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British cinema: 1950s
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
Arthur Lubin
London, in the early 1900s. When she discovers that her employer, Stephen Lowry, poisoned his wife, housemaid Lily Watkins soon turns the situation to her advantage...
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Arthur Lubin
Genevieve (1953)
Henry Cornelius
Barrister Alan McKim has two passions in his life - his devoted wife Wendy and his 1904 Darracq roadster, Genevieve - and it isn't obvious which he loves most...
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Henry Cornelius
Gideon's Day (1958)
John Ford
A day in the life of George Gideon, a family man and redoubtable chief inspector at Scotland Yard. The day starts badly, with Gideon collecting a summons for a minor parking offence from an over-enthusiastic bobby, P.C...
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John Ford
The Good Die Young (1954)
Lewis Gilbert
Four men, all law abiding citizens, decide to rob a mail van. Mike is a retired boxer who is unable to find work after having had his hand amputated...
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Lewis Gilbert
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
Frank Launder
On his return to civilian life after the war, Richard Tassell arrives to take up his new post as English master at Nutbourne College, a small private school for boys...
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Frank Launder
The Heart of the Matter (1953)
George More O'Ferrall
During WWII, Major Harry Scobie is an assistant police commissioner based in Sierra Leone. He carries out his duties diligently and isn't greatly upset when he is passed over for promotion... [More...]
George More O'Ferrall
During WWII, Major Harry Scobie is an assistant police commissioner based in Sierra Leone. He carries out his duties diligently and isn't greatly upset when he is passed over for promotion... [More...]
Hobson's Choice (1954)
David Lean
In the 1880s, Henry Horatio Hobson manages both his Salford boot shop and his three daughters with an iron hand. One day, he declares it is high time he found husbands for his two younger daughters, Alice and Vicky... [More...]
David Lean
In the 1880s, Henry Horatio Hobson manages both his Salford boot shop and his three daughters with an iron hand. One day, he declares it is high time he found husbands for his two younger daughters, Alice and Vicky... [More...]
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
Terence Fisher
When Sir Charles Baskerville dies in mysterious circumstances one evening, his friend Dr Mortimer is convinced that he is the latest victim of an old family curse... [More...]
Terence Fisher
When Sir Charles Baskerville dies in mysterious circumstances one evening, his friend Dr Mortimer is convinced that he is the latest victim of an old family curse... [More...]
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
John Guillermin
England, 1944. The German High Command are apprised of the Allies' intention to launch a full-scale invasion of France but remain in the dark as to where the attack will commence... [More...]
John Guillermin
England, 1944. The German High Command are apprised of the Allies' intention to launch a full-scale invasion of France but remain in the dark as to where the attack will commence... [More...]
I'm All Right Jack (1959)
John Boulting
Stanley Windrush is an enthusiastic upper crust Englishman who, having completed his stint in the army and at Oxford, is eager to make his mark on the world... [More...]
John Boulting
Stanley Windrush is an enthusiastic upper crust Englishman who, having completed his stint in the army and at Oxford, is eager to make his mark on the world... [More...]
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
J. Lee Thompson
Tobruk, 1942. With German forces encroaching further into North Africa, a battle-weary English officer, Captain Anson, is ordered to escort two nurses, Diana Murdoch and Denise Norton, to the British lines in Alexandria... [More...]
J. Lee Thompson
Tobruk, 1942. With German forces encroaching further into North Africa, a battle-weary English officer, Captain Anson, is ordered to escort two nurses, Diana Murdoch and Denise Norton, to the British lines in Alexandria... [More...]
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Anthony Asquith
Algernon Moncrieff is surprised when he discovers that his dear friend, Mr Worthing, is apparently leading a double life... [More...]
Anthony Asquith
Algernon Moncrieff is surprised when he discovers that his dear friend, Mr Worthing, is apparently leading a double life... [More...]
Indiscreet (1958)
Stanley Donen
On her return to London, the world-renowned actress Anna Kalman appears disillusioned with love, certain that she will never find a man who will engage both her heart and her intellect... [More...]
Stanley Donen
On her return to London, the world-renowned actress Anna Kalman appears disillusioned with love, certain that she will never find a man who will engage both her heart and her intellect... [More...]
The Key (1958)
Carol Reed
In 1941, David Ross, an American sergeant serving in the Canadian army, is reassigned to command a Royal Navy tugboat, whose purpose is to drag stricken cargo vessels to shore... [More...]
Carol Reed
In 1941, David Ross, an American sergeant serving in the Canadian army, is reassigned to command a Royal Navy tugboat, whose purpose is to drag stricken cargo vessels to shore... [More...]
The Ladykillers (1955)
Alexander Mackendrick
Old Mrs Wilberforce is delighted when she finds a respectable-looking gentleman to rent one of the rooms in her dilapidated London guesthouse... [More...]
Alexander Mackendrick
Old Mrs Wilberforce is delighted when she finds a respectable-looking gentleman to rent one of the rooms in her dilapidated London guesthouse... [More...]
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
Mario Zampi
When Henry Russell, a renowned practical joker, dies, he leaves his entire estate to his four surviving relatives. They will each inherit £50,000, providing they fulfil the terms specified in the dead man's will... [More...]
Mario Zampi
When Henry Russell, a renowned practical joker, dies, he leaves his entire estate to his four surviving relatives. They will each inherit £50,000, providing they fulfil the terms specified in the dead man's will... [More...]
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Charles Crichton
For twenty years, Henry Holland has been an unassuming bank employee overseeing the delivery of gold bullion. Although he has a reputation for scrupulous honesty, he has been secretly concocting a plan to steal the gold so he can enjoy a comfortable retirement... [More...]
Charles Crichton
For twenty years, Henry Holland has been an unassuming bank employee overseeing the delivery of gold bullion. Although he has a reputation for scrupulous honesty, he has been secretly concocting a plan to steal the gold so he can enjoy a comfortable retirement... [More...]
Look Back in Anger (1958)
Tony Richardson
Jimmy Porter, a disillusioned university graduate, lives with his wife Alison and friend Cliff in a cramped Midlands apartment... [More...]
Tony Richardson
Jimmy Porter, a disillusioned university graduate, lives with his wife Alison and friend Cliff in a cramped Midlands apartment... [More...]
The Maggie (1954)
Alexander Mackendrick
Calvin B. Marshall is a wealthy American businessman who is desperate to have his personal property transported to his holiday retreat on a remote Scottish island... [More...]
Alexander Mackendrick
Calvin B. Marshall is a wealthy American businessman who is desperate to have his personal property transported to his holiday retreat on a remote Scottish island... [More...]
The Magic Box (1951)
John Boulting
In 1921, an elderly William Friese-Greene visits his estranged wife Edith and tries to persuade her to come back and live with him... [More...]
John Boulting
In 1921, an elderly William Friese-Greene visits his estranged wife Edith and tries to persuade her to come back and live with him... [More...]
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Alexander Mackendrick
Since graduating from Cambridge, Sidney Stratton has become obsessed with his idea of inventing an indestructible fibre, one which will revolutionise the clothes manufacturing industry... [More...]
Alexander Mackendrick
Since graduating from Cambridge, Sidney Stratton has become obsessed with his idea of inventing an indestructible fibre, one which will revolutionise the clothes manufacturing industry... [More...]
Monsieur Ripois (1954)
René Clément
André Ripois is a young Frenchman who cannot help seducing attractive English women. He is drawn to them like a moth to the flame, the victim of a fatal attraction that will doubtless be his downfall one day... [More...]
René Clément
André Ripois is a young Frenchman who cannot help seducing attractive English women. He is drawn to them like a moth to the flame, the victim of a fatal attraction that will doubtless be his downfall one day... [More...]
The Naked Truth (1957)
Mario Zampi
Nigel Dennis is the proprietor of the magazine The Naked Truth in which he exposes the sordid private lives of well-known celebrities... [More...]
Mario Zampi
Nigel Dennis is the proprietor of the magazine The Naked Truth in which he exposes the sordid private lives of well-known celebrities... [More...]
Night and the City (1950)
Jules Dassin
An American living in London, Harry Fabian is a small-time con artist with big-time ambitions. So far his dreams of getting rich quick have led him nowhere and without his ex-girlfriend Mary to bail him out when things go wrong he would have ended up as food for river rats long ago... [More...]
Jules Dassin
An American living in London, Harry Fabian is a small-time con artist with big-time ambitions. So far his dreams of getting rich quick have led him nowhere and without his ex-girlfriend Mary to bail him out when things go wrong he would have ended up as food for river rats long ago... [More...]
Night of the Demon (1957)
Jacques Tourneur
Dr John Holden, an American psychologist specialising in the paranormal, arrives in England to attend a convention on the Occult... [More...]
Jacques Tourneur
Dr John Holden, an American psychologist specialising in the paranormal, arrives in England to attend a convention on the Occult... [More...]
Odette (1950)
Herbert Wilcox
In the early years of WWII, Odette Sansom, an ordinary French woman living in England, is recruited by the Special Operations department of the War Office to work as an agent in Nazi-occupied France... [More...]
Herbert Wilcox
In the early years of WWII, Odette Sansom, an ordinary French woman living in England, is recruited by the Special Operations department of the War Office to work as an agent in Nazi-occupied France... [More...]
Our Man in Havana (1959)
Carol Reed
Jim Wormold is a modest vacuum cleaner salesman in Cuba, just a few years before the revolution. He attracts the attention of fellow Englishman Hawthorne, who invites him to work for the British secret service... [More...]
Carol Reed
Jim Wormold is a modest vacuum cleaner salesman in Cuba, just a few years before the revolution. He attracts the attention of fellow Englishman Hawthorne, who invites him to work for the British secret service... [More...]
Private's Progress (1956)
John Boulting
In 1941, Stanley Windrush has his university studies interrupted when he is conscripted into the British army. Because of his aristocratic background, Windrush is considered officer material, but when he fails to get past an officer selection board, he ends up being posted to a holding unit, under the command of the hard-to-please Major Hitchcock... [More...]
John Boulting
In 1941, Stanley Windrush has his university studies interrupted when he is conscripted into the British army. Because of his aristocratic background, Windrush is considered officer material, but when he fails to get past an officer selection board, he ends up being posted to a holding unit, under the command of the hard-to-please Major Hitchcock... [More...]
Quatermass 2 (1957)
Val Guest
Professor Bernard Quatermass's ambition to build a colony on the Moon appears to be thwarted as government funds are diverted to other projects... [More...]
Val Guest
Professor Bernard Quatermass's ambition to build a colony on the Moon appears to be thwarted as government funds are diverted to other projects... [More...]
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Val Guest
Professor Bernard Quatermass is both excited and concerned when a rocket that he designed and launched crash-lands in the south of England... [More...]
Val Guest
Professor Bernard Quatermass is both excited and concerned when a rocket that he designed and launched crash-lands in the south of England... [More...]