Alan Dobie Movie Trailers

The Chairman Trailer (1969)

25 June 1969

An American scientist is sent to Red China to steal the formula for a newly developed agricultural enzyme.

The Charge of the Light Brigade Trailer (1968)

10 April 1968

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an infamously reckless strategic debacle against a Russian artillery battery.

The Hospice Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

When he loses his way on a country road and is bitten by an animal, Maybury stumbles across a strange house where an extravagant dinner is taking place.

The Long Day's Dying Trailer (1968)

28 May 1968

Three British soldiers and their German captive trek through the European countryside.

Madame Sin Trailer (1972)

15 January 1972

A CIA agent is used as a pawn in an insane woman's plan to steal a Polaris submarine.

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow Trailer (1963)

06 December 1963

English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.

Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Trailer (2008)

11 November 2008

"Scarecrow! Scarecrow! The soldiers of the King feared his name!" And so begins the hard-to-forget theme song to The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh.

The Siege of Manchester Trailer (1965)

31 October 1965

A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.

White Mischief Trailer (1987)

10 November 1987

A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war.

Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait Trailer (1966)

18 July 1966

Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait explores the recurring themes in Bacon’s work, his influences and his life.

Hedda Gabler Trailer (1981)

03 March 1981

Stuck in a loveless marriage to intellectual George Tesman, the ambitious Hedda Gabler hungers for a life her husband can't provide.

The Disputation Trailer (1986)

21 December 1986

In 1263, King James I of Aragon organizes a debate between representatives of Judaism and Christianity regarding whether or not Jesus was the Messiah.

Seven Keys Trailer (1961)

01 February 1961

Alan Dobie plays a convict who is bequeathed a set of seven keys by a fellow prisoner. After discovering that the deceased was an embezzler who stole £20,000 that was never recovered; he sets out to find the cash after finishing the last three months of his sentence.

A Collier's Friday Night Trailer (1976)

30 September 1976

A glimpse into the home life of a coal miner and his family. Frustrated with their lot in life, the family quarrel and squabble incessantly with one another in this adaptation of a DH Lawrence short story.

Captured Trailer (1959)

01 January 1959

Directed by cult British director John Krish, the film was sponsored by the Army Kinematograph Corporation.

The Comedy Man Trailer (1964)

03 September 1964

A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition.

The Suicide Club Trailer (1970)

09 February 1970

Prince Florizel of Bohemia discovers a secret club where desperate men gamble with their lives, and vows to bring it to an end.

Waxwork Trailer (1979)

18 August 1979

The play which led to the series Sergeant Cribb.

Double Dare Trailer (1976)

06 April 1976

Martin Ellis (Alan Dobie) is a blocked screenwriter who invites Helen, an actress (Kika Markham), to a hotel in central London to discuss an idea for a play he is writing with her in mind.

A Question Of Faith Trailer (1979)

02 December 1979

The last days of famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy which are paralleled with one of his last stories - The Death of Ivan Ilyich - about a man who is happy with his life until he finds out he's sick and is about to die.