"Actor: Kay Walsh"

• The Witches | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £8.00   |  Saving you £4.99 (62.38%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Saving the world from witches is a tall order for a boy they've turned into a mouse! Luke a young boy recently orphaned is brought to England by his grandmother. At a hotel in which they are staying a group of witches have gathered to prepare a plot to rid the world of all children! Delightfully subversive family fantasy-comedy (expect nothing less from director Nicolas Roeg) based on the classic children's book by Roald Dahl.

• Tunes Of Glory | DVD | (17/03/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A gripping military drama starring Alec Guinness as Major Jock Sinclair. During World War 2 Sinclair was promoted to Acting CO of his Highland Regiment but now it has returned to Scotland a new CO (John Mills) is to be appointed; leading Jock to pit his wits against the new CO and the other officers in the Mess.

• Vice Versa | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Mr Bultitude is returning his reluctant son Dick to boarding school when he announces he wishes he were a boy again. Being in the possession of the Garuda Stone a magical Indian treasure his wish is granted. Moments later his son takes the stone and wishes to be an adult. So the two swap roles and lives but as they both live out their desires they get slightly more than they bargained for. Based on the acknowledged masterpiece of Victorian comic literature by F. Anstey this i

• Oliver Twist / Great Expectations | DVD | (17/03/2008) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An astonishingly good David Lean double-bill featuring his two Dickensian adaptations, Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948), this is a reminder that cinema does not necessarily have to debase its literary sources, sometimes it can enhance them. Lean's painterly eye for evocative locations--be they windswept marshes or bustling London streets--provides the backdrop, but his focus on smaller details--the ominous tree in the graveyard with its almost human face, the reaction of Bill Sikes' dog to Nancy's murder--adds the vital ingredient that brings both place and character to life. Starring a youthful John Mills as Pip, Lean's Great Expectations is an unadulterated delight, a serendipitous gelling of screenplay, direction, cinematography and acting that produces an almost perfect film. The cast is exemplary, with Alec Guinness in his first (official) role as Pip's loyal pal Herbert Pocket; Martita Hunt is a cadaverous Miss Havisham; Finlay Currie transforms himself from truly threatening to entirely sympathetic as Magwitch; while the young Jean Simmons makes more of an impact as the girl Estella than Valerie Hobson does as the older incarnation. Perhaps best of all, though, is Francis Sullivan as the pragmatic but kindly attorney Jaggers. The cinematography alone (courtesy of Guy Green) would qualify Oliver Twist as a classic: the opening sequence of a lone woman struggling through the storm is an indelible cinematic image. Fortunately, Lean's film has many more aces up its sleeve thereafter, notably Alec Guinness' grotesque Fagin--a caricature certainly, but a three-dimensional one--and Robert Newton's utterly pitiless Bill Sikes. The skewed angles and unsettling chiaroscuro lighting transform London itself into another threatening character. --Mark Walker

• Cast a Dark Shadow | DVD | (29/11/2021) from £9.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Edward Teddy Bare (Dirk Bogarde) is a ruthless schemer who thinks he's hit the big time when he kills his older wife (Mona Washbourne), believing he will inherit a fortune. When things don't go according to plan, Teddy sets his sights on a new victim: wealthy widow Freda Jeffries (Margaret Lockwood). Unfortunately for the unscrupulous criminal, Freda is much more guarded and sassy than his last wife, making separating her from her money considerably more challenging.

• Lunch Hour | Blu Ray | (25/04/2011) from £15.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (25.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Shirley Anne Field gives a fiery performance as a young designer on the brink of starting an affair with a married male supervisor (Robert Stephens) at the wallpaper factory where she works. Based on the play by acclaimed writer John Mortimer (Rumpole of the Bailey) Lunch Hour is directed by James Hill (Black Beauty Born Free). With its tightly-focused plot and 'real-time' narrative this stylish examination of an illicit lunch-hour rendezvous features an underlying sexual radicalism that tells us much about the time in which it was made. Also presented here are three of James Hill's critically acclaimed and fondly remembered short films all of which have more recently garnered an appreciative fan-base amongst enthusiasts of so-called Trade Test films (which were broadcast to test the then-new colour transmission system by BBC TV engineers during the 60s and 70s).

• Cast A Dark Shadow | DVD | (15/06/2015) from £14.98   |  Saving you £1.00 (8.34%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A clever fortune-hunter with a penchant for murder does in his elderly, supposedly rich, wife and manages to get away with it. After an investigation results in a decision of 'accidental death', our crafty killer discovers that his late wife's 'fortune' is not what he thought it was. Driven to find another unsuspecting spouse; he discovers that his new bride, a widow, is no fool. When she tells him that she intends to keep her accounts separate from his, he is driven to contemplate murder once again.

• The Rainbow Jacket | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A champion jockey that is banned from racing dedicates his efforts to training a youngster to become the next champion.

• Now and Forever | DVD | (12/10/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Former child star Janette Scott stars opposite Vernon Gray in a story of runaway romance that transcends the class barrier. Based on R.F. Delderfield's play The Orchard Walls, Now and Forever stars Scott as a well-to-do girl for whom the path of true love runs anything but smooth, and Gray as the young car mechanic who fails to impress his future fiancee's snobbish mother. This heart-warming drama is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Janette Grant is a lonely schoolgirl with divorced parents. She lives with her mother in a provincial town, where she falls in love with Mike, the son of a local garage owner. Appalled on discovering the alliance, Mrs Grant decides to send Janette to Canada. When a desperate bid to kill herself thankfully fails, the young girl hatches a plan to elope with Mike to Gretna Green...SPECIAL FEATURESOriginal theatrical trailerImage galleryPromotional material PDFs

• Keep Fit | DVD | (05/04/2010) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-0.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

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• The Rainbow Jacket | Blu Ray | (12/07/2021) from £19.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ealing Films' exciting horseracing drama features a memorable performance from Bill Owen as a jockey with a troubled past. Also starring Kay Walsh, Robert Morley and Wilfrid Hyde White, The Rainbow Jacket was filmed on many of the country's key racecourses including Newmarket, Epsom and Sandown Park and is featured here as a remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Sam Lilley, a champion jockey who lost his license, trains young George a keen racegoer with ambitions to ride professionally. But when George gets his first race it comes down to a photo-finish and Sam has bet heavily on the boy winning.

• Vice Versa | Blu Ray | (05/09/2022) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Roger Livesey and a very young Anthony Newley star as a Victorian father and son who accidentally swap bodies after a foolishly casual wish made in the presence of a magical Indian artefact! Written and directed by filmmaker, wit and reconteur Peter Ustinov, Vice Versa is featured here as a brand-new remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. During a heart-to-heart with his son, pompous businessman Paul Bultitude envies his schoolboy son Dick's youth, while Dick wishes he were grown up. They both get what they wish for when, magically, the son becomes the father (and vice versa) - a situation that soon causes consternation and uproar! Product Features Image gallery The Strange World of Gurney Slade episode one Saturday Spectacular: an Anthony Newley variety show from early 1960 Limited edition booklet by Neil Sinyard

• The Magnet | DVD | (13/11/2006) from £17.13   |  Saving you £-4.14 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A classic Ealing film of half-truths whispers and wild imaginations! Centred on Johnny Brent (James Fox) a boy who fleeces a younger child out of his beloved magnet. In its place he offers an 'invisible' timepiece and there begins the chain of chaos in which the young swindler absconds from his home with the mistaken belief that he has somehow caused the young child's death. Unbeknownst to him he has become the town hero and as the unsung victor remains on the run the community are left to make sense of the goings-on from speculation and gossip...

• World War II Classics - Above Us The Waves / In Which We Serve | DVD | (29/10/2001) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Even if all written and documentary evidence were to disappear, you could still get a real insight into Britain's involvement in the Second World War through feature films such as Above Us the Waves (1955) and In Which We Serve (1942). Directed by Ralph Thomas, Above Us the Waves tells of a Royal Navy mission to sink the "invincible" German battleship Tirpitz off the Norwegian coast. John Mills is calm and confident as the mission commander, with strong support from John Gregson and Donald Sinden--all treated by the German personnel as fellow gentlemen when captured. Despite stirring music from Arthur Benjamin, the action sequences are visually no more than adequate, and the film is only a partial success compared with the naval and domestic drama of the earlier In Which We Serve. Noël Coward wrote the screenplay and musical score, co-directed (with David Lean) and gave possibly his finest screen performance as the commander of HMS Torrin. His speech to the survivors of the sunken ship, as they prepare for reassignment, is just the highlight of a film packed with memorable visuals and perceptive dialogue. On the DVD: Though there are no additional features the black-and-white prints have come up excellently in the 4:3 video aspect ratio. There are 15 access points for each film, though the lack of subtitles is an unfortunate omission. These are period pieces that capture the mood of an era.--Richard Whitehouse

• In Which We Serve | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £14.64   |  Saving you £-4.65 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Noel Coward's great British war film made at the height of World War II in 1942 tells the story of a naval destroyer and its crew as they fight for their lives in a life raft after their ship is sunk.

• Undercover Girl/Undercover Agent | DVD | (29/04/2013) from £19.75   |  Saving you £-4.76 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Undercover GirlDirected by the prolific Francis Searle, in this 1957 Luckwell production, a reporter is killed when he was about to expose a drug ring. His brother (Paul Carpenter) sets out to find his brothers killers, with the help of night club hostess (Kay Callard) our 'undercover girl'. Also stars Jackie Collins. Undercover Agent - Aka CounterspyDirected by Vernon Sewell, this 1953 Merton Park production from the novel of Julian Symons. Auditor Dermot Walsh visits a company to audit their books and is asked to deliver a package but the packages contains secret jet plans and are wanted by some crooks. A corpse in a bath, a kidnap, a bogus nursing home and a police chase make this an enjoyable British B. Also stars Hazel Court and Bill Travers.

• Sons Of The Sea | DVD | (07/07/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

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• The Magnet | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £6.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (100.14%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A classic Ealing film of half-truths whispers and wild imaginations! Centred on Johnny Brent (James Fox) a boy who fleeces a younger child out of his beloved magnet. In its place he offers an 'invisible' timepiece and there begins the chain of chaos in which the young swindler absconds from his home with the mistaken belief that he has somehow caused the young child's death. Unbeknownst to him he has become the town hero and as the unsung victor remains on the run the community ar

• Oliver Twist | DVD | (11/10/1999) from £6.47   |  Saving you £3.52 (54.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  There have been many film and TV adaptations of Oliver Twist but this 1948 production from director David Lean remains the definitive screen interpretation of the Charles Dickens classic. From the ominous symbolism of its opening storm sequence (in which Oliver's pregnant, ill-fated mother struggles to reach shelter before childbirth) to the mob-scene climax that provokes Bill Sikes's dreadful comeuppance, this breathtaking black-and-white film remains loyal to Dickens while distilling the story into its purest cinematic essence.Every detail is perfect--Lean even includes a coffin-shaped snuffbox for the cruel Mr. Sowerberry--and as young Oliver, eight-year-old John Howard Davies (who would later produce Monty Python's Flying Circus for the BBC) perfectly expresses the orphan's boyish wonderment, stern determination and waifish vulnerability. Best of all is Alec Guinness as Fagin, so devious and yet so delightfully appealing under his beak-nosed (and, at the time, highly controversial) make-up. (Many complained that Fagin's huge nose and greedy demeanour presented an anti-Semitic stereotype, even though Lean never identifies Fagin as Jewish; for this reason, the film wasn't shown in the US until three years after its British release.) Likewise, young Anthony Newley is artfully dodgy as Fagin's loyal accomplice, the Artful Dodger. Guinness's performance would later provide strong inspiration for Ron Moody's equally splendid portrayal of Fagin in the Oscar-winning Oliver! and while that 1968 musical remains wonderfully entertaining, it is Lean's film that hews closest to Dickens' vision. The authentic recreation of 19th-century London is marvellous to behold; Guy Green's cinematography is so shadowy and stylised that it almost qualifies as Dickensian film noir. Lean is surprisingly blunt in conveying Dickens's theme of cruelty but his film never loses sight of the warmth and humanity that Oliver embodies. --Jeff Shannon

• Greyfriar's Bobby / Darby O'Gill | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Greyfriar's Bobby (Dir. Don Chaffey 1961): The true story of a Skye terrier who after a vigil at his master's grave for fourteen years became well-known throughout Scotland and eventually received a gold licence from the Lord Provost of Edinburgh. Darby O'Gill (Dir. Robert Stevenson 1959): Take a wee bit of ancient folklore mix in some spectacular special effects and a magical cast (including Sean Connery) - and you've got one of the most enchanting fantasies of all time! A frisky old storyteller named Darby O'Gill is desperately seeking the proverbial pot of gold. There's just one tiny thing standing in his way: a 21-inch leprechaun named King Brian. In order to get the gold Darby must match his wits against the shrewd little trickster - which proves no small task indeed!