The 39 Steps 1959  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: The Thirty-Nine Steps
Director: Ralph Thomas
Cast: Kenneth More, Taina Elg, Brenda De Banzie, Barry Jones, Reginald Beckwith, Faith Brook, Michael Goodliffe, James Hayter, Duncan Lamont, Jameson Clark, Andrew Cruickshank, Leslie Dwyer, Sid James, Betty Henderson, Joan Hickson
This is an entertaining remake of the 1935 Hitchcock classic. Richard Hannay (Kenneth More) inadvertently becomes involved in espionage and murder after attending a vaudeville show with a young nanny (Faith Brook). Violence erupts at the show, and Richard takes the nanny to his home where she is stabbed by an assailant and is killed–but not before telling Richard that he has only two days to stop an espionage plot. And the race against time begins.
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Arabesque 1966  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren, Alan Badel, Kieron Moore, George Coulouris, Duncan Lamont, Ernest Clark, Carl Duering, John Merivale, Harold Kasket, Gordon Griffin, Malya Nappi, Robert Rowland, Larry Taylor, Windsor Davies
An American, David Pollock (Gregory Peck), is a professor of languages at Oxford University who translates a message in hieroglyphics. When Middle Eastern leaders, spies, and oil sheiks try to obtain the contents of the secret message, Pollack partners with Yasmin Azir (Sophia Loren), but her motives are questionable as Pollack is propelled into the world of international espionage.
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The Creeping Flesh 1972  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Freddie Francis
Cast: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Lorna Heilbron, George Benson, Kenneth J. Warren, Duncan Lamont, Harry Locke, Hedger Wallace, Michael Ripper, Catherine Finn, David Bailie, Marianne Stone
Anthropologist Emmanuel Hildern (Peter Cushing) returns from New Guinea with the skeleton of an early human. When placed in water, flesh grows over the bones, and Emmanuel develops a serum from the blood in hopes that it will cure evil. He tries it on his insane daughter, but it has quite the opposite affect. Emmanuel's brother, James (Christopher Lee), steals the skeleton, rain falls on the bones, and an evil being terrorizes the area. A good period piece with two great masters of the genre.
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The Devil-Ship Pirates 1964 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Don Sharp
Cast: Christopher Lee, Duncan Lamont, Barry Warren, Harry Locke, Andrew Keir, Michael Ripper, Suzan Farmer, Charles Houston, Leonard Fenton, John Cairney, Ernest Clark, Natasha Pyne, Jack Rodney, Philip Latham, Annette Whiteley
Spanish pirate Captain Robeles (Christopher Lee) has been fighting along with the Spanish Armada. After his ship suffers damage, Robeles pulls into a British port in a small village and convinces the residents that Spain won the battle and that Spain now rules them. Robeles proceeds to run the town–until pirate Manuel (Barry Warren) jumps ship and comes to the aid of the townsfolk.
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Escape from the Dark 1977 G, 104 min.
Genre: Family
aka: The Littlest Horse Thieves
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Alastair Sim, Peter Barkworth, Maurice Colbourne, Susan Tebbs, Andrew Harrison, Prunella Scales, Jeremy Bulloch, Duncan Lamont, Ian Hogg, Richard Warner
Pet ponies are scheduled for slaughter when the owner of a Yorkshire coal mine decides to modernize. But, three children come to the ponies' rescue. Pretty good Disney.
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The Evil of Frankenstein 1964 TV, 84 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Freddie Francis
Cast: Peter Cushing, Peter Woodthorpe, Sandor Eles, Kiwi Kingston, Duncan Lamont, James Maxwell, Katy Wild, David Hutcheson, Howard Goomey, Anthony Blackshaw, David Conville, Caron Gardner, Steven Geray, Alister Williamson
After his monster (Kiwi Kingston) is found frozen in a glacier, Dr. Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) brings it home and enlists the aid of a hypnotist (Peter Woodthorpe) to bring it back to life. Another in the Hammer Studio's films, which is a sequel to "Revenge of Frankenstein" and is followed by "Frankenstein Created Woman."
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Frankenstein Created Woman 1967 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Robert Morris, Barry Warren, Thorley Walters, Duncan Lamont, Peter Blythe, Derek Fowlds, Alan MacNaughtan, Peter Madden, Philip Ray, Ivan Beavis, Colin Jeavons, Alec Mango, Bartlett Mullins
Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) brings Christina (Susan Denberg), back to life after she commits suicide. But, he slips the soul of her lover, who has been executed, into her body. When Christina regains consciousness, she sets out to seek revenge against those responsible for the execution.
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The Golden Coach 1952  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jean Renoir
Cast: Anna Magnani, Odoardo Spadaro, Nada Fiorelli, Dante, Duncan Lamont, George Higgins, Ralph Truman, Gisella Mathews, Riccardo Rioli, Paul Campbell
Set in 18th-century Peru, this story revolves around an actress, Camilla (Anna Magnani), and her contemplated decision about three suitors who have offered her very different lifestyles. A young officer, Filipe (Paul Campbell), will give her the chance to live among the Indians; proud bullfighter Ramon (Riccardo Rioli) will share his glory; and the Viceroy Ferdinand (Duncan Lamont) will make a present of his beautiful golden coach. An excellent film.
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High Flight 1956  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Gilling
Cast: Ray Milland, Bernard Lee, Kenneth Haigh, Anthony Newley, Leslie Phillips, Ian Fleming, Kenneth Fortescue, Sean Kelly, Helen Cherry, Duncan Lamont
Behind-the-scenes conflicts involving pilots undergoing RAF jet-fighter training is the focus of this weak film.
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The Man in the White Suit 1951 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Cast: Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Vida Hope, Ernest Thesiger, Howard Marion-Crawford, Duncan Lamont, Miles Malleson, Harold Goodwin, Henry Mollison, Patric Doohan, Colin Gordon, Arthur Howard
When Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) invents a textile, which will not get dirty or wear out, the world beats a path to his door–to prevent him from producing his new cloth! Textile workers and owners of mills see their livelihoods in jeopardy.
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Murder at the Gallop 1963 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: George Pollock
Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Robert Morley, Stringer Davis, Flora Robson, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Gordon Harris, Robert Urquhart, Katya Douglas, James Villiers, Finlay Currie, Noel Howlett, Duncan Lamont, Kevin Stoney
After the funeral, while wealthy Mr. Enderby's relatives gather at the Gallop Hotel for the reading of his will, Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) investigates foul play surrounding his death.
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Mutiny on the Bounty 1962 N/R, 179 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith, Richard Haydn, Percy Herbert, Noel Purcell, Gordon Jackson, Duncan Lamont, Chips Rafferty, Tarita, Ashley Cowan, Eddie Byrne, Tim Seely, Frank Silvera
This second filming of "Mutiny on the Bounty" stars Trevor Howard as the overly strict and cruel Captain Bligh who sails the H.M.S. Bounty from Portsmouth England to the South Pacific where the crew enjoys the paradise of Tahiti. The rest of the trip proves to be anything but a paradise when First Mate Fletcher Christian (Marlon Brando) leads the Bounty crew in mutiny. Excellent scenery and music. Seven Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Picture.
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Quatermass and the Pit 1967 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Five Million Years to Earth
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover, Duncan Lamont, Bryan Marshall, Peter Copley, Thomas Heathcote, Grant Taylor, Robert Morris
Workers excavating a subway line under London discover the remains of an ancient beast that could lead to the secret of the ancestry of human beings.
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 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1968 TV, 128 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller
aka: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Jack Palance, Leo Genn, Oskar Homolka, Billie Whitelaw, Denholm Elliott, Tessie O'Shea, Torin Thatcher, Duncan Lamont, Gillie Fenwick, Joe Austin, Rex Sevenoaks, Elizabeth Cole, Paul Harding, Jeanette Landis, Liza Creighton
Jack Palance plays the title roles of both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The story is about the good Dr. Jekyll who turns himself into the evil Mr. Hyde through his experiments in his lab. Dr. Jekyll becomes addicted to enjoying the life of his long-repressed hedonistic personality of Mr. Hyde. Then, he murders his associate after being blackmailed, and this leads to a brutal confrontation with the police at the medical academy.
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A Touch of Larceny 1959 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: James Mason, Vera Miles, George Sanders, Harry Andrews, Robert Flemyng, Oliver Johnston, Peter Barkworth, Duncan Lamont, Martin Stephens, William Kendall, Rachel Gurney, Waveney Lee, Charles Carson, Junia Crawford, Henry B. Longhurst
A British naval officer, Commander Max Easton (James Mason), needs money to impress his friend Sir Charles Holland's (George Sanders) fiancee, wealthy American Virginia Killain (Vera Miles). Easton comes up with a scheme to sue the newspapers for libel after he causes his own arrest for supposed espionage. He makes it look like he is a traitor and then maroons himself on an island. After being rescued, he convinces the Special Branch that he is innocent and then visits Virginia. Will she be impressed?
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The Witches 1966 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Devil's Own
Director: Cyril Frankel
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen, Ann Bell, Ingrid Brett, John Collin, Michele Dotrice, Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Duncan Lamont, Leonard Rossiter, Martin Stephens, Carmel McSharry
Gwen Mayfield (Joan Fontaine) can't seem to get away from voodoo. While teaching in Africa, she had a nervous breakdown after an encounter with a witch doctor. She takes a teaching job in a small town in England while recovering. But–the town seems to be the home of a coven of witches, and they intend to sacrifice a girl. Perhaps Gwen's "training" can help.
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| 1. The 39 Steps (1959)
aka: The Thirty-Nine Steps
2. Arabesque (1966)
3. The Creeping Flesh (1972)
4. The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
5. Escape from the Dark (1977)
aka: The Littlest Horse Thieves
6. The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
7. Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
8. The Golden Coach (1952)
9. High Flight (1956)
10. The Man in the White Suit (1951)
11. Murder at the Gallop (1963)
12. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
13. Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
aka: Five Million Years to Earth
14. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968)
aka: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
15. A Touch of Larceny (1959)
16. The Witches (1966)
aka: The Devil's Own
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