During the French Revolution, French national Lucie Manette (Dorothy Tutin) meets Read More »
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The Iron Petticoat (1956) Ralph Thomas, Bob Hope, Katharine Hepburn, Noelle Middleton
Captain Vinka Kovelenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. Read More »
The High Bright Sun (1965) Ralph Thomas, Dirk Bogarde, George Chakiris, Susan Strasberg
In 1957, Cyprus is fighting a war of independence against the occupying British forces. Read More »
No Love for Johnnie (1961) Ralph Thomas, Peter Finch, Stanley Holloway, Mary Peach
Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he’s feeling frustrated with his life Read More »
Carry on Regardless (1961) Gerald Thomas, Ralph Thomas, Kenneth Connor, Sidney James, Charles Hawtrey
The Helping Hands agency employs some very strange people to perform some very strange jobs! Read More »
Above Us the Waves (1955) Ralph Thomas, John Mills, John Gregson, Donald Sinden
In World War II, the greatest threat to the British Navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. Read More »
The Wild and the Willing (1962) Ralph Thomas, Virginia Maskell, Paul Rogers, Ian McShane
Harry Brown (Ian McShane in his introductory film role) is a somewhat rough student (the wild) at Kilminster University, who has the ability to win friends Read More »
The Clouded Yellow (1950) Ralph Thomas, Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard, Sonia Dresdel, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
When Secret Service agent David Somers is fired, he takes a quiet job with the Fentons at their country estate – cataloging butterflies, hence the title insect. Read More »
Venetian Bird (1952) Ralph Thomas, Richard Todd, Eva Bartok, John Gregson, Mystery, Thriller
Private detective Edward Mercer goes to Venice at the request of a French insurance company to locate a brave Italian whom they wish to reward for his part in the rescue of an Allied airman shot down during the war. Read More »
Helter Skelter (1949) Ralph Thomas, Carol Marsh, David Tomlinson, Mervyn Johns, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
This is the ultimate screwball comedy, its weird, but endearing. An heiress who is being courted by two gentlemen develops incurable hiccups after watching a comedic dinner-theater performance. Read More »
Doctor at Large (1957) Ralph Thomas, Dirk Bogarde, Muriel Pavlow, Donald Sinden, Comedy
Dr. Sparrow graduates and sets out into the world. Hilarious internships with a miserly doctor and his young wife, a country doctor paid in kind not cash Read More »
Campbell’s Kingdom (1957) Ralph Thomas, Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Michael Craig, Adventure, Drama
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Hammond Innes. Bruce Campbell (Dirk Bogarde) inherits “Campbell’s Kingdom” in the Canadian Rockies on the death of his grandfather…
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Appointment with Venus (1951) Ralph Thomas, David Niven, Glynis Johns, George Coulouris, Comedy, Drama, War
At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can’t prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands. Read More »
Doctor in Love (1960) Ralph Thomas, Michael Craig, Virginia Maskell, Leslie Phillips, Comedy
Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness Anti-cold Unit. Read More »
Mad About Men (1954) Ralph Thomas, Glynis Johns, Donald Sinden, Anne Crawford, Comedy, Fantasy
Gymnastics school teacher Caroline Trewella inherits a house on the Cornwall coast. In the basement/smuggler’s cave, she discovers mermaid Miranda. The young women share a common ancestor and are remarkably alike in looks. While Caroline is away on a bicycling tour, Miranda has fun taking her place on land. With the help of her friend Nurse Carey, Miranda feigns an injury that keeps her wheelchair-bound… or more often needing to be carried by a man. And the ever flirtatious Miranda certainly knows how to attract all the men of the village!
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