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1. Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
Romantic misunderstandings abound when spouses suspect each other of being unfaithful, and a nightclub singer takes a cruise under a false identity.
Directors: Michael Curtiz, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Doris Day, Don DeFore
Votes: 2,739
2. No Highway in the Sky (1951)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Thriller
An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of plane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number flying hours.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 4,452
3. The Steel Key (1953)
69 min | Drama, Thriller
An adventurer investigates the theft of a formula for hardened steel, assisted by his girlfriend.
Director: Robert S. Baker | Stars: Terence Morgan, Joan Rice, Raymond Lovell, Dianne Foster
Votes: 154
4. Storm in a Teacup (1937)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.
Directors: Ian Dalrymple, Victor Saville | Stars: Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Cecil Parker, Sara Allgood
Votes: 1,116
5. The Pickwick Papers (1952)
Approved | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find. In the course of their travels, they repeatedly ... See full summary »
Director: Noel Langley | Stars: James Hayter, James Donald, Nigel Patrick, Joyce Grenfell
Votes: 620
6. Daughter of Darkness (1948)
91 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Emily, a pretty young Irish girl, gets a job on an English farm owned by the Tallent family. The local men take to her but the women don't, objecting to her flirtatious nature with their ... See full summary »
Director: Lance Comfort | Stars: Anne Crawford, Siobhan McKenna, Maxwell Reed, George Thorpe
Votes: 352
7. The Sidewalks of London (1938)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy
Pickpocket Libby gets support from street performer Charles, and her dancing leads to her invitation to theater patron Harley's party which in turn launches Libby's stage career while Charles keeps on struggling in the streets.
Director: Tim Whelan | Stars: Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Larry Adler
Votes: 1,466
8. Evergreen (1934)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Harriet Green, a beloved and radiant music hall star of the Edwardian era, has a guilty secret: She has a baby daughter, born out of wedlock. Harriet leaves her public and flees to South ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Betty Balfour, Barry MacKay
Votes: 633
9. Who Done It? (1956)
85 min | Comedy, Crime
This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Benny Hill, Belinda Lee, David Kossoff, Garry Marsh
Votes: 426
10. I Became a Criminal (1947)
Approved | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After WW2, former RAF airman Clem Morgan joins a gang of black-market smugglers-thieves but when a robbery goes wrong, Clem is caught , framed for a policeman's murder, and is sent to prison where he plots his escape and revenge.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Griffith Jones, Rene Ray
Votes: 1,907
11. Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
Approved | 94 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A team of international scientists and engineers attempts to build a tunnel under the ocean.
Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Richard Dix, Leslie Banks, Madge Evans, Helen Vinson
Votes: 975
12. Man of Evil (1944)
90 min | Drama, Romance
Returning to 1870's London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny witnesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke. She then finds that her family has for many years ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Wilfrid Lawson, Stewart Granger
Votes: 633
13. Query (1945)
Approved | 87 min | Thriller
Dock worker Tom Masterick is wrongfully convicted of a murder charge. His death sentence is commuted to a long prison term. When released as an old man, he vows to show that his alleged victim is still alive.
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: William Hartnell, Jimmy Hanley, Chili Bouchier, John Slater
Votes: 264
14. The Third Visitor (1951)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Mr. Richard Carling is found dead in his home with a house full of suspects.
Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Sonia Dresdel, Guy Middleton, Hubert Gregg, Colin Gordon
Votes: 216
15. The Rocking Horse Winner (1949)
Approved | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy
A young boy receives a rocking horse for Christmas and soon learns that he is able to pick the winning horse at the races.
Director: Anthony Pelissier | Stars: Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies, Ronald Squire, John Mills
Votes: 1,413
16. Dark Journey (1937)
Not Rated | 77 min | Adventure, Crime, Romance
During World War I, a German spy and a French spy meet and fall in love.
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Vivien Leigh, Joan Gardner, Anthony Bushell
Votes: 1,454
17. So Well Remembered (1947)
Passed | 114 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Mayor George Boswell recalls events of the previous 25 years in his home town of Browdley. As councilman and newspaper editor George has fought hard to better working and living conditions in the bleak Lancashire mill town.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: John Mills, Martha Scott, Patricia Roc, Trevor Howard
Votes: 582
18. Value for Money (1955)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decides to let her.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: John Gregson, Diana Dors, Susan Stephen, Derek Farr
Votes: 274
19. Green Grow the Rushes (1951)
77 min | Comedy, Thriller
After their vessel runs aground during a storm and is impounded by the British authorities, local smugglers must find a way of disposing of their contraband brandy cargo before it's discovered by the Customs Officers.
Director: Derek N. Twist | Stars: Roger Livesey, Honor Blackman, Richard Burton, Frederick Leister
Votes: 252
20. On the Fiddle (1961)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, War
During World War II, a street peddler invents a story about enlisting, which convinces the magistrate to send him to the RAF instead of prison. A new loyal friend goes along with his schemes to avoid work, but eventually duty calls.
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Alfred Lynch, Sean Connery, Victor Maddern, Harry Locke
Votes: 563
21. Stolen Face (1952)
Approved | 72 min | Crime, Drama
A doctor repairs a female inmate's disfigured face to match the lovely woman who left him, and marries her, only to find out how abusive she is.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Paul Henreid, Lizabeth Scott, André Morell, Mary Mackenzie
Votes: 834
22. Conspirator (1949)
Approved | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In Cold War London, young American Melinda Greyton marries British Army Major Michael Curragh, who is a Communist spy working for the Soviets.
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Flemyng, Harold Warrender
Votes: 1,109
23. Strauss' Great Waltz (1934)
Approved | 80 min | Biography, Music, Romance
The story of Johann Strauss the elder and younger.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Esmond Knight, Jessie Matthews, Fay Compton
Votes: 1,711
24. Vampire Over London (1952)
Not Rated | 74 min | Comedy, Horror
The mysterious figure known as the Vampire comes to England to complete experiments in his mad bid to gain control of the world. When the radar-controlled Robot which he had ordered shipped... See full summary »
Director: John Gilling | Stars: Arthur Lucan, Bela Lugosi, Dora Bryan, Philip Leaver
Votes: 983
25. The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956–1957)
30 min | Adventure, Family
In all of Arthurian legend, the most famous of the Knights of the Round Table is undoubtedly Sir Lancelot. This series, painstakingly researched by the History and Literature Departments of... See full summary »
Stars: William Russell, Cyril Smith, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Robert Scroggins
Votes: 189
26. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 66
27. The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1954)
76 min | Comedy, Fantasy
An angel finds that she needs money to fulfill her mission on Earth. Her only solution to this problem is to pawn her harp.
Director: Alan Bromly | Stars: Felix Aylmer, Diane Cilento, Robert Eddison, Jerry Desmonde
Votes: 271
28. The Dark Man (1951)
Approved | 73 min | Crime, Thriller, Drama
A killer known as 'The Dark Man' commits double murder. This is witnessed by the young aspiring actress Molly Lester. The Dark Man tries everything to put Molly out of the way. Detective ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey Dell | Stars: Edward Underdown, Maxwell Reed, Natasha Parry, William Hartnell
Votes: 257
29. Twilight Women (1952)
Not Rated | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Vivanne is thrown on her own when her lover is arrested for murder. Searching for a place to live, she eventually finds a room in a boarding-house run by a woman who provides room-and-board for unmarried mothers with an ulterior motive.
Director: Gordon Parry | Stars: Freda Jackson, Rene Ray, Lois Maxwell, Laurence Harvey
Votes: 212
30. The Good Companions (1933)
95 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Musical taken from J. B. Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Jessie Matthews, Edmund Gwenn, John Gielgud, Mary Glynne
Votes: 238
31. Mystery Junction (1951)
65 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Larry Gordon, well-known crime writer, is on a train journey when a scream is heard. Upon investigation, the guard had been mugged and a man murdered. Another man is arrested but the full story is yet to be discovered.
Director: Michael McCarthy | Stars: Sydney Tafler, Barbara Murray, Patricia Owens, Martin Benson
Votes: 476
32. If Winter Comes (1947)
Approved | 97 min | Drama
Laurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle.
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Deborah Kerr, Angela Lansbury, Binnie Barnes
Votes: 783
33. Svengali (1954)
Approved | 82 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a genius who hypnotizes an artist's model into becoming a great concert singer, and how she escapes from his influence only by his death.
Director: Noel Langley | Stars: Hildegard Knef, Donald Wolfit, Terence Morgan, Derek Bond
Votes: 191
34. Skywatch (1960)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Romance, War
A comedy drama set in a WWII British Army Searchlight Squad. They are an odd bunch of misfits but somehow manage to get the job done.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Tommy Steele, Benny Hill, Sydney Tafler
Votes: 317
35. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 131
36. The Interrupted Journey (1949)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A writer eloping with his mistress by train has second thoughts, pulls the emergency brake, bails out and witnesses the train's collision with another train, events eventually leading to murder and a police manhunt.
Director: Daniel Birt | Stars: Valerie Hobson, Richard Todd, Christine Norden, Tom Walls
Votes: 631
37. Vice Versa (1948)
Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Paul is sending his son Dick to boarding school. While holding a magic stone from India, he wishes that he could be young again. His wish is immediately fulfilled and the two change bodies with each other.
Director: Peter Ustinov | Stars: Roger Livesey, Kay Walsh, Petula Clark, David Hutcheson
Votes: 402
38. The Black Abbot (1934)
56 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A gang of crooks uses the legend of a ghost haunting an old dark mansion to help them kidnap a rich man.
Director: George A. Cooper | Stars: John Stuart, Richard Cooper, Edgar Norfolk, Ben Welden
Votes: 128
39. Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)
Approved | 80 min | Crime, Mystery
With a ruthless gang terrorizing London, Scotland Yard calls Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond out of retirement. With the help of detective Helen Smith, Drummond infiltrates the gang under an ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Margaret Leighton, Robert Beatty, David Tomlinson
Votes: 471
40. Hills of Home (1948)
Approved | 97 min | Adventure, Family, Drama
William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. At the same time he has the ... See full summary »
Director: Fred M. Wilcox | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, Tom Drake, Janet Leigh
Votes: 673
41. Escape (1948)
Approved | 78 min | Thriller
A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Rex Harrison, Peggy Cummins, William Hartnell, Norman Wooland
Votes: 424
42. Born for Glory (1935)
Approved | 69 min | Action, Drama, War
In 1914, after a German warship picks-up survivors from a sinking British warship it undergoes repairs off a deserted island but it faces sabotage attempts and attacks from one of the escaped rescued sailors.
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Betty Balfour, John Mills, Barry MacKay, Jimmy Hanley
Votes: 184
43. Panic in the Parlor (1956)
81 min | Comedy
Emma interrupts Albert's bachelor party, he gets cold feet about marrying her daughter. Unsure if Emma's vow to change will last, Albert marries Shirley anyway.
Director: Gordon Parry | Stars: Peggy Mount, Shirley Eaton, Ronald Lewis, Cyril Smith
Votes: 407
44. Hugh and I (1962–1967)
30 min | Comedy
Terry Scott is a youngish bachelor who wants to achieve wealth without putting in any hard work. The scheming Terry lives with his mother at 33, Lobelia Avenue in Tooting, London. They have... See full summary »
Stars: Hugh Lloyd, Terry Scott, Vi Stevens, Mollie Sugden
Votes: 47
45. Appointment with Crime (1946)
Unrated | 90 min | Crime, Drama
An ex-con, released after imprisonment for a jewel theft, swears vengeance on his former accomplices and devises an intricate plan to steal their fortune.
Director: John Harlow | Stars: William Hartnell, Robert Beatty, Joyce Howard, Raymond Lovell
Votes: 344
46. The Silent Witness (1954)
32 min | Short, Crime
A man phones the police to confess to killing his wife accidentally, but investigations prove that his story is not as straightforward as it first appears.
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: Edgar Lustgarten, Kenneth Henry, Frank Forsyth, Ivan Craig
Votes: 53
47. One Night with You (1948)
Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Musical
Two strangers meet after they miss their trains, and end up spending a penniless day and night together. A British version of "It Happened One Night" (1934).
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Nino Martini, Patricia Roc, Bonar Colleano, Hugh Wakefield
Votes: 96
48. The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
Approved | 95 min | Drama
With an inheritance after his father's death, Alfred Polly finds love in the arms of a schoolgirl but marries an unattractive cousin and opens a shop, leading him to unhappiness, arson, suicide attempts and escape.
Director: Anthony Pelissier | Stars: John Mills, Sally Ann Howes, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins
Votes: 652
49. Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
It is pouring with rain at one minute to midnight on Friday the thirteenth, and the driver of a London bus is peering through his blurred windshield as his vehicle sails down an empty road.... See full summary »
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Muriel Aked, Cyril Smith
Votes: 398
50. Affair in Monte Carlo (1952)
Approved | 75 min | Drama, Romance
A writer tells a crowd in a café about a woman he knows, who once feel deeply in love with a desperate, compulsive gambler.
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Merle Oberon, Richard Todd, Leo Genn, Stephen Murray
Votes: 192