Max Bygraves

Tom Brown's Schooldays

Gordon Parry

John Howard Davies, Robert Newton

When Tom Brown arrives at Rugby boarding school, he’s mercilessly tormented by the school’s evil bully Flashman. With the help of his friend East, plucky Brown devises a plan to get back at Flashman; in the meantime, he’s asked to look out for a timid new student, whose life is accidentally put in peril during a school race.

Spare the Rod

Leslie Norman

Max Bygraves, Geoffrey Keen

It is London in the year 1960 and John Saunders enthusiastically begins his new teaching career at a tough slum-area school. His class are bored pupils in their last term before leaving. Will he handle the grave problems that lie ahead?

A Cry from the Streets

Lewis Gilbert

Barbara Murray, Colin Petersen

Bittersweet story about London's unwanted children and the good people trying to help them. Ann is a social worker, while Bill is an electrician whose contract with the local care home introduces him to the children and Ann. Events start to escalate out of control when a child takes possession of a loaded gun.

Charley Moon

Guy Hamilton

Max Bygraves, Dennis Price

A new career opens for Charley Moon when, during his army service, he is detailed to appear in a unit concert. In doing so, he becomes friendly with Harold Armytage, a peacetime actor of the old school. Hearing that Charley has no job to go to when demobilized, Armytage suggests they team up as stage comics. Things are not easy; jobs are few and far between, and when they can be found they are in the tattiest of theatres, but Charley gains the experience he needs. They then decide to try their luck in London.

Harmony Lane

Lewis Gilbert

Svetlana Beriosova, Dora Bryan

The first British 3D short, this delightful 27 minute short is like spending a night at the Palladium with several variety acts. They include dancing by the Jack Billings Trio; a song by the Beverley Sisters; "Swan Lake" by Svetlana Beriosova and David Paltenghi of the Sadler's Wells Ballet; precision dancing by The Television Toppers and a comedy routine with Dora Bryan and Max Bygraves.

Bobbikins

Robert Day

Shirley Jones, Max Bygraves

Shirley Jones and Max Bygraves portray parents of the title character, an infant who talks like an adult.

Bless 'em all

Robert Jordan Hill

Hal Monty, Max Bygraves

AWOL for more than half a century, but now back on parade, this cheery army comedy is a showcase for variety star Hal Monty and a young Max Bygraves. Missing in action for many years, this raucous comedy of army life, which looks back on the latter days of WWII, is a slam-bang showcase for the boisterous variety antics of comedian Hal Monty, seen here in his heyday performing rough and ready slapstick sketches aplenty. He’s accompanied by regular foil Les Ritchie, as his uptight sergeant, and comical crooner Max Bygraves, in his screen debut.

All at Sea

Hal Monty, Max Bygraves

Comic short starring Hal Monty and Max Bygraves as two sailors on leave. Hal tries his hand at boxing, but gets more than he bargained for.

The Nitwits on Parade

Robert Jordan Hill

Max Bygraves

Floorshow from the Club Zanzibar, compered by Max Bygraves. Features fabulous slapstick comic band ‘The Nitwits’, led by Sid Millward which later found fame and fortune in Las Vegas. Bygraves' second film following his debut in’ ‘Bless ‘em All’. Initially running for 42 minutes, the original exhibited version of this film has been lost. The 24 minute version represents all known existing footage.