Women in a French concentration camp conceal downed British airmen from Nazi soldiers, and try to help them escape. Read More »
Tag Archives: Frank Launder
Millions Like Us (1943) Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
Categorised as a British World War II propaganda film this less known example is a superb work Read More »
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian’s (1960) Frank Launder, Cecil Parker, George Cole, Joyce Grenfell
When the school burns to the ground there’s clearly been some arson around. Read More »
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) Frank Launder, Dennis Price, John McCallum, Stanley Holloway
Marjory Clark wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself Read More »
The Wildcats of St. Trinian’s (1980) Frank Launder, Sheila Hancock, Michael Hordern, Joe Melia
The girls of St. Trinian’s decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike. Read More »
The Bridal Path (1959) Frank Launder, Bill Travers, Bernadette O’Farrell, George Cole
Based on a novel by Nigel Tranter, The Bridal Path is a light-hearted look at the somewhat Read More »
The Blue Lagoon (1949) Frank Launder, Jean Simmons, Donald Houston, Susan Stranks
In the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island Read More »
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) Frank Launder, Alastair Sim, Margaret Rutherford, John Turnbull
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. Read More »
I See a Dark Stranger (1946) Frank Launder, Deborah Kerr, Trevor Howard, Raymond Huntley
Determined, independent Bridie Quilty comes of age in 1944 Ireland thinking all Englishmen are devils. Read More »
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 »