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Q Planes Trailer (1939)
21 February 1939
In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team up to solve the mystery of a series of test aircraft which have disappeared without a trace while over the ocean on their maiden flights; unaware, as they are, that a spy ring has been shooting the planes down with a ray machine hidden aboard a salvage vessel which is on hand to haul the downed aircraft aboard, crews and all.
The Conquest of the Air Trailer (1936)
01 December 1936
This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s.
The Spy in Black Trailer (1939)
03 August 1939
A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.
On Approval Trailer (1944)
22 May 1944
Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away with her for a month to see if they are compatible, the fireworks begin.
Contraband Trailer (1940)
11 May 1940
When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes involved in a beautiful British Naval Intelligent agent's efforts to capture a group of German spies operating from a London cinema.
Convoy Trailer (1940)
28 September 1940
A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.
The Four Feathers Trailer (1939)
20 April 1939
A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.
Rush Hour Trailer (1941)
01 December 1941
The British government tries to persuade people not to clog up the wartime (World War II) public transportation system by keeping its use to a minimum during "rush hour".
Cottage to Let Trailer (1941)
06 September 1941
Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor's nearly perfected bomb sight.
The Ghost Goes West Trailer (1935)
17 December 1935
Donald Glourie shares his crumbling ancestral home with the ghost of his Highland ancestor, Murdoch, who has been condemned to haunt the castle until he avenges a 200-year-old insult from a rival clan.
The House of the Spaniard Trailer (1936)
01 November 1936
A man ignores a warning to stay away from a sinister house on marshland near Liverpool; when someone�
The Private Life of Henry VIII Trailer (1933)
17 August 1933
Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy.
Inquest Trailer (1939)
01 December 1939
A woman is suspected of killing her husband after a revolver is found in her attic. A coroner is determined to prove that she did it, but thanks to the assistance of a quick-witted lawyer she is eventually found innocent.
The Old Curiosity Shop Trailer (1934)
14 December 1934
An elderly shop-keeper and his grand-daughter are threatened by the rich, mean-spirited dwarf Quilp, and decide to flee across England to escape him.
Kiss the Bride Goodbye Trailer (1945)
28 January 1945
Working-class girl Joan Dodd's plan to marry Jack Fowler is thwarted when her mother Gladys interferes.
Quiet Wedding Trailer (1941)
19 April 1941
A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.
They Met in the Dark Trailer (1943)
11 August 1943
A Royal navy Commander is tricked by a pretty girl who is working for the Nazis. She tricks him into revealing some military secrets and he is court martial.
Ten Days in Paris Trailer (1940)
01 June 1940
Bob Stevens awakens in a hospital with a gunshot wound to his head, and is told that he has been in Paris for ten days.
21 Days Together Trailer (1940)
07 January 1940
After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime.
They Flew Alone Trailer (1942)
29 June 1942
The story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world.
Freedom Radio Trailer (1941)
04 February 1941
Hitler's doctor is gradually realising that the Nazi regime isn't as good as it pretends to be when his friends start to "disappear" into the camps.
The Guinea Pig Trailer (1948)
26 October 1948
A working-class boy wins a scholarship to a public school, as part of a post-World War Two experiment in bringing boys of different social classes together.
Pastor Hall Trailer (1940)
28 May 1940
The village of Altdorf has to come to terms with Chancellor Hitler and the arrival of a platoon of Stormtroopers.
Forget Me Not Trailer (1936)
01 December 1936
A young British woman, tricked into believing she was used during a whirlwind romance, marries a gentle widowed Italian opera star, whose songs she and her first love shared.
Jamaica Inn Trailer (1939)
11 May 1939
In coastal Cornwall, England, during the early 19th Century, a young woman who's come there to visit her aunt, discovers that she's married an innkeeper who's a member of a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecking and murder for profit.
Peg of Old Drury Trailer (1935)
27 August 1935
a biopic of eighteenth-century Irish actress Peg Woffington. It was based on the play Masks and Faces.
The Lucky Number Trailer (1933)
17 June 1933
A professional footballer attempts to recover a winning pools ticket.
Song of the Plough Trailer (1933)
04 December 1933
'Farm life on the South Downs. A gentleman farmer beats his unscrupulous rival in sheepdog trials.')
The Shipbuilders Trailer (1943)
15 December 1943
A patriotic, cinematic salvo, this wartime production tells the story of the owner of a shipbuilding company doing his best to contribute to the British fleet.
The Wandering Jew Trailer (1933)
15 November 1933
Old Jerusalem: Matathias, spiteful over his lover's illness, spits on Jesus along the road to Calvary, and is cursed to live endlessly until His return.
The Queen of Spades Trailer (1949)
16 March 1949
An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards.
The Thief of Bagdad Trailer (1940)
19 February 1940
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
Great Expectations Trailer (1946)
26 December 1946
In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman.
The Monkey's Paw Trailer (1948)
01 June 1948
A curio dealer sells a monkey's paw that can grant the possessor three wishes but warns that disaster will follow.
Design for Murder Trailer (1939)
27 March 1939
When a wealthy, lonely university music student is beaten and has his apartment trashed by a fellow dorm resident-bully and his gang, he goes mad, lures the bully into his room on pretense of forgiveness, slips him a paralyzing agent in a drink, throws him in a trunk and locks him in, and taunts the bully with the promise that he will be buried alive in the trunk.
Spy for a Day Trailer (1940)
26 April 1940
During World War I, a British farmer is abducted by the Germans to take the place of a spy about to be executed whom he closely resembles.
Consider Your Verdict Trailer (1938)
24 November 1938
A short featurette about a murderer summoned by chance to sit on the jury and try the man accused of his crime.
Crimson Dynasty Trailer (1935)
04 December 1935
Koenigsmark is a 1935 British-French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Elissa Landi, John Lodge and Pierre Fresnay.
Secret Lives Trailer (1937)
22 April 1937
A German-born woman works as a spy for the French in Switzerland during the First World War, and has to marry an interned French lieutenant in order to be able to stay in the country.
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Trailer (1942)
24 April 1942
On its way back from a raid on the city of Stuttgart, Germany, a British bomber is shot down over Nazi-held Holland.
The Ghost of St. Michael's Trailer (1941)
01 April 1941
Will Hay, back in his role as a hapless teacher, is hired by a grim school in remotest Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary ghost, whose spectral bagpipes signal the death of one of the staff.
Rembrandt Trailer (1936)
06 November 1936
A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s.
Matinee Idol Trailer (1933)
29 August 1933
A well-known actor is murdered. Another performer becomes an amateur sleuth so she can prove her sister is innocent of the crime.
Colonel Blood Trailer (1934)
01 January 1934
'1670. Irish patriot caught stealing Crown Jewels talks his way to pardon.' (British Film Catalogue)
The Fallen Idol Trailer (1948)
30 September 1948
Phillipe, the son of an ambassador in London, idolizes Baines, his father's butler, a kind of hero in the eyes of the child, whose perception changes when he accidentally discovers the secret that Baines keeps and witnesses the consequences that adults' lies can cause.
The Spell of Amy Nugent Trailer (1941)
10 May 1941
A young man's fiancé dies after contracting a terminal illness, and in his efforts to contact her he gets involved with a group of spiritualists.
Crime on the Hill Trailer (1933)
27 December 1933
In this murder mystery, Vicar Casson looks into the poisoning of a wealthy man. He soon finds that the man they convicted, the fiance of the rich man's niece, was innocent.
For You Alone Trailer (1945)
28 May 1945
Wartime romantic melodrama, suggested by a popular song of the same title, with a young woman torn between her love for a naval officer and duty to an injured admirer.
Many Waters Trailer (1931)
01 November 1931
An elderly couple reminisce about the romantic adventures of their youth.
Turned Out Nice Again Trailer (1941)
01 August 1941
George Pearson, an employee at an underwear factory, is caught between his modern wife and his meddling mother.
Sabotage at Sea Trailer (1942)
07 September 1942
The captain of a British cargo ship shanghais a group of sabateurs, unaware that the daughter of the ship’s owner is among them.
Do Not Forget About Me Trailer (1935)
01 January 1935
This rare 1935 film (the title translated means "do not forget me") features Beniamino Gigli as, of course, an Italian singer who warbles his way through a touching love story.
Invitation To The Waltz Trailer (1935)
01 October 1935
As the threat of Napoleonic invasion looms ever closer, a German duke and potential ally of England falls for a pretty ballerina.
Night Boat to Dublin Trailer (1946)
08 January 1946
British intelligence officers head off a Nazi plot to kidnap an atomic scientist.
Night Birds Trailer (1930)
16 October 1930
Early British thriller about a master criminal named 'Flash Jack', who heads a gang of top-hatted thieves that rob the wealthy.
Midnight Taxi Trailer (1946)
01 November 1946
A London cabby uncovers the city's secret nightlife in this surprising plug for post-war National Savings.
I Give My Heart Trailer (1935)
24 October 1935
The Loves of Madame du Barry was the American title of the 1935 British operetta I Give My Heart, based on the stage musical The Du Barry.
Blind Justice Trailer (1935)
04 March 1935
When Peggy wants to break off her engagement to Dick in order to marry Gilbert, Dick threatens to reveal that Peggy's brother Ralph was shot for cowardice during World War One.
