01 An orphan boy escapes the workhouse only to fall in with a den of London pickpockets.
6 Best Alec B. Francis Movies
By Vlad Zakh · September 4, 2026
Alec B. Francis was a dignified British-born actor whose Hollywood career spanned the silent era into the early sound years, often cast as kindly elders and clergymen. In Feet First (1930): A shoe salesman’s misadventures leave him accidentally dangling from the side of a skyscraper. Just as strong is The Circle (1925): A young wife’s admiration for the aunt who scandalously abandoned her family decades earlier threatens her own marriage.
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02 A shoe salesman's misadventures leave him accidentally dangling from the side of a skyscraper.
03 A brilliant detective investigates a series of murders staged to resemble gruesome nursery rhymes.
04 A young Acadian woman searches for years for her lost love after their village is torn apart by deportation.
05 A young wife's admiration for the aunt who scandalously abandoned her family decades earlier threatens her own marriage.
06 A young woman trapped in a loveless marriage falls for a dashing aristocrat she meets while traveling abroad.
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