A Greek slave who keeps Christ’s robe after the crucifixion is sentenced to be one of Caligula’s gladiators and becomes involved in Messalina’s wiles.
![Main title from Knave of Hearts (1954) [as Monsieur Ripois]](https://www.silversirens.co.uk/pictures/monsieur-ripois-opening-credits.jpg "Knave of Hearts (1954) opening credits [as Monsieur Ripois]")
A born philanderer confesses all his affairs to his wife.
Victorian scientists at sea are wrecked and captured by the mysterious captain of a futuristic submarine.
A day in the life of a Fleet Street newspaper, when the editor is torn between several big stories and nearly loses his wife.
A small boy accidentally shoots a local villain, and another man is arrested.
A young barrister proves a taxi driver innocent of murder.
A young actress meets Hollywood success and marries a famous leading man, whose star wanes as hers shines brighter.
Flashbacks show how various women came to find themselves in prison.
An insurance investigator is framed for murder after a client is found dead.
Margaret Lockwood asks the questions in this panel game show pilot.
In 1820 a British sailor and his family emigrate to New Zealand.
A writer recalls his romance with a wealthy American girl in Paris.
At an unruly and bankrupt school for girls, more time is spent backing horses than studying subjects, and the headmistress’s bookmaker brother has a scheme or two of his own.
A boy jockey is blackmailed into losing a big race.
A world-weary sculptor is shaken out of his misery when he meets a ballerina, and is inspired to create a life-size sculpture of her.
A jealous husband accidentally shoots his wife’s lover and runs for the hills.
A Catholic clergyman retrieves a priceless church cross from master thief Flambeau.
In 1912 a prosperous Yorkshire family is visited by a mysterious inspector who proves that each of them was partly responsible for the death of a young girl.
A regency dandy enjoys a close relationship with the Prince of Wales; when this is eventually withdrawn, he dies in penury.
The son of a sick nobleman returns to France in order to try to clear his good name from being framed.
An American adventurer accompanies the daughter of a whaling captain to the Antarctic to discover who killed her father.
Four crooks, all with private problems, set out to rob a mail van.
An army major is court-martialled for embezzling mess funds.
A boy believed to be a war orphan is lovingly brought up by foster parents; then his real mother turns up and wants him back.