Screenplay: Sydney Box

Direction Compton Bennett

Cast Michael Redgrave · Valerie Hobson · Flora Robson · James McKechnie

Direction Arthur Crabtree

Cast Eric Portman · Greta Gynt · Dennis Price · Jack Warner

Synopsis Dear Murderer (1947) follows the story of Lee Warren, a prosperous businessman who becomes suspicious of his wife's fidelity. Determined to uncover the truth, he embarks on a mission to identify her paramour, eliminate him, and stage the crime as...

Direction Compton Bennett

Cast James Mason · Ann Todd · Herbert Lom · Hugh McDermott

Synopsis The Seventh Veil (1945) follows the story of Francesca Cunningham, a gifted pianist whose life is marred by a traumatic event from her past. This event has left her in a state of deep distress and on the brink of...

Direction Compton Bennett

Cast Ann Todd · Eric Portman · Maxwell Reed · Edward Rigby

Synopsis Daybreak (1948) follows the story of a hangman who hides his true profession while pursuing a romantic relationship. He settles down with his beloved on a barge along the River Thames. However, their peaceful life is disrupted when the hangman's...

Direction Terence Fisher

Cast Mai Zetterling · Robert Beatty · Guy Rolfe · Herbert Lom

Synopsis Portrait from Life (1948) follows the journey of a British military officer who becomes deeply intrigued by a captivating portrait of a young woman. Driven by his fascination, he embarks on a quest to Germany to locate her. However, his...

Direction Muriel Box

Cast Glynis Johns · Robert Newton · Donald Sinden · Paul Rogers

Synopsis The Beachcomber (1954) follows Mr. Gray, who takes on the role of Resident in Charge of the Welcome Islands in the Indian Ocean. The islands are vibrant with life, but the only other Europeans present are the pious and devout...

Direction Harold French

Cast Jack Warner · Nigel Patrick · Elizabeth Sellars · Terence Morgan

Synopsis Forbidden Cargo (1954) follows the story of a determined narcotics agent named Kenyon. He teams up with an amateur ornithologist, who happens to be a titled individual, to outmaneuver a cunning duo involved in illicit drug trafficking. The brother and...

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Jack Warner · Kathleen Harrison · Jane Hylton · Susan Shaw

Synopsis Here Come the Huggetts (1948) follows the Huggett family as they settle back into their daily lives after a memorable holiday. The narrative unfolds in their home, where the family eagerly anticipates the installation of their very first telephone. This...

Direction Bernard Knowles

Cast Jack Warner · Marjorie Fielding · Yvonne Owen · Jack Watling

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Flora Robson · Dennis Price · Jack Warner · Hazel Court

Synopsis Holiday Camp (1947) follows the story of a typical British family, comprising a husband, wife, a widowed daughter, and an adventurous son, as they embark on a vacation to a holiday camp. During their stay, they cross paths with a...

Direction Muriel Box

Cast Ralph Richardson · Margaret Leighton · Patricia Dainton · Carlo Giustini

Synopsis The Passionate Stranger (1957) follows Judith Wynter (Leighton), a novelist known for her steamy romantic fiction, which starkly contrasts with her own modest and contented life with her husband, Roger (Richardson). Judith draws inspiration from her surroundings and acquaintances for...

Direction Henry Cass

Cast Gordon Harker · Betty Balfour · Jimmy Hanley · Carla Lehmann

Direction Francis Searle

Cast Hugh Williams · Joan Greenwood · Basil Radford · Naunton Wayne

Synopsis A Girl in a Million (1946) follows the story of a dedicated scientist who, after a divorce, chooses to distance himself from romantic entanglements. His solitary life is disrupted when he is compelled to offer refuge to a charming young...

Direction David MacDonald

Cast Jean Kent · Dennis Price · Herbert Lom · Peter Glenville

Synopsis Good-Time Girl (1948) follows the story of a young woman from a rough neighborhood who finds herself entangled with a group of criminals. After a tragic incident where she accidentally hits and kills a police officer while driving under the...

Direction Bernard Knowles

Cast Michael Redgrave · Jean Kent · Joan Greenwood · Richard Attenborough

Synopsis The Man Within (1947) unfolds through a series of flashbacks, beginning with a harrowing scene where a 17-year-old boy, Francis Andrews, is brutally whipped during a police interrogation. As he reflects on the past events that led to his current...

Direction Lawrence Huntington

Cast Patricia Roc · Rosamund John · Bill Owen · Brenda Bruce

Synopsis When the Bough Breaks (1947) delves into the complex emotional landscape of adoption. The narrative follows a young mother who, despite giving up her baby to foster parents, finds it challenging to detach emotionally. Her fixation on the child begins...

Direction Muriel Box

Cast Stanley Holloway · Kathleen Harrison · Naunton Wayne · Dandy Nichols

Direction David MacDonald

Cast Patricia Roc · Will Fyffe · Maxwell Reed · Finlay Currie

Synopsis The Brothers (1947) unfolds on a secluded island in the Western Isles of Scotland, where the MacFarishes and the Macraes have been embroiled in a long-standing feud. Mary Lawson, a young Scottish orphan raised in a convent, arrives on the...

Direction Harry Booth

Synopsis A King's Story (1967) chronicles the life of King Edward VIII, from his birth to his abdication in 1936. The documentary delves into his upbringing in Victorian England, his service in the Royal Navy, and his extensive travels as the...

Direction Muriel Box

Cast Thomas Mitchell · Pauline Hahn · Joan Miller · Austin Willis

Synopsis Too Young to Love (1960) revolves around a legal battle that erupts after a 47-year-old man is apprehended with a 15-year-old girl. The man insists that he was unaware of her true age, leading to a complex and controversial courtroom...