King of the Castle

A family butler tries to find the missing heir to a title.

A Jolly Bad Fellow

An English professor decides that there are too many useless people in the world and invents a gas t

Bank Holiday

A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the s

The Skin Game

An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village.

Sparrows Can't Sing

Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie

Gasbags

It's war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton & Gold

River Patrol

The Thames river police try to track down smugglers.

Men Are Not Gods

Actor Edmund Davey becomes a star overnight when his wife and co-star teams up with the secretary of

Carry On!

'Admiral's son loves girl who becomes spy, and dies foiling her schemes.' (British Film Catalogue)

The King's Highway

'1765. Judge sentences highwayman to die, then finds he is his son.' (British Film Catalogue)

Tiger Bay

Michael is a young Englishman abroad who deliberately visits a tough Chinese district of Tiger Bay t

The Adventures of Jane

Jane is given a bracelet by an elderly admirer. He is in league with Cleaver, a suave crook, and the

Dusty Ermine

A forger returns to his family when he leaves jail vowing to go straight. Although approached by an

Inspector Hornleigh

When a landlady finds one of her tenants murdered, Inspector Hornleigh is sent to investigate. Inspe

Off the Dole

Without a job, a young man is given the opportunity to run his ill uncle's private-detective agency.

Alf's Button Afloat

Alf discovers that one of the buttons on his pyjamas is made from the metal of Aladdin's lamp and th

Green Fingers

A fisherman begins studying to be an osteopath. Although he isn't finished with medical school, he b

The Perfect Flaw

A clerk is planning to murder a stockbroker but is foiled in the attempt.

The Public Life of Henry the Ninth

Henry, an unemployed London street entertainer, gets his big break when he is engaged to perform as

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

Third and final film in the 'Inspector Hornleigh’ series of comedy-thrillers. Inspector Hornleigh (G

Let the People Sing

An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a vill

Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday

During a holiday by the British seaside, Hornleigh and Bingham grow bored and turn their hand to inv

Where’s George?

A British comedy about a blacksmith who in looking to get away from his wife discovers a talent for

Owd Bob

Adam McAdam is an old, dour sheepherder whose life is devoted to his faithful dog, the whiskey bottl

Operation Cupid

A gang of criminals plan to use a marriage agency that they won during a card game, to arrange a luc

The High Command

A general must come to terms with a crime he commited years earlier.

Cathy Come Home

Cathy and Reg are a couple with three young children, who find their life spiralling into poverty wh

A Matter of Life and Death

A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping

I'm All Right Jack

Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at

The Street Singer

Following an argument with his co-star during the rehearsals for a new stage show, famous singer Ric

The Ware Case

An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of the

Doctor Syn

A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this Britis

The Scarab Murder Case

One of a series of murder mysteries featuring the character Philo Vance. A Lost Movie

Smith

John Smith, a middle-aged married man, is made redundant by his employer; at a loss and despairing,

Prison Breaker

A British secret service agent falls in love with the daughter of a leading London criminal, and soo

The Old Curiosity Shop

A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of d

Night Ride

Two truck drivers fired by the crooked trucking firm they worked for start their own company. Their

Crime Unlimited

A young Scotland Yard police academy recruit tries to break up a gang of thieves.

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne B

Pygmalion

Can Professor Higgins transform flower-girl Eliza Dolittle into a great lady?

The Challenge

Jailed for his role in a gang heist and ditched by its female leader (Jayne Mansfield), a widower (A

Poison Pen

The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with ma

Gert and Daisy's Weekend

Gert and Daisy accompany a crowd of Cockney children who are being evacuated to a stately home in th

Get Off My Foot

A Smithfield porter becomes a butler, and later finds himself heir to a fortune.

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

An ordinary man, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that h

Not So Dusty

Two London rubbish collectors come into possession of a valuable book, and thwart the attempts of so

I See Ice

George Bright is a props man in an ice ballet company, and a keen amateur photographer who accidenta

Danger by My Side

A girl tracks down the gang who had her detective brother killed.

Castle Sinister

A scientist seeks to transplant the brain of a young girl into his apeman.

Sword of Honour

A recruit at Sandhurst initially makes a poor impression, but goes on to prove himself by riding in

The Guns of Loos

Set against the backdrop of the shell crisis of 1915 at home and the Battle of Loos on the Western F

The Great Game

Set in Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge football ground and featuring appearances from many real-life playe

High Treason

The year is 1940 and tension is growing between the empires of United Europe and the Atlantic States

Thread o' Scarlet

'Innocent blacksmith hanged on circumstantial evidence.' (British Film Catalogue)

Nothing Barred

Penniless Lord Whitebait's plan to save his sinking fortunes is to open stately Whitebait Manor to t

Here's George

'Man borrows service flat to impress girl's parents.' (British Film Catalogue)

The Scotland Yard Mystery

A doctor uses his unique medical knowledge to mastermind a lucrative life-insurance scam; in a rare

Up for the Derby

'Stableboy buys ruined employer's horse and wins Derby.' (British Film Catalogue)

Dora

'An American visitor to England is frustrated by the restrictions placed upon him and his social lif

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur

Band Waggon

A gang of spies held up in a haunted castle gives this team of celebrated British wireless comedians

The Flying Squad

Inspector Bradley of Scotland Yard is on the trail of the murderous ringleader of a smuggling organi

Neutral Port

A British merchant ship is torpedoed by a German U-Boat and takes shelter in a neutral port. The Cap

Night Alone

Charles and Barbara are a devoted couple who, in seven years' marriage, have never spent a night apa

George in Civvy Street

George Formby plays George Harper, a tavern owner, who works to turn a waitress from her current emp

Those Were the Days

A farce based on Arthur Wing Pinero's play 'The Magistrate' in which the son (John Mills) of a stern

Excuse My Glove

A young man, whose main interest in life is stained glass, accidentally accepts a challenge to fight

Shooting Stars

The husband and wife acting team of Mae Feather and Julian Gordon is torn apart when he discovers sh

The Sky’s the Limit

Romance of an absent minded designer of planes and a famous singer to whom he tries to sell his frie

Laugh It Off

As WWII begins, vaudeville entertainer Tommy Towers is called up to serve. He arranges a job for his

The Crime at Blossoms

After moving into a picturesque country cottage, a woman becomes increasingly concerned about the fa

The Fire Raisers

Jim Bronton is an insurance investigator, but he's unhappy with his work and gets involved with a ga

Farewell Again

Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people they've

Return to Yesterday

Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre

Badger’s Green

A lovely English village is threatened with "development" by a speculative builder. The annual crick

Britannia of Billingsgate

The owner of a fish-and-chips shop in the Billingsgate area of London harbors a secret ambition: to

Death on the Set

A well-known film director has a gangster double, whom he ends up killing. Taking the gangsters plac

A Glimpse of Paradise

“Ex-convict saves his estranged daughter from a blackmailer.” - BFI.

The Man Who Made Diamonds

“Professor Calthrop, actuated only by scientific motives, and his assistant, out for his own gain, h

Quiet, Please

“Comedy of a little man forced by chance into a big jewel robbery.” - BFI.

Hail and Farewell

“A troopship bringing home a battalion from Bermuda docks at Southampton and the men are granted onl

Poor Cow

A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age she marries and has a child--with

Three Clear Sundays

Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play, reflecting contemporary debates surrounding the abolish

The Butler's Dilemma

Rodney Playfair is persuaded, by a promise to meet his gambling debts, to impersonate a manservant n

Quiet Wedding

A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.

The Common Touch

On the death of his father, an eighteen-year old leaves school to take over the family firm in the C

I Thank You

Classic comedy starring Arthur Askey. The perils, humiliations and humour of trying to run a second-

Cottage to Let

Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hosp

They Came by Night

A man is blackmailed into taking his brother's place in a gang for a jewellery heist.

Henry Steps Out

On the outbreak of the Second World War an idler is forced to join the army by his domineering wife.

The Seventh Survivor

During the Second World War, a German spy goes on the run, carrying important news about a U-Boat ca

Bob's Your Uncle

Home guardsman Albert is in love with Dolly, the daughter of commanding officer Diehard. In order to

Warned Off

An expelled horse owner clears his name and wins the Grand National.

The Millionairess

When her father dies, Epifania Parerga, an Italian in London, becomes the world's richest woman. She

Kissing Cup's Race

A drama film directed by Castleton Knight .

Shadows

The estranged son of a newspaper owner returns to his father's good favour by unmasking a gang of cr

The Sport of Kings

Algernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove

Never Trouble Trouble

A comedy film directed by Lupino Lane.

The Great Gay Road

'Romance of the open road and the circus. A tramp poses as baronet's lost son but relinquishes his s

Heroes of the Mine

A British drama film directed by Widgey R. Newman

Busman's Holiday

A bus conductor and his driver manage to round up a gang of criminals.

Once in a New Moon

When a small English town is dragged out into space by the force of a 'dead star' passing Earth, the

Street Song

Lucy and her brother are struggling to make a go of their Soho pet shop, until Lucy meets Tom, a str

The Price of Folly

When Leonora Corbett phones Colin Keith-Johnson that she wants to give their marriage another chance

Much Too Shy

A simple handyman, who also is an amateur artist, gets into trouble when the head and shoulders port

Serena

Scotland Yard investigate when a woman, apparently the estranged wife of a London painter, is murder

Calling Paul Temple

Paul Temple is called in to help Scotland Yard track down a serial killer who has murdered several w

The Guinea Pig

A working-class boy wins a scholarship to a public school, as part of a post-World War Two experimen

Wanted for Murder

The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist th

Unpublished Story

Morale-boosting story released in the middle of World War II. A journalist uncovers a peace organisa

Passing Shadows

The film stars Edmund Gwenn, who plays a chemist, whose son Lawrence (played by Barry MacKay) is att

Get Cracking

Get Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah Sherida

Death by Design

Dastardly deeds are afoot in a smog of pipe smoke when a man is found dead - is it cyanide poisoning

The Comedy Man

A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job

Music Hall

A rare film put out by Twickenham Film Studios which includes many original music hall acts.

Dandy Dick

The Very Reverend Richard Jedd has a problem: the church spire, now in a parlous state of repair, wi

The Adventure of the Torture Cage

Lieutenant Commander John Byrne of the Naval Secret Service and his partner Pvt. Bill Riggers chase

Josephine and Men

The trouble with Josephine is that her ever-loving and over-sympathetic nature leads her to switch f

Salute the Toff

The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer. One of the BFi's most wanted films.

Hammer the Toff

A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.

Helter Skelter

A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.

I Didn't Do It

Gormless George Trotter (George Formby) moves down from Manchester to the bright lights of London in

Night Train to Munich

Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, invent

Old Mother Riley at Home

Old Mother Riley and her daughter's true love, Dan, go in search of Kitty who has run off with her n

Date with a Dream

Four war-time performers known for their concert parties, have a reunion. They decide they are still

Read All About It

An account of the technique of reading the tabloid press in an intelligent manor via differing edito

The Naked Truth

Nigel Dennis publishes a scandal magazine. But for each story he writes, he first approaches the per

The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery

The story evolves around a radio panel game show "Twenty Questions." The panel is challenged with an

Sorrell and Son

Stephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts husband a

The Coming Out Party

When a boy discovers that both his parents are in prison, he sets out to find them.

Old Mother Riley in Business

Old Mother Riley starts a new business.

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

The ghosts of two stupid 18th-century officers are doomed to haunt a Berkeley Square mansion until t

In Which We Serve

The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action

Don Chicago

Timid Don Chicago yearns to follow in the footsteps of his gangster mother, but is forced by the Mul

Sabotage at Sea

The captain of a British cargo ship shanghais a group of sabateurs, unaware that the daughter of the

Good-Time Girl

Sent to a home for "problem" girls, incipient juvenile delinquent Gwen receives a crash course in p

Appointment with Crime

Small-time jewel thief Leo Martin is deserted by his partners-in-crime, club owner Gus Loman and dri

Will Any Gentleman...?

A trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerk's life, as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves without

Pygmalion

When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Dooli

Facing the Music

Betty driver vehicle

The Mind of Mr. Reeder

Mr. Reeder, a somewhat eccentric old gentleman employed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, gets

You Know What Sailors Are

Tell England

In England, two young friends, confronted with the outbreak of World War I, enlist together to serve

Captain's Orders

His Majesty & Co.

John, holidaying in the Ruritanian principality of Poldavia, falls for Princess Sandra. Returning to

Up the Junction

The lives and loves of three young working class women, set in the pubs, terraced houses and factori

Marry the Girl

The Night We Got the Bird

Good natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton based petty crook

Too Many Crooks

Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy Go

Trottie True

Tottie True is a gay-90s British music-hall performer who has her sights set on moving from rags to

Pack Up Your Troubles

Garage owner Tommy and ventriloquist friend Eric join the army and go to France, where they are capt

Down Our Alley

Farce. The story of jazz band leader's rise to fame.