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- DirectorMario ZampiStarsArthur WontnerClifford EvansHoward Marion-CrawfordWWI thriller set on the Austro-Russian front: a long distance gun helps ward off an enemy attack until a traitor among 13 soldiers signals the whereabouts of the battery.
- DirectorJack RaymondStarsRuth ChattertonPierre BlancharFrank CellierThe love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's rise to power and their eventual divorce.
- DirectorJack ConwayStarsRobert TaylorVivien LeighLionel BarrymoreA brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsBud FlanaganChesney AllenJimmy NervoAlf discovers that one of the buttons on his uniform is made from the metal of Aladdin's lamp. When he cleans it a genie appears.
- DirectorOswald MitchellStarsBilly BennettKathleen HarrisonGibb McLaughlinA night watchman is mistaken for a wealthy financier.
- DirectorNorman LeeStarsTommy TrinderLinden TraversEdmund BreonA young man lets his flat to an engaged couple and misunderstandings ensue.
- DirectorRedd DavisStarsJohn LoderNoel MadisonBelle ChrystallProfessor Grayson is working on anti-gas formula and Dr. Klee whose peace propaganda masks other interests means to obtain it.
- DirectorHerbert SmithStarsVic OliverIrene WareFinlay CurrieDown on his luck theatrical agent Ollie Rose escorts rich American Wyngold on a tour of the British songwriting business.
- DirectorLawrence HuntingtonStarsJohn WarwickJohn LongdenKathleen KellyNick plans to go to Canada after being released from prison, but his old gang will not share out the loot from their last job.
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsJohn LodgeMargaret LockwoodHugh WilliamsA 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.
- DirectorWalter WestStarsBarry LupinoMabel PoultonFlorence LeroyA boarding house, where you follow the lives of the people living there, and how the staff try their very best to keep everyone happy. A charming movie , I will watch it again.
- DirectorRené ClairStarsJack BuchananMaurice ChevalierJune KnightTwo small-time song-and-dance men come up with what they believe is a surefire publicity stunt, guaranteed to keep their names in the public eye: One of them will "disappear" in what looks like a murder, and the other will be convicted of the crime. Then the "dead man" will suddenly show up at his partner's murder trial. Unfortunately, things don't quite go as planned. For one thing, no one seems to care that the "dead man" is missing; also, he's mistaken for the leader of a Balkan revolutionary group and kidnapped by the other side.
- DirectorEdward GodalStarsAnthony WyckhamRobb WiltonDavy Burnaby
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsJessie MatthewsMichael RedgraveNoel MadisonWealthy young man Nicky (Sir Michael Redgrave) pretends to be poor to be close to model Diana (Jesse Matthews) though he's nearly engaged to aristocrat Lady Constance (Margaret Vyner).
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsWill HayMoore MarriottGraham MoffattA disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals. Believing he is being sent to a school rather than a prison, he celebrates accordingly only to find that his drunkenness accidently lands him on the wrong side of the prison bars. The Governorship is eventually restored to him, and he sets about popularising himself amongst the convicts by turning a blind eye to their shady dealings.
- DirectorAlbert de CourvilleStarsTom WallsLilli PalmerNoel MadisonJack Drake,a man with a hundred faces and in reality a modern-day Robin Hood known only as Crackerjack, thrills all England with his exploits of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. As a guest at a society party "Crackerjack" steals some valuable pearls, and the next day learns there has also been a hold-up at the party and a man killed. and Scotland Yard considers Crackerjack to be the leader of the killer-gang, and he realizes that someone is using his name to cover their own crimes. And sets out to prove it without having to disclose who he really is.
- DirectorArthur B. WoodsStarsElizabeth AllanCyril RitchardEdmund BreonWhen a young girl is jailed for a murder she didn't commit, a doctor helps her escape to capture the real killer and clear her name.
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsEliot MakehamNancy O'NeilIan Colin
- DirectorDavid MacDonaldStarsEmlyn WilliamsSara SeegarHugh WilliamsDead Men Tell No Tales is a 1938 British thriller film directed by David MacDonald and starring Emlyn Williams, Sara Seegar and Hugh Williams. It is based on the 1935 novel The Norwich Victims by Francis Beeding. The film was made at Welwyn Studios. (Wikipedia)
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsFrank FoxPatricia MedinaHal WaltersA reporter on a transatlantic cruise finds himself accused of the theft of valuable stamps. Knowing that he didn't do it, he sets out to find the real thief, but isn't prepared for what he discovers.
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsGeorge CarneyGus McNaughtonMolly Hamley-CliffordA comedy thriller about rival cement manufacturers, Sam Miller (Gorge Carney) and Joe Hicks Gus McNaughton), who bury their long-standing differences and dislike of each other, in order to get the better of some confidence trickster, but not without some difficulty.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsMax MillerChili BouchierH.F. MaltbyA cleaner salesman finds himself campaigning for both sides in an election.
- DirectorRoy KellinoStarsHal GordonDorothy DewhurstClaire Arnold
- DirectorArthur B. WoodsStarsGene GerrardLesley BrookRoss Landon
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsWill HayEdgar KennedyDavid BurnsDr Twist has to pose on a liner as a famous professor and is asked to tutor Bernie, the son of a millionaire. To avoid awkward US immigration questions, Twist enlists the help of a gangster to smuggle him into the country. But two rival gangs plan to kidnap Bernie - and Twist becomes, er, twisted up!
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsJune ClydeHugh WilliamsLouise HamptonA young English Lord pretends to be a farmer in order to teach an American young woman some manners.
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsClaude HulbertWinifred ShotterGina MaloThe impoverished Lord Cavender (Claude Humbert) woos a phony heiress, Mabel Van Morgan (Gina Malo), only to find that his secretary Mary (Winifred Shotter), whom he really loves, is a genuine heiress. His Lordship does quickly and truly regret.
- DirectorThornton FreelandStarsStanley LupinoFred EmneyBarbara BlairA businessman's attempts to save a failing newspaper are the excuse for some comic antics, romances involving three different blondes, and four musical numbers.
- DirectorHerbert BrenonStarsOtto KrugerDiana ChurchillPhillips HolmesThree girls arrive at a stuffy English public school and cause all sorts of problems with both the staff and pupils.
- DirectorAnthony KimminsStarsGeorge FormbyKay WalshBetty StockfeldGeorge plays an aspiring news photographer that gets pictures by way of a spy camera in his bow tie. Comic confusion and chases arise from his inadvertently taking blackmail-able snaps of an important editor,and on-ice confrontations with his figure-skating love interest's jealous boyfriend, including in the middle of a professional hockey match.
- DirectorHerbert SmithStarsSandy PowellNorah HowardFelix AylmerSandy Powell accepts a horse as settlement for a bad debt, but when he tries it out on the racecourse it starts doing circus tricks, so Sandy and his horse join the circus for a new life together.
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsBruce SetonGoogie WithersIan Fleming
- DirectorJohn Paddy CarstairsStarsPatrick BarrMargaret VynerDerek GorstA British nurse working in war-torn Shanghai has to rely on her estranged but still jealous husband, a surgeon, to save the life of the man she loves.
- DirectorHarry O'DonovanStarsJimmy O'DeaMyrette MorvenJ.H. EdwinBilly Brannigan, a mechanic, has some difficulties and problems when he gets mixed up with the police looking for a jewel thief. An identical suitcase used by Billy and the thief cause most of the troubles.
- DirectorAnthony KimminsStarsGeorge FormbyPolly WardJack HobbsA case of mistaken identity leads to accident-prone George Brown (George Formby) entering the Royal Air Force and falling in love with the Sergeant Major's daughter.
- DirectorGene GerrardStarsClaude HulbertLesley BrookMax Leeds
- DirectorGeorge KingStarsJohn WarwickNancy BurneRalph MichaelAdapted from the novel by Elizabeth Craik it tells the story of John Halifax who, despite humble beginnings, becomes a highly respected local businessman. As partner in a mill he weathers the turbulent economic times of the early 1800s.
- DirectorPaul L. SteinStarsFelix AylmerDavid BurnsJeanne De CasalisThe story of the rivalry between a jewelry salesman and a woman doing business in Europe and South America.
- DirectorReginald DenhamStarsJack HulbertGenevieve TobinNoel MadisonKate is secretary to Lord Flamborough. But she is also leader of a criminal gang. Can Mike Pemberton catch her red-handed?
- DirectorMonty BanksStarsGracie FieldsRoger LiveseyMary MaguireEntertainer quits a crooked London theater and sets up her troupe on her uncle's farm. A famous musician joins the group and helps them get a legitimate booking.
- DirectorWalter FordeStarsBert AmbroseEvelyn DallHarry RichmanA millionaire in London falls for a poor girl with a great singing voice, but his gold-digging past girlfriend tries her best to ruin the relationship.
- DirectorJohn Paddy CarstairsStarsMarjorie BrowneHal ThompsonMarjorie SandfordA talented lass from Lancashire appears in a nightly show, hoping to be discovered.
- DirectorNorman WalkerStarsNeal ArdenJosephine WilsonGeorge HayesMulti-part dramatization of the life of St. Paul.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsGordon HarkerJohn LodgeSally Gray
- DirectorOswald MitchellStarsNora SwinburneRichard AinleyTalbot O'FarrellAn actress willingly sacrifices her career to marry a scientist and have a daughter. But she cannot resist the call of the footlights and she goes back to the boards. Her husband then divorces her.
- DirectorOswald MitchellStarsBinkie StuartTalbot O'FarrellJane WelshA little girl runs away from the cruel aunt she lives with and helps an organ-grinder catch a gang of thieves.
- DirectorNorman LeeStarsGeoffrey TooneClifford EvansJohn WoodSecret information that might foil an enemy invasion is entrusted to a Naval commander alone.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsClaude HulbertReginald PurdellBarbara GreeneA cavalryman invents a supercharger for tanks, but soon finds out that spies are out to steal it.
- DirectorThomas BentleyStarsSophie StewartPatrick BarrPhyllis Dare
- DirectorDavid MacDonaldStarsRichard GooldenVic OliverFabia Drake"There is a crisis in suburban politics because of a store magnate's plans to build a warehouse on the site of the local allotments. Mr and Mrs Penny lead the local outcry against such vandalism and Mr Penny, as usual, blunders into trouble with innocent folly." From British ABC TV listing July 28 1957.
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsEliot MakehamSybil GroveDinah Sheridan
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsJack HobbsBruce SetonMarjorie Taylor
- DirectorHarry HughesStarsRene RayNiall MacGinnisJerry Verno
- DirectorNorman LeeStarsGibb McLaughlinSara SeegarPeter Murray-HillMr. J.G. Reeder is called in by the Bank of England to investigate a gang of forgers. Reeder enlists the aid of a younger man, Capt. Johnnie Gray, to infiltrate the gang by going undercover in Dartmoor jail.
- DirectorArthur B. WoodsStarsRichard 'Skeets' GallagherJames StephensonChili BouchierA news correspondent and his photographer, on assignment in a country on the edge of revolution, identifies an attractive woman on a snap shot as the companion of a notorious illegal arms dealer, who has recently been reported as having committed suicide while on the run from agents wishing to track him down.
- DirectorAlbert ParkerStarsBarry JonesJessica TandyEvelyn AnkersAfter a wealthy woman is killed, her extended family all fall under suspicion of murder.
- DirectorAlex BryceStarsBinkie StuartTom BurkePhillip ReedAn Irishman leaves to make his fortune in America, in the mean time, a custody battle arises over a talented little girl between one sister that loves her and another who only seeks the money offered to care for her.
- DirectorThomas BentleyStarsEmlyn WilliamsLeonora CorbettLesley BrookA couple, married for seven years, face temptations when obliged to spend a night apart for the first time.
- DirectorJack RaymondStarsGordon HarkerLeslie PerrinsIrene Ware
- DirectorAlbert de CourvilleStarsAlbert BurdonMary LawsonBernard NedellA nerdy scientist comes up with a formula that turns him into a strongman.
- DirectorMarcel VarnelStarsWill HayMoore MarriottGraham MoffattIn this British comedy, a professor travels up river in Africa to open schools. But his new pupils are not receptive and when the commander of the local base succumbs to malaria, he takes on his duties too. Aided by the crew of the boat he arrived on he starts collecting taxes from the locals!
- DirectorTom WallsStarsTom WallsEva MooreCecil Parker
- DirectorOswald MitchellStarsArthur LucanKitty McShaneJerry VernoMrs. Riley and her daughter Kitty go to Paris, and get involved with spies.
- DirectorWidgey R. NewmanStarsWally PatchJoe HaymanVi Kaley
- DirectorRobert StevensonStarsWill FyffeJohn LoderMargaret LockwoodA story about Cumbrian shepherds and their skilled sheepdogs. Grumpy old McAdam with aggressive Black Wull and civilized David Moore with educated Owd Bob compete to win the sheepdogs's cup. David also tries to win McAdam's daughter's heart.
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsEdmund GwennBetty DriverJimmy O'DeaA Liverpool tug boat captain finds he's won a fortune on the penny pools and it changes his life. However, after giving up his job and throwing a large expensive party, he discovers that he may not really have won after all.
- StarsSyd Crossley
- DirectorWalter SummersStarsJohn LodgeJudy KellyJoan Marion
- DirectorBrian Desmond HurstStarsCorinne LuchaireEdna BestBarry K. BarnesSuzanne, Renee, Nina and Marta all hate being in prison, being slapped and treated badly, and so all the girls are trying to escape. Madame Appel just causes chaos all the time, with her harsh manners. When Yvonne with her free-thinking ways is put in charge of the school for misbehaving girls, and asks them to tell her their complaints, they don't believe her at first. Yvonne is in love and about to marry the establishment's doctor, and it does not help that one teenage girl falls for him - and is corresponded. It's a hard life for the girls, and for the new female warden.
- DirectorAnthony AsquithLeslie HowardStarsLeslie HowardWendy HillerWilfrid LawsonA phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.
- DirectorHarold D. SchusterStarsJohn LodgeJudy KellyKenneth Kent
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsGordon HarkerHartley PowerRene RayThe former partner of a master criminal turns himself in to Scotland Yard. The criminal, a master of disguise, plots to kill his partner, but must first get through the wall of security Scotland Yard has thrown around him.
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsLeslie PerrinsDorothy BoydAnthony HollesA chef squabbles with his hotel maître de as to who deserves credit for the success of their restaurant, then decides to open up his own place in competition, across the street, and invites poor people from the neighborhood to fill it up.
- DirectorSonnie HaleStarsJessie MatthewsBarry MacKayJack WhitingA young orphan woman and a young man were brought up together. She is a 'genius' dancer and he is a 'genius' stockbroker. They both realise their potential. After, they realise they are in love and decide to return to the sailing life.
- StarsRoddy McDowall
- DirectorNorman LeeStarsDave WillisPat KirkwoodTommy TrinderDave Smalley buys a lost Archaeopteryx fossil by accident at an auction and uses the reward money for this to buy a share in his landlady's lodging- house. She turns him into an exploited man-of-all-work about the house, but after a lady guest persuades him that he resembles Napoleon he becomes convinced that he is a born leader and mounts a takeover bid to reverse their roles.
- DirectorRandall FayeStarsJack MelfordBilly MersonToni Edgar-Bruce
- DirectorTom WallsStarsTom WallsJane BaxterVeronica RoseA newly-married couple runs into difficulty when the wife refuses to obey her husband.
- DirectorAlbert ParkerStarsFrank FoxEvelyn AnkersFrank Allenby
- DirectorGeorge KingStarsGeorge CurzonTod SlaughterGreta GyntSexton Blake and Tinker foil criminal plot connected with the Tongs, and master-minded by "famous stamp collector" and millionaire.
- DirectorGeorge KingStarsMarie WrightBetty Ann DaviesMarjorie TaylorA dear, kind little old lady who runs a local sweet shop inherits a sizable fortune, and some local villains become determined to trick her out of it, in this short melodrama starring Marie Wright and Marjorie Taylor, based on a story by Evadne Price.
- DirectorHerbert WilcoxStarsAnna NeagleAnton WalbrookC. Aubrey SmithPicking up where Victoria the Great (1937) left off, this sequel to the 1937 film has Anna Neagle return to the role of Queen Victoria in another colorful account of the revered British monarch's reign. This film offers a stellar chronicle of Victoria's relationship with Prince Albert (Anton Walbrook) as well as the political and military upheavals that characterized her time as Queen.
- DirectorGeorge PalLethargic British air pilots are revived by "Horlick's Milk" to defeat the "Sky Pirates". Combo of intricately animated aerobatic dogfights where planes take on animal characteristics. One of Pal's most unique conceptions © Arnold Leibovit
- DirectorVictor SavilleStarsEdna BestRalph RichardsonEdmund GwennWinifred Holtby realised that local government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda, but the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance. She built her story around six people working for a typical county council. Beneath the lives of the public servants runs the thread of their personal drama. The story tells how a public life affects the private life; and how a man's personal sufferings make him what he is in public. Corruption, intrigue and romance in a Yorkshire setting where country squire whose wife is in a mental hospital becomes attracted to a crusading local schoolmistress.