James Robertson Justice

William Hartnell

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Herbert Lom

Appointment with Crime

Appointment with Crime (1946)

James Mason

Mervyn Johns

Finlay Currie

Far into the Night

Far into the Night (1943)

Kenneth Williams

Hattie Jacques

Charles Hawtrey

Sergeant Grimshaw wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Servicemen. But what a motley bunch they turn out to be, and it's up to Grimshaw to put the no-hopers through their paces.—Simon N. McIntosh-Smith

Carry on Sergeant

Carry on Sergeant (1958)

Richard Attenborough

Hermione Baddeley

Nigel Stock

Pinkie's a small-town hood whose gang runs Brighton race course racket. When Pinkie murders a journalist whom he believes responsible for the death of a fellow gang-member. Ida Arnold, who was with the man just before he died, sets out to find the truth. —measham

Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock (1948)

Peter Sellers

Jean Seberg

Leo McKern

The Duchy of Grand Fenwick, the smallest country in the world, is nestled in the French Alps. Being as isolated as it is, its life is a throwback to olden days. It is a happy, peace-loving country. Its economy solely rests on export of its only wine, Pinot Grand Fenwick, to the US. When a California vintner starts producing and selling a knock-off of the Pinot Grand Fenwick at a lower price, the Grand Fenwick economy goes into a crisis situation, the country on the brink of bankruptcy. Three protests to the US go largely unanswered. Grand Fenwick's Prime Minister, Rupert of Mountjoy, believes the solution is to declare war on the US, and promptly lose the war in less than a day with no casualties on either side, after which the US, which it has historically done, will provide vast financial aide to rebuild the country. Grand Fenwick's monarch, the Grand Duchess Gloriana XII, ultimately supports this concept. The plan is to send an official declaration of war to the US, have a small ...

The Mouse That Roared

The Mouse That Roared (1959)

Margaret Leighton

Celia Johnson

Denholm Elliott

A heartwarming tale of an English minister and his family reunited at Christmas time. Their story includes a remembrance of their World War II trials.

The Holly and the Ivy

The Holly and the Ivy (1952)

Jean Simmons

Stewart Granger

To his Victorian London friends, Stephen Lowry is a heartbroken widower. Only his housemaid Lily knows that far from dying of gastroenteritis his wife was slowly poisoned by her husband - information she is happy to use to improve her position in the household and to make sure she stays close to Stephen. As his own prospects improve with a business partnership and a romance more of his own class, Stephen decides that Lily must go. Unfortunately for him, his first attempt gives her even more of a hold over him. —J-26

Footsteps in the Fog

Footsteps in the Fog (1955)

Peter Ustinov

Walter Gotell

A bumbling teacher turns out to be the double of a German general. He is flown into Germany to impersonate the general and cause chaos and hilarity in a Hitler Youth college.

The Goose Steps Out

The Goose Steps Out (1942)

Cyril Cusack

Dan O'Herlihy

The leader of an Irish separatist group's, been hiding in the house of Kathleen and her mother, planning a robbery which would give his group the money needed to continue its activities. But the robbery fails, and Johnny's wounded. Immediately a man hunt's launched, and both the police - and Kathleen go in search of Johnny, but for different reasons.

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out (1947)

Richard Harris

Jack Watson

Anton Rodgers

In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver. Machin lodges with Mrs Hammond, whose husband was killed in an accident at Weaver's, but his impulsive and angry nature stop him from being able to reach her as he would like. He becomes increasingly frustrated with his situation, and this is not helped by the more straightforward enticements of Mrs Weaver.

This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life (1963)

David Niven

Stanley Holloway

A group of draftees are called up into the infantry during World War II. At first, they appear to be a hopeless bunch, but their Sergeant and Lieutenant have faith in them and mould them into a good team. When they go into action in North Africa, they realize what it's all about.

The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead (1944)

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