The four remaining relatives of famed practical joker Henry Russell are brought together to hear his last will and testament, revealing a £50,000 inheritance each if they can all complete a set task completely out of character. The assignments are designed to reflect their greatest shortcomings and test their abilities to adapt and ultimately change for the better. Law-abiding retired army officer Deniston (Alastair Sim), secretly writes scandalous novels until he is given a week to get himself arrested for an actual crime and jailed for exactly 28 days. Haughty Agnes (Fay Compton) must find employment as a housekeeper in a middle-class home and retain her position for a month despite her disdain. Simon (Guy Middleton), a penniless womanising rogue, would have to marry the first single woman he speaks to, such as the cigarette girl at the club he frequents (Audrey Hepburn). Finally, timid Herbert (George Cole) needs to hold up the bank manager he works for with a mask and a toy pistol. Can they all pull it off in order to grab the cash? Special Features NEW Alastair Sim and Laughter in Paradise: Interview with Stephen Fry Ministry of Information short Nero: Save Fuel (1943) starring Alastair Sim & George Cole Behind the Scenes Stills gallery Alastair Sim's Rectorial Address at Edinburgh University (1949)
From acclaimed director Frank Launder ‘The Happiest Days of Your Life’ is a precursor to the hugely successful St. Trinian’s series set in Nutbourn College the most established and respectable of boy’s schools. A military mistake billets a girls’ school to share the college’s premises to the outrage of their horrified headmaster and headmistress played with comic mastery by Alastair Sim and Margaret Rutherford. Initially the two are hostile to one another. However with a staff of dazed eccentric teachers and a student body of knowing and troublesome children they are forced to pull together as the situation stumbles from the sublime to the ridiculous!
From acclaimed director Frank Launder ‘The Happiest Days of Your Life’ is a precursor to the hugely successful St. Trinian’s series set in Nutbourn College the most established and respectable of boy’s schools. A military mistake billets a girls’ school to share the college’s premises to the outrage of their horrified headmaster and headmistress played with comic mastery by Alastair Sim and Margaret Rutherford. Initially the two are hostile to one another. However with a staff of dazed eccentric teachers and a student body of knowing and troublesome children they are forced to pull together as the situation stumbles from the sublime to the ridiculous!
One of the successful run of pre-war Ealing comedies that secured George Formby's enduring popularity with the British public, Keep Fit sees everyone's favourite gawp trying, once again, to win the girl of his dreams! It is presented here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Gormless George, a feeble department store barber's assistant, has a thing for attractive manicurist Joan. Hector, his rival for Joan's attention, is a handsome, moustache-sporting man-about-town who is no stranger to playing dirty tricks. When scrawny George becomes mistakenly involved in a local fitness campaign, he finds himself competing against the caddish Hector for his true love's affections! Special Feature: Extensive image gallery
A box-office hit, this heart-rending drama features child star Janette Scott in her breakthrough role as a young girl struggling to cope with the trauma and divided loyalties arising from her parents' divorce and ensuing custody battle. No Place for Jennifer is written by Oscar nominee J. Lee Thompson and presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.When her parents' marriage breaks up, Jennifer is torn between the love she has for both of them. Sickened and weary after a court case, the accompanying scandal and the remarriage of both parents, the troubled young girl runs away a desperate act, but one that might just offer her a chance to find the happiness and security she has never known.SPECIAL FEATURES: Image Gallery Promotional Materials PDFs
The life and highly entertaining times of 19th century English music hall performer George Leybourne (aka Champagne Charlie) and his rivalry with the Great Vance (Stanley Holloway)... A thoroughly enjoyable but sadly neglected musical comedy from the Ealing Studio.
A British secret agent attempts to thwart Nazi plans with the daring rescue of Swedish scientist Dr. Hansen who is unwittingly aiding the Nazis with his atomic research.
Creator of some of Gainsborough Pictures' best-known melodramas Leslie Arliss was well chosen to helm this atmospheric thriller made in 1947. Boasting cinematography by Oscar winner Georges Perinal and an early film role for Kieron Moore A Man About the House is adapted from the novel of the same name by noted English writer and composer Francis Brett Young. It is featured here in a brand-new High-Definition transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Two English sisters Ellen and Agnes Isit inherit a Neopolitan villa from their uncle and move to Italy in order to sell the property. Once there they fall under the spell of the villa's handsome and charismatic caretaker Salvatore. The villa was once owned by Salvatore's family and he longs to regain ownership of the property; when he marries Agnes his dream moves a step closer. But Agnes begins to suffer from a debilitating illness and her sister's suspicions are aroused... SPECIAL FEATURE: Image Gallery
Keep Fit
The Harassed Hero (1954)Poor Mr. Murray Selwyn (Guy Middleton)! He's suffering from 'Acute Apprehension Complex' and his doctors have strongly recommended that he avoid any stress or excitement in his life. Unfortunately - thanks to a chance encounter in a London taxi cab - he now finds himself at the very centre of an explosive international criminal caper and his life is filled with suitcases full of hot money desperate gunmen and vanishing bodies! More dangerous still he's been cared for by the rather ravishing Nurse Brook (Joan Winmill Brown) - a girl guaranteed to stimulate any red-blooded English gentleman! How much excitement can one man take? The Night Won't Talk (1952)When a beautiful young artist's model is strangled in her bed Scotland Yard find themselves with three suspects - her sinister ex-husband (Elwyn Brook-Jones) a sexually disturbed artist (Ballard Berkeley) and her violent new boyfriend (John Bailey) who is prone to unexplained blackouts. To catch the killer the police must set a dangerous trap with the aid of a famous sculptress (Hy Hazell).
Creator of some of Gainsborough Pictures' best-known melodramas Leslie Arliss was well chosen to helm this atmospheric thriller made in 1947. Boasting cinematography by Oscar winner Georges Perinal and an early film role for Kieron Moore A Man About the House is adapted from the novel of the same name by noted English writer and composer Francis Brett Young. It is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Two English sisters Ellen and Agnes Isit inherit a Neopolitan villa from their uncle and move to Italy in order to sell the property. Once there they fall under the spell of the villa's handsome and charismatic caretaker Salvatore. The villa was once owned by Salvatore's family and he longs to regain ownership of the property; when he marries Agnes his dream moves a step closer. But Agnes begins to suffer from a debilitating illness and her sister's suspicions are aroused... Special Feature: Image Gallery
The four remaining relatives of famed practical joker Henry Russell are brought together to hear his last will and testament, revealing a £50,000 inheritance each if they can all complete a set task completely out of character. The assignments are designed to reflect their greatest shortcomings and test their abilities to adapt and ultimately change for the better. Law-abiding retired army officer Deniston (Alastair Sim), secretly writes scandalous novels until he is given a week to get himself arrested for an actual crime and jailed for exactly 28 days. Haughty Agnes (Fay Compton) must find employment as a housekeeper in a middle-class home and retain her position for a month despite her disdain. Simon (Guy Middleton), a penniless womanising rogue, would have to marry the first single woman he speaks to, such as the cigarette girl at the club he frequents (Audrey Hepburn). Finally, timid Herbert (George Cole) needs to hold up the bank manager he works for with a mask and a toy pistol. Can they all pull it off in order to grab the cash? Special Features NEW Alastair Sim and Laughter in Paradise: Interview with Stephen Fry Ministry of Information short Nero: Save Fuel (1943) starring Alastair Sim & George Cole Behind the Scenes Stills gallery Alastair Sim's Rectorial Address at Edinburgh University (1949)
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