21 Days 1940  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: 21 Days Together
Director: Basil Dean
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Leslie Banks, Laurence Olivier, Francis L. Sullivan, Hay Petrie, Robert Newton, Laurence Hanray, David Horne, Esme Percy, William Dewhurst
A couple (Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh) has just three weeks together before he plans to confess to a murder he committed in self-defense.
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The Door with Seven Locks 1940  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Chamber of Horrors
Director: Norman Lee
Cast: Leslie Banks, Lilli Palmer, Romilly Lunge, Gina Malo, David Horne, Richard Bird, Cathleen Nesbitt, J.H. Roberts, Aubrey Mallalieu, Harry Hutchinson, Ross Landon, Phil Ray
Mad Dr. Manetta (Leslie Banks) lures heirs to a fortune into his mansion and eliminates them through torture. But the latest heir, Judy (Lilli Palmer), might be a little harder to eliminate, and the doctor's days may be numbered.
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The First of the Few 1942  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Spitfire
Director: Leslie Howard
Cast: Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John, Roland Culver, Anne Firth, David Horne, J.H. Roberts, Derrick DeMarney, Rosalyn Boulter, Gordon McLeod
This is a good biography of R.J. Mitchell (Leslie Howard), the developer of the highly successful World War II airplane (Spitfire) that contributed much by fending off the air attacks on Great Britain. Naturally, World War II propaganda runs high. Great musical score. (Leslie Howard's plane was shot down by German planes while on his way home from a diplomatic mission shortly after completion of this film.)
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The History of Mr. Polly 1949 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Pelissier
Cast: John Mills, Sally Ann Howes, Megs Jenkins, Finlay Currie, Betty Ann Davies, Gladys Henson, Diana Churchill, Edward Chapman, Shelagh Fraser, Dandy Nichols, Juliet Mills, Moore Marriott, David Horne, Edie Martin, Doris Hare
Based on H.G. Wells' novel, this story involves Alfred Polly's (John Mills) change of lifestyle after he leaves his domineering wife (Betty Ann Davies) and wanders the countryside. He finally takes a job as a handyman at a country inn and, at long last, finds true happiness.
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Martin Luther 1953 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Pichel
Cast: Niall MacGinnis, John Ruddock, Pierre Lefevre, Guy Verney, Alastair Hunter, David Horne, Fred Johnson, Philip Leaver, Egon Strohm, Irving Pichel, Heinz Piper, Leonard White, Annette Carell, Alexander Gauge, Henry Oscar
In this well-made biography that was filmed in West Germany, Niall MacGinnis takes on the role of the 16th-century priest Martin Luther who left the Catholic Church and started a new religious movement: the Reformation. As a priest, Luther is not impressed with holy relics and believes that truth can be found in faith, "The just shall live by faith alone." Luther publishes his ideas on freedom, and, in 1520, Pope Leo excommunicates him. During his period in exile, Luther translates "The New Testament." A highlight of the film is Luther's "Here I Stand" speech.
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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 Seventh Veil 1945 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Compton Bennett
Cast: James Mason, Ann Todd, Herbert Lom, Hugh McDermott, Albert Lieven, Yvonne Owen, David Horne, Manning Whiley, Beatrice Varley, Margaret Withers
Hypnosis is the method of treatment attempted for pianist Francesca Cunningham (Ann Todd), and her induced memories reveal a troubled past.
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The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw 1958 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Kenneth More, Jayne Mansfield, Henry Hull, William Campbell, Bruce Cabot, Robert Morley, Ronald Squire, David Horne, Charles Irwin, Sid James
An English gunsmith (Kenneth More) is given the job of sheriff in a troubled town and manages to do the job surprisingly well.
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Spaceways 1953  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Howard Duff, Eva Bartok, Alan Wheatley, Philip Leaver, Andrew Osborn, Michael Medwin, Anthony Ireland, David Horne, Marianne Stone, Cecile Chevreau, Hugh Moxey
Espionage confronts an American wife whose extramarital affair hinges on her delivery of U.S. government secrets. Her rocket scientist husband (Duff) is helping the British with their first satellite, and when his wife and her lover, a Russian spy, disappear it is assumed that he killed them and sent them into space. How will he prove himself innocent?
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They Were Sisters 1945 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Crabtree
Cast: Phyllis Calvert, Dulcie Gray, Anne Crawford, James Mason, Pamela Kellino, Hugh Sinclair, Ann Stephens, David Horne, Brefni O'Rorke, Thorley Walters
Three sisters together experience joy and sorrow through their respective marriages and children in this British melodrama.
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| 1. 21 Days (1940)
aka: 21 Days Together
2. The Door with Seven Locks (1940)
aka: Chamber of Horrors
3. The First of the Few (1942)
aka: Spitfire
4. The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
5. Martin Luther (1953)
6. Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
aka: Saraband
7. The Seventh Veil (1945)
8. The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)
9. Spaceways (1953)
10. They Were Sisters (1945)
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