In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?

Four generations of a British family live through their experiences in the Crimean War, Boer War, WWI and WWII.

When her husband is wrongly accused of murder, an opera singer sets out to find the real culprit.

A modern-day retelling of Arnold Bennett's novel, in which a Treasury official with a reputation for fiscal prudence is left a great deal of money...

Carroll Levis, a radio variety host, gets involved in murder and theft.

'Shanghai. Lieutenant escapes from spies and regains stolen plans.' (British Film Catalogue)

The happy marriage of Liz and Peter Rossiter is shattered after Liz is paralysed in an accident. Peter soon finds solace with Honor, his...

Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young...

Victoria Vickers, a little East End Cockney girl, is left a vast fortune by an uncle in America. She is finally discovered hop-picking in Kent by her...

A woman disapproves of her stepson's love for a girl who goes mad when her drunken father dies in a landslide.

A lieutenant is branded a coward after saving a beleaguered fort for an amnesiac major.

A series of murders in the West End of London baffle the officers of Scotland Yard and draw the interest of a crime reporter to the case.

Tiny Fox-Collier and her son, Tony, are broke. A cheery and handsome young man about town, Tony knows he can rely on his mother for a brainwave to...

Lt. Cmdr. Good is a naval officer who goes on an extensive search for his long-lost friend who mysteriously disappeared on a tropical island.

Bill and Lily are newly married. Bert works as a tea salesman and is of a naturally cheery disposition. Over time however, worries about the...

A poor author has an engaged girl pose as his wife to please his dying father.

"The Fear of an Unfaithful Woman" - Inge Duhan lives with her husband, the lawyer Erich Duhan, and her little daughter Susi in Berlin. Inge is a very...

A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing - some honest, some not quite...

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice....

'Man shelters from storm in old hour used by diamond smugglers.' (British Film Catalogue)

A Lieutenant is wrongly accused of cowardice

A Cockney poses as his drowned double, who is saved and poses as a chauffeur.

Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."

W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.

The hero discovers his estranged wife dead and tries to frame her lover for the murder. He becomes involved with the criminals who make various...

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to...

Drama set around a circus at Blackpool. A clown loves a young housekeeper and saves her from a fire caused by a jealous lion tamer.

When a wealthy business man is found dead reporter Philip Trent is sent to investigate. Against the police conclusions, he suspects the assumed...

A confirmed bachelor and a woman who claims to hate men get together and find romance.

A poet struggles to get her work accepted.

Biography of the famous Italian violinist Nicola Paganini which focuses as much on the musician's romances as it does on his craft. Phyllis Calvert...

White Corridors was based on Yeoman Hospital, a novel by Helen Ashton. Told episodically, the story concentrates on the day-to-day activities in a...

Georg Jacoby’s Jokeren is a light-hearted entertainment picture set during the carnival in Nice, a romantic comedy with a touch of melodrama. A...

'Lady introduces wounded cobbler to Minister of Pensions, who makes him gift from King's Fund.' (British Film Catalogue)

Covert operations on the home front find solutions to shortages just next door.

A poor author feigns marriage to please his dying father.

'MP forces daughter to marry titled drug addict who dies when her lover tries to cure him.' (British Film Catalogue)

Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy Boon lives with his...

Anne Maitland, a female lawyer, receives an unexpected late-night visit from ex-boyfriend Guy Ransome. She agrees to let him sleep on the sofa but he...