Cast: Reginald Tate

Direction Edward Dmytryk

Cast John Mills · Martha Scott · Patricia Roc · Trevor Howard

Synopsis So Well Remembered (1947) opens on the day of Europe's liberation from World War II, as Mayor George Boswell reflects on the past quarter-century in his hometown of Browdley. Throughout his tenure as a councilman and newspaper editor, George has...

Direction Thorold Dickinson

Cast Valentina Cortese · Serge Reggiani · Charles Goldner · Audrey Hepburn

Synopsis Secret People (1952) unfolds in 1930, where Maria Brentano and her younger sister Nora are compelled to seek refuge in London following the brutal murder of their father at the hands of a ruthless European dictator. Fast forward to seven...

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Richard Todd · Joan Rice · Peter Finch · James Hayter

Synopsis The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) follows the journey of a young Robin Hood, who, smitten with Maid Marian, participates in an archery competition alongside his father at the royal palace. Tragedy strikes when his father...

Direction Arthur Crabtree

Cast Phyllis Calvert · Stewart Granger · Patricia Roc · Peter Glenville

Synopsis Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945) begins in the early 20th century, focusing on Maddelena, a young Italian girl who suffers a traumatic assault while walking in the woods. This harrowing event leaves her deeply affected, and the narrative then...

Direction Brian Desmond Hurst

Cast Alec Guinness · Jack Hawkins · Anthony Steel · Muriel Pavlow

Synopsis Malta Story (1953) unfolds in 1942, where Britain fiercely holds onto the strategic island of Malta to maintain crucial Allied supply routes. The Axis powers also covet the island for their own logistics. The film vividly portrays the intense siege...

Direction Charles Frank

Cast Jean Simmons · Katina Paxinou · Derrick De Marney · Derek Bond

Synopsis Uncle Silas (1947) follows the story of Caroline Ruthyn, a young teenager who finds herself under the guardianship of her uncle Silas after her father's passing. Silas, a man of questionable mental stability and financial struggles, becomes her guardian. Caroline's...

Direction Michael Powell

Cast Binnie Hale · Gordon Harker · Donald Calthrop · Milton Rosmer

Synopsis The Phantom Light (1935) unfolds a gripping tale set against the backdrop of a lighthouse where a keeper meets a tragic end under mysterious circumstances. As investigators delve into the case, a spectral beacon known as the Phantom Light repeatedly...

Direction Paul L. Stein

Cast Flora Robson · Robert Newton · Ann Todd · Geoffrey Toone

Synopsis Poison Pen (1939) unfolds in a quiet British village, where tranquility is disrupted when villagers start receiving malicious and hateful letters. These "poison pen" missives stir up chaos and suspicion among the residents, leading to a tense atmosphere as everyone...

Direction John Boulting

Cast Richard Attenborough · Jack Watling · David Tomlinson · Stuart Latham

Synopsis Journey Together (1945) follows the story of David Wilton, John Aynesworth, and Smith, who are part of a group of cadets aspiring to become pilots in the Royal Air Force. David faces a significant challenge due to his poor height...

Direction Michael Powell

Cast Hugh Williams · Jane Baxter · Ronald Ward · Maurice Schwartz

Synopsis The Man Behind the Mask (1936) follows a young couple who sneak away to a lavish masked ball before their clandestine elopement. Their plans take a dark turn when the young woman is violently assaulted and taken captive by a...

Direction Thorold Dickinson

Cast Mervyn Johns · John Chandos · Nova Pilbeam · Reginald Tate

Synopsis The Next of Kin (1942) is a wartime propaganda film that delivers a cautionary message with the phrase "Be like Dad, Keep Mum." The story revolves around a chatty housewife whose casual conversation about her son's activities is inadvertently overheard...

Direction Mutz Greenbaum

Cast Anton Walbrook · Margaretta Scott · Mary Morris · Reginald Tate

Synopsis The Man from Morocco (1945) follows a group of individuals who, after enduring two years in an internment camp, are dispatched by the Vichy Government to construct a railway in the harsh Sahara Desert. One of these men manages to...

Direction Peter Graham Scott · Seymour Friedman

Cast George Raft · Sally Gray · Frederick Piper · Reginald Tate

Synopsis Escape Route (1952) follows a gripping tale of espionage and rescue as top nuclear scientists are abducted and covertly transported across the Iron Curtain. In response to this crisis, an FBI agent and a British intelligence operative are tasked with...

Direction Rudolph Cartier

Cast Reginald Tate · Isabel Dean · Hugh Kelly · Paul Whitsun-Jones

Synopsis The Quatermass Experiment (TV) (TV Miniseries) (1953) introduces viewers to the esteemed Professor Bernard Quatermass, a renowned expert in extraterrestrial phenomena. This groundbreaking series laid the foundation for numerous subsequent films and television shows. Unfortunately, only the initial two episodes...

Direction Edmond T. Gréville

Cast Carole Landis · Joseph Calleia · Derek Farr · Stanley Holloway

Synopsis Noose (1948) follows the story of Sugiani, a cunning black-market profiteer in post-World War II London, who is rapidly accumulating wealth. Linda Medbury, an intrepid American journalist, uncovers Sugiani's illicit activities and initiates a campaign against him. She seeks the...

Direction Gordon Parry

Cast Stanley Holloway · Leslie Dwyer · Reginald Tate · Meredith Edwards

Synopsis Midnight Episode (1950) follows the journey of a vagrant who stumbles upon a peculiar criminal situation after discovering a wallet on the pavement. The film delves into the unexpected consequences that arise from this chance encounter, as the tramp becomes...

Direction Herbert Wilcox

Cast Errol Flynn · Anna Neagle · Patrice Wymore · Martita Hunt

Synopsis King's Rhapsody (1955) follows the story of Richard, the charming and carefree heir to the throne of Laurentia, who chooses to go into self-imposed exile to be with Marta Karillos, the woman he deeply loves. After spending seven years away,...

Direction Paul L. Stein

Cast Wilfrid Lawson · Nora Swinburne · Marta Labarr · Ivan Brandt