Doctor in the House 1954 N/R, 92 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Ralph Thomas Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Kenneth More, Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow, Donald Houston, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice, George Coulouris, Geoffrey Keen, Suzanne Cloutier
This comedy depicts the lighter side of medical school when students do not miss the virtues of beautiful women in spite of the rigorous routine of studies and practice.
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The Malta Story 1953 N/R, 103 min. Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Brian Desmond Cast: Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel, Muriel Pavlow, Flora Robson, Ralph Truman, Peter Bull, Nigel Stock, Renee Asherson, Hugh Burden, Reginald Tate, Rosalie Crutchley, Thomas Heathcote, Maurice Denham, Noel Willman
During World War II, a member of the Royal Air Force, British Lieutenant Pete Ross (Alec Guinness), performs camera reconnaissance missions and hands over evidence to his senior officer (Jack Hawkins) that Italy is planning a major invasion of Malta. Now, Ross finds himself stranded on Malta. Although low on supplies, Ross is determined to defend the island fortress against the Italian army's attack and practices survival techniques. Meanwhile, he has a romance with a Maltese girl, Maria (Muriel Pavlow), but fate steps in as Ross carries out his duties that lead to the ultimate sacrifice.
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Murder She Said 1961 N/R, 87 min. Genre: Mystery aka: Meet Miss Marple Agatha Christie's Murder, She Said
Director: George Pollock Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow, James Robertson Justice, Thorley Walters, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Conrad Phillips, Ronald Howard, Joan Hickson, Stringer Davis, Gordon Harris
While sitting in her train seat, Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) witnesses a murder taking place on a passing train. She alerts police, but they doubt her story. What does Miss Marple do? She begins her own investigation and obtains a job as a maid inside Ackenthorpe Hall, an estate in the area where the murder took place and searches the house for clues.
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The Shop at Sly Corner 1947 N/R, 92 min. Genre: Drama aka: Code of Scotland Yard
Director: George King Cast: Oskar Homolka, Derek Farr, Muriel Pavlow, Manning Whiley, Kathleen Harrison, Garry Marsh, Kenneth Griffith, Jan Van Loewen, Irene Handl, Johnnie Schofield, Diana Dors, Katie Johnson, Eliot Makeham
Antique dealer Descius Heiss (Oskar Homolka) is hiding the fact that he is an escaped convict. But, his bookkeeper Robert Graham (Derek Farr) has caught on and is blackmailing him. In order to protect his concert violinist daughter Margaret (Muriel Pavlow), whose career would suffer if her father's past was revealed, Descius kills Farr. Later, when Scotland Yard investigates the murder, Descius commits suicide–one more desperate act aimed at protecting Margaret.
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| 1. Doctor in the House (1954)
2. The Malta Story (1953)
3. Murder She Said (1961) aka: Meet Miss Marple aka: Agatha Christie's Murder, She Said
4. The Shop at Sly Corner (1947) aka: Code of Scotland Yard
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