Alec Coppel

Complex story about a San Francisco detective and his psychological troubles with fear of heights and obsession over a woman.(imdb)

Stars Cary Grant as a former thief suspected of a new series of crimes and Grace Kelly as the woman who romances him. (imdb)

As a blacksmith John can't hope to win the hand of Linet, daughter of the Earl of Yeonil. Off he goes to prove himself a noble knight. He makes himself a suit of armor with a winged chicken helmet and runs around fighting for King Arthur as the Black Knight. Evil doings include plots by visiting kings and a Druid sacrificial ceremony at Stonehenge. (imdb)

Harriet Blossom, the lonely wife of a workaholic brassiere manufacturer, breaks her sewing machine and ends up in bed with the repairman, a mechanic from one of her husband's factories. The man, Ambrose, is supposed to leave during the night but Harriet finds him the next day still hiding in the attic... (imdb)

TV writer Elliott Nash buries a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard. But the nervous man can't let the body rest there. (imdb)

The bigamist captain of a ferry boat between the restricted British colony in Gibralter and Spanish Morocco has wives of differing appeal and temperaments in each port. (imdb)

Clive Riordan plans a devilish revenge against his wife's lover. (imdb)

Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity, arranges for the U.S. to commission a statue for a London square to honor Bolt's achievement. Bolt's Italian wife, a renowned artist, sculpts an 18-foot nude of Bolt. In a pique, because he's neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the statue a spectacular phallus, telling Bolt that he wasn't its model. (imdb)

Duncan Craig signs on a whaling ship, partly because his own business deal has fallen through, partly to help Judie Nordhall find her father. Rumor has it that her father may have been murdered by Erik Bland, son of her father's partner and her one-time lover. Duncan and Erik find themselves on rival whaleboats and, ultimately, on an ice floe. (imdb)

When an erring wife's supposedly dead lover turns up an amnesiac, it's her unsuspecting shrink husband who's enlisted to get those memories back. (TCM.com)

Antoine Brisebard, a successful author, is victim of a blackmailer who threatens to reach it by revealing the past of his wife. Determined to get rid of Jo, the head of blackmail, he pretext of writing a piece police to collect from anyone who will listen the ingredients of the perfect crime. He is even thinking of hiding his body in the gazebo that his wife gave him to St.Antoine. Unfortunately when Jo picks up the money required, the plan of Brisebard to eliminate it doesn't go as planned. (Wikipedia)

When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter's current boyfriend is a nasty character he tries to buy him off, ending up hitting him and causing his death when he falls. Instead of calling the police he dumps the body in a lonely spot on the road to the North, making it look like a hit-and-run accident. Weeks later there is still no report of the body being found, and Denning starts to go to pieces. (imdb)

An alcoholic reporter vows to stay off the booze in order to clear the name of a man who has been accused of murder.

The British I Killed the Count was based on the tricky stage puzzler by Alec Coppel. Cockney comedian Syd Walker plays it more or less straight as Scotland Yard inspector Davidson, at present trying to determine who murdered the much-hated Count Mattoni (Leslie Perrins). The dilemma isn't that Davidson is suffering from a lack of witnesses. In fact, four different people come forth to confess to the killing--each of them with plenty of motive and opportunity. (allmovie.com)

Radio personality Carroll Levis becomes involved in a case of theft and murder. (imdb)

Young Jane Benson just about manages to make ends meet running the large family house in Yorkshire. In love with local doctor Freddie Jarvis, she suggests they marry, but almost at once finds she has inherited eighteen million pounds. He makes it clear he wants nothing to do with the money and what it can buy, and Jane sets off alone on a spree pursued by two ardent suitors. Jarvis finds he has gained notoriety for turning down such a catch and his plans for ernest research are soon compromised. (imdb)

Terence is a bachelor who doesn't have much use for women. He meets Colette and takes a dislike to her. He pretends to be a real-estate agent trying to sell her his country estate, all the while planning to expose her.

An Australian biopic about the life of pioneering aviator Charles "Smithy" Kingsford-Smith.

A bizarre attempt at a humorous murder mystery. A fat rich man snoozing on a balcony is bludgeoned to death while the Smart Alec of the title has one of the dumbest alibis ever. Antics from Kynaston Reeves and young Charles Hawtrey involve lots of shouting.

A smarmy butler blackmails his two employers after they both make minor indiscretions.