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The Entertainer (1960)

Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Richardson
CAST:  Laurence Olivier  •  Brenda De Banzie  •  Roger Livesey  •  Joan Plowright

Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Richardson
CAST:  Laurence Olivier  •  Brenda De Banzie  •  Roger Livesey  •  Joan Plowright

H.M.S. Defiant (1962)

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Dirk Bogarde  •  Maurice Denham  •  Anthony Quayle

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Dirk Bogarde  •  Maurice Denham  •  Anthony Quayle

To Dorothy, a Son (1954)

Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband doesn't have any male heirs on the way, else he gets the cash. She journies from New York to England, and finally tracks him down with his heavily pregnant new wife. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muriel Box
CAST:  Shelley Winters  •  Peggy Cummins  •  John Gregson  •  Wilfrid Hyde-White

Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband doesn't have any male heirs on the way, else he gets the cash. She journies from New York to England, and finally tracks him down with his heavily pregnant new wife. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muriel Box
CAST:  Shelley Winters  •  Peggy Cummins  •  John Gregson  •  Wilfrid Hyde-White

They Can't Hang Me (1955)

A murderer hopes to escape his death sentence by identifying the leaders of a spy ring.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Val Guest
CAST:  Terence Morgan  •  Yolande Donlan  •  Anthony Oliver  •  André Morell

A murderer hopes to escape his death sentence by identifying the leaders of a spy ring.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Val Guest
CAST:  Terence Morgan  •  Yolande Donlan  •  Anthony Oliver  •  André Morell

Waterfront (1950)

When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Robert Newton  •  Kathleen Harrison  •  Avis Scott  •  Susan Shaw

When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Robert Newton  •  Kathleen Harrison  •  Avis Scott  •  Susan Shaw

Eyewitness (1956)

When she has a fight, with her husband, Lucy runs out of the house, and into a night of terror. She heads for the local cinema, and in doing so, becomes the only eyewitness to a couple of crooks, who are robbing the cinema's safe. In her haste to escape the thieves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muriel Box
CAST:  Donald Sinden  •  Muriel Pavlow  •  Belinda Lee  •  Michael Craig

When she has a fight, with her husband, Lucy runs out of the house, and into a night of terror. She heads for the local cinema, and in doing so, becomes the only eyewitness to a couple of crooks, who are robbing the cinema's safe. In her haste to escape the thieves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muriel Box
CAST:  Donald Sinden  •  Muriel Pavlow  •  Belinda Lee  •  Michael Craig

For Members Only (1960)

Action-packed

A somewhat prudish young lady inherits a nudist camp. She wants to shut it down, but is persuaded by its members to give the place a look before she takes any action. She agrees, and while touring the camp finds herself attracted to one of the patrons. The trouble ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramsey Herrington
CAST:  Shelly Martin  •  Brian Cobby  •  Anthony Oliver  •  Natalie Lynn

A somewhat prudish young lady inherits a nudist camp. She wants to shut it down, but is persuaded by its members to give the place a look before she takes any action. She agrees, and while touring the camp finds herself attracted to one of the patrons. The trouble ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramsey Herrington
CAST:  Shelly Martin  •  Brian Cobby  •  Anthony Oliver  •  Natalie Lynn

Street Corner (1953)

London policewomen handle rescues and larceny as they go about their work in Chelsea.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muriel Box
CAST:  Anne Crawford  •  Peggy Cummins  •  Rosamund John  •  Terence Morgan

London policewomen handle rescues and larceny as they go about their work in Chelsea.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muriel Box
CAST:  Anne Crawford  •  Peggy Cummins  •  Rosamund John  •  Terence Morgan

Checkpoint (1956)

Stanley Baker's O'Donovan is sent to steal the plans of a rival company's racing car designs, to ensure his employers win the competition. However, when opening a safe containing the plans, he triggers an alarm leading to a gun battle where he kills a number of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Anthony Steel  •  Odile Versois  •  Stanley Baker  •  James Robertson Justice

Stanley Baker's O'Donovan is sent to steal the plans of a rival company's racing car designs, to ensure his employers win the competition. However, when opening a safe containing the plans, he triggers an alarm leading to a gun battle where he kills a number of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Anthony Steel  •  Odile Versois  •  Stanley Baker  •  James Robertson Justice

Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)

A factory worke quits his job to become a motorcycle racer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Lee
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  Bonar Colleano  •  Bill Owen  •  Renée Asherson

A factory worke quits his job to become a motorcycle racer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Lee
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  Bonar Colleano  •  Bill Owen  •  Renée Asherson

The Magnet (1950)

A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Frend
CAST:  Stephen Murray  •  Kay Walsh  •  James Fox  •  Meredith Edwards

A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Frend
CAST:  Stephen Murray  •  Kay Walsh  •  James Fox  •  Meredith Edwards

Mad About Men (1954)

Flirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is well until she falls in love with a human.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Glynis Johns  •  Donald Sinden  •  Anne Crawford  •  Margaret Rutherford

Flirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is well until she falls in love with a human.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Glynis Johns  •  Donald Sinden  •  Anne Crawford  •  Margaret Rutherford

Emergency Call (1952)

A 5-year-old child is diagnosed with leukaemia and has only days to live. Her only hope is a blood transfusion, but her blood type is extremely rare, so the race is on to find the donors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Jack Warner  •  Anthony Steel  •  Joy Shelton  •  Sid James

A 5-year-old child is diagnosed with leukaemia and has only days to live. Her only hope is a blood transfusion, but her blood type is extremely rare, so the race is on to find the donors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Jack Warner  •  Anthony Steel  •  Joy Shelton  •  Sid James

Cosh Boy (1953)

Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous when their behavior escalates to larger crimes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  James Kenney  •  Joan Collins  •  Betty Ann Davies  •  Robert Ayres

Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous when their behavior escalates to larger crimes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  James Kenney  •  Joan Collins  •  Betty Ann Davies  •  Robert Ayres

Lost (1956)

U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that their 18-month-old son, Simon, has disappeared in London. He was last seen with their nanny, and the couple seemingly have no leads that might help police Detective Craig ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Green
CAST:  David Farrar  •  David Knight  •  Julia Arnall  •  Anthony Oliver

U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that their 18-month-old son, Simon, has disappeared in London. He was last seen with their nanny, and the couple seemingly have no leads that might help police Detective Craig ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Green
CAST:  David Farrar  •  David Knight  •  Julia Arnall  •  Anthony Oliver

The Runaway Bus (1953)

When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving London Airport, a group of passengers are put on a bus driven by Percy Lamb to drive to another airport. The fog is that heavy Percy doesn't know where he is going or that he is carrying stolen gold bullion that the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Val Guest
CAST:  Frankie Howerd  •  Margaret Rutherford  •  Petula Clark  •  George Coulouris

When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving London Airport, a group of passengers are put on a bus driven by Percy Lamb to drive to another airport. The fog is that heavy Percy doesn't know where he is going or that he is carrying stolen gold bullion that the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Val Guest
CAST:  Frankie Howerd  •  Margaret Rutherford  •  Petula Clark  •  George Coulouris

Danger by My Side (1962)

A girl tracks down the gang who had her detective brother killed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Saunders
CAST:  Anthony Oliver  •  Maureen Connell  •  Alan Tilvern  •  Bill Nagy

A girl tracks down the gang who had her detective brother killed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Saunders
CAST:  Anthony Oliver  •  Maureen Connell  •  Alan Tilvern  •  Bill Nagy

Crossroads to Crime (1960)

Crossroads to Crime is about the investigations of a police constable (Anthony Oliver) who, working undercover without support from his colleagues, confronts and brings down a gang of vehicle hi-jackers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerry Anderson
CAST:  Anthony Oliver  •  David Graham  •  George Murcell  •  Victor Maddern

Crossroads to Crime is about the investigations of a police constable (Anthony Oliver) who, working undercover without support from his colleagues, confronts and brings down a gang of vehicle hi-jackers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerry Anderson
CAST:  Anthony Oliver  •  David Graham  •  George Murcell  •  Victor Maddern

Out of the Fog (1962)

Scotland Yard is thrown into an uproar when a mad killer begins knocking off beautiful young blondes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Montgomery Tully
CAST:  David Sumner  •  Susan Travers  •  James Hayter  •  Jack Watson

Scotland Yard is thrown into an uproar when a mad killer begins knocking off beautiful young blondes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Montgomery Tully
CAST:  David Sumner  •  Susan Travers  •  James Hayter  •  Jack Watson

Suicide Mission (1954)

A group of Norwegians cross the North Sea in winter to deliver Allied soldiers and ammunition to their Nazi-occupied country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Forlong
CAST:  Leif Larsen  •  Palmar Bjørnøy  •  Anthony Oliver  •  Johannes Kalve

A group of Norwegians cross the North Sea in winter to deliver Allied soldiers and ammunition to their Nazi-occupied country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Forlong
CAST:  Leif Larsen  •  Palmar Bjørnøy  •  Anthony Oliver  •  Johannes Kalve
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