An ex dock-worker is appointed governor of a Mediterranean colony of the British Empire. Read More »
Tag Archives: UK
The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948) Maclean Rogers, Derek Farr, Dinah Sheridan, Margaretta Scott, Crime, Drama
Nurse Shirley Yorke must assist her boss Dr Napier, the only person able of effecting a new treatment on the ailing wife of a British Lord. Read More »
The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970) Christopher Miles, Joanna Shimkus, Franco Nero, Honor Blackman, Drama, Romance
Film adaptation from the novel by D.H. Lawrence, discovered after the celebrated author’s death in 1930 Read More »
Talking Feet (1937) John Baxter, Hazel Ascot, Jack Barty, Davy Burnaby, Musical
An east London fishmonger’s young daughter (Hazel Ascot) is so grateful to Dr Hood (John Stuart) for saving her dog Patch after a road accident Read More »
She Knows Y’Know (1962) Montgomery Tully, Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Joe Gibbons, Comedy
A young man is accused of getting a girl pregnant. Two sets of parents tussle and then they find out who really got her pregnant. Read More »
Play Up the Band (1935) Harry Hughes, Stanley Holloway, Betty Ann Davies, Leslie Bradley, Comedy
The brass band of the Northern town of Hechdyke travel south to London to compete in a national contest. Read More »
I’m a Stranger (1952) Brock Williams, Greta Gynt, James Hayter, Hector Ross, Crime, Comedy
When his grandfather dies, George Westcott (Patrick Doonan) returns home from India to collect his inheritance — only to find that the will has mysteriously gone missing. Read More »
My Lover My Son (1970) John Newland, Romy Schneider, Donald Houston, Dennis Waterman, Drama
Francesca Anderson, the rich wife of an older millionaire, can’t cope with the death of her lover, who is the father of her only son, James. Read More »
Bang! You’re Dead (1954) Lance Comfort, Jack Warner, Derek Farr, Veronica Hurst, Drama
Two small boys are playing in a wood. The younger boy has a revolver and, not understanding that the gun differs from his toy pistol Read More »
The Man in the Sky / Decision Against Time (1957) Charles Crichton, Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Sellars, Jeremy Bodkin, Drama, Thriller
The efforts of test pilot John Mitchell to make a better life for his wife Mary and their two children seem doomed to failure and he blames himself. Read More »