Harry Booth

PelĂ­culas

The Flying Sorcerer
Director
Going Dutch
Director
Scatterbrained but imaginative Robbie Henegouwen de Boer has only worked for a tour operator for two months, when a colleague is suddenly fired and he is tasked with showing an international coach party around. The newly-minted tour guide is faced with a plethora of problems...
Caring for History
Editor
A BAFTA award winning documentary investigating the work undertaken by the Ancient Monuments Division of the Department of the Environment in preserving the fabric of structures from Neolithic to Georgian.
Go for a Take
Writer
Two inept gamblers on the run from their debts and a gang of crooks find refuge in a film studio.
Go for a Take
Director
Two inept gamblers on the run from their debts and a gang of crooks find refuge in a film studio.
Mutiny on the Buses
Director
Bus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and daughter Olive. How, they wonder, will they ever manage without Stan's money coming in? Then Arthur is sacked, and Stan agrees to delay the wedding. Meanwhile, he hits on an idea: Arthur should learn to drive a bus. Somehow he does just that, and even gets a job. Stan then blackmails the Depot Manager into giving him the job of driver on the new money-making Special Tours Bus. A great idea ...if only the inspector hadn't taken Stan on his trial run to the Windsor Safari Park
Bachelor of Arts
Writer
An artist from Continental Europe arrives in England and proceeds to cause havoc.
Bachelor of Arts
Director
An artist from Continental Europe arrives in England and proceeds to cause havoc.
On the Buses
Director
Stan gets a little annoyed when his Mum and Sister keep buying expensive items on hire purchase, but the money he earns for overtime working as a bus driver means that he can afford it... just! His job is secure, as bus drivers are hard to come by, and his overtime prospects are good, until the bus company decide to revoke a long standing rule and employ women bus drivers. Aghast at the thought of
It's Not Cricket
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The Astronoughts
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Whizz converts an old boiler into a spaceship. However a scrap metal dealer has already bought it and hauls it away by crane with the Gang inside. Naturally enough they believe they are in outer space, and Dumbo takes a space walk.
The Magician
Director
The Gang engage Marvo the Magician for Peewee's birthday party, but unfortunately all his magic misfires, and he loses Stodger in his special cabinet. Still searching for Stodger, Marvo makes himself disappear.
A Lad in the Lamp
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Peewee Had a Little Ape
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Toby tries on a dummy ape skin which is intended for the local jumble sale, and is mistaken for a real ape which has escaped from a travelling circus. Peewee manages to befriend the real ape by giving him a bunch of bananas.
A Good Deed in Time
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When the Gang decide to be helpful, something is bound to go wrong. They borrow a ladder unknowingly from a decorator, who attempts to climb out of the window, not realising that his ladder has gone!
Kontiki Kids
Director
Magnificent Six-and-a-Half gang series, in which they build a raft.
Bob a Job
Director
The Magnificent Six-and-a-Half gang help in the collections for a youth club.
Billy the Kid
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Peewee's Pianola
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The Magnificent-Six-and-a-Half gang knock about with a pianola.
The Blockade Runners
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Mission Accomplished
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Shipwreck
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The Golden Dragon
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The Night Raiders
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Operation Airlift
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The Dragon's Secret
Director
River Rivals
Director
Two families and their children are rivals in a forthcoming race for do-it-yourself boat builders. (7 episodes, each 14-21 minutes.)
A King's Story
Director
A King's Story is a 1965 British documentary film directed by Harry Booth about the life of King Edward VIII, from his birth until abdication in 1936. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Crosstrap
Editor
In this thriller, two gangs of jewel thieves battle it out in a deserted cottage. Murder ensues when the owners of the cabin show up. Listed as lost by the BFI.
Blitz on Britain
Editor
Featuring archival footage from both German and UK sources, this documentary examines the defense of Britain during the early years of World War II.
Blitz on Britain
Director
Featuring archival footage from both German and UK sources, this documentary examines the defense of Britain during the early years of World War II.
Mark of the Phoenix
Editor
A jewel thief finds himself a target when a smuggled cigarette case made from a stolen new metal falls into his hands.
At the Stroke of Nine
Screenplay
A prominent journalist is kidnapped by a lunatic who threatens to kill her unless she writes flattering articles about him.
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
Screenplay
Supposedly filmed in 'Schizophrenoscope', it concerns Inspector Quilt of Scotland Yard's attempts to retrieve a 'Mukkinese Battlehorn' stolen from a London museum. Along the way he meets characters not dissimilar to Eccles, Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister from The Goon Show. This attempt to adapt Goon humour to the big screen was written by Harry Booth, Jon Penington and regular Goon show co-writer Larry Stephens. It was then heavily rewritten on the filmset by Sellers and Milligan.
The Deadliest Sin
Sound Editor
A confession to a priest from a thief leads to the priest's life being threatened by his gang.