Angels One Five 1954  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George More O'Ferrall
Cast: Jack Hawkins, Michael Denison, John Gregson, Dulcie Gray, Andrew Osborn, Cyril Raymond, Humphrey Lestocq, Veronica Hurst, Harold Goodwin, Norman Pierce, Geoffrey Keen, Harry Locke, Philip Stainton, Vida Hope, Amy Veness
Headquarters control room for RAF pilots during World War II's Battle of Britain, when the "Few" fight off the German Luftwaffe, is the focus of this realistic film about tactical and strategic aspects of war.
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The Astonished Heart 1950  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Terence Fisher, Antony Damborough
Cast: Noel Coward, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton, Graham Payn, Joyce Carey, Amy Veness, Ralph Michael, Michael Hordern, Everley Gregg, Pataricia Glyn, Alan Webb, John Salew, Gerald Anderson, John Warren, Jacqueline Byrne
This film adaptation of the Noel Coward play is a story of an extramarital affair between a psychiatrist, Christian Faber (Noel Coward), and his wife Barbara's (Celia Johnson) old school friend Leonora (Margaret Leighton). Barbara and Leonora had lost contact with each other, but they meet again, and Barbara invites Leonora to visit her home. When Barbara leaves to care for her mother, Chris and Leonora begin a relationship that turns into a love affair that appears to be doomed from the start.
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Fanny by Gaslight 1944  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Man of Evil
Director: Anthony Asquith
Cast: Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Wilfrid Lawson, Stewart Granger, Jean Kent, Helen Haye, Margaretta Scott, Nora Swinburne, Cathleen Nesbitt, John Laurie, Ann Stephens, Gloria Sydney, Stuart Lindsell, Amy Veness, Ann Wilton
Hard-drinking Lord Manderstoke (James Mason) falls for Fanny (Phyllis Calvert), and the influence he exerts threatens her chance for a happy life. 1 User Review
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| | note on stewart granger | izzie 04/11/2011 | | i think it is one terific movie WOW |
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The Man in Grey 1943  N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leslie Arliss
Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Stewart Granger, Helen Haye, Martita Hunt, Raymond Lovell, Nora Swinburne, Beatrice Varley, Amy Veness
Girlhood friends, Clarissa (Phyllis Calvert) and Hester (Margaret Lockwood) find tragedy awaits following the scheming of Hester for the affections of Clarissa's husband, the Marquis of Rohan (James Mason). This film did much to propel Mason to stardom.
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Oliver Twist 1948 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: David Lean
Cast: Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Francis L. Sullivan, John Howard Davies, Anthony Newley, Henry Stephenson, Diana Dors, Mary Clare, Henry Edwards, Josephine Stuart, Ralph Truman, Kathleen Harrison, Gibb McLaughlin, Amy Veness
This is a very good version of Charles Dickens' story about the inhumane world of apprenticeship in 19th-century England. Beginning with his being left at an orphanage as a baby and enduring a hard life at the orphanage, the story then continues to Oliver's (John Howard Davies) escape to the streets. Now, Oliver, under the watchful eye of his tutor, the cruel Fagin (Alec Guinness) becomes a pickpocket on London's streets where more problems follow–until good luck finally shines on Oliver. 1 User Review
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| | harewood 03/09/2012 | | masterful portrayal of Fagin |
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The Saint Meets the Tiger 1943 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Paul L. Stein
Cast: Hugh Sinclair, Jean Gillie, Gordon McLeod, Clifford Evans, Wylie Watson, Charles Victor, Louise Hampton, John Salew, Amy Veness, Dennis Arundell, Arthur Hambling, Claude Bailey, Noel Dainton, Eric Clavering, Ben Williams
It's been two years since the last episode of the Saint's adventures. In this story, the dying words of a murdered man on the Saint's (Hugh Sinclair) doorstep sends our suave detective off to chase down a gold mine scheme of "The Tiger" (Clifford Evans) and his gang. More murders occur before the Saint wraps this one up.
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This Happy Breed 1944 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: David Lean
Cast: Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, John Mills, Kay Walsh, Stanley Holloway, Amy Veness, Alison Leggatt, Laurence Olivier, Eileen Erskine, John Blythe, Guy Verney, Betty Fleetwood, Merle Tottenham
Adapted from Noel Coward's play, this is the story of the defeats and victories of a British family during the 20-year period between World War I and World War II. The lower-class Gibbon family–father Frank (Robert Newton), mother Ethel (Celia Johnson), and two children Queenie and Reg (Kay Walsh and John Blythe)–move into a large Clapham house but find that it takes more than a house to make a family.
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Tom Brown's Schooldays 1951 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gordon Parry
Cast: John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, Diana Wynyard, Hermione Baddeley, Kathleen Byron, James Hayter, John Charlesworth, John Forrest, Michael Hordern, Max Bygraves, Francis De Wolff, Amy Veness, Brian Worth, Rachel Gurney, Michael Brennan
In this remake of Thomas Hughes' novel, John Howard Davies takes on the role of Tom Brown, a first-year student at Rugby School. Tom must deal with his new surroundings at boarding school and makes friends with East (John Charlesworth). Unfortunately, Tom and East must deal with bully Flashman (John Forrest) who adds stress to their lives. The new headmaster, Dr. Arnold (Robert Newton), tries to deal with the problem but is ineffective–until matters rise to a head, and Dr. Arnold expels Flashman from Rugby.
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| 1. Angels One Five (1954)
2. The Astonished Heart (1950)
3. Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
aka: Man of Evil
4. The Man in Grey (1943)
5. Oliver Twist (1948)
6. The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943)
7. This Happy Breed (1944)
8. Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)
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