Endlessly finding himself on the wrong end of a situation, businessman Henry Palfrey seeks help at the College of Lifemanship run by the cunning Mr. Potter. Read More »
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Folly to Be Wise (1952) Frank Launder, Alastair Sim, Elizabeth Allan, Roland Culver, Comedy
A newly-arrived army padre is put in charge of camp entertainment and has the idea of putting on a Brains Trust with local notables. Read More »
The Ruling Class (1972) Peter Medak, Peter O’Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Comedy, Drama, Musical
A member of the House of Lords dies in a shockingly silly way, leaving his estate to his son. Read More »
The Green Man (1956) Robert Day, Basil Dearden, Alastair Sim, George Cole, Terry-Thomas, Comedy
Work has been going with a bang for freelance assassin Hawkins but a job in England just after the war is a different matter. Read More »
Inspector Hornleigh (1939) Eugene Forde, Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Miki Hood
When a landlady finds one of her tenants murdered, Inspector Hornleigh is sent to investigate. Read More »
Left Right and Centre (1959) Sidney Gilliat, Ian Carmichael, Alastair Sim, Patricia Bredin, Comedy, Romance
At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the Conservatives finds himself up against Billingsgate girl Stella Stoker for the socialists. Amateur politician against committed activist. But could it become boy-who-fancies-girl against girl-who-fancies-boy? The party agents are soon colluding against such a disaster.
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