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- DirectorJacques TourneurStarsJean PetersLouis JourdanDebra PagetIn order to recover his ship impounded by the British, former pirate captain LaRochelle agrees to spy on the notorious Caribbean Sea pirates Blackbeard and Anne Providence.
- DirectorIrving RapperStarsBette DavisGary MerrillEmlyn WilliamsA mystery writer becomes involved in a tangled web of murderous deception not unlike the plots of her novels.Bette Davis in classic scenery chewing mode in this British 'b' movie.
- DirectorHarmon JonesStarsMonty WoolleyThelma RitterDavid WayneA 65-year-old printer hatches an elaborate scheme to avoid forced retirement.Amiable comedy very much of its day.
- DirectorIrving CummingsStarsRandolph ScottGene TierneyDana AndrewsAt the end of the Civil War, an embittered Southern belle joins forces with a Confederate guerrilla leader to raid Union towns.
- DirectorJean NegulescoStarsHope LangeStephen BoydSuzy ParkerAn expose of the lives and loves of Madison Avenue working girls and their higher ups.
- DirectorIvar CampbellStarsLeslie FrenchMary LawsonWarren JenkinsA music composer, disheartened by the failure of BBC radio to play any of his compositions, decides to set up his own pirate radio station.Shown as BIG BEN CALLING
Only of interest for an early appearance of a 15-year-old Hughie Green doing impersonations of Mae West and Maurice Chevalier - DirectorHenry HathawayStarsTyrone PowerOrson WellesCécile AubryA disinherited 13th Century Saxon nobleman leaves Norman England with an archer friend to seek his fortune in the Far East.Rip-roaring adventure yarn
- DirectorMartyn C. WebsterStarsRobert BeattyElizabeth SellarsPeter CokeA hit and run victim is operated on by Dr. Fenton (Robert Beatty) who becomes implicated after his patient is later murdered.Based on a Francis Durbridge TV serial, it is interesting for featuring Peter Coke, best known for playing Durbridge's best known creation Paul Temple.
- DirectorAnthony AsquithStarsMichael RedgraveJean KentNigel PatrickAndrew Crocker-Harris (Michael Redgrave), a classics teacher at an English school, is afflicted with a heart ailment and an unfaithful wife (Jean Kent). His interest in his pupils wanes as he looks towards his final days in employment.Michael Redgrave’s stagey performance won him the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival. 18-year-old Brian Smith is much more natural as the schoolboy Taplow.
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsDirk BogardeMargaret LockwoodKay WalshEdward "Teddy" Bare is a delusional psychotic with a lust for wealth, older women and murder. Having committed what he thinks is the perfect murder of his elderly wife; Teddy sets his sights on new targets when her fortune goes elsewhere.Margaret Lockwood on top form opposite a psychotic Dirk Bogarde
- DirectorWalter LangStarsClifton WebbMyrna LoyJeanne CrainMyrna Loy plays the wife of the persnickety father of her 12 children, Clifton Webb, who has uniquely humorous methods for dealing with the ordeals such an unwieldy family undoubtedly encounters.Perhaps Clifton Webb is unlikely casting as a father of twelve children, but he gives a charming performance, with Myrna Loy once more the perfect wife.
- DirectorCharles CrichtonStarsNatasha ParryJane HyltonDiana DorsThe storyline centres on four young female factory workers who escape the monotony of their jobs by spending their evenings at the Chiswick Palais, the local dance hall, where they have various problems with their boyfriends.Diana Dors is under used as usual, and Petula Clark is saddled with an almost unplayable part, but it's a film that has its moments.
- DirectorJohn Paddy CarstairsStarsRichard AttenboroughBarry K. BarnesSheila SimA London cab driver gets mixed up with a criminal gang and sets out to expose the group and its leader for what they are.Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim are an unlikely pair of crime fighters in the above average British thriller.
- DirectorJohn E. BlakeleyStarsNorman EvansNat JackleyDan YoungDemobbed from the army Nat, Norman and Dan get new jobs, solve a crime and stage a concert party.Completely daft and mostly unfunny comedy from Mancunian studios.
- DirectorC.M. Pennington-RichardsStarsBob MonkhouseKenneth ConnorShirley EatonThe marketing department of a pharmaceutical company decides to find a dentist to endorse its brand of toothpaste.Dismal comedy despite the efforts of Eric Barker and Shirley Eaton.
- DirectorC.M. Pennington-RichardsStarsIan CarmichaelJanette ScottSidney JamesWhen newlyweds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a rundown houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra on a trip down the river to Folkestone, but somehow they end up in France with no fuel and supplies and must resort to desperate actions to return home.Broad comedy with very few laughs.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsRonald ShinerBrian RixSidney JamesThree bookies concoct a dim-witted scheme to kidnap a racehorse and a star jockey, then swap them with a pair of lookalikes to make a fast buck.
- DirectorBernard VorhausStarsRonald SquireJane BaxterAnthony BushellA forger returns to his family when he leaves jail, vowing to go straight. Although approached by an international counterfeiting gang, he keeps his word, only to find his nephew is in the Swiss Alps helping the crooks. He sets off to try to put a stop to things, but with Scotland Yard also hot-footing it to the resort, his problems are just beginning.
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsRalph RichardsonMichèle MorganSonia DresdelA butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy.Ralph Richardson’s bad-tempered wife, Sonia Dresdel, falls to her death, but was she pushed or was it an accident. All the players shine in this well-made Carol Reed directed drama.
- DirectorSidney GilliatStarsJack HawkinsArlene DahlDennis PriceAn insurance investigator runs into an ex-girlfriend, who is still as beautiful as he remembered her, but is now married. He soon finds himself involved in arson, blackmail, and murder.There’s not much chemistry between Arlene Dahl and Jack Hawkins in this fast paced thriller.
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsBud FlanaganChesney AllenJimmy NervoThe Crazy gang invade Nazi Germany !! They accidentally pilot a balloon over enemy territory.Dated comedy starring The Crazy Gang.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsWilfred PicklesPetula ClarkMegs JenkinsJim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His friends bet on his dog while he bets against.Weak comedy with lacklustre cast.
- DirectorRonald NeameStarsTrevor HowardAnouk AiméeHerbert LomA man is torn between tackling a sinister crime syndicate or turning a blind eye to the suffering it creates.Tedius adventure yarn set in North Africa.
- DirectorWalter FordeStarsArthur AskeyRichard MurdochKathleen HarrisonHigh jinks and chills ensue when a group of people become stranded at an isolated station and a legendary phantom train approaches.Arthur Ridley's hoary old play is given another screen outing, this time with an irritating turn from comedian Arthur Askey.
- DirectorBasil DeardenAlberto CavalcantiStarsMervyn JohnsGlynis JohnsTom WallsA group of travellers, all with something to hide in their past, take shelter from a storm in an old inn. The inn-keeper seems a little mysterious...Slow moving drama about a group of troubled people staying at an inn run by a ghostly father and daughter.
- DirectorC.M. Pennington-RichardsStarsShaun O'RiordanPeggy MountRonan O'CaseyWhen a couple from London move to the country to take over a pub they have inherited, they find that rural life isn't as idyllic as they'd imagined, thanks to the manoeuvrings of a powerful local brewery.Abysmal comedy based on Peggy Mount’s TV hit series “The Larkins”.
- DirectorJack CardiffStarsRichard ToddBetsy DrakeHerbert LomA British doctor working in a Canadian hospital, has to assist in a delicate brain operation on a South American President, who is in hiding from a gang of assassins.
- DirectorRobert HamerStarsGoogie WithersJack WarnerJohn McCallumAn escaped convict tries to hide out at his former lover's house, but she has since married and is reluctant to help him.Googie Withers is on top form as a ex barmaid, trapped inside a conventional marriage, who sees her chance of escape through aiding an ex-boyfriend, who is now a convict on the run.
- DirectorPaul L. SteinStarsPatricia MedinaJimmy HanleyMarie LohrJoan's (Patricia Medina) mother wants her to marry her pompous boss although she loves a soldier (Jimmy Handley).This is an engaging comedy, with the stunningly beautiful Patricia Medina, an early appearance from Jean Simmons, and comedy great Irene Handl. Well worth a watch
- DirectorC.M. Pennington-RichardsStarsPeggy MountRobert MorleyHarry H. CorbettThe "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a fortune. They then make good use of it to save their old neighbourhoods from the wicked developer.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsTom ConwayElizabeth SellarsEunice GaysonSir Roderick Strood is on trial for the murder of his wife.
- DirectorBasil DeardenStarsJack HawkinsNigel PatrickRoger LiveseyA disgruntled veteran recruits a group of disgraced colleagues to perform a bank robbery with military precision.An uneven script from Bryan Forbes, but polished performances from Jack Hawkins and Nigel Patrick.
- DirectorReginald BeckAnthony BushellStarsRex HarrisonLilli PalmerTania HealdA devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the only suspect when someone else murders her.Badly acted drama.
- DirectorDavid PaltenghiStarsArthur AskeyGlenn MelvynThora HirdTwo football-loving railway workers get into trouble after racing their engine home to get to a match on time.No film with Arthur Askey can be all good, but this one has the advantage of a co-starring role for Thora Hird, a charming performance of Shirley Eaton and the daft comedy of Danny Ross.
- DirectorRobert D. WebbStarsRichard EganDebra PagetElvis PresleyAt the end of the Civil War, a Confederate team is ordered to rob a Union payroll train but the war ends leaving these men with their Union loot, until the Feds come looking for it.
- DirectorLeslie FentonStarsDorothy LamourGeorge MontgomeryAlbert DekkerLulu Belle and George Davis marry despite opposition. Financial struggles lead Lulu to work at a club, causing George's jealousy and imprisonment. Lulu becomes a Broadway star but chooses George over a wealthy suitor upon his release.
- DirectorJames HillStarsShirley Anne FieldRobert StephensKay WalshThe relationship and possible affair between a young designer and a married executive plays out over a series of lunch hours.
- DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsOliver ReedClifford DavidAnn LynnAn American businessman visits London and is horrified to discover his nubile teenage daughter has become involved with a gang of thuggish "beatniks". Her involvement leads to wild parties, sex, death and necrophilia.
- DirectorHenry CassStarsLeo GennRosamund JohnBeatrice CampbellDistraught after her parents' divorce, nine-year-old Jennifer becomes increasingly neurotic and is sent to a center for maladjusted children.Confident performance from Janette Scott in her first leading role.
- DirectorJack CardiffStarsJames BoothFrancesca AnnisNicky HensonWhile investigating a murder case, a detective stumbles upon a rare-stamp swindle involving the victim's twin sister.
- DirectorAlexander KordaStarsCharles LaughtonRobert DonatFranklin DyallKing Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon.Charles Laughton’s outrageously over the top performance, earned him an Oscar as Best Actor.
- DirectorBasil DeardenStarsRobert MorleyKay WalshEdward UnderdownA champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.An engaging performance from Fella Edmonds in his only starring role.
- DirectorSidney GilliatStarsRex HarrisonLilli PalmerGodfrey TearleVivian Kenway (Sir Rex Harrison), a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides to use his considerable charm to achieve his goal of, apparently, making dissipation his career. His derelictions include seduction, betrayals of sweethearts, family and friends, and marriage for money. All this with no signs of remorse or redemption, since his life as a completely unprincipled rake is quite enjoyable, for him, at least. Then, World War II breaks out and he is given a chance to die a heroic death for flag and country. Maybe.
- DirectorGordon ParryStarsPeggy MountShirley EatonRonald LewisEmma 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.Classic Peggy Mount star vehicle.
- DirectorHal AshbyStarsWarren BeattyJulie ChristieGoldie HawnOn Election Day, 1968, a hairdresser and ladies' man is too busy cutting hair and dealing with his various girlfriends and his mistress, whose husband he meets and finds out is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend.Seen by some as a classic, by others as a misogynistic home movie.
- DirectorVernon SewellStarsColin GordonJohn ChappellAnn LynnBank robbery goes awry, manager and cashier locked in vault. Robbers return after failed rescue attempt, race against time to free hostages before police arrive.
- DirectorDavid MillerStarsJoan CrawfordJack PalanceGloria GrahameAfter an ambitious actor insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy middle-aged playwright and marries her, he plots with his mistress to murder her.
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsKatharine HepburnRossano BrazziIsa MirandaAn American spinster's dream of romance finally becomes a bittersweet reality when she meets a handsome--but married--Italian man while vacationing in Venice.
- StarsRobert RossDanny BakerLiz FraserNostalgic interviews and reminiscences from stars of British screen history.Tyler Butterworth (2018) talks about his famous father, Peter Butterworth, and his own career which started when he was still a child, and included appearing opposite Morecambe & Wise in "The Magnificent Two" (1967)
Patricia Dainton talks about her career in 'b' pictures, and how everyone was lovely to work with.
Shirley Anne Field (2019) talks about her experiences working with Laurence Olivier, Adam Faith, Oliver Reed, Michael Powell and others
Reina James (2019) talks about the career of her father, comedy legend Sidney James
Mark Lester (2018) talks about his pre "Oliver!" roles and working with Oliver Reed.
William Russell (2018) talks about his starring role in "The Adventures of Sir Lancelot" (1956-1957) and being Dr Who's first assistant (1963)
Françoise Pascal (2019) talks about working with Peter Sellers, Dick Emery, Barry Evans and Rex Harrison (who called her an amateur) - StarsMorris BrightShirley EatonValerie LeonStars of Britain's past return to Elstree Studios to reminisce about their heydays in film and television.Janette Scott (2017) talks about her career highlights, Oliver Reed's crush on her and how she came to feature in "The Day of the Triffids" (1963).
- DirectorRoy BoultingStarsPeter SellersGoldie HawnTony BrittonIn their sexual game, an egotistical and womanizing television host meets his match, Marion, who seeks to remain one step ahead of him.
- DirectorArthur CrabtreeStarsPhyllis CalvertJames MasonHugh SinclairThe story of three sisters and the men they marry. One is happily married but childless; the second promiscuously escapes an unhappy, loveless marriage; the third is tortured by the mental cruelties inflicted by a domineering husband.
- DirectorFrank LaunderStarsPhyllis CalvertFlora RobsonPatricia RocWomen in a French internment camp conceal downed British airmen from German soldiers, and try to help them escape. Produced by Edward Black. Written and directed by Frank Launder.
- DirectorJack GageStarsRosalind RussellLeo GennClaire TrevorA Broadway star unintentionally kills her impresario but keeps mum about it after the police investigator targets a rival actress.A pedestrian crime drama with the players in sleep mode.
- DirectorGerald ThomasStarsKenneth ConnorEric BarkerLeslie PhillipsWhen the details of a secret torpedo are destroyed by an incompetent seaman, the crew of the ship rally round, when the Admiral needs the plans to show to a visiting scientist.Average farce enlivened by the comedic talents of Kenneth Connor, Eric Barker, Joan Sims, Leslie Phillips and Hattie Jacques.
- DirectorSidney GilliatStarsJohn MillsStewart GrangerAlastair SimA drama set during World War II. A tale of adultery and desertion.
- DirectorJohn Paddy CarstairsStarsBob MonkhouseLeslie PhillipsAlfred MarksFred, Tim and Deirdre plan a fun weekend break on the coast. What they didn't make allowances for was the company of Deirdre's mother who insists on coming along as her daughter's chaperone.
- DirectorLeslie ArlissStarsMargaret LockwoodJames MasonPatricia RocA noblewoman begins to lead a dangerous double life in order to alleviate her boredom.
- DirectorGeorge More O'FerrallStarsDiane CilentoGeorge BakerJimmy KaroubiA sideshow owner and his main attraction, a midget, fall for the same woman.
- DirectorGordon ParryStarsFreda JacksonRene RayLois MaxwellVivanne 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.Freda Jackson is yet another nasty piece of work in what was Britain's first "X" certificate film.
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsRobert DonatGeoffrey AtkinsJean CadellThis biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of twenty-four.Well made Hollywood history lesson.