"Director: Muriel Box"

• 1950s Great British Movies | DVD | (22/09/2014) from £14.05   |  Saving you £5.94 (42.28%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Boxset of four classic films from the 1950s. 'Simba' (1955) is an adventure drama about a man who travels to post-colonial Africa to visit his brother only to find he has been killed by a Kenyan rebel group. When Alan Howard (Dirk Bogarde) arrives in Africa, he soon learns his brother has been killed by the Mau Mau, a group of rebels who are fighting against the newly imposed rule of the white man. Enraged by his brother's murder, Alan decides to stay and put all of his energy into fighting the Mau Mau who he now considers his enemy. However, along the way he falls in love with a neighbouring settler called Mary (Virginia McKenna) who disagrees with his abhorrence of the native people and tries to put an end to his prejudices. 'Sapphire' (1959) is a hard-hitting crime drama exploring racism towards immigrants among the London police and public. Sapphire (Yvonne Buckingham), a fair-skinned West Indian immigrant is discovered hiding in London and murdered. To the police, led by Superintendent Hazard (Nigel Patrick) and Inspector Learoyd (Michael Craig), the case seems clear cut - Sapphire must have been killed by a member of the black community. However, when Sapphire's brother (Earl Cameron) turns up at the police station and Sapphire's true ethnic roots become known, Hazard and Learoyd must face up to the racism of two communities and, quite possibly, their own. 'The Happy Family' stars Stanley Holloway and Kathleen Harrison as a couple who refuse to move from their house as the government reveal their plans to build a Festival Hall on the South Bank. The tenants of the local corner shop, Mr and Mrs Lord (Holloway and Harrison), are the only residents who refuse to make way for the construction - even when the police issue an eviction order. As the family barricade themselves into the shop, the bailiffs must try to think of another way to get them out. Violent Playground (1958) is a tough kitchen sink drama starring Stanley Baker and David McCallum and is set amongst the tough council estates of Liverpool.

• Simon And Laura | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Love marriage and show business provide the basis of this lively comedy that centers on a husband and wife who are chosen by television producers to embody the perfect married couple on an upcoming television series. The show is to be filmed and broadcast live from the home of Simon and Laura who on camera are indeed the perfect couple. Unfortunately the minute the camera is off the two are going at it hammer and tong. Still their show is very popular and many couples look up to them until the ill-fated shooting of a Christmas special in which the couple begin tippling alcoholic beverages during the filming and end up letting their true relationship come out.

• The Truth About Women | DVD | (16/11/2015) from £7.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Taking his son-in-law to one side for a quiet chat about marital strife, Sir Humphrey listens to the young man's tale of woe and offers reassurance that he is not the first to be baffled by the foibles of women ably illustrating his point by recounting some rather sticky moments when he too was on the verge of giving up all hope of comprehending the feminine sex... A lavishly designed, witty and touching film featuring a magnificent cast, The Truth About Women stars Laurence Harvey as Sir Humphrey, with Julie Harris, Eva Gabor, Mai Zetterling and Diane Cilento among the women he has loved and lost. Directed by Oscar winner Muriel Box, featuring sumptuous cinematography by Otto Heller and costume design by Cecil Beaton, the film is presented here in a brand-new digital transfer, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. SPECIAL FEATURES: Original theatrical trailer Image gallery Original pressbook PDF

• Rattle Of A Simple Man | DVD | (14/04/2014) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Comedy icon Harry H. Corbett stars opposite Diane Cilento in Charles Dyer's daring early-sixties drama of faltering romance between a shy northern football fan and a worldly London prostitute. Presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, Rattle of a Simple Man is both a touching romantic comedy and a finely observed study of human relationships directed by Oscar winner Muriel Box. Percy Winthram is a naive young man who still lives at home with his mum. In L...

• The Passionate Stranger | DVD | (07/04/2014) from £7.55   |  Saving you £2.44 (32.32%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Pairing Margaret Leighton and Ralph Richardson two of Britain's most accomplished film and stage actors The Passionate Stranger is a gentle satire on the conventions of the romantic novel and the perils of confusing reality with fiction. Directed in inventive fashion by Oscar winner Muriel Box (sharing writing credits with husband Sydney Box) this hugely engaging comedy is made available here in a brand-new transfer from the original elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Judith Wynter is a happily married novelist whose romantic works are eagerly devoured by scores of female readers. When Carlo a handsome young Italian chauffeur arrives to work for Judith and her husband a professor currently recovering from an attack of paralysis he causes quite a flutter; when he then reads the manuscript of Judith's latest novel he jumps to a rather unfortunate conclusion... and life in the Wynter household becomes very complicated indeed! Special Features: Image Gallery  

• Too Young To Love | DVD | (29/07/2015) from £9.29   |  Saving you £5.70 (38.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Too Young To Love: Based on the American play Pickup Girl by Elsa Shelley and Filmed at Beaconsfield Studios this highly moral and controversial film tells the story of a young girls slide into the world of prostitution disease and abortion and her fight to redeem her life. Originally X rated it caused an outcry for support of teenage children in Britain at the time. Frail Women: Maurice Elvey directed this 1931 Twickenham production produced by the prolific Jules Hagen. Lillian (Mary Newcomb) has an illegitimate war baby. The father a soldier unaware of the situation goes off to war. Years later the soldier now a Colonel learns of his child and offers to marry Lillian to give his daughter a name and avoid the social stigma’s of that time. Stars: Mary Newcomb Owen Nares Edmund Gwenn.

• Subway In The Sky | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £8.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (44.49%)   |  RRP £12.99

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• To Dorothy, A Son | DVD | (10/09/2012) from £10.95   |  Saving you £2.04 (15.70%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Showgirl (Shelley Winters) heads from America to Britain. Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle standsto inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband doesnt have any male heirs on the way, else he gets the cash. Finally she trackshim down with his heavily pregnant new wife.Famous Female Director Muriel Box directed this 1954 production, co written by Peter Rodgers of Carry on fame, from a play by Roger Macdougall. A stella cast of Shelley Winters, John Gregson, Peggy Cummins and Wilfrid Hyde White, mostly filmed in the UK.A funny and well crafted production.