A quiet seaside town is stalked by a killer while a group of environmentalists lay low. Read More »
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The Show Goes On (1937) Basil Dean, Gracie Fields, Owen Nares, John Stuart
A mill worker is plucked from obscurity and thrust towards fame and fortune when an ailing composer needs a singer to perform his work. Read More »
Sing As We Go! (1934) Basil Dean, Gracie Fields, John Loder, Dorothy Hyson
When the textile mill closes, putting her out of work, Gracie finds herself experiencing all of the amusements of Blackpool. Read More »
Dandelion Dead (1994) Mike Hodges, Michael Kitchen, Sarah Miles, David Thewlis
This is a dramatisation of the true story of Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong Read More »
Look Up and Laugh (1935) Basil Dean, Gracie Fields, Vivien Leigh, Douglas Wakefield
Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain. Read More »
Hold Back the Night (1999) Philip Davis, Christine Tremarco, Stuart Sinclair Blyth, Sheila Hancock
A young woman joins a group of protesters trying to stop the construction of a highway Read More »
Queen of Hearts (1936) Monty Banks, Gracie Fields, John Loder, Enid Stamp-Taylor
An ordinary working class seamstress who is mistaken as a rich patron of the arts. Read More »
11’09”01 – September 11 (2002) Youssef Chahine, Amos Gitai, Maryam Karimi, Mohamad Dolati, Agelem Habibi
Eleven directors from 11 countries each contribute an 11-minute short reflecting on the events of 11 September 2001. Read More »
The Secret of Stamboul (1936) Andrew Marton, Valerie Hobson, James Mason, Frank Vosper
The British agent Larry travels to Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey in order to thwart a revolution. Read More »
Sailor of the King (1953) Roy Boulting, Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Wendy Hiller
The HMS Aylesbury is sunk by the the German raider Essen. Only two men survive and are rescued by the damaged German ship. Read More »