Date of birth: 1890-08-22
Place of birth: Auckland, New Zealand
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Francis Shayle Gardner

1923-03-01
A widow's son kills his clerical rival in a duel and becomes possessed by the devil.
1928-01-01
'1914. Knight poses as rating aboard son's cruiser and helps Q-ship sink U-boat.' (British Film Cat

1928-05-18
A cleric enlists on learning he loves his brother's sweetheart, saves his life, and finds he is real

1935-10-21
Desperate to prove his father innocent of treason, a secretary arranges a clandestine assignation wi

1935-06-30
Romance set in a chemical factory.
1926-11-22
A Mandarin marries an English girl and tries to poison her lover.

1928-12-02
A Lord's son aids a seaman's mission but returns to save his sick father's shipyard from strikers.

1929-02-01
A man who thinks he killed a millionaire is cared for by a Cockney girl and becomes a composer.

1932-01-04
A detective matches wits with a group of thieves out to steal a priceless amulet.

1932-08-17
One of the guests tries to foil a gang of jewel-robbers during a country house weekend party.
1932-12-01
A gang of criminals masquerading as ghosts are eventually exposed.

1932-09-08
An elderly couple's lodger, a British musician (Ivor Novello), becomes the suspect in a series of ki

1936-07-20
Publisher John Gillespie faces a financial crisis after his business partner skips town with all the
1934-01-01
A mad sculptor murders his wife and hides the body within a statue; a psychic model suspects the tru

1929-02-15
Based on Agatha Christie's "The Secret Adversary," a young couple looking for adventure become invol

1930-05-02
The sinister Dr. Fu Manchu returns to destroy the people he holds responsible for the death of his f
1923-05-01
'The legend of the Wandering Jew, condemned to walk the earth until the Second Coming.' (British Fil
1923-07-01
In India, a princess disguises herself as a commoner to escape an arranged marriage.
1923-09-01
Papists hire a Dutchman to blow up Parliament in revenge for an anti-Catholic decree.