Doctor at Sea
Simon sets off for the sea aboard a steamship where he encounters eccentric characters.
2025-12-29 08:14:36 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 09:58:17 +0000 UTC(1h43m)
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The Magic Box
William Friese-Greene was the first man to produce and patent a commercially practical motion-picture camera based on the principles still used today. He lived for his work, sacrificing himself and his family and fortune to satisfy an obsession - to make pictures move. This is his story and the story of the two women who loved him.
2026-01-31 02:40:35 +0000 UTC→2026-01-31 04:37:54 +0000 UTC(1h57m)
Intruder
Wolf Merton, a London stockbroker with a fine war record as Colonel of a Tank Regiment, has since lost touch with all the men who served under his wartime command. One evening he returns to his Belgravia home and finds that there is an 'intruder' in the house.
2026-01-31 01:09:52 +0000 UTC→2026-01-31 02:40:35 +0000 UTC(1h30m)
Criminal
Johnny Bannion has spent the last three years in prison devising the biggest robbery of his career. Out of prison, he puts his plans into action. Burying the money in a field, Bannion is arrested before he has a chance to reveal its whereabouts to his gang. They spring him from jail all right, but make the fatal mistake of shooting him before he's given them the full story...
2026-01-30 23:24:24 +0000 UTC→2026-01-31 01:09:52 +0000 UTC(1h45m)
Frightened City
The 'protection racket' is rampant in London. The basic procedure for the crooks is to threaten shop-keepers and café proprietors with the destruction of their premises unless they pay a regular weekly sum of money for 'protection'.
2026-01-30 21:40:42 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 23:24:24 +0000 UTC(1h43m)
The Greenman
From his early youth Hawkins had felt the need to eliminate the pompous, starting with a hated headmaster. As his fame spread, business prospered until the coming of war brought enforced semi-retirement.
2026-01-30 20:14:16 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 21:40:42 +0000 UTC(1h26m)
Don't Ever Leave Me
Jack Denton's grandfather Harry comes out of prison. He is soon up to his old tricks: embarrassment and chaos follow.
2026-01-30 15:13:30 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 16:43:20 +0000 UTC(1h29m)
Crooks in Cloisters
A gang of hardboiled rogues exchange their London gear for the rough brown robes of a religious order. Make no mistake, they are not undergoing a change of heart, just hiding out until the heat cools off a little and they can return to their nefarious activities in the big city!
2026-01-30 13:28:11 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 15:13:30 +0000 UTC(1h45m)
Crooks Anonymous
Captain Dandy Forsdyke, phoney man-about-town and flourishing jewel thief, drives his girlfriend mad. Dandy cannot prevent himself from lifting such tempting objects as stray diamond rings and bulging wallets which are not at that moment being used.
2026-01-30 11:54:06 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 13:28:11 +0000 UTC(1h34m)
Chain of Events
John Clarke, an uninspiring sort of fellow, works in a bank and one day boards a bus on his way home, foolishly 'forgetting' to pay his fare. He is caught by an inspector, but instead of owning up to it, gives the name and address of one of the bank clients, John Stockman. But in doing so he sets in motion a violent chain of events involving blackmail, robbery and ultimate death.
2026-01-30 10:44:59 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 11:54:06 +0000 UTC(1h9m)
Robbery
Earnings from a diamond-robbery, Clifton to hire first-rate specialists for the hold-up of all time. They will rob the night postal train that carries millions in old banknotes. Everything goes to plan until the very last moment when a series of unforeseen events conspire against them and the police manage to capture the gang. Clifton however tries to escape the country using a counterfeit identity...
2026-01-30 08:41:41 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 10:44:59 +0000 UTC(2h3m)
Bitter Harvest
Young Jennie Jones leaves her quiet, dull home in Wales to seek a glamorous life in 1960s London. But knowing what she wants from life itself and how to get it does not turn out quite as she expects. Starring Janet Munro and John Stride.
2026-01-30 03:52:51 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 05:33:50 +0000 UTC(1h40m)
ALL COPPERS ARE...
Gritty thriller which pits two friends - one a policeman and one a criminal - against each other in this examination of the relationship between players on both sides of the law. With compelling performances from Martin Potter and Nicky Henson.
2026-01-30 02:19:36 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 03:52:51 +0000 UTC(1h33m)
Act of Murder
An actor attempts to win back his former mistress by putting stress on her husband - poisoning the family dog, farm animals at their country place, simulating a robbery attempt
2026-01-30 01:14:02 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 02:19:36 +0000 UTC(1h5m)
Personal Affair
When a teenaged student disappears, her teacher is suspected of killing her.
2026-01-29 23:47:08 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 01:14:02 +0000 UTC(1h26m)
Yield to the Night
The powerful story of a young woman who falls madly in love with an impoverished pianist, only to find that he is involved with a rich socialite who in turn ignores and encourages him until, in desperation, he commits suicide.
2026-01-29 22:16:54 +0000 UTC→2026-01-29 23:47:08 +0000 UTC(1h30m)
The Fast Lady
Romantic comedy starring Stanley Baxter and Julie Christie.
2026-01-29 14:49:13 +0000 UTC→2026-01-29 16:29:53 +0000 UTC(1h40m)
Portrait From Life
Major Lawrence is on leave in London. Idly wandering into an art gallery, he is struck by the beauty of a young girl in a painting. At his side is another surprised visitor who excitedly declares that the picture is of his daughter.
2026-01-29 13:11:35 +0000 UTC→2026-01-29 14:49:13 +0000 UTC(1h37m)
The Private Life of Henry VIII
In this oscar winning performace, Charles Laughton plays Henry VIII.
2026-01-29 11:32:26 +0000 UTC→2026-01-29 13:11:35 +0000 UTC(1h39m)
Trouble in the Air
This comedy centres on the aging butler to a poor country squire. A BBC producer wants to feature the butler and squire, on his radio program. A wheeler-dealer tries to buy the squires land for less than it is worth.
2026-01-29 10:31:10 +0000 UTC→2026-01-29 11:32:26 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Press for Time
When Norman Shields lands a job at the Tinmouth Times, he creates complete havoc, particularly when reporting on the local beauty contest! Starring Norman Wisdom, playing four different characters, and featuring Angela Brown and Derek Bond.
2026-01-29 08:41:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-29 10:31:10 +0000 UTC(1h49m)
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