The life of Irishman George Howard who buys an English theatre and strives to improve the standard of musical entertainment. Read More »
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Latin Quarter (1945) Vernon Sewell, Derrick De Marney, Frederick Valk, Beresford Egan
A seance is held to discover the whereabouts, and the killer, of a sculptor’s wife. Read More »
A Man About the House (1947) Leslie Arliss, Margaret Johnston, Dulcie Gray, Kieron Moore
Agnes and Ellen Isit, two poor English sisters, unexpectedly inherit from their uncle Read More »
Overlord (1975) Stuart Cooper, Brian Stirner, Davyd Harries, Nicholas Ball
Private Tom Beddoes (Brian Stirner) is a delicate, unprepossessing young man Read More »
The Mind Benders (1963) Basil Dearden, Dirk Bogarde, Mary Ure, John Clements
Dedicated British scientist Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman (Sir Dirk Bogarde) Read More »
The Borrowers (1992) John Henderson, Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Callard
The Borrowers are small, fifteen-centimeter-high humans, who live in the English hinterland. Read More »
Cavalcade of Variety (1940) Thomas Bentley, Billy Cotton, Eve Becke
Presented by Peter Brough – Includes music from the bands of Billy Cotton Read More »
The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) Daniel Petrie, Laurence Harvey, Daliah Lavi, Lionel Jeffries
A dog with a spying device under its skin is sent to the Russian government as a present. Read More »
A Moon for My Father (2019) Mania Akbari, Douglas White
An Iranian filmmaker and her British sculptor partner read letters Read More »
Web of Evidence (1959) Jack Cardiff, Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Emlyn Williams
Twenty years after being evacuated to America, Paul Mathry returns to Liverpool for a short visit. Read More »
The Frightened City (1961) John Lemont, Herbert Lom, Sean Connery, John Gregson
A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. Read More »
Venus (2006) Roger Michell, Peter O’Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Leslie Phillips
Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager. Read More »
Cashback (2006) Sean Ellis, Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Michelle Ryan
After a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. Read More »
Gumshoe (1971) Stephen Frears, Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay
Ginley (Albert Finney) is a nightclub bingo caller eager for a career change. Read More »
Sparrows Can’t Sing (1963) Joan Littlewood, James Booth, Barbara Windsor, Roy Kinnear
Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Read More »