Ali Baba Nights 1934  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
aka: Chu Chin Chow
Director: Walter Forde
Cast: George Robey, Fritz Kortner, Anna May Wong, John Garrick, Pearl Argyle, Dennis Hoey, Laurence Hanray, Sydney Fairbrother, Thelma Tuson, Francis L. Sullivan, Gibb McLaughlin, Malcolm "Jetsam" McEachern
This musical comedy version of "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves" stars George Robey as Ali, Fritz Korner as the captain/robber, and Anna May Wong as the slave woman who comes to Ali's rescue.
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The Brain Machine 1956  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Ken Hughes
Cast: Maxwell Reed, Elizabeth Allan, Patrick Barr, Russell Napier, Gibb McLaughlin, Edwin Richfield, Neil Hallett, Mark Bellamy, Bill Nagy, Vanda Godsell, John Horsley, Thomas Gallagher
While searching for kidnapped Dr. Phillipa Roberts (Elizabeth Allan), police uncover a gang of drug smugglers.
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The Card 1952  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Promoter
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson, Petula Clark, Edward Chapman, Gibb McLaughlin, Frank Pettingell, Veronica Turleigh, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Michael Hordern
Edward Henry Machin (Alec Guinness) rises from poverty through shady dealings and more than a little social climbing until he reaches his goal at the "top of the heap."
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The Deep Blue Sea 1955  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Kenneth More, Eric Portman, Emlyn Williams, Moira Lister, Arthur Hill, Alec McCowen, Dandy Nichols, Gibb McLaughlin, Jimmy Hanley
In a desperate attempt to find happiness, wealthy Hester (Vivien Leigh) embarks in a love affair with Freddie Page (Kenneth More), which eventually leads to even more unhappiness.
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Hobson's Choice 1954 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: David Lean
Cast: Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda De Banzie, Prunella Scales, Daphne Anderson, Richard Wattis, Helen Haye, Joseph Tomelty, Raymond Huntley, John Laurie, Derek Blomfield, Julien Mitchell, Gibb McLaughlin, Philip Stainton, Dorothy Gordon
Henry Horatio Hobson (Charles Laughton) is a shoemaker with three independently thinking daughters–Maggie, Alice, and Vicky (Brenda De Banzie, Daphne Anderson, and Prunella Scales). Maggie proves a match for her stubborn father when she decides to marry Willie Mossop (John Mills) who is one of his employees. Next, Maggie encourages Alice and Vicky to choose their own husbands and ignore the directives of their father to not marry.
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Juggernaut 1936 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Henry Edwards
Cast: Boris Karloff, Joan Wyndham, Arthur Margetson, Mona Goya, Anthony Ireland, Nina Boucicault, J.H. Roberts, Morton Selten, Gibb McLaughlin, Victor Rietti
About to find the cure for paralysis, Dr. Sartorius (Boris Karloff) plots with his patient Lady Yvonne Clifford (Mona Goya) to murder her millionaire husband, Sir Charles Clifford (Morton Selten), to obtain needed funding. A deal is made, Sartorius is hired as Sir Charles' physician, and he begins poisoning his patient. But, Sir Charles figures out what is happening and changes his will to benefit his son Roger (Arthur Margetson) from a previous marriage. Now, Lady Yvonne tells Sartorius to kill both Sir Charles and Roger. Only nurse Eve (Joan Wyndham), who is in love with Roger, may be able to stop Sartorius in his tracks.
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The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By 1952 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
aka: Paris Express
Director: Harold French
Cast: Claude Rains, Marius Goring, Marta Toren, Ferdy Mayne, Herbert Lom, Lucie Mannheim, Anouk Aimee, Eric Pohlmann, Felix Aylmer, Gibb McLaughlin, Michael Nightingale, Robin Alalouf, Joan St. Clair
A very honest man, Kees Popinga (Claude Rains), finds that his boss Julius de Koster, Jr. (Herbert Lom) has been stealing from their Dutch trading company to support his French mistress Michele (Marta Toren). Kees' solution: steal the money himself to prevent his boss from getting his hands on it. Kees does get the money and boards a trans-European train to Paris. After arriving in Paris, he manages to become entangled with Michele. And, of course, problems lie ahead through a series of twists and turns.
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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.
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The Private Life of Henry VIII 1933  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Korda
Cast: Charles Laughton, Merle Oberon, Wendy Barrie, Elsa Lanchester, Robert Donat, Miles Mander, Binnie Barnes, Everley Gregg, Franklin Dyall, Claud Allister, Laurence Hanray, William Austin, John Loder, Gibb McLaughlin, Sam Livesey
Charles Laughton won the Oscar for his portrayal of Henry VIII in this historical film. It is the story of Henry's relationships with five of his six wives and starts with the his marriage to his second wife, Anne Boleyn (Merle Oberon), which ends in her execution. Henry's third wife is his mistress Jane Seymour (Wendy Barrie) who dies in childbirth. Henry then agrees to an arranged marriage to Anne of Cleves (Elsa Lanchester) that ends when she pushes him into the arms of Lady Catherine Howard (Binnie Barnes). He marries Catherine, but her affair with Henry's friend Thomas Culpepper (Robert Donat) ends in her beheading. Finally, Henry marries widowed Catherine Parr (Everley Gregg) who is determined to take care of him. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Picture.
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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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Sea Wife 1957 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Bob McNaught
Cast: Joan Collins, Richard Burton, Basil Sydney, Cy Grant, Ronald Squire, Harold Goodwin, Joan Hickson, Gibb McLaughlin, Roddy Hughes, Lloyd Lamble, Nora Nicholson, Ronald Adam, Beatrice Varley, Yvette Wyatt
In 1942, soon after setting sail from Singapore, four British survivors–a beautiful nun (Joan Collins), an army officer (Richard Burton), a bigoted business administrator (Basil Sydney), and the Black purser (Cy Grant)–reveal their true personalities as they struggle to survive under great hardships after their ship is sunk by a Japanese torpedo.
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Who Done It? 1956 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Basil Dearden
Cast: Benny Hill, Belinda Lee, David Kossoff, Garry Marsh, George Margo, Ernest Thesiger, Denis Shaw, Frederick Schiller, Thorley Walters, Nicholas Phipps, Gibb McLaughlin, Ernest Jay
Popular British TV comedian Benny Hill makes his screen debut playing the role of Hugo, an ice-rink sweeper, who wins money in a contest. His ambition to become a detective is fulfilled when he uses the money to open a detective agency. But he gets more than he bargained for when he quickly gets involved in an assassination plot. For Benny Hill fans only.
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| 1. Ali Baba Nights (1934)
aka: Chu Chin Chow
2. The Brain Machine (1956)
3. Bulldog Jack (1935)
aka: Alias Bulldog Drummond
4. The Card (1952)
aka: The Promoter
5. The Deep Blue Sea (1955)
6. The Farmer's Wife (1928)
7. Hobson's Choice (1954)
8. Juggernaut (1936)
9. The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By (1952)
aka: Paris Express
10. No Funny Business (1933)
11. Oliver Twist (1948)
12. The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
13. The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
aka: Catherine the Great
14. Sea Wife (1957)
15. Who Done It? (1956)
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