Vincent Holman

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The Ladykillers (1955)

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Mackendrick
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Cecil Parker  •  Herbert Lom  •  Peter Sellers

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Mackendrick
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Cecil Parker  •  Herbert Lom  •  Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Powell  •  Emeric Pressburger
CAST:  Roger Livesey  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Adolf Wohlbrück  •  Roland Culver

General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Powell  •  Emeric Pressburger
CAST:  Roger Livesey  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Adolf Wohlbrück  •  Roland Culver

The Wicked Lady (1945)

A married woman finds new thrills as a masked robber on the highways.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Arliss
CAST:  Margaret Lockwood  •  James Mason  •  Patricia Roc  •  Griffith Jones

A married woman finds new thrills as a masked robber on the highways.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Arliss
CAST:  Margaret Lockwood  •  James Mason  •  Patricia Roc  •  Griffith Jones

The Goose Steps Out (1942)

Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to obtain the plans of a new secret weapon, causing chaos in a Hitler Youth school in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dearden  •  Will Hay
CAST:  Will Hay  •  Frank Pettingell  •  Julien Mitchell  •  Charles Hawtrey

Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to obtain the plans of a new secret weapon, causing chaos in a Hitler Youth school in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dearden  •  Will Hay
CAST:  Will Hay  •  Frank Pettingell  •  Julien Mitchell  •  Charles Hawtrey

'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Howard
CAST:  Leslie Howard  •  Francis L. Sullivan  •  Mary Morris  •  Hugh McDermott

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Howard
CAST:  Leslie Howard  •  Francis L. Sullivan  •  Mary Morris  •  Hugh McDermott

Perfect Strangers (1945)

After World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Korda
CAST:  Robert Donat  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Glynis Johns  •  Ann Todd

After World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Korda
CAST:  Robert Donat  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Glynis Johns  •  Ann Todd

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)

During a charity football match between Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses and dies. Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and declares it was murder. It takes all his ingenuity and another death before the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thorold Dickinson
CAST:  Leslie Banks  •  Greta Gynt  •  Ian McLean  •  Liane Linden

During a charity football match between Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses and dies. Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and declares it was murder. It takes all his ingenuity and another death before the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thorold Dickinson
CAST:  Leslie Banks  •  Greta Gynt  •  Ian McLean  •  Liane Linden

Waterloo Road (1945)

During WW2 a former railway employee who had been drafted, goes AWOL to hunt down the spiv and draft dodger who is having an affair with his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Gilliat
CAST:  John Mills  •  Stewart Granger  •  Alastair Sim  •  Joy Shelton

During WW2 a former railway employee who had been drafted, goes AWOL to hunt down the spiv and draft dodger who is having an affair with his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Gilliat
CAST:  John Mills  •  Stewart Granger  •  Alastair Sim  •  Joy Shelton

So Evil My Love (1948)

In the late 19th century, on board a ship sailing from Jamaica to England, Olivia Harwood, a recent widow, takes on the task of caring for several malaria patients, including Mark Bellis, a mysterious and tormented painter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Allen
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Ann Todd  •  Geraldine Fitzgerald  •  Leo G. Carroll

In the late 19th century, on board a ship sailing from Jamaica to England, Olivia Harwood, a recent widow, takes on the task of caring for several malaria patients, including Mark Bellis, a mysterious and tormented painter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Allen
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Ann Todd  •  Geraldine Fitzgerald  •  Leo G. Carroll

Cardboard Cavalier (1949)

Cardboard Cavalier is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sid Field, Margaret Lockwood and Jerry Desmonde.The film depicts a historical romance between Lord Lovelace and Nell Gwyne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Forde
CAST:  Sid Field  •  Margaret Lockwood  •  Jerry Desmonde  •  Jack McNaughton

Cardboard Cavalier is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sid Field, Margaret Lockwood and Jerry Desmonde.The film depicts a historical romance between Lord Lovelace and Nell Gwyne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Forde
CAST:  Sid Field  •  Margaret Lockwood  •  Jerry Desmonde  •  Jack McNaughton

Medal for the General (1944)

A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Elvey
CAST:  Godfrey Tearle  •  Jeanne De Casalis  •  John Laurie  •  Thorley Walters

A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Elvey
CAST:  Godfrey Tearle  •  Jeanne De Casalis  •  John Laurie  •  Thorley Walters

Somewhere on Leave (1943)

Private Randle (Frank Randle) and army pals, Privates Young (Dan Young) and Enoch (Robbie Vincent) are invited by Private Desmond (Pat McGrath) to spend some off-duty time at his stately home. Private Desmond is too busy courting an ATS girl (Antoinette Lupino) to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John E. Blakeley
CAST:  Frank Randle  •  Harry Korris  •  Dan Young  •  Robbie Vincent

Private Randle (Frank Randle) and army pals, Privates Young (Dan Young) and Enoch (Robbie Vincent) are invited by Private Desmond (Pat McGrath) to spend some off-duty time at his stately home. Private Desmond is too busy courting an ATS girl (Antoinette Lupino) to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John E. Blakeley
CAST:  Frank Randle  •  Harry Korris  •  Dan Young  •  Robbie Vincent

The Silent Passenger (1935)

A really well made British murder mystery from British Gaumont studios. Story opens with a dead body found in a trunk. Who's the cold-blooded killer?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Denham
CAST:  John Loder  •  Lilian Oldland  •  Donald Wolfit  •  Austin Trevor

A really well made British murder mystery from British Gaumont studios. Story opens with a dead body found in a trunk. Who's the cold-blooded killer?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Denham
CAST:  John Loder  •  Lilian Oldland  •  Donald Wolfit  •  Austin Trevor

Follow the Lady (1933)

A Frenchwoman attempts to blackmail a wealthy man...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adrian Brunel
CAST:  Marguerite Allan  •  William Hartnell  •  Marie Hemingway  •  D.A. Clarke-Smith

A Frenchwoman attempts to blackmail a wealthy man...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adrian Brunel
CAST:  Marguerite Allan  •  William Hartnell  •  Marie Hemingway  •  D.A. Clarke-Smith

The Shadow (1933)

A group of people in an old dark house are terrorized by a mysterious hooded figure dressed in black who proceeds to kill them off one by one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George A. Cooper
CAST:  Henry Kendall  •  Elizabeth Allan  •  Felix Aylmer  •  Jeanne Stuart

A group of people in an old dark house are terrorized by a mysterious hooded figure dressed in black who proceeds to kill them off one by one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George A. Cooper
CAST:  Henry Kendall  •  Elizabeth Allan  •  Felix Aylmer  •  Jeanne Stuart

The Agitator (1945)

The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie. Its plot follows a young mechanic who unexpectedly inherits the large firm where he works and tries to run it according to his socialist ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Harlow
CAST:  William Hartnell  •  Mary Morris  •  John Laurie  •  Moore Marriott

The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie. Its plot follows a young mechanic who unexpectedly inherits the large firm where he works and tries to run it according to his socialist ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Harlow
CAST:  William Hartnell  •  Mary Morris  •  John Laurie  •  Moore Marriott

Time Flies (1944)

The Professor (Felix Aylmer) is showing Susie (Evelyn Dall) around his time machine when it accidently takes off with Tommy (Tommy Handley) and Bill (George Moon) also on board. They are transported to Elizabethan England where they come across Walter Raleigh, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Forde
CAST:  Tommy Handley  •  Evelyn Dall  •  George Moon  •  Felix Aylmer

The Professor (Felix Aylmer) is showing Susie (Evelyn Dall) around his time machine when it accidently takes off with Tommy (Tommy Handley) and Bill (George Moon) also on board. They are transported to Elizabethan England where they come across Walter Raleigh, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Forde
CAST:  Tommy Handley  •  Evelyn Dall  •  George Moon  •  Felix Aylmer

Johnny Frenchman (1945)

The fisherman from a Cornish village have a friendly rivalry with the fishermen (and one formidable woman) from a French port. Then war comes and they must all rethink their petty differences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Frend
CAST:  Françoise Rosay  •  Tom Walls  •  Patricia Roc  •  Ralph Michael

The fisherman from a Cornish village have a friendly rivalry with the fishermen (and one formidable woman) from a French port. Then war comes and they must all rethink their petty differences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Frend
CAST:  Françoise Rosay  •  Tom Walls  •  Patricia Roc  •  Ralph Michael

Kate Plus Ten (1938)

Kate is secretary to Lord Flamborough. But she is also leader of a criminal gang. Can Mike Pemberton catch her red-handed?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Denham
CAST:  Jack Hulbert  •  Genevieve Tobin  •  Noel Madison  •  Francis L. Sullivan

Kate is secretary to Lord Flamborough. But she is also leader of a criminal gang. Can Mike Pemberton catch her red-handed?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Denham
CAST:  Jack Hulbert  •  Genevieve Tobin  •  Noel Madison  •  Francis L. Sullivan

The Three Maxims (1936)

The Three Maxims are trapeze artists Pat (Anna Neagle), Toni (Tuilio Carminati) and Mac (Leslie Banks). After spending most of their careers in the small time, the threesome finally get their big chance in Paris, at which point Mac realizes he's in love with Pat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Tullio Carminati  •  Leslie Banks  •  Arthur Finn

The Three Maxims are trapeze artists Pat (Anna Neagle), Toni (Tuilio Carminati) and Mac (Leslie Banks). After spending most of their careers in the small time, the threesome finally get their big chance in Paris, at which point Mac realizes he's in love with Pat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Tullio Carminati  •  Leslie Banks  •  Arthur Finn
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