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The Last Journey (1935) Bernard Vorhaus, Hugh Williams, Godfrey Tearle, Julien Mitchell
Bob Holt’s last journey as a Railway engine driver before his retirement Read More »
After Dark (1932) Albert Parker, Horace Hodges, Hugh Williams, Grethe Hansen
If it wasn’t British, this would be in the Forgotten Horrors book. Read More »
The Fake (1953) Godfrey Grayson, Dennis O’Keefe, Coleen Gray, Hugh Williams
An American has to guard da Vinci’s “Madonna and Child” when it is being shown in Britain. When it arrives he suspects it is not the real painting. Read More »
The Day Will Dawn AKA The Avengers (1942) Harold French, Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, Deborah Kerr
Horse race tipster and journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. Read More »
Take My Life (1947) Ronald Neame, Hugh Williams, Greta Gynt, Leo Bieber
A woman races against time to clear Nicholas Talbot of a murder he did not commit. Read More »
Rome Express (1932) Walter Forde, Conrad Veidt, Esther Ralston, Hugh Williams
A sinister character boards the Rome Express on the trail of a valuable Van Dyke painting Read More »
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Hugh Williams
Throughout the Allied Bombing offensive of World War II the people was frequently advised that “A raid happened last night over…, One (or more) Our Aircraft Is Missing”. Read More »
Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948) Herbert Wilcox, Anna Neagle, Hugh Williams, Isabel Jeans
Four generations of a British family live through their experiences in the Crimean War, Boer War, WWI and WWII. Read More »
The Dark Eyes of London (1939) Walter Summers, Bela Lugosi, Hugh Williams, Greta Gynt
A series of strange deaths takes place in London. All are accidents but the victims are single men with no family Read More »
The Intruder (1953) Guy Hamilton, Michael Ripper, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Williams, Drama, War
When Ex Colonel Merton discovers a burglar ransacking his home, he is shocked to find out that the thief is a former trooper from his tank regiment. Read More »
Brief Ecstasy (1937) Edmond T. Gréville, Paul Lukas, Hugh Williams, Linden Travers, Drama, Romance
Brief Ecstasy (1937) is a remarkable film, and the stand-out title of the set. A melodrama with expressionist touches Read More »
Bank Holiday (1938) Carol Reed, John Lodge, Margaret Lockwood, Hugh Williams, Drama
A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the sea-side. Doreen Richards under the name Miss Fulham is off with friend Milly to a beauty contest. Geoffrey and nurse Catherine Lawrence have decided to spend an illicit week-end in the Grand Hotel, although Catherine’s mind keeps turning back to the hospital case she was working on. Arthur, May and the children are set on a more straight-forward excursion of sea, sand, and pub. Meanwhile, the manager and performers of the “Follies” on the pier pray for rain.
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