The High Command 1937  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thorold Dickinson
Cast: Lionel Atwill, Lucie Mannheim, Steven Geray, James Mason, Allan Jeayes, Wally Patch, Tom Gill, Leslie Perrins, Philip Strange, Skelton Knaggs
A British general (Lionel Atwill) investigates a crisis on an African outpost and becomes involved in blackmail and murder.
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Obsession 1949  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: The Hidden Room
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Robert Newton, Sally Gray, Phil Brown, Naunton Wayne, Olga Lindo, Ronald Adam, James Harcourt, Betty Cooper, Roddy Hughes, Michael Balfour, Allan Jeayes, Russell Waters, Sam Kydd
London psychiatrist Dr. Clive Riordan (Robert Newton) traps American Bill Kronin (Phil Brown) in a cellar when he catches Kronin having an affair with his wife, Storm (Sally Gray). It appears to be a perfect crime because it is believed that Kronin simply disappeared. Meanwhile, Clive is preparing an acid bath to dispose of Bill's body after he kills him. But, once again, there is a flaw in the "perfect crime." This time, it is Storm's pet dog that follows Clive to the hiding place.
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The Proud Valley 1940  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Tunnel
Director: Pen Tennyson
Cast: Paul Robeson, Edward Chapman, Simon Lack, Rachel Thomas, Dilys Thomas, Edward Rigby, Janet Johnson, Charles Williams, Jack Jones, Dilys Davies, Clifford Evans, Allan Jeayes
Miners in a Wales village count on stoker David Goliath (Paul Robeson) and his baritone voice to help them win a national choir meet. But, a mine accident puts all dreams on hold–not only for the choir contest but for the financial future of the town as well.
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Rembrandt 1936 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Korda
Cast: Charles Laughton, Gertrude Lawrence, Elsa Lanchester, Edward Chapman, Walter Hudd, Roger Livesey, John Bryning, Allan Jeayes, Raymond Huntley, John Clements, Sam Livesey, Austin Trevor, Abraham Sofaer, Laurence Hanray
Charles Laughton is excellent in his role of the famed Dutch painter, Rembrandt. The film covers the last three decades of the painter's life during which he had three wives. After his first wife dies, Rembrandt marries his housekeeper Geertje (Gertrude Lawrence) but that doesn't work when he turns to his maid Hendrickje (Elsa Lanchester), and Geertje leaves him. Hendrickje becomes pregnant, and they marry, but she dies. However, during the decades covered in the story, Rembrandt paints some of his most creative work.
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The Rise of Catherine the Great 1934 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Catherine the Great
Director: Paul Czinner
Cast: Elisabeth Bergner, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Flora Robson, Gerald du Maurier, Irene Vanbrugh, Griffith Jones, Joan Gardner, Dorothy Hale, Allan Jeayes, Gibb McLaughlin, Clifford Heatherley, Laurence Hanray
In the 18th century, Catherine (Elisabeth Bergner) was summoned by the Empress of Russia (Flora Robson) to marry the Grand Duke Peter (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), and it was not long before she learned that he was mentally unstable and was enjoying numerous affairs. Soon after the Empress dies, Peter assumes the throne, not mentally able to handle the responsibilities, and Catherine is urged to assume power.
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Sanders of the River 1935 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Bosambo
Director: Zoltan Korda
Cast: Paul Robeson, Leslie Banks, Nina Mae McKinney, Robert Cochran, Martin Walker, Richard Grey, Tony Wane, Marques De Portago, Eric Maturin, Allan Jeayes, Luao, Oboja
In this British propaganda film, a Nigerian tribal chief (Paul Robeson) and a British officer (Leslie Banks) work together to bring law and order to the area.
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Saraband for Dead Lovers 1948 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Saraband
Director: Basil Dearden
Cast: Stewart Granger, Joan Greenwood, Flora Robson, Francoise Rosay, Frederick Valk, Peter Bull, Anthony Quayle, Megs Jenkins, Michael Gough, Jill Balcon, Cecil Trouncer, David Horne, Miles Malleson, Allan Jeayes, Guy Rolfe
Based on historic fact, this film tells the story of the ill-fated marriage of Prince George Louis (Peter Bull), who would later become King George I, and Sophie Dorothea (Joan Greenwood). Sophie fell in love with the dashing Count Philip Konigsmark (Stewart Granger) and made plans to flee the scene. But when their affair was discovered, the Count was assassinated, and Sophie was imprisoned in an isolated castle.
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 The Thief of Bagdad 1940  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan
Cast: Sabu, John Justin, June Duprez, Conrad Veidt, Rex Ingram, Miles Malleson, Mary Morris, Hay Petrie, Allan Jeayes, Morton Selten, Bruce Winston, Adelaide Hall, Roy Emerton
Abu (Sabu) is a young boy who is tossed into a Bagdad dungeon for stealing. He is joined by Prince Ahmad (John Justin) who the evil Grand Vizier Jaffar (Conrad Veidt) has deposed as ruler of the realm. Together, Abu and Ahmad manage to escape to Bazra where Ahmad falls in love with a beautiful princess (June Duprez). But, the wicked Jaffar appears on the scene with intentions of marrying the princess and sails off with her as his prisoner. Ahmad and Abu follow them, and along the way Ahmad opens a bottle containing a genie (Rex Ingram). Abu outwits the genie, but will his powers be enough to help Ahmad get to the magical Land of Legend where he can regain the crown?
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Waterfront 1951  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Waterfront Women
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Robert Newton, Kathleen Harrison, Avis Scott, Susan Shaw, Robin Netscher, Richard Burton, Kenneth Griffith, Olive Sloane, James Hayter, Charles Victor, Michael Brennan, Allan Jeayes
Fourteen years ago an alcoholic sailor (Robert Newton) left his pregnant wife and their two small children alone to survive in the Liverpool slums. Now he is still troubled, returns home, commits murder, and is visited in jail by his wife and their 14-year-old child.
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| 1. The Four Feathers (1939)
2. The High Command (1937)
3. Obsession (1949)
aka: The Hidden Room
4. The Proud Valley (1940)
aka: The Tunnel
5. Rembrandt (1936)
6. The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
aka: Catherine the Great
7. Sanders of the River (1935)
aka: Bosambo
8. Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
aka: Saraband
9. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
10. Waterfront (1951)
aka: Waterfront Women
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