Ivan F. Simpson Movies

A sophisticated jewel thief tries to prove himself innocent of a string of cop murders.

A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Earl of Gorley.

One of a series of movies based on the character Philo Vance

Two strangers, a man and a woman, are framed for a jewel robbery and thrown in jail. After they get out, they join forces to track down the real...

When a Hollywood producer is murdered, the most likely suspect is a man who is smitten with the victim's fiancee.

A murder trial reunites a former chorus girl and her son, a grandson of an English aristocrat.

Mary Holmes (MacKellar), once a famous opera star known as Maria di Nardi, now lives in a run-down shanty and suffers from alcoholism. Known for her...

A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing a London neighborhood.

A mother wishes for the return of her dead son, a wish that is granted by the severed paw of a dead monkey.

The second of the three film versions of the E. Phillips Oppenheim espionage thriller set largely in an old dark house where a tremulous wife wonders...

Moriarty is sentenced to death, and Sherlock Holmes prepares to retire to the country and marry his girl. But Moriarty has sworn that Holmes, Lt....

Linda Gault is a luxury loving wife who casually seduces other men while getting investment tips from one of her lovers.

In "Her Secret" (aka "The Girl from Georgia" in the UK in 1934 when shown there)Johnny, the son of a rich-man, is an idling, good-for-nothing loafer,...

The Sea God is an early sound melodrama about two men vying for Fay Wray and wealth in the South Pacific.

Seeking to avoid arrest while fleeing through a city park at night, two jewel thieves, Gordon and young Tommy, stash some just-stolen jewels on...

While visiting Massachusetts, a famous English author (Charles Coburn) faces the wrath of a socialite (Isobel Elsom) after stealing her chef.

An ex-gambler helps a beautiful widow, and becomes involved with a murder, secret agents, and saboteurs.

An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.

A millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half interest in a gas station and works it on the sly.

Bill Dana, a New York City playboy, can't resist the flaming flappers and red-hot mamas along the Great White Way, so he decides to head out west to...