Derby Day
Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. It cleverly blends dramatic, romantic and comic elements, including the woman and…
Happy Go Lovely
B.G. Bruno, a rich bachelor, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, is essentially a kind man but respectable to the point of stodginess and extreme stuffiness. An…
Frieda
A young German girl marries an Englishman and moves into his family’s household during the last days of World War II. The family and community have conflicting feelings about her…
The Leather Boys
Young, rebellious Englishwoman Dot escapes her dull family life by impulsively marrying bike mechanic Reggie. Their union, however, begins falling apart almost immediately, particularly after Reggie meets handsome young mod…
Train of Events
A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.
Highly Dangerous
A US newsman and a British entomologist spy on germ-warfare research in a mythical country.
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Marjory Clark wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself in a Festival of Britain procession as Lady Godiva – though not in the buff. This leads by…
The Magnet
A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.
The Prince and the Showgirl
A saucy American showgirl in London is wooed by a roving-eyed Duke, but his estranged son, the young King, interrupts their late supper with politics and angry accusations.
First Men in the Moon
According to the HG Wells story. The planet is thrilled when a space craft comprising a team composed of the planet’s astronauts lands on the moonthey believe for the very…