Angus MacPhail

The story of the inhabitants of the isolated Scottish island of Todday, in the Outer Hebrides, where gloom sets in as their wartime rationing of whisky runs out. When cargo ship the SS Cabinet Minister runs aground the shrewd islanders run rings around the buffoonish English Home Guard commander Captain Waggett and conspire to hide away cases of the precious amber nectar.

Генри Фонда играет музыканта Мэнни Балестреро, человека, переполненного скрытой яростью из-за своего ошибочного ареста. Вера Майлз, в роли его подавленной горем жены Роуз, которую суровые испытания доводят до сумасшествия.

Доктор Бен и Джо МакКенна, простые, ничего не подозревающие туристы, едут провести отпуск в Марокко. Вместе с ними их сын Хэнк, они наслаждаются отпуском, когда встречают мистера и миссис Дрэйтон, супружескую пару из Англии, и подозрительного, но дружелюбного француза Луи Бернара. Позже, когда Бен и Джо ходят по базару, к ним подбегает араб с ножом в спине. Бен буквально подхватывает падающего араба и, к своему ужасу, узнает, что это переодетый Луи Бернар. Француз успевает прошептать что-то Бену, и тот оказывается втянутым в самый центр международного заговора, участники которого ставят своей целью покушение на высокопоставленную особу, остановить ход событий может только Бен. Хичкок сам появляется в фильме в эпизодической роли, как и его композитор, Бернард Херрманн.

Идёт Вторая мировая война. Однако, на небольшом островке на северо-западе Шотландии другая беда. Сюда не падают бомбы, не взрываются гранаты, не гибнут люди. Здесь закончилось виски! Жизнь утратила свою привлекательность, мужчины оделись в чёрное, даже дети почувствовали, что что-то не так. Но, однажды, у берегов острова потерпел крушение корабль с грузом виски на борту...

A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.

During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.

A young German girl marries an Englishman and moves into his family's household during the last days of World War II. The family and community have conflicting feelings about her presence in the community, and as a result, the family is forced to face their own moral code as they deal with their own prejudices and fears about the seemingly innocent German girl. The war ends, and she finally seems to be accepted into the family and community when her Nazi brother shows up to create havoc.

Joanna Godden falls heir to a farm when her father dies.

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.

В институт психиатрии приезжает новый директор, известный ученый Эдвардс. Сотрудница института Констанс Питерсен проявляет к нему не только профессиональный интерес, и у них завязывается бурный любовный роман. Но молодой профессор начинает вести себя очень странно, и вскоре Констанс обнаруживает, что ее возлюбленный не тот, за кого себя выдает — он самозванец, страдающий амнезией. Его настоящее имя Джон Баллантайн, и все указывает на то, что он был пациентом пропавшего доктора Эдвардса и, возможно, он и есть убийца. Не веря, что Джон преступник, Констанс увозит его к своему старому учителю доктору Брюлову. Они надеются, изучив сны Джона, раскрыть тайны, скрытые в безднах его сознания

Таинственный клиент приглашает архитектора Крэйга в свой дом, и по прибытии у Крэйга появляется странное чувство, что это место ему знакомо, несмотря на то, что ранее он никогда тут не бывал. Вскоре выясняется, что это на самом деле кошмарный сон, и чтобы пробудиться, Крэйгу придётся выслушать пять страшных историй от собравшихся здесь людей.

Таинственный клиент приглашает архитектора Крэйга в свой дом, и по прибытии у Крэйга появляется странное чувство, что это место ему знакомо, несмотря на то, что ранее он никогда тут не бывал. Вскоре выясняется, что это на самом деле кошмарный сон, и чтобы пробудиться, Крэйгу придётся выслушать пять страшных историй от собравшихся здесь людей.

Two British soldiers and a WREN take refuge at Stonehenge during a thunderstorm, they are struck by lightning and transported back to ancient Rome.

A man from the countryside becomes London’s newest music hall sensation, and competes with a rival music hall performer for the audience’s attention.

A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. There is a certain strangeness in the air as they are greeted by the innkeeper and his daughter. Why are all the newspapers a year old? And why doesn't Gwyneth seem to cast a shadow?

Актер рассказывает о своем участии в движении Сопротивления, работе нелегальной радиостанции и увиливании от нацистов.

Летчик Военно-воздушных сил Великобритании совершает побег с оккупированной немцами территории.

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.

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.

Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to obtain the plans of a new secret weapon, causing chaos in a Hitler Youth school in the process.

Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.

Wartime propaganda piece giving the warning "Be like Dad, Keep Mum". A gossipy housewife is overheard talking about what her son is doing by a Nazi spy.

A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and South America.

A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and South America.

Wartime propaganda piece reporting on the success of the economic blockade of Germany in the early years of the war.

Ministry of Information-sponsored comedy short showing wartime audiences how to deal with the threat of incendiary bombs.

Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their warship, HMS Ferocious. However, they soon realise that the vessel they have boarded is not the Ferocious but a German battleship.

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

When Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vane, a crime author, they both promise to give up crime for good. As a wedding present, Peter purchases the old house where Harriet grew up, but when they try to move in the previous owner is nowhere to be found, until they start to clean the house and find his body in the cellar...

События фильма разворачиваются в самом начале войны, когда угроза со стороны фашистской Германии перестает быть призрачной. Британским контрразведчикам удается получить ценные сведения о местоположении группы немецких шпионов. Где-то в норвежском Бергене расположилась опытная команда фашистов под прикрытием, изображающая джазовый оркестр. В срочном порядке готовится спецоперация по обезвреживанию противника. В какой-то момент план английской контрразведки отклоняется от заданной схемы, в результате чего в Норвегию отбывает не опытный агент, а чудаковатый музыкант небольшого джаз-бэнда Джордж Хепплуайт. В отсутствии других вариантов приходится уговорить паренька послужить на благо родине.

Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.

The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they consider themselves to be true patriots.

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.

A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.

Film musical taken from JB Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.

A British musical comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele

A department store assistant becomes publicity conscious.

A doctor becomes a blackmailer and a jewel thief in order to raise funds for a hospital in East London but is uncovered by an ambitious reporter.

Herbert Marshall and Edna Best, husband and wife in 1933, star in the British drama Faithful Hearts. Best plays the daughter of Marshall, who years earlier had run out on his family. When Edna re-enters Marshall's life, it causes him to reassess his values-and to end his engagement to his judgmental fiancee. When Faithful Hearts was released in the US, all the voices were redubbed by American actors; even Herbert Marshall, a fixture in Hollywood films since the dawn of the talkie era, was submitted to this electronic augmentation. Original titled The Faithful Heart (Americans must have more of everything!), the film was based on a play by Monckton Hoffe.

A young woman goes to stay at the house of Lord Lebanon, but two murders in quick succession lead to the arrival of detectives and cause the woman to fear for her life.

A steward inherits the estate of an earl. To repel the advances of an unwanted fiancee, he pretends that he has regressed to childhood behaviors.

A short comedy film directed by W.P. Kellino

Sunshine Susie was a remake of the German film The Private Secretary, and retained many of the originals general characteristics. Renete Muller who starred in the original, was again cast as the country girl seeking fame and fortune in the big city. She takes a secretarial job at a bank, and sets about catching the heart of her boss, Herr Hasel (Jack Hulbert).

A young bride is deserted by her husband but finds happiness with another man. They contract a bigamous marriage for the sake of their child....

Racehorse owner Anson is swindled by a woman named Wenda and goes up in front of the Jockey Club where he is disqualified on race fixing allegations. He decides to get his own back with the help of Hillcott, an ex-burglar. Jill is the love interest

A Lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owner's son while on holiday. Based on the once notorious Houghton play.

The Ghost Train is a 1931 British comedy thriller film directed by Walter Forde and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge and Ann Todd. It is based on the play The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley. The film's art direction is by Walter Murton. Only five reels of picture and two reels of soundtrack survive.

'Newsreel cameramen wrest secret papers from Chinese bandit.' (British Film Catalogue)

An amateur detective goes on the trail of a gang of violent criminals.

A young couple live under a café in Paris that, unknown to them, is owned by a brutal blackmailer. When he is murdered, they fall under suspicion. However, the husband's father, an amateur detective, believes in their innocence and sets out to find who really killed the blackmailer.

Scotland Yard detectives hunt for a dangerous criminal who has recently returned to England.

Algernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove his theory, he bets a friend that he can convert Amos Purdie, the puritanical head of an anti-betting association, into a punter within a week.

'Spain. English tourist gets drunk and fights bull.' (British Film Catalogue)

A comedy short directed by W.P. Kellino.

'Shipwrecked valet saves affianced master from native girl.' (British Film Catalogue)

Futuristic story about a slow moving cricket match that begins in 1940 (ten years beyond the year when the film was produced) and finally finishes in 2000.

This early Gainsborough film is truly a lost treasure and easily one of the most daring and risque films ever made. At least half a dozen different tales seem to be going on at once all finally meeting in the end. The story starts in the Lido hotel where our "Pickles" remarks upon the fact that everyone in the register is called Smith. Hes trying to chat up Mimi so shell split up with her boyfriend as her boyfriends uncle has other plans for his nephew - alas what no one knows is that he and Mimi have already been married for a few months on the sly!

This early Gainsborough film is truly a lost treasure and easily one of the most daring and risque films ever made. At least half a dozen different tales seem to be going on at once all finally meeting in the end. The story starts in the Lido hotel where our "Pickles" remarks upon the fact that everyone in the register is called Smith. Hes trying to chat up Mimi so shell split up with her boyfriend as her boyfriends uncle has other plans for his nephew - alas what no one knows is that he and Mimi have already been married for a few months on the sly!

A young composer goes blind, and shortly afterward enters his most recent work in a competition. He believes he's won, but doesn't know that his wife couldn't bear to tell him that he didn't. Complications ensue.

'Romantic story of a gallant adventurer at the Court of Maria Teresa.' (The Bioscope)

'International spy seeks documents hidden in old inn.' (British Film Catalogue)

The Wrecker is a British film that tells the story of a crook who organises train crashes to discredit the railway, in favour of a rival bus company. The stunts in this film were groundbreaking for 1920s British cinema A scene wich has been discribed as "the most spectacular rail crash in cinema history" was recorded by 22 cameras.

A British drama film directed by Denison Clift

The rich, amoral Zelie is married to Pierre Boucheron, "The Rat" - but her interest in another man is an open secret. Forced to defend his honour, the Rat takes refuge in his old domain of the Paris underworld. But even here he has a rival - and when murder is afoot, the sinister Morel's ambition threatens to cost the Rat dear....

A British army officer is cashiered, and re-enlists as Private to take part in the Crimean War. He succeeds in capturing a top Russian spy which results in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade to take the Balaclava Heights.