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A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

Charles Crichton

London gangster George Thomason has masterminded the perfect jewel robbery, which he is about to put into action with his henchman Ken Pile, an animal-lover with a crippling stutter, and a pair of Americans - Wanda Gerschwitz and Otto West. The latter pretend to be brother and sister but are in fact lovers who intend to double-cross George and Ken after the robbery... [More...]

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

John Landis

David Kessler and Jack Goodman are two American college backpackers who decide to make a tour of Europe. Where better to begin than the bleak, soggy Yorkshire moors? As night falls, they enter an inn named The Slaughtered Lamb, hoping for rest and refreshment. Instead, they receive a deathly cold reception from a sinister collection of locals who, not liking foreign folk, drive them away with a warning not to stray on the moors... [More...]

The Anniversary (1968)

Roy Ward Baker

Mrs Taggart runs her late husband’s house building business with an iron hand and an implacable ruthlessness, and she manages her three grown-up sons in much the same way. But the worms are beginning to turn and a showdown is due - on the date on which the Taggart family comes together to celebrate the redoubtable matriarch’s wedding anniversary... [More...]

Ask a Policeman (1938)

Marcel Varnel

Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot is proud of the fact that since his arrival in the tranquil coastal village of Turnbotham Round, over a decade ago, not one crime has been committed. Unfortunately, the Chief Constable sees things differently and concludes that because the villagers are so law-abiding there is no reason to keep the police station open... [More...]

Beat the Devil (1953)

John Huston

Billy Dannreuther and his wife Maria are on their way to make their fortune in Africa, but are held up in an Italian port whilst their steamboat undergoes some repair work. Here, they meet an eccentric English couple, Harry and Gwendolen Chelm, and a strange foursome led by a man named Peterson. It gradually becomes apparent that they all have one thing in common – to secure the rights to land that is reputed to be rich in uranium ore... [More...]

The Belles of St. Trinian’s (1954)

Frank Launder

The Sultan of Makyad has decided that his daughter Fatima should be brought up as a respectable English lady and so sends her to St Trinian’s, a boarding school for girls in Barchester. What the Sultan does not know is that St Trinian’s is the scourge of the county, its wild brood of skirted monsters instilling fear amongst local shop owners whilst driving the Minister of Education into the arms of the men in white coats... [More...]

Blithe Spirit (1945)

David Lean

To gather material for his next book, writer Charles Condomine invites a local mystic, Madame Arcati, to hold a séance at his house, in the presence of his wife Ruth and two guests. Sceptical of Arcati’s powers, Charles is surprised when the image of his dead wife Elvira appears before him... [More...]

Blue Murder at St. Trinian’s (1957)

Frank Launder

With headmistress Miss Fritton taking leave at her Majesty’s pleasure, St Trinian’s has descended into a state of total anarchy. Not even the British army is equipped to maintain order until a replacement head teacher is found. As his schoolgirl chums battle it out against the hopelessly ill-prepared soldiers, Flash Harry pays a visit to an Italian prince, hoping to sell one of the more attractive sixth formers through his illicit marriage brokering agency... [More...]

Boys Will Be Boys (1935)

William Beaudine

Dr Alexander Smart is hopeful that a letter of recommendation from his present employer, the Governor of Blackstone Prison, will secure him the post of headmaster at Narkover School. The Governor, however, has other ideas and writes him a far from flattering testimonial. Ex-convict Faker Brown persuades Smart to swap this letter for one which he had earlier dictated, and, by this minor subterfuge, Smart does indeed get the job... [More...]

Brothers in Law (1957)

Roy Boulting

Roger Thursby is a recently graduated barrister who is desperately keen to make his mark on the legal profession. Alas, it isn’t long before his initial optimism begins to wane as it becomes apparent that winning his first briefs is no east matter. Even when the distinguished Kendall Grimes takes him on as a pupil, Roger still hasn’t any success... [More...]

Carry on Cleo (1964)

Gerald Thomas

Hengist Pod and Horsa are two Ancient Britons who enjoy a peaceful life between hunting the odd Brontosaurus and knocking out the occasional labour-saving invention, such as the square wheel. Then the Romans arrive and, with a bit of gratuitous Veni, Vidi, Vici, start mucking everything up, acting as if they owned the place... [More...]

Carry on Doctor (1967)

Gerald Thomas

Immediately after giving a lecture in which he argues that medical treatment would be unnecessary if everyone thought positively, Francis Bigger falls off the stage and breaks his coccyx. He is rushed to hospital and finds himself in a ward that is occupied by some of the strangest characters he has ever met... [More...]

Carry on Nurse (1959)

Gerald Thomas

Ted York and Bernie Bishop are the latest admissions to a men’s ward in a busy London hospital, the former a reporter with appendicitis, the latter a boxer with a fractured hand. Their ward brothers include Oliver Reckitt, an aspiring nuclear physicist, Percy Hickson, who fell off a scaffold, and Jack Bell, a man whose bunion is ruining his love life... [More...]

Carry On Screaming (1966)

Gerald Thomas

Something sinister is afoot in Edwardian England. One misty evening, a young couple, Albert and Doris, are disturbed whilst courting in Hocombe Woods. As Albert goes to investigate, Doris is carried off by a huge lumbering monster. Known to his friends as Oddbod, the creature leaves behind a clue, one of his hairy fingers... [More...]

Carry on Sergeant (1958)

Gerald Thomas

For the past six years, Sergeant Grimshaw has dreamed of turning out a champion platoon at his army training camp. So far the dream had eluded him, but this time, his last opportunity before he retires, he is certain he will succeed. Then he sees his latest National Service intake and his heart sinks... [More...]

Carry on Spying (1964)

Gerald Thomas

When a top secret formula is stolen from a government laboratory, the British secret services hastily set about recovering it. They have just 36 hours before it falls into the hands of the evil Dr Crow, the leader of a criminal organisation known as STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans)... [More...]

Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)

Gerald Thomas

1895, the height of the British Raj in India. The Khyber Pass, gateway to the East, is guarded by the 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment of her Majesty Queen Victoria, who has been on the throne longer than anyone can remember (thanks to the kebabs). The locals, including the scheming Randy Lal, the Khasi of Khalabar, resent the British occupation and dream of driving them from their country... [More...]

The Chain (1984)

Jack Gold

A black teenager can hardly wait to leave his two-up, two-down terraced home in Hackney and move into a new flat with his girlfriend, although his puritanical mum isn’t too pleased. Still, she can always take in a lodger... A young couple are about to put their first foot on the property lady; she wants to start a family but he wonders where he is going to find the money to pay the mortgage... [More...]

Convict 99 (1938)

Marcel Varnel

Having been booted out of the school where he was headmaster, Dr Benjamin Twist goes for an interview for a job at another school. By a quirk of fate, he goes to the wrong interview and ends up being appointed governor of a prison for hardened criminals. Dr Twist’s arrival at the prison coincides with a full-scale riot in which one of the prisoners manages to escape... [More...]

Dance of the Vampires (1967)

Roman Polanski

After a long journey across Eastern Europe, Professor Abronsius and his faithful apprentice Alfred finally succeed in finding solid evidence for the existence of vampires. In the snowy mountains of Transylvania, they come across a remote inn which is decorated with garlic and where the locals live in fear of some unseen evil presence... [More...]

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