Alive and Kicking 1958  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Cyril Frankel
Cast: Sybil Thorndike, Kathleen Harrison, Estelle Winwood, Stanley Holloway, Eric Pohlmann, John Salew, Liam Redmond, Marjorie Rhodes, Richard Harris, Olive McFarland
When Dora (Sybil Thorndike), Rosie (Kathleen Harrison), and Mabel (Estelle Winwood) learn they are going to be moved from their "old folks" home, they escape the premises and set off on an adventure.
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The Black Glove 1954  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Face the Music
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Alex Nicol, Eleanor Summerfield, John Salew, Paul Carpenter, Geoffrey Keen, Ann Hanslip, Fred Johnson, Martin Boddey, Arthur Lane, Gordon Crier, Paula Byrne, Leo Phillips
While visiting London, American trumpet player "Brad" Bradley (Alex Nicol) is wrongfully accused of murdering a singer when a black glove is found. Determined to track down the real killer, Brad uses a tape-recorder and some photos to reveal the name of the psychopath murderer.
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Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Robert Hamer
Cast: Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson, Miles Malleson, Clive Morton, Hugh Griffith, Jeremy Spenser, Arthur Lowe, Audrey Fildes, John Penrose, Cecil Ramage, John Salew, Lyn Evans, Laurence Naismith
Alec Guinness plays all of the family members of the d'Ascoyne family in this satire on the aristocratic lifestyle. Louis (Dennis Price) has been spurned by the wealthy d'Ascoyne family since his mother eloped with his commoner father. Now, Louis sets out to murder eight members of the family in order to get his hands on the inheritance and obtain the status of Duke. Great Guinness!
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The Lavender Hill Mob 1951  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Charles Crichton
Cast: Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James, Alfie Bass, Marjorie Fielding, John Gregson, Edie Martin, Clive Morton, Audrey Hepburn, John Salew, Ronald Adam, Arthur Hambling, Gibb McLaughloin, Sydney Tafler, Marie Burke
A very unlikely duo forms a partnership to rob a gold bullion shipment. Henry Holland (Alec Guinness) is the quiet bank clerk who teams up with Pendlebury (Stanley Holloway) in this very funny story about amateurs doing well in the criminal world. Guinness was nominated for an Oscar, and an Oscar was won for Best Writing
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The Saint Meets the Tiger 1943  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
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
It's been two years since the last episode of the Saint's adventures, and this entry is the weakest of the lot (in the view of this reviewer). The dying words of a murdered man on the Saint's doorstep sends our suave detective off to chase down a gold mine scheme of "The Tiger" and his gang. More murders occur before the Saint wraps this one up.
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Too Hot to Handle 1960 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Playgirl After Dark
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Jayne Mansfield, Leo Genn, Karlheinz Bohm, Christopher Lee, Danik Patisson, Kai Fischer, Patrick Holt, Martin Boddey, Barbara Windsor, Penny Morrell, John Salew, Ian Fleming
Midnight Franklin (Jayne Mansfield) is the star singer at the Soho striptease club owned by Johnny Solo (Leo Genn) who has his hands full battling rival club owners.
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| 1. Alive and Kicking (1958)
2. The Black Glove (1954)
aka: Face the Music
3. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
4. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
5. The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943)
6. Too Hot to Handle (1960)
aka: Playgirl After Dark
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