John Gilling – Rarefilm Archive

The Challenge (1960) John Gilling, Jayne Mansfield

rarefilm — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 15:42:41 +0000

Billie and Kristy lead a gang of armed robbers who steal from banks, armoured cars, and the like. When Billie’s lover, Jim, gets caught by the police after stashing a large amount of money, they wait for him to get out of jail. He does and has to deal with both the police and his ex-gang as they both need him to get what they want. Things become more complicated when Kristy kidnaps Jim’s son and threatens to kill him if Jim doesn’t come up with the buried loot.

Also Known As (AKA): Sie pfiff und die Kerle kuschten, A Mulher que Soube Amar, Un compte à régler, Le rotaie della morte, El reto, It Takes a Thief

IMDB

File Name : The.Challenge.1960.mkv
File Size : 1.48 GB / 1520.54 MB
Resolution : 700×574 @ 746×574
Duration : 01:34:09
Video : AVC, 2 000 kb/s, 24.000 FPS
Audio : AC-3, 256 kb/s (CBR), 48.0 kHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Subs: English (srt)
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

The.Challenge.1960.mkv
The.Challenge.1960.srt

Tiger by the Tail / Cross-Up (1954) John Gilling, Larry Parks, Constance Smith, Lisa Daniely

rarefilm — Mon, 27 May 2024 17:29:27 +0000

On the first night of his London assignment, news agency reporter John Desmond becomes heavily involved with enigmatic Anna Ray. The affair ends when she is shot struggling for a gun she has pulled on him. This is only the start of his troubles, as Anna worked for a criminal organisation who know Desmond has now got her valuable contacts list.

Also Known As (AKA): Auf der schwarzen Liste, O Diário Delator, Vingt-deux long rifle, La grande rapina di Long Island, Enigma de un diario

IMDB

File Name : Tiger.by.the.Tail.1954.mkv
File Size : 1.29 GB / 1325.82 MB
Resolution : 688×574 @ 732×574
Duration : 01:19:13

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Drama

Tiger.by.the.Tail.1954.mkv

The Quiet Woman (1951) John Gilling, Derek Bond, Jane Hylton, Dora Bryan

rarefilm — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:07:55 +0000

In this drama, the manager of “The Quiet Woman,” a coastal inn, finds herself falling in love with a smuggler. When her husband breaks out of prison, he goes to her and tries to convince her to help him escape. The smuggler then offers to help them leave via the sea, but unfortunately the two are captured and fatally shot by patrolling customs officials. The photography in this film is especially notable.

IMDB

File Name : The.Quiet.Woman.1951.mp4
File Size : 0.77 GB / 783.77 MB
Resolution : 768×576
Duration : 01:07:03

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom
Genres: Crime, Drama

The.Quiet.Woman.1951.mp4

Escape by Night (1953) John Gilling, Bonar Colleano, Andrew Ray, Sidney James

rarefilm — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 21:22:49 +0000

An Italian racketeer on the run in London holes up in a disused theatre with a hard-drinking journalist out to get the full story.

IMDB

File Name : Escape by Night 1953.avi
File Size : 698.93 MB
Resolution : 720×544
Duration : 01:15:07

Quality: VHSRip
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Drama

Escape_by_Night_1953.avi

The Voice of Merrill (1952) John Gilling, Valerie Hobson, Edward Underdown, James Robertson Justice

rarefilm — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 15:57:07 +0000

The story of four people directly and indirectly involved with the murder of a female blackmailer. The three male suspects are the girl’s publisher employer; an up-and-coming writer (Edward Underdown); a brillant established writer (James Robertson Justice) who is an intellectual snob who disdains everything and everybody; and his wife (Valerie Hobson.) The latter meets the struggling writer and, propelled by her loveless marriage, falls in love with him and helps him with his ascending career, with the unwitting aid of her ailing husband. Meanwhile, the police are still investigating the murder.

Also Known As (AKA): Murder Will Out

IMDB

File Name : The Voice of Merrill.avi
File Size : 958.83 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 01:20:11

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Genre: Mystery

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The Voice of Merrill (1952)

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Double Exposure (1954) John Gilling, John Bentley, Rona Anderson, Garry Marsh

rarefilm — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:39:19 +0000

A lady photographer clicks a few revealing pix at the home of a wealthy woman. When the home’s occupant commits suicide, the photographer is accused of prompting this tragedy. Inspector John Bentley suspects there’s more to the case than is readily apparent. It turns out that the dead woman was actually murdered by a local bookie, who rearranged the evidence to suggest suicide.

Also Known As (AKA): Der Mann im Rücksitz

IMDB

File Name : Double Exposure.avi
File Size : 700.02 MB
Resolution : 624×464
Duration : 01:00:39

Quality: TVRip
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Thriller

Double_Exposure.avi

The Shadow of the Cat (1961) John Gilling, André Morell, Barbara Shelley, William Lucas

rarefilm — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:54:55 +0000

A house cat sees her mistress murdered by two servants under orders from her husband, and becomes ferociously bent on revenge.

Also Known As (AKA): Le spectre du chat, L’ombra del gatto, Schatten einer Katze

IMDB

File Name : Shadow.of.the.Cat.1961.mkv
File Size : 1206.49 MB
Resolution : 716×574 @ 762×574
Duration : 01:15:24

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Subs: English (embedded)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Shadow.of.the.Cat.1961.mkv

The Pirates of Blood River (1962) John Gilling, Kerwin Mathews, Glenn Corbett, Christopher Lee

rarefilm — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 19:03:56 +0000

In a village of Huguenot refugees, Jonathon Standing is exiled by his father to a nearby penal colony for his improper relationship with a married woman. This penal colony is then invaded by pirates who force Jonathan to lead them back to his village, convinced that it contains a great treasure.

Also Known As (AKA): Piratas do Rio Sangrento, L’attaque de San Cristobal, Die Piraten am Todesfluss, I pirati del fiume rosso

IMDB

File Name : The.Pirates.Of.Blood.River.1962.mkv
File Size : 2.06 GB / 2104.82 MB
Resolution : 1024×438
Duration : 01:26:58

Quality: BRRip
Language: English + commentary
Subs: English (srt)
Country: United Kingdom
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller

The.Pirates.Of.Blood.River.1962.mkv
The.Pirates.Of.Blood.River.1962.srt

Panic (1963) John Gilling, Janine Gray, Glyn Houston, Dyson Lovell

rarefilm — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 21:23:40 +0000

In this crime melodrama, a Swiss woman finds herself unwittingly involved in a plot to steal from her employer, a London diamond merchant. Her boyfriend is behind the scheme. First he sends two accomplices disguised as German jewelers to see the boss. He is not fooled by their ruse and is killed while the woman is knocked unconscious. She awakens with amnesia and begins aimlessly wandering the London streets. Thinking that his girl has squealed to the police, her boy friend begins scouring the town to find her. Meanwhile, she is taken in by a boxer who returns to the ring to win the money needed to get her out of the country. Trouble ensues when her lover finally finds her after the match and begins beating on the exhausted fighter.

IMDB

File Name : Panic.mp4
File Size : 1.23 GB / 1255.61 MB
Resolution : 636×480 @ 640×480
Duration : 01:19:56

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Crime, Drama

Panic.mp4

Deadly Nightshade (1953) John Gilling, Emrys Jones, Zena Marshall, John Horsley

rarefilm — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:10:15 +0000

Escapee switches identities but finds the new one quite a handful.

IMDB

File Name : Deadly Nightshade 1953.rarefilm.net.avi
File Size : 0.88 GB / 900.29 MB
Resolution : 720×544
Duration : 00:58:59

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Drama

Deadly_Nightshade_1953.rarefilm.net.avi