Grand National Night (1953)
Género : Crimen, Suspense
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 20M
Director : Bob McNaught
Sinopsis
The story of a husband's implication in his wife's death, his stupid disposal of her body and the police enquiry which almost embroils him in a murder charge.
A cockney lad pretends to be a Lord in order to woo a South American princess
Ealing comedy starring music hall star George Formby. An eager newspaper reporter (Formby) goes undercover to expose a gang of counterfeiters. Posing as a wrestler and waiter in his investigative efforts, George proves a greater menace to public order than the criminals he is chasing.
Intrigue and smuggling in the English Channel.
La bonita y atolondrada Barbara Olmstead llega a Ciudad de México para casarse con su novio, un militar. Pero él ha sufrido un retraso y ella se ve obligada a buscarse un lugar para alojarse. Poco después, Phil, el novio, llega y empieza a buscarla. Posteriores complicaciones harán que David Flanner, el atribulado cónsul americano en la ciudad que intenta ayudar a Barbara (y que también tiene una impaciente novia de quien ocuparse), se vea metido en un embrollo de mil demonios.
The mental breakdown of a guilt-ridden man provides the drama in this fascinating psychological profile starring Richard Attenborough as a scientist who can't live with himself after he accidently kills the brother of his fiancee.
Meet Me Tonight was the American title for the British-filmed Tonight at 8:30, adapted from the Noel Coward stage production of the same name.
A struggling singer and his band befriend an heiress who, against the wishes of her father, is searching for the lover who she has been forbidden to see and with whom she is hoping to elope.
Four teen-aged Teds are persuaded to form a rock group and undertake the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme to keep them out of trouble.
A GI deserter frames a girl for killing a blackmailer, and holds her captive while seeking gems.
Marjory gana un premio de belleza en su ciudad y se encuentra desfilando como lady Godiva, aunque no del todo. Acaba compitiendo para el título mundial en Londres.
Routine tests on a traffic accident victim lead to shocking discoveries when the man's blood is found to be unidentifiable and x-rays reveal a disc embedded in his brain. His fabulous tale of being an escaped prisoner from an alien spaceship takes a turn for the sinister when the hospital staff realise that they're under a state of siege...
Obligado por las circunstancias, el ganadero Jim Redfern emprende el camino que conduce al Cariboo, donde espera encontrar el oro del que habla todo el mundo. En su viaje se enfrentará a atracos, emboscadas, ataques de los indios, pero, sobre todo, tendrá que vérselas con el todopoderoso Frank Walsh, dueño y señor del territorio. (FILMAFFINITY)
Roger y Libby son un matrimonio feliz que se traslada a vivir a Tennesee. Poco después de su llegada, Libby conoce a Will, un hombre casado, y entre ambos surge una atracción irrefrenable que mantienen en secreto. El descubrimiento de su relación por parte del hijo de Will y una serie de acontecimientos dramáticos los obligarán a replantearse la situación.
Durante la retirada británica, David Holland se refugia en una tribu beduina y se casa con la hija del jeque. No obstante, muere cuando intenta reunirse con su regimiento. (FILMAFFINITY)
Henry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his invitation to participate in life that never arrived: until he discovers a medical formula developed by a dead uncle, which claimed to turn 'a man of timid disposition into a bold, fearless dragon'. Taking a draught of the elixir Henry is transformed into suave, sophisticated and highly desirable Teddy Hyde. Armed with his new persona, Teddy is ready to face the world; but is Henry ready for the consequences?
Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.
An insurance man discovers his ex-girlfriend and her husband's art-forgery/arson scam.
Cuenta la historia de siete mujeres británicas de clase alta que deciden ayudar durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.
Una banda de delincuentes juveniles se dedica a atracar ancianas, pero uno de ellos empieza a cometer delitos cada vez más graves.