Michael Hankinson

Movies

Tyneside Story
Producer
A dramatised account produced for the Ministry of Information of the re-opening during World War Two of the Tyneside shipyards closed down during the Depression.
Dig for Victory
Director
During the Second World War, getting the most from your little plot of land was crucial. This film, produced by the Ministry of Agriculture in 1941, explains how to prepare an area of ground for growing your veg, and shows why not having space is simply no excuse.
Dartmouth: The Royal Naval College
Director
A tour of the Dartmouth Royal Naval College, showing the education and shaping of young men into members of the Royal Navy.
Take a Chance
Editor
Comedy about Bookmakers and punters and their interest in the horse Take A Chance
Command Performance
Editor
Command Performance
Screenplay
Dusty Ermine
Adaptation
A forger returns to his family when he leaves jail vowing to go straight. Although approached by an international counterfeiting gang he keeps his word only to find his nephew is in the Swiss Alps helping the crooks. He sets off to try and put a stop to things, but with Scotland Yard also hot-footing it to the resort his problems are just beginning. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
The Scarab Murder Case
Director
One of a series of murder mysteries featuring the character Philo Vance. A Lost Movie
Chick
Director
The hall porter at an Oxbridge College inherits an Earldom and enjoys a series of adventures.
Ten Minute Alibi
Writer
Derwent dreams up an unbreakable alibi for a murder. Once the crime is attempted, it then falls to Pember and Brace of Scotland Yard to sort things out.
Hyde Park Corner
Editor
A dead man's curse on a London party house seems to echo from 1780 to 1936.
The Broken Melody
Writer
A composer goes to Devil's Island for killing his wife's lover, then writes an opera about it.
Crime on the Hill
Editor
In this murder mystery, Vicar Casson looks into the poisoning of a wealthy man. He soon finds that the man they convicted, the fiance of the rich man's niece, was innocent.
Bitter Sweet
Editor
A young girl falls in love with a young conductor in Vienna, and they marry. However, their marriage is threatened by a wealthy man.....
The Flag Lieutenant
Editor
A Lieutenant is wrongly accused of cowardice
Good Night, Vienna
Editor
Max is an Austrian officer in the army and son of a highly placed general. His father wants him to marry a Countess but he has fallen in love with Vicki. Attending a party given in his honour, they are informed that war has broken out. Max writes a note to Vicki and goes off to war. Unfortunately the note is lost. Some time after the war, Max is just a shoe shop assistant while Vicki is now a famous singer. They meet and at first she snubs him but then falls in love with him again
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
Editor
A husband who listens to jazz instead of mopping the floor is brained with a mop by his wife; he dreams he's King of Jazzmania, a land of soapsuds where Louis Armstrong performs 'I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You' and 'Shine'.
The Bells
Editor
Mathias, an Alsatian innkeeper, murders a rich Pole staying at his inn. However, Mathias' conscience will not let him rest, and the murdered man's spirit drives the innkeeper nearly mad. The victim's brother calls for an inquest and brings with him a sideshow hypnotist, who is supposedly able to read minds. Mathias, as burgomaster, is called upon to conduct the inquest, but under the intuitive eye of the hypnotist cannot resist torment of his own conscience.
Every Day
Experimental documentary focusing on a day in the life of city workers, featuring montage sequences and repetition to emphasise the monotony of routine office work.
Teeth of the Wind
Director
A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the international co-ordination involved in dealing with a locust plague.