Dick Barton Special Agent (1948)

Dick Barton’s (Don Stannard) plans for a relaxing seaside holiday with his friends are thwarted when they stumble upon a sinister Nazi plot to unleash a deadly chemical virus and bring the nation to its knees. Will Dick, Snowey and friends be able to save the day? Directed by Alfred J. Goulding with cinematography by …

The Way Ahead (1944) [War] [Drama]

“The Way Ahead” is a British Second World War drama released in 1944. It stars David Niven and Stanley Holloway and follows a group of civilians who are conscripted into the British Army to fight in North Africa. In the U.S., an edited version was released as “The Immortal Battalion”. The film was written by …

Scrooge (1935) [Drama] [Fantasy] [Christmas]

“Scrooge” is a 1935 British film directed by Henry Edwards featuring Seymour Hicks as Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser who hates Christmas. It was the first sound version of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, not counting a 1928 short subject that now appears to be lost. Hicks had played the role of Scrooge on …

The Animal Kingdom (1932) [Drama] [Comedy]

“The Animal Kingdom” (also known as The Woman in His House in the UK) is a 1932 American comedy-drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith based upon a comedy of manners of the same name by Philip Barry. The film starred Leslie Howard, Ann Harding, Myrna Loy, William Gargan, Ilka Chase, and Neil Hamilton. Howard, …

As You Like It (1936) [Drama] [Comedy]

“As You Like It” is a 1936 film, directed by Paul Czinner and starring Laurence Olivier as Orlando and Elisabeth Bergner as Rosalind. It is based on William Shakespeare’s play of the same name. It was Laurence Olivier’s first performance of Shakespeare on screen. It was the final film of stage actors Leon Quartermaine and …

Isn’t Life Wonderful? (1924) [Silent Movie] [Drama]

“Isn’t Life Wonderful?” (1924) is a silent film directed by D. W. Griffith for his company D. W. Griffith Productions, and distributed by United Artists. It was based on the novel by Geoffrey Moss and it went under the alternative title “Dawn”. Most of the scenes were filmed in Germany and Austria. Only one was …

Murder at Dawn (1932) [Crime] [Horror]

“Murder at Dawn” is a 1932 American film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is also known as “The Death Ray” in the United Kingdom. The story is about a mad scientist who works on a death ray in his mountain hideaway. — Directed by Richard Thorpe, produced by John R. Freuler (executive producer) and …