear an heir.
The Fruitful Vine
'1765. Judge sentences highwayman to die, then finds he is his son.' (British Film Catalogue)
The King's Highway
'Romance of the open road and the circus. A tramp poses as baronet's lost son but relinquishes his sweetheart to a younger man.' (British Film Institute)
The Great Gay Road
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The Woman with the Fan
An armament king's wife kills herself to save her MP lover from a divorce scandal.