Michael Balcon Movies

A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.

A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.

A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. There is a certain strangeness...

When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part...

Occupied Yugoslavia. With organised resistance shattered by the Nazi onslaught it is only the activity of small guerrilla bands that bring fresh hope...

Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of Hanover. George Louis is later crowned King George I of...

Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship.

A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who wants to know where he's hid his loot.

During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.

When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves,...

In Victorian Brighton, a scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her drunkard husband....

British Air Marshal Hardie is attending a party in Hong Kong when he hears of a dream, told by a pilot, in which Hardie's flight to Tokyo on a small...

Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their...

A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.

A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S. as 'All at Sea'

Two Welsh coal-mining brothers win a trip to London to claim a monetary prize. They are supposed to meet a newspaper reporter who will be their...

A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.

The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in...

A scatterbrained circus lady must cover for her sour schoolmistress sister.

Two chorus girls at the Pleasure Garden Theatre follow different paths in love and fortune.