⭐ Old English (1930) Full Movie | George Arliss | Pre Code Drama | Public Domain

Includes English, Spanish, and French subtitles. Old English (1930) is a pre-Code drama directed by Alfred E. Green and starring George Arliss as Sylvanus Heythorp, an aging Liverpool businessman whose public dignity hides private financial collapse. Based on John Galsworthy’s Old English, the film follows Heythorp as he faces creditors, family pressure, and the consequences of a lifetime spent protecting reputation, comfort, and control.

Released by Warner Bros. during Hollywood’s early sound era, Old English showcases George Arliss in a character-driven role built around wit, pride, moral compromise, and family legacy. For viewers interested in pre-Code Hollywood, early talkies, literary adaptations, George Arliss, and classic drama from the transition into sound filmmaking, this 1930 film offers a thoughtful portrait of age, class, debt, and personal reckoning.

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Credits
Director: Alfred E. Green
Producer(s): Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Principal Cast: George Arliss as Sylvanus Heythorp, Leon Janney as Jock, Doris Lloyd as Mrs. Larne, Betty Lawford as Phyllis Larne, Ivan Simpson as Joe Phillin, Harrington Reynolds as Farney, Reginald Sheffield as Bob Phillin, Murray Kinnell as Charles Ventnor, Ethel Griffies as Adela Heythorp, Henrietta Goodwin as Letty,

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00:00:00 Opening Titles
00:03:20 Sylvanus Heythorp Introduced
00:11:10 Debts And Reputation
00:19:30 Family Requests And Refusals
00:28:15 Phyllis And Jock’s Future
00:37:40 Business Schemes Begin
00:47:05 Charles Ventnor Applies Pressure
00:56:30 Heythorp Faces Exposure
01:06:10 A Final Dinner
01:15:20 Legacy And Consequences