Ralph Forbes Movie Trailers

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Trailer (1939)

11 November 1939

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

Twentieth Century Trailer (1934)

11 May 1934

A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.

Stage Door Trailer (1937)

08 October 1937

The ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show girls from disparate backgrounds brought together in a theatrical hostel.

Set during the first World War in neutral, but pro-German, Holland, Lewis Allison, an interned British officer, is paroled to the castle of Baron Von Leyden and finds living there, but now married to German officer Rupert Von Narwitz, his childhood sweetheart Julie.

Kidnapped Trailer (1938)

27 May 1938

Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.

Adventure in Diamonds Trailer (1940)

08 March 1940

A government pilot (George Brent) falls for a woman (Isa Miranda) helping her partner (John Loder) smuggle diamonds out of South Africa.

Mr. Wu Trailer (1927)

26 March 1927

When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.

The Green Goddess Trailer (1930)

13 February 1930

An airplane carrying three Brits crash lands in the kingdom of Rukh. The Rajah holds them prisoner because the British are about to execute his three half-brothers in neighboring India.

The Barretts of Wimpole Street Trailer (1934)

21 September 1934

Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father.

Calling Philo Vance Trailer (1940)

03 February 1940

Philo is in Vienna working for the US Government to see if Archer Coe is selling aircraft designs to foreign powers.

Mary of Scotland Trailer (1936)

28 July 1936

The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.

The Phantom Broadcast Trailer (1933)

14 March 1933

A handsome radio singer has it all--fame, money, adoring fans--but what no one knows is that his accompanist, a hunchbacked piano player, is actually the voice behind the arrogant, abusive "singer"'s fame.

The Legion of Missing Men Trailer (1937)

28 July 1937

Bob Carter, a member of the Foreign Legion, is glad to see his brother, Don, for the first time in ten years but is sorry that Don has joined the Legion.

Piccadilly Jim Trailer (1936)

14 August 1936

Jim's father wants to marry Eugenia, but her sister Netta refuses to allow it. When Jim sees Ann at a club, he falls for her even though she is with Lord Priory.

The Mystery of Mr. X Trailer (1934)

23 February 1934

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

The Goose and the Gander Trailer (1935)

21 September 1935

When Georgiana Summers learns that the woman who stole and married her husband is planning a romantic tryst with a new love, she hatches a giddy plot to expose the rendezvous and pay her back.

Riptide Trailer (1934)

29 March 1934

Mary is an impetuous romantic who marries British aristocrat Lord Philip Rexford on a whim. Their marriage is successful, though, and they grow closer over the years.

Beau Geste Trailer (1926)

24 August 1926

Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa, where they face greater danger from their own sadistic commander than from the rebellious Arabs.

Annabel Takes a Tour Trailer (1938)

10 November 1938

Annabel Allison, star of Wonder Pictures, is irked at her poor publicity, especially when a rival gets engaged to a Marquis; so she makes studio head Webb re-hire disgraced publicity agent Morgan for her personal appearance tour.

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Trailer (1937)

19 February 1937

A chic American jewel thief falls in love with one of her marks, an English lord.

The Trail of '98 Trailer (1928)

20 March 1928

Fortune hunters from all over the country rushing to the Klondike in 1897 to seek their fortunes in the gold are tested by hardships of the journey.

Women Are Like That Trailer (1938)

23 April 1938

Businesswoman Claire King is the daughter of a powerful advertising executive. When Claire marries humble copywriter Bill Landin, she wants to use her influence to help her husband get ahead, but he will have none of it.

Strange Wives Trailer (1934)

30 November 1934

When a young man marries a Russian girl, he finds that he has "married" her entire family.

Beau Ideal Trailer (1931)

25 January 1931

An American joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend.

The Bachelor Father Trailer (1931)

10 January 1931

Lonely in his English country estate, Sir Basil decides to gather his grown (albeit illegitimate) children around him in his declining years.

Rescue Squad Trailer (1935)

15 May 1935

An independently wealthy collector of objets d'art tries to influence an artist's model away from marrying a notorious scoundrel and to help an Asian importer raise money for a son's surgery by buying a sacred statuette of Buddha, the sale of which the importer believes will curse him; therefore, the importer secretly plans to poison the collector after receiving the cash and keep the statuette in his possession.

Streamline Express Trailer (1935)

15 September 1935

A disparate group of people meet as passengers on a superspeed train crossing the U.S. Aboard are a seductive blackmailer and the stage director he intends to frame, a woman chasing her husband who is running away with the blackmail victim, and the stage director's feisty leading lady.

The Enemy Trailer (1927)

08 December 1927

Carl Behrend, son of a wealthy businessman, marries Pauli Arndt, daughter of a pacifist professor. When World War I breaks out, Carl is drafted.

Her Wedding Night Trailer (1930)

28 September 1930

Norma Martin is an American movie star in France trying to avoid the attention of men. Going to visit a friend in Southern France, she finds herself "married" to a playboy song writer Ralph Forbes she hadn't yet met.

Rich Relations Trailer (1937)

01 February 1937

A secretary finds herself being romanced by a "ladies man". What she doesn't know is that it's her boss who really loves her.

The Solitaire Man Trailer (1933)

22 September 1933

An almost-retired jewel thief plans to marry Helen, his partner in crime. Their plans are shattered when Bascom, a gang member, arrives with a stolen necklace, putting their whole gang at risk.

Make a Wish Trailer (1937)

01 September 1937

While vacationing at a boys' camp, the rambunctious Chip Winters befriends a famed composer Johnny Selden.

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara Trailer (1935)

07 December 1935

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 American comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Color).

Age of Indiscretion Trailer (1935)

10 May 1935

A book publisher finds his business floundering, which prompts his socially ambitious wife to desert him for a society millionaire, leaving him with their young son.

Réveille Trailer (1924)

01 June 1924

A seamstress stops a poor ex-soldier from becoming a left-wing agitator.

The Whip Trailer (1928)

16 September 1928

Lord Brancaster, a decent and upright British nobleman, loses his memory in an accident. While in this amnesiac condition, he becomes involved with the training of a horse, the Whip, for racing at Ascot.

The Masks of the Devil Trailer (1928)

17 November 1928

Baron Reiner, a charming though unscrupulous Viennese aristocrat, becomes infatuated with Virginia, an innocent schoolgirl who is engaged to his best friend, Manfred.

The Lady of Scandal Trailer (1930)

24 May 1930

A famous British actress gets involved with two members of a reserved British noble family, whose plan to get rid of her backfires.

Under the Black Eagle Trailer (1928)

24 March 1928

A German Shepherd Dog and the people he loves are entangled in World War One.

Inside the Lines Trailer (1930)

05 July 1930

During World War I, German spies will stop at nothing to spy on the allied war plans stored at Gibraltar.

Tower of London Trailer (1939)

17 November 1939

In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother King Edward IV of England.

Daniel Boone Trailer (1936)

16 October 1936

In 1775, Daniel Boone settles Kentucky, despite menacing Indians and renegade whites.

Love Letters of a Star Trailer (1936)

08 November 1936

A woman commits suicide after being blackmailed, and her husband resolves to kill the man responsible.

Pleasure Cruise Trailer (1933)

01 April 1933

Shirley, a married woman, who is fed up of her husband's incessant nagging, decides to go on a cruise.

The Actress Trailer (1928)

27 April 1928

A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she goes off to marry a rich young man from the other side of town.

Mamba Trailer (1930)

09 March 1930

August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I, is called "Mamba" by the locals, which is the name of a deadly snake.

Lilies of the Field Trailer (1930)

05 January 1930

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.

Shock Trailer (1934)

19 July 1934

Captain Bob Hayworth, his brother Lieutenant Gilroy Hayworth and Captain Derek Marbury are in a World-War 1 trench on the front-lines in France.

The Thirteenth Chair Trailer (1937)

07 May 1937

A phony psychic tries to solve a murder that took place during her seance.

The Magnificent Fraud Trailer (1939)

19 July 1939

A Chicago con man pays an actor to pose as a slain South American dictator.

Outcast Lady Trailer (1934)

28 September 1934

A woman's dubious past proves to be a stumbling block when she becomes engaged to marry.

Charley's Aunt Trailer (1926)

22 March 1926

Two Oxford University students, Jack and Charles, find themselves in a predicament. They enlist a friend to impersonate Charley's aunt from Brazil as a solution to their problems, not realizing that it would further complicate the situation.

The Circus: Premiere Trailer (1928)

13 January 1928

Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.

The Hound of the Baskervilles Trailer (1939)

24 March 1939

On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from Canada to take charge of his ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire, and finds that Sherlock Holmes is there to investigate the local belief that his uncle was killed by a monster hound that has roamed the moors since 1650, and is likely to strike again at Sir Henry.

Romeo and Juliet Trailer (1936)

03 September 1936

Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.

Enchanted April Trailer (1935)

01 February 1935

Mrs. Lotty Wilkins is an unhappily wife whom's life husband and romance have departed. In order to possibly salvage some of the missing elements in her life she rents an old Italian mansion and sharing it with three women.

Christopher Strong Trailer (1933)

09 March 1933

A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.

The Avenger Trailer (1933)

10 August 1933

A disgraced former District Attorney plots his revenge on the members of a criminal gang who had him framed and sent to prison.

I'll Name the Murderer Trailer (1936)

26 January 1936

Gossip columnist Tommy Tilton, who excels in slinging nonsense about, is not a timid bluffer when it comes to coaxing out a murderer.

Woman Against the World Trailer (1937)