Virginia Winter

Man on the Run (1949)

An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Huntington
CAST:  Joan Hopkins  •  Derek Farr  •  Edward Chapman  •  Laurence Harvey

An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Huntington
CAST:  Joan Hopkins  •  Derek Farr  •  Edward Chapman  •  Laurence Harvey

Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)

Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the town of Hayhoe, England is expecting a visit from the Prime Minister. The "almost" is because of Dan Dance (Eddie Byrne), an old rogue who would rather drink and philosophize than work. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Eddie Byrne  •  Jane Barrett  •  Robert Brown  •  Sid James

Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the town of Hayhoe, England is expecting a visit from the Prime Minister. The "almost" is because of Dan Dance (Eddie Byrne), an old rogue who would rather drink and philosophize than work. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Eddie Byrne  •  Jane Barrett  •  Robert Brown  •  Sid James

Brighton Rock (1948)

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Boulting
CAST:  Richard Attenborough  •  Hermione Baddeley  •  William Hartnell  •  Nigel Stock

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Boulting
CAST:  Richard Attenborough  •  Hermione Baddeley  •  William Hartnell  •  Nigel Stock