Roddy Hughes Movie Trailers

In Which We Serve Trailer (1942)

17 September 1942

The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II.

The Stars Look Down Trailer (1940)

22 January 1940

Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners.

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill Trailer (1948)

27 September 1948

A handsome young master at a boys school incurs the jealousy of an embittered colleague. From the novel by Hugh Walpole.

The Man in the White Suit Trailer (1951)

07 August 1951

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out.

The Final Test Trailer (1953)

09 April 1953

Legendary England cricketer Sam Palmer (Jack Warner) is due to bat in his final test match against Australia.

'Pimpernel' Smith Trailer (1941)

28 July 1941

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations.

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 Black Sheep of Whitehall Trailer (1942)

23 February 1942

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.

Alf's Baby Trailer (1953)

01 February 1953

Three old bachelors 'inherit' an orphan baby, Pam, who is pursued by a car-stealing spiv after she turns 21.

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Trailer (1947)

12 March 1947

A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.

The Last Days of Dolwyn Trailer (1949)

13 April 1949

An old woman fights a group of industrialists who are planning to build a dam and flood the valley where she grew up.

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.

Quiet Wedding Trailer (1941)

19 April 1941

A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.

Hammer the Toff Trailer (1952)

01 May 1952

A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.

Fame Is the Spur Trailer (1947)

23 September 1947

A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately becomes the very type of politician he had set out to displace.

Around the World in Eighty Days Trailer (1956)

17 October 1956

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world.

Cheer Up Trailer (1936)

01 February 1936

An impoverished team of composer and songwriter try to secure financial backing for their new musical, with the assistance of a struggling actress working as a housemaid.

Poison Pen Trailer (1939)

03 July 1939

The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.

Girl in the News Trailer (1940)

28 August 1940

An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse is tried for murder and acquitted.

Make-Up Trailer (1937)

28 June 1937

Make-Up is a 1937 British drama film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Nils Asther, June Clyde and Judy Kelly.

Read All About It Trailer (1945)

08 April 1945

An account of the technique of reading the tabloid press in an intelligent manor via differing editorial techniques that leads to three styles of newspapers giving varying accounts of a strip-tease act.

Meet Mr. Lucifer Trailer (1953)

30 November 1953

A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.

Salute the Toff Trailer (1952)

02 December 1952

The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer. One of the BFi's most wanted films.

The Gang's All Here Trailer (1939)

04 March 1939

John Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns that a priceless collection of jewels belonging to a foreign potentate, Prince Homouska, has just vanished from the safekeeping of the Stamford Assurance Company.

The Great Game Trailer (1953)

01 January 1953

The wealthy chairman of First Division Football Club, Burnville United, makes an unethical approach to a star player of another club, and the ensuing scandal costs him his job.

Captain's Orders Trailer (1937)

23 November 1937

The Spaniard's Curse Trailer (1958)

01 June 1958

A convicted murderer uses an ancient curse to take his revenge on those responsible for sending him to prison.

The Dark Road Trailer (1948)

28 July 1948

Crime thriller following the rise of a petty thief to underworld crime boss.

Scrooge Trailer (1951)

28 November 1951

Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman; until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.

The Proud Valley Trailer (1940)

06 April 1940

In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.

Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure Trailer (1951)

01 January 1951

Old Mother Riley runs into a ghost who turns out to be an old pirate searching for buried treasure.

So Well Remembered Trailer (1947)

09 July 1947

A mill-owner's ambitious daughter almost ruins her husband's political career.

Here Comes the Sun Trailer (1945)

12 January 1945

When a wealthy newspaper proprietor passes away, his crooked business partner moves to secure the deceased's fortune by substituting a false will.

Honeymoon for Three Trailer (1935)

13 August 1935

In this musical comedy, the trouble begins when a carefree playboy steals the virtue of a young French maiden and is forced to marry her when her angry father, a financier finds out.

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.

One Jump Ahead Trailer (1955)

01 March 1955

Paul Banner, a "noozeman" of the Daily Comet in England, is an American working in England. He happens on a murder that leads him on a complicated trail.

Mr. Bill the Conqueror Trailer (1932)

05 May 1932

A British comedy film directed by Norman Walker

Old Mother Riley in Business Trailer (1941)

11 April 1941

Old Mother Riley starts a new business.

The House in Marsh Road Trailer (1960)

01 November 1960

When a woman inherits a valuable house, her nasty husband and his mistress plot murder. But the house has a protective poltergeist who thwarts the wicked pair.

Saloon Bar Trailer (1940)

02 November 1940

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

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt Trailer (1940)

31 August 1940

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford 'scholars'.

Obsession Trailer (1949)

03 August 1949

A British psychiatrist devises a devilish revenge plot against his wife's lover.

Dangerous Comment Trailer (1940)

18 May 1940

A young pilot, annoyed at not being selected to take part in a raid on an enemy target, moans to his fiancée, who in turn chatters to a friend at a cocktail bar.

It's a Boy Trailer (1934)

07 June 1934

"It's a Boy" stars Horton as Dudley Leake, who is betrothed to Mary Bogle (the very pretty Wendy Barrie).

Kentucky Minstrels Trailer (1934)

01 November 1934

'Old-time minstrel sinks to poverty and rises to fresh stardom.' (British Film Catalogue)

Men of Yesterday Trailer (1936)

01 May 1936

A retired major and ex-enemies pledge peace at reunion.

Say It with Flowers Trailer (1934)

22 May 1934

Warm-hearted Cockneys stage a show to help a sick flower-seller.

Music Hall Trailer (1934)

26 June 1934

A rare film put out by Twickenham Film Studios which includes many original music hall acts.

Mystery on Bird Island Trailer (1954)

01 December 1954

Story of four youngsters who discover birds' nest thieves on a sanctuary island.From story by Mary Cathcart Borer.

The Small Back Room Trailer (1949)

21 February 1949

At the height of World War II, the Germans begin dropping a new type of booby-trapped bomb on England.

Breakers Ahead Trailer (1935)

01 February 1935

A British drama film directed by Anthony Gilkison

The Reluctant Widow Trailer (1950)

01 May 1950

A young governess becomes embroiled in French spy intrigue, in this adaptation of a Georgette Heyer novel.

Sea Wife Trailer (1957)

20 August 1957

In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army officer, a bigoted administrator, and a black seaman.

A Glimpse of Paradise Trailer (1935)

08 April 1935

“Ex-convict saves his estranged daughter from a blackmailer.” - BFI.

Hard Steel Trailer (1942)

18 May 1942

A steelworker rises through the ranks to become manager of three steel mills, but ruthless ambition overwhelms him.

Meet Sexton Blake Trailer (1945)

05 February 1945

The famous detective and his trusty side-kick, Tinker, are called in by the War Office to find some important papers that were stolen from a man killed during an air raid.

Atlantic Ferry Trailer (1941)