Adventure in Blackmail
Low-key British comedy starring Clive Brook as a successful playwright who is sued for breach of promise by a mysterious beauty he claims not to know.
Rush Hour
The British government tries to persuade people not to clog up the wartime (World War II) public transportation system by keeping its use to a minimum during “rush hour”.
The Front Line
The world’s press gather at Dover, England awaiting a threatened German attack.
Welfare of the Workers
Riding High
Popular comedian Claude Dampier is seen at his best here, as he disrupts the sedate peace of Victorian England in his attempt to help a village blacksmith win both a…
Poison Pen
The Saint in London
A Gentleman’s Gentleman
Homes for Workers
This celebratory 1939 film, sponsored by a local gas company and introduced by LH Keay, architect and director of housing in Liverpool, is an enthusiastic overview of the slum-clearance programme…
Lassie from Lancashire
Struggling young actress Jenny (Marjorie Browne) joins her dad (Mark Daly) when he moves into Aunt Hetty’s (Elsie Wagstaff) boarding house. Aunt Hetty overworks them, but Jenny is lucky enough…
North Sea
Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.
Trade Tattoo
Trade Tattoo went even further than Rainbow Dance in its manipulation of the Gasparcolor process. The original black and white footage consisted of outtakes from GPO Film Unit documentaries such…
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Queen of Hearts
Scotland Yard Commands
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
It is England in the 1830s. London’s dockside is teeming with ships and sailors who have made their fortune in foreign lands. Sweeney Todd, a Fleet Street barber, awaits the…