Mervyn Johns

Scrooge

Brian Desmond Hurst

Alastair Sim, Mervyn Johns

Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman; until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.

Pride and Prejudice

Michael Barry

Allan Jeayes, Barbara Everest

Went the Day Well?

Alberto Cavalcanti

Leslie Banks, Mervyn Johns

The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion. Once the villagers discover the true identity of the troops, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis plans.

Dead of Night

Basil Dearden, Charles Crichton

Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.

The Guv'nor

Milton Rosmer

George Arliss, Gene Gerrard

The Guv'nor (released in the U.S. as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy film starring George Arliss as a tramp who rides a series of misunderstandings and becomes the president of a bank.

Quartet

Ralph Smart, Harold French

W. Somerset Maugham, Basil Radford

Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."

Moby Dick

John Huston

Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart

In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service abroad the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.

Never Let Go

John Guillermin

Richard Todd, Peter Sellers

John Cummings, an unsuccessful cosmetics salesman, has his unpaid-for car stolen by one of the hoods in the employ of Lionel Meadows, the sadistic organizer of a London car conversion racket. The car was not insured, and since the police appear indifferent to his plight, Cummings decides to find it himself -- and gets himself involved in an underworld battle.

The Magic Box

John Boulting

Robert Donat, Margaret Johnston

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.

A Jolly Bad Fellow

Don Chaffey

Leo McKern, Janet Munro

An English professor decides that there are too many useless people in the world and invents a gas that will kill them off. But first they'll at least have a good laugh.

The Captive Heart

Basil Dearden

Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson

A series of stories about the lives and loves of nine men in a Prisoner of War Camp over five years. Location shooting in the British occupied part of Germany adds believability. The main story is of Hasek (Redgrave) a Czech soldier who needs to keep his identity a secret from the Nazis, to do this he poses as a dead English Officer and corresponds with the man's wife. Upon liberation they meet and decide to continue their lives together. The other inmates' stories are revealed episodically.

My Learned Friend

Basil Dearden, Will Hay

Will Hay, Claude Hulbert

An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the list, and co-opts Claude Hulbert to try and stop him from meeting a grisly end.

Saloon Bar

Walter Forde

Gordon Harker, Elizabeth Allan

A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.

No Love for Johnnie

Ralph Thomas

Peter Finch, Stanley Holloway

Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with his life and his personal as well as professional problems tower up over him. His desires to win the next election are endangered by his constant looking for love and he is faced with the choice of giving up a career in politics or giving up the woman he loves.

1984

Michael Anderson

Edmond O'Brien, Jan Sterling

Член внешней Партии Уинстон Смит пытается противостоять самой Партии, нечеловечески жестокому тоталитарному режиму. Он и его возлюбленная Джулия надеются на то, что Сопротивление — тайная организация, противостоящая режиму, или пролы (пролетариат) сумеют уничтожить Партию хоть в далёком будущем.

The Devil's Disciple

Guy Hamilton

Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas

In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local minister Rev. Anthony Anderson and arrested by the British. Dick discovers himself incapable of accusing another human to suffer and continues to masquerade as the reverend.