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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Another Man's Poison 1951 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Emlyn Williams, Anthony Steel, Reginald Beckwith, Barbara Murray, Edna Morris
Janet Frobisher (Bette Davis) is a British mystery writer living in the dark and dank Yorkshire moors when George Bates (Gary Merrill) appears at her door and claims to be the partner in crime of her estranged husband. Janet had poisoned her husband and disposed of his body. When George attempts to blackmail Janet, she plots George's murder so that she can continue her romance with Larry Stevens (Anthony Steel).
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire 1961  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance
Director: Val Guest
Cast: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith, Gene Anderson, Arthur Christiansen, Austin Trevor, Renee Asherson, Edward Underdown, Ian Ellis, Michael Caine, Marianne Stone, Geoffrey Chater
The worst fears of the Cold War are realized when both the U.S. and the Soviet Union detonate nuclear devices at the same time. The U.S. is testing a nuclear weapon at the North Pole, and the Soviet Union is testing its nuclear weapon at the South Pole. This causes the Earth to get knocked out of orbit, and floods and fires erupt as Earth starts a spiral toward the Sun. What's a person to do? Will another nuclear explosion balance the Earth and put it back in orbit?
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Expresso Bongo 1959  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Val Guest
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Sylvia Syms, Yolande Donlan, Cliff Richard, Meier Tzelniker, Ambrosine Phillpotts, Eric Pohlmann, Wilfrid Lawson, Hermione Baddeley, Reginald Beckwith
Set in the late 1950s, this is the story of a Soho hustler, Johnny Jackson (Laurence Harvey), who turns himself into an agent and successfully promotes a young musician, Bongo Herbert (Cliff Richard), amidst Soho's stripper clubs. Featured songs include: "Nausea," "I've Never Had It So Good," and "Shrine on the Second Floor."
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Genevieve 1953 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Cornelius
Cast: John Gregson, Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More, Kay Kendall, Geoffrey Keen, Michael Medwin, Reginald Beckwith, Joyce Grenfell, Arthur Wontner, Leslie Mitchell, Fred Griffiths, Charles Lamb, Michael Balfour, Patrick Westwood, Edie Martin
Two couples–Alan and Wendy McKim (John Gregson and Dinah Sheridan) and Ambrose Claverhouse and Rosalind Peters (Kenneth More and Kay Kendall)–compete in the Vintage Car Club's rally between London and Brighton. As the 50+ mile race ensues, competition between the couples increases, and the men even use sabotage methods to come out ahead in the race. Comedy reigns as problems are encountered during the race in this delightful story. Great performances, excellent writing, and beautiful landscapes make this film worth watching.
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The Horse's Mouth 1958  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renee Houston, Mike Morgan, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger, Robert Coote, Reginald Beckwith, Veronica Turleigh, Arthur Macrae, Gillian Vaughn, Peter Bull, Clive Revill, Richard Leech, Mary Davies
This insightful satire is about Gully Jimson (Alec Guinness), a weird artist who cannot adapt to the world around him. Gully has served time in jail for vagrancy, and is now released when, uninvited, he moves into Sir William and Lady Beeder's (Robert Coote and Veronica Turleigh) flat while they are out of town. Gully puts his latest art work on their walls, which is NOT what they want. Next, Gully paints a culmination of his artistry in a deserted church, but the church is slated for demolition, and his art work is destroyed. Finally, Gully boards his houseboat and sails off to another world.
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Lancelot and Guinevere 1963  N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Adventure / Action
aka: Sword of Lancelot
Director: Cornel Wilde
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Brian Aherne, George Baker, Archie Duncan, Adrienne Corri, Michael Meacham, Iain Gregory, Mark Dignam, Reginald Beckwith, John Barrie, Richard Thorpe, Geoffrey Dunn, Graham Stark, Joseph Tomelty
The Knights of the Round Table gather around King Arthur (Brian Aherne) once again. But, trouble brews when the most gallant knight, Sir Lancelot (Cornel Wilde), falls in love with Guinevere (Jean Wallace) who is the bride of King Arthur.
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The Million Pound Note 1954  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Man with a Million
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Gregory Peck, Jane Griffith, Ronald Squire, Joyce Grenfell, Reginald Beckwith, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ernest Thesiger, A.E. Matthews, Maurice Denham, Bryan Forbes
Based on the Mark Twain fable, this is the story of a poor American in London who receives a million pound note and the problems he encounters during the month he is to keep it in his possession. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 09/22/2012 | | VERY FUNNY |
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Mister Moses 1965  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Ian Bannen, Raymond St. Jacques, Carroll Baker, Alexander Knox, Reginald Beckwith, Orlando Martins
A rogue, Joe Moses (Robert Mitchum), is forced to lead an African tribe to a government preserve. In case he decides to renege on the deal, Julie Anderson (Carroll Baker) is along to keep "Mr. Moses" in line. 6 User Reviews
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| | DVDR FOR SALE ON EBID.COM UK SITE | Anonymous 10/31/2010 | | THIS RARE MOVIE IS FOR SALE ON EBID.COM UK SITE |
| | I love this movie | lakota 09/27/2010 | | I'm looking to buy it . . . I googled a few years ago & it was as if it did not even exist! Great to see other remember & love this movie too! |
| | Anonymous 05/22/2010 | | Excellent Movie!!! I wish they would release this on DVD. |
| | Why can't this movie be released again? | lily 02/27/2010 | | |
| | magnolia 10/04/2007 | | I loved this movie. If anyone knows how I can find and purchase it, I'm interested. |
| | LOVED IT!!! | jasmine 06/20/2007 | | I SAW MR. MOSES BACK IN THE LATE 60'S ONE TIME AND LOVED IT. WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT AGAIN! |
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Night of the Demon 1957 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Curse of the Demon
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham, Athene Seyler, Liam Redmond, Reginald Beckwith, Ewan Roberts, Peter Elliott, Rosamund Greenwood
American psychologist Dr. John Holden (Dana Andrews) heads to London to attend a symposium aimed at exposing a witchcraft/devil-worshipping cult as a fraud. Upon arrival, he is advised that the symposium leader has died unexpectedly. The cult leader (Niall MacGinnis) is now out to get the good doctor who has his hands full since, indeed, a demon can be summoned.
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Night of the Eagle 1962 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Burn, Witch, Burn!
Director: Sidney Hayers
Cast: Janet Blair, Peter Wyngarde, Margaret Johnston, Anthony Nicholls, Colin Gordon, Kathleen Byron, Reginald Beckwith, Norman Bird, Jessica Dunning, Judith Stott, Bill Mitchell, Paul Frees, George Roubicek, Frank Singuineau, Gary Woolf
When a professor, Norman Taylor (Peter Wyngarde) brings his new bride, Tansy (Janet Blair), home, major problems develop when he learns that Tansy practices magic. When he tells her to stop, she insists that her magic is protecting him from his professional rivals who are working their own magic. 1 User Review
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| | suspensful movie | resurgam2 12/07/2010 | | a battle of good over evil |
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The Runaway Bus 1954 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: Val Guest
Cast: Frankie Howerd, Margaret Rutherford, Petula Clark, George Coulouris, Belinda Lee, Reginald Beckwith, Toke Townley, Terence Alexander, John Horsley, Marianne Stone, Stringer Davis, Lisa Gastoni, Frank Phillips, Sam Kydd, Michael Gwynn
Bus driver Percy Lamb (Frankie Howerd) is transporting passengers from foggy Heathrow airport to another airport. Unbeknownst to Percy, the perpetrator with a cache of stolen gold is on his bus, and to make matters worse, Percy and his passengers get lost in the fog.
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Scott of the Antarctic 1948 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Charles Frend
Cast: John Mills, Derek Bond, James Robertson Justice, Kenneth More, Christopher Lee, Diana Churchill, Harold Warrender, Anne Firth, Reginald Beckwith, John Gregson, James McKechnie, Norman Williams, Barry Letts, Dennis Vance, Edward Lisak
British explorer Capt. Robert Falcon Scott (John Mills) sets out on an expedition in 1910 to the South Pole. Two years later, he reaches it, but, on the way home, he and his crew mysteriously die in the cold. A search party finds their remains–along with Scott's diary providing clues to their unsuccessful attempt to make it back to civilization. The fine score composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams later was transmuted to his "Sinfonia Antarctica."
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The Secret of My Success 1965 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: James Booth, Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens, Honor Blackman, Amy Dalby, Lionel Jeffries, Richard Vernon, David Davenport, Peadar Lamb, Ann Lancaster, Martin Benson, Reginald Beckwith, Nicolau Breyner, Ernest Clark, Bob Harris
Arthur Tate (James Booth) is a local policeman investigating the murder of Violet Lawson's (Stella Stevens) husband when his mother (Amy Dalby) uses information about Violet to get Arthur promoted to inspector. When Arthur begins a love affair with a baroness, Lily (Honor Blackman), his mother again interferes, and her meddling results in Arthur becoming a liaison officer for the president of a South American country. Now, when Arthur becomes involved with revolutionary Maragold Marado (Shirley Jones), his mother gets involved, and Arthur ends up as the country's ruler.
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The Titfield Thunderbolt 1953 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Crichton
Cast: Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne, John Gregson, Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Griffith, Gabrielle Brune, Sid James, Reginald Beckwith, Edie Martin, Jack MacGowran, Ewan Roberts
After the British Rail abandons its passenger train service, villagers take over the train and compete against the local bus company.
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Up the Creek 1958 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Val Guest
Cast: David Tomlinson, Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Vera Day, Michael Goodliffe, Lionel Jeffries, Frank Pettingell, Reginald Beckwith, Sam Kydd, Lionel Murton, Tom Gill, John Warren, Donald Bisset, Peter Coke, Basil Dignam
Humor in United States Navy protocol is the subject of this slapstick film.
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Whispering Smith Investigates 1951 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
Whispering Smith Hits London
Director: Francis Searle
Cast: Richard Carlson, Greta Gynt, Herbert Lom, Rona Anderson, Alan Wheatley, Dora Bryan, Reginald Beckwith, Daniel Wherry, Michael Ward, Danny Green, James Raglan, Stuart Nichol, Laurence Naismith, Christine Silver, Vic Wise
When American detective Whispering Smith (Richard Carlson) visits London, he meets and is hounded by Louise (Greta Gynt) to look into a case. Before he knows it, he becomes involved in the investigation of a suspicious suicide that could be murder.
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| 1. The 39 Steps (1959)
aka: The Thirty-Nine Steps
2. Another Man's Poison (1951)
3. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
4. Expresso Bongo (1959)
5. Genevieve (1953)
6. The Horse's Mouth (1958)
7. Just for Fun (1963)
8. Lancelot and Guinevere (1963)
aka: Sword of Lancelot
9. The Million Pound Note (1954)
aka: Man with a Million
10. Mister Moses (1965)
11. Night of the Demon (1957)
aka: Curse of the Demon
12. Night of the Eagle (1962)
aka: Burn, Witch, Burn!
13. The Runaway Bus (1954)
14. Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
15. The Secret of My Success (1965)
16. The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
17. Up the Creek (1958)
18. Whispering Smith Investigates (1951)
aka: Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
aka: Whispering Smith Hits London
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