Richard Conte – best known for his role in The Godfather – stars with Russell Napier (Scotland Yard's Superintendent Duggan) and noted Scottish actress Rona Anderson in this stylish Cold War thriller. Little Red Monkey was a global box-office success for Anglo-Amalgamated made at the company's famous Merton Park Studios and provided an early showcase for future Primetime Emmy-winning director Ken Hughes; it is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements. A mysterious assassin is targeting eminent British atomic scientists leading to fears for the safety of Leon Dushenko – a Russian defector and guided-missile expert who is passing through London en route to the United States. Can Special Branch and the US State Department stop Dushenko from becoming the assassin's next victim? Bonus Features: Alternative Beginning Rough edit UK and Overseas Trailers Image Gallery Original Script PDF
Alistair Sim's Scrooge is an all-time favourite Christmas family film and a genuine classic of British cinema. Scrooge is also the definitive big screen adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' one of the world's best loved Christmas stories
Black Rider: Jimmy Hanley stars in this 1954 production filmed at Nettlefold studios, Walton. Directed by Wolf Rilla (Village of the Damned) and with a strong British cast, local reporter Jerry (Hanley) is out to prove the ghostly monk is infact very real, with bosses daughter (Rona Anderson) the pair career around the countryside on Jerry's motorcycle in pursuit of the monk... Fast paced enjoyable caper picture and sound of good quality.Glad Tidings: This Insignia 1953 production was written and directed by Wolf Rilla from a play by R.F Delderfield. Made at Nettlefold studios,Walton, it was Wolf Rilla's debut film. Col Tom Forester, (Raymond Huntley) is about to retire from the army and marry an american widow (Barbara Kelly who was married in real life to Bernard Bradon) - but his children object and Barbara must use all her skills to survive! Raymond Huntley performed in 136 productions including The Dam Busters and Room At The Top.
A taut complex whodunit with a brilliantly nerve-racking climax Noose for a Lady marked the directorial debut of German-born writer producer and director Wolf Rilla - best known for 1960's Village of the Damned his masterly adaptation of John Wyndham's The Midwich Cuckoos. This rare and compelling feature released in 1953 is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Simon Gale returns from Uganda to find his cousin Margaret has been convicted of poisoning her husband and her execution is only seven days away. Refusing to believe in her guilt Simon and Margaret's stepdaughter Jill set out to find the real killer questioning everyone remotely connected with the dead man. As far as Simon is concerned everyone is a suspect and when the man who had promised him vital information is found poisoned he believes he has solved the mystery... Special Features: Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Promotional Materials PDF
Robert Beatty plays an Italian Bank clerk bullied by his wife (Jean Kent) and mother in law (Margaret Rutherford). When a gang of robbers discover that he is a perfect double for their leader they kidnap him and the two men switch places. The result is a wild confusion of mistaken identities. With original music composed by Nino Rota.
Floodtide is a romantic drama from 1949 directed by Frederick Wilson about the son of a Scottish farmer who dreams of a life in the city. Against his father's wishes David Shields obtains a job in the shipyards where his flair for design moves him swiftly up the ladder. This is resented by many of his colleagues as is his impatience and dislike for performing menial tasks. However David designs a revolutionary ship which impresses his boss whose daughter he is deeply in love with. Will he succeed in all he wishes to achieve? This DVD edition features a restored version of the film.
A news magazine hires an out-of-town photographer and the antics begin. Some comic relief.
Horror icon Barbara Shelley takes an early starring role as a top model whose marriage sends shockwaves through Society in this gripping mystery drama from the late 1950s. Adapted from the novel by Nina Bawden and directed by Gerald Thomas, The Solitary Child is featured in a brand-new digital transfer in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. The marriage of Harriet, a celebrated London model, to Captain James Random causes a sensation: only two years previously, the gentleman farmer was acquitted in rather dubious circumstances of the murder of his fi rst wife and there is still a widespread suspicion among the public that Random is a man who 'got away with it'...
Cult-favourite actor and B-Movie stalwart Lee Patterson stars as an insurance claims investigator with a nose for trouble in this late '50s noir thriller; notable as Michael Winner's first feature-length screenwriting credit Man with a Gun also features the combined talents of John le Mesurier Rona Anderson and director Montgomery Tully. The film is presented here in a brand-new digital transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. A £20 000 insurance claim is lodged when a nightclub is destroyed by fire and claims investigator Mike Davies is assigned to get to the bottom of things. One suspect is Harry Drayson the club owner – but if he torched his own property for the insurance how safe are his other heavily insured properties..? Features: Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Press Material PDFs
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Directed by the ever present Maclean Rodgers. Flannelfoot was a 1953 E.J. Fancey production. Crime news hack Mitchell (Jack Watling) is out to discover the identity of notorious jewel thief known as 'Flannelfoot'. Mitchell's 'grass' Ginger (Graham Stark) is murdered in the pursuit of Flannelfoot. Also stars Ronald Howard son of Leslie Howard and Diana Couplands with her debut screen performance.
The FlawDirected by Terence Fisher of Hammer fame this 1955 British production stars John Bentley Donald Houston and Rona Anderson. In this crime drama a sneaky race-car driver Paul Oliveri (John Bentley) plans to murder his wife for the insurance money. Her attorney who is in love with her discovers the plan - a brutal fight culminates in tragedy for one of the two combatants. Great old motor racing sequences and filmed in Shoreham East Sussex. Witness in the DarkThis second feature stars Patrica Dainton as a blind girl who witnesses the thief turned murderer of her upstairs friend and neighbour. Also stars Conrad Phillips and Nigel Green. Directed by Wolf Rilla just before he directed Village of the Damned.
Digitally re-mastered Alastair Sim's Scrooge is the all time favourite Christmas family film and a genuine classic of British cinema. Scrooge is the definitive big screen adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol one of the world's best loved Christmas stories.
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