The 39 Steps is a thrilling crime mystery movie set in the 1930s. Richard Hannay, an innocent man, becomes embroiled in a conspiracy when a mysterious woman is murdered in his apartment. Accused of the crime, Hannay goes on the run to uncover the truth and clear his name. Along the way, he encounters dangerous spies, secret agents, and a vast conspiracy that threatens national security. With suspenseful chase sequences, unexpected twists, and a dash of romance, The 39 Steps keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.
After her mother's death, Mary seeks refuge at Jamaica Inn, only to discover that it is a haven for smugglers. As she unravels the mysteries of the inn, Mary finds herself in danger.
During World War II, a group of Scottish islanders face a shortage of whiskey due to food rationing. They come up with a plan to salvage whiskey from a stranded shipwreck, but face obstacles along the way.
Brighton Rock (1948) follows the story of Pinkie Brown, a young gang leader in Brighton, England, who becomes entangled in a murder plot. As Pinkie navigates the violent and gritty underbelly of the seaside town, he also grapples with personal demons and a troubling relationship with a young waitress named Rose.
The Sundowners follows the lives of a family of sheepherders in the Australian Outback as they navigate through challenges, adventures, and personal relationships. Set in the 1920s, the story explores themes of love, marriage, friendship, ambition, and family.
In The Magnet, a young schoolboy in Liverpool becomes the focus of attention when he inadvertently discovers that he has the ability to attract metal objects. This newfound magnetism soon leads him into a series of comic misadventures and complications, including encounters with the police, deception, and a fundraiser for a child psychologist. Along the way, he also navigates his relationship with his father, who is skeptical of his son's magnetic abilities. The story explores themes of family relationships and the unexpected consequences of an unusual talent.
When a geologist is found dead in a telephone booth with a knife in his chest, the Saint goes undercover to catch the killer and unravel the mystery in a small English village.
Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy Boon lives with his mother in a shared rented house with an assortment of characters in central London. Although well intentioned, he becomes mixed up with gangsters and murder. The story focuses on the effects this has on Percy and the other residents.
Wartime commando story based on fact. Allied airman risks return (on the ground) to occupied France for the honour of his regiment.
Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the cooperation of the village people and the Ornithology Society, help the eggs to hatch. A wonderful look at life in a small village, during World War II.
Working-class girl Joan Dodd's plan to marry Jack Fowler is thwarted when her mother Gladys interferes. Hoping to improve her daughter's social status, Gladys arranges for Joan to wed her boss Adolphus Pickering while Jack is away at war. Jack arrives home to discover his love is engaged to another man. Who will Joan decide to marry?
During a salvage operation, a British submarine becomes trapped underwater, leading to a tense and suspenseful battle against time to escape.
The Captain of a tramp steamer is forced by his ship's owner to smuggle some priceless pearls, and take them to Singapore.
When a British pilot is hospitalized after a plane crash, the woman he loves sits by his bedside and remembers, in flashbacks, key episodes from their life together.
Farmer Chris Lowe meets and falls in love with Molly , a chorus-girl. Despite the fact that she is a city girl through and through, she accepts his proposal of marriage and after the wedding goes to live on the farm. Chris realises that the transition for Molly will be difficult, and in an attempt to ease her into farm life, buys her a strawberry roan calf to look after. Unfortunately Molly finds the adjustment to rural life extremely difficult and does not settle down. She fails to integrate into the local community and starts to feel she has made a big mistake.
A young girl finds herself possessed by the spirit of a mischievous demon.
A man catches sight of a woman believed by everyone to be dead.
Members of three Commonwealth armies, an Aussie, a Canadian, and a New Zealander meet actor Leslie Howard who buys them a beer and makes them understand why they're fighting.
Humorously using the arrogant and bumbling Mr. Proudfoot, this film serves a dual purpose of emphasizing the importance of obeying blackout hours, as well as easing the stress of the time period by encouraging laughter.
Timid Don Chicago yearns to follow in the footsteps of his gangster mother, but is forced by the Mulligan Gang to leave America. In England, he tangles with a British police officer and high society.