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Invitation to the Waltz (1935) Paul Merzbach, Lilian Harvey, Wendy Toye, Carl Esmond

Lilian Harvey, the toast of two continents, is her usual radiant self in Invitation to the Waltz. Read More »
Happy (1933) Frederic Zelnik, Stanley Lupino, Laddie Cliff, Will Fyffe

Too expensive for a “quota quickie” but not quite costly enough to qualify as an “A” picture Read More »
Let Me Explain, Dear (1932) Gene Gerrard, Viola Lyel, Claude Hulbert

A husband flirts with a pretty girl after a taxi smash, but a delicate situation ensues when he has to explain the presence of her necklace in his pocket! Read More »
The Fallow Field (2009) Leigh Dovey, Michael Dacre, Steve Garry, Angus Kennedy

“Memento” meets “Wolf Creek” Amnesiac Matt Sadler awakes alone in the middle of a wilderness with no recollection of the past seen days. Read More »
Go to Blazes (1962) Michael Truman, Dave King, Robert Morley, Daniel Massey

After yet another smash-and-grab goes wrong, a bungling trio of small-time crooks flash an idea of using a fire engine as a getaway vehicle. Read More »
Hide and Seek (2014) Joanna Coates, Josh O’Connor, Hannah Arterton, Rea Mole

Four fragile young people flee London to start an unconventional utopia, creating a world of fantasy that overwhelms them. Read More »
This Sporting Life (1963) Lindsay Anderson, Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel

In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver. Read More »
Spare the Rod (1961) Leslie Norman, Max Bygraves, Donald Pleasence, Geoffrey Keen

John Saunders is a teacher, just out of training college, who takes over a class of badly behaved children in an inner city school. Read More »
Law and Disorder (1974) Ivan Passer, Carroll O’Connor, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Wedgeworth

During the 1970s, New York City is plagued by a wave of crimes. Read More »