Charles Saynor

The Man in the White Suit (1951)

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Mackendrick
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Joan Greenwood  •  Cecil Parker  •  Michael Gough

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Mackendrick
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Joan Greenwood  •  Cecil Parker  •  Michael Gough

Lease of Life (1954)

The parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider his life so far and what he can still do to help the community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Frend
CAST:  Robert Donat  •  Kay Walsh  •  Denholm Elliott  •  Adrienne Corri

The parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider his life so far and what he can still do to help the community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Frend
CAST:  Robert Donat  •  Kay Walsh  •  Denholm Elliott  •  Adrienne Corri

Blackmailed (1951)

A blackmailer is murdered, and those who witnessed the scene agree to keep quiet; the complication is that the scene is also witnessed by a young artist, a victim of blackmail as well. (BFI Website)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Allégret
CAST:  Mai Zetterling  •  Fay Compton  •  Dirk Bogarde  •  Robert Flemyng

A blackmailer is murdered, and those who witnessed the scene agree to keep quiet; the complication is that the scene is also witnessed by a young artist, a victim of blackmail as well. (BFI Website)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Allégret
CAST:  Mai Zetterling  •  Fay Compton  •  Dirk Bogarde  •  Robert Flemyng

The Franchise Affair (1951)

An English country lawyer weighs the case of a schoolgirl who claims she was kidnapped by two women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Huntington
CAST:  Michael Denison  •  Dulcie Gray  •  Anthony Nicholls  •  Marjorie Fielding

An English country lawyer weighs the case of a schoolgirl who claims she was kidnapped by two women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Huntington
CAST:  Michael Denison  •  Dulcie Gray  •  Anthony Nicholls  •  Marjorie Fielding

Blanche Fury (1948)

Penniless governess Blanche Fullerton takes a job at the estate of her rich relations, the Fury family. To better her position in life, Blanche marries her dull cousin, Laurence Fury, with whom she has a daughter. But before long, boredom sets in, and Blanche ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Allégret
CAST:  Valerie Hobson  •  Stewart Granger  •  Michael Gough  •  Walter Fitzgerald

Penniless governess Blanche Fullerton takes a job at the estate of her rich relations, the Fury family. To better her position in life, Blanche marries her dull cousin, Laurence Fury, with whom she has a daughter. But before long, boredom sets in, and Blanche ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Allégret
CAST:  Valerie Hobson  •  Stewart Granger  •  Michael Gough  •  Walter Fitzgerald

An Inspector Calls (1954)

Based on a famous stage play and set in the year 1912, an upper crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  Alastair Sim  •  Jane Wenham  •  Brian Worth  •  Eileen Moore

Based on a famous stage play and set in the year 1912, an upper crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  Alastair Sim  •  Jane Wenham  •  Brian Worth  •  Eileen Moore

The Weak and the Wicked (1954)

Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Lee Thompson
CAST:  Glynis Johns  •  Diana Dors  •  John Gregson  •  Olive Sloane

Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Lee Thompson
CAST:  Glynis Johns  •  Diana Dors  •  John Gregson  •  Olive Sloane

A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)

Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr. Kandinsky, who likes to tell Joe stories. When Kandinsky informs Joe that a unicorn can grant wishes, the hopeful lad ends up buying a baby ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carol Reed
CAST:  Celia Johnson  •  Diana Dors  •  David Kossoff  •  Joe Robinson

Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr. Kandinsky, who likes to tell Joe stories. When Kandinsky informs Joe that a unicorn can grant wishes, the hopeful lad ends up buying a baby ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carol Reed
CAST:  Celia Johnson  •  Diana Dors  •  David Kossoff  •  Joe Robinson

The Secret of the Forest (1956)

Two children dig up an old Viking treasure ship and become involved with crooks who have buried their loot on the site. Specially made for children.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darcy Conyers
CAST:  Kit Terrington  •  Jacqueline Cox  •  Barry Knight  •  Vincent Ball

Two children dig up an old Viking treasure ship and become involved with crooks who have buried their loot on the site. Specially made for children.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darcy Conyers
CAST:  Kit Terrington  •  Jacqueline Cox  •  Barry Knight  •  Vincent Ball