Now Barabbas

Now Barabbas 1949

6.50

A prison governor deals with a variety of different prisoners, including a charming murderer.

1949

Where's Charley?

Where's Charley? 1952

10.00

Musical version of the comedy, "Charley's Aunt," by Brandon Thomas. As part of a simple enough ruse, a Cambridge student poses as his aunt but his scheme goes wrong, first when someone falls for the aunt, and then when the real aunt turns up.

1952

The Good Old Days

The Good Old Days 1939

1

1840 - Max Miller and a troupe of artistes come to perform at a tavern, which is not licensed for such performances. A rival tavern informs the police and they have to pay a heavy fine. However, they find the money by rescuing a boy and getting the reward.

1939

Transatlantic Trouble

Transatlantic Trouble 1937

1

Max Miller plays a boxer's manager who fails to get fights for his simple-minded boxer. The manager sets up a scene in an American nightclub whereby his fighter gets the chance to knock down the reigning champion. The ruse fails to get the fighter a job but a female acquaintance of the champion takes a fancy to his opponent. The plot develops aboard a ship back to England.

1937

Father and Son

Father and Son 1935

1

A bank clerk takes the blame for a theft which he believes was committed by his ex-convict father.

1935

The Girl in Possession

The Girl in Possession 1934

1

An American woman is fooled into thinking that she is the heiress to an estate in England.

1934

Gypsy

Gypsy 1936

1

Gypsy dancer Hassina falls in love with lion tamer Brazil and travels to London to find him. Brazil is supposedly working at the Crystal Palace, but he is not there when Hassina arrives. After fainting from lack of food, Hassina is taken into the home of wealthy middle-aged bachelor Alan Brooks, who falls in love with her.

1936

The Viper

The Viper 1938

1

Crime comedy sequel to The Vulture (1937). Amateur sleuth, Cedric Gull, takes on another case.

1938

The Singing Cop

The Singing Cop 1938

1

“Spy comedy with operatic background.” - BFI.

1938

Faithful

Faithful 1936

1

A musical drama about two pupils from a provincial music conservatory who elope, marry, and move to London to try their luck. The husband becomes a singer in a nightclub, and is soon targeted by a predatory socialite. They start an affair, the wife finds out about it and decides to leave her husband, until matters are smoothed over by a third-party who wishes the couple well.

1936

The Windmill

The Windmill 1937

1

The German adopted-daughter of a Belgian innkeeper is threatened with internment by him if she reveals to the British billetees that he is a spy. However, she is in love with one of them and helps them.

1937

Twelve Good Men

Twelve Good Men 1936

1

A convicted killer escapes and seeks revenge on the jurors who put him in prison. He kills two of them and the rest end up hiding in the large home of another juror, an actor. It is the actor who saves them from the murderous fugitive.

1936

Someday

Someday 1935

1

“Curley Blake is a lift operator in a block of flats. He is in love with Emily, the cleaning girl. When Emily returns from a stay in hospital, Curley arranges to treat her to dinner in one of the flats. Unfortunately, the owner returns early.” - Steve Crook.

1935

Flight from Folly

Flight from Folly 1945

1

An out of work show girl poses as a nurse and undertakes the job of looking after Clinton Clay, a composer and playboy, jilted by his Russian wife. She stands up to his tantrums and supersedes his wife in his affections.

1945

Dangerous Medicine

Dangerous Medicine 1938

1

After a young girl is jailed for a murder she didn't commit, a doctor helps her escape to capture the real killer and clear her name.

1938

A Glimpse of Paradise

A Glimpse of Paradise 1935

1

“Ex-convict saves his estranged daughter from a blackmailer.” - BFI.

1935

Thistledown

Thistledown 1938

1

The Viennese bride of a Scottish peer is driven away by suspicion and unfriendliness from his family. Famous, she buys the estate and her husband returns to be reconciled with her and the son of whom he never knew.

1938

Fair Exchange

Fair Exchange 1936

1

“Criminologist stages the theft of a picture to thwart his son's ambitions to be a detective.” - BFI.

1936