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Yvonne is seething when her devoted son, Michael, declares his intention to marry Madeleine, despite the latter's admitting to having an affair with a mysterious older man. At the same time, George, Michael's father, confides in Yvonne's sister, Leo, that he is in fact Madeleine's other lover. Together, they hatch a plot to end Madeleine's hopes of marriage - by threatening to reveal George's scandalous secret to his son.
They don’t make them like this anymore, that’s for sure! Made for the British Travel Association ‘The Friendly Inn’ takes the viewer on a rapid tour of pubs across the British Isles. The film is fronted by English actor Michael Denison (Boyd QC), as he gushes how ‘the atmosphere is bound to be gay’ when introducing The Punch Bowl pub, judging it by its pub sign! This is essentially a travelogue of inns really.
To acquire a fresh supply of cadavers for use in his medical school experiments, Dr. Knox turns two of his inept students into graverobbers.
A young man searches for the father he never knew, who he believes to be a millionaire.
Documentary highlights of the 1951 Monte Carlo Rally and its international competition.
The crew of a naval pinnacle struggle to pay the rates required to keep the boat afloat.
A BAFTA award nominated film made for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company charting the history of aviation from Daedalus to jets.
A parable made in the manner of an old silent comedy about artistry and illusion.
Three old bachelors 'inherit' an orphan baby, Pam, who is pursued by a car-stealing spiv after she turns 21.
Another edition of the industry cinemagazine, featuring three film articles. Pipeline to Pimlico: water heating from Battersea Power Station to local housing, includes scenes of building the new flats and opens with scenes from the film Passport to Pimlico featuring the commentator John Slater. Hot Stuff: champion fire brigade at Brodsworth Colliery. The brigade (who are part-time firemen) is seen at practice. Full Support: Tromit gatehead safety device, Wales, at the New Cross Hands Colliery.
Michael Ward learns about bodybuilding from Britian's top muscle men and olympians.
Parents veto the romance of two high-school students, forcing them to meet in secret.
A humorously semi-factual account of the history of cinema.
Highlights of the Belgian Grand Prix from Spa-Francorchamps on June 5th, 1955.
An angel finds that she needs money to fulfill her mission on Earth. Her only solution to this problem is to pawn her harp.
A BAFTA award nominated documentary studying Hungarian refugee problems after the October 1956 revolution. Shot on the Austro-Hungarian frontier and in the refugee camp at Traiskirchen.
A BAFTA award nominated documentary featuring a young training officer explaining the "three principles of good instruction": prepare, plan, promote.
Classic British comedy following an accident-prone army Private, played by music hall legend Frank Randle in his final screen role, as he attempts to rescue a Corporal (played by icon Diana Dors) from the attentions of a predatory Sergeant-Major.
Story of a little Javanese boy who adopts a monkey.
A fond farewell to London's trams - whose peculiarly endearing qualities were discovered only at the threat of their disappearance.
Lively holiday in Blackpool, with jazz accompaniment.
A look at the problems facing the railways in Northern Ireland.
The county of Devon is often known as the English Riviera. It is one of the most magnificent scenic areas in Britain. This film tours all the beauty spots, historical buildings and resorts.
The editor of a magazine falls in love with the publisher's daughter. The only trouble is that the publisher's wife quite fancies him as well. Then he's accused of embezzling funds.
Strangers conversing in a train compartment, revive wartime memories for one passenger.
A Great Dane helps the children with the housework while their mother is ill.
Documentary short about how Britain is improving after WWII and what the populace can do to help.
A BAFTA award nominated documentary showing highlights from the Le Mans 24 hour race won by Mercedes-Benz.
Celebrated crime writer Colin Knowles finds himself at the centre of a baffling real-life mystery when his estranged wife Louie asks for his help. Her new boss has gone missing at his grand country home -- and when his body is found, the hunt is on for a devious and twisted murderer. Sinister letters from London refer to a 'double crime'. Who will be the killer's next victim?
An adventure story dealing with the building of a railway in Africa at the turn of the century.
This interpretation of 13 cantos from the first part of Dante's The Divine Comedy is dedicated to Carl Koch and Lotte Reiniger, the husband-and-wife team who pioneered the technique of silhouette animation.
Long after being deserted by her husband, Linda Harrison will soon be free to marry her lover, Michael Carteret. But when her husband suddenly reappears, he attempts to blackmail the couple with a threat of ruining Michael's career. When her husband is murdered, Michael appears to be the only obvious suspect - but will the circumstantial evidence be enough to sentence him to death?
This educational film is an introduction to the ergot fungus, including lifecycle, cultivation, medicinal uses, and toxic effects. The film also summarises methods for the chemical extraction of ergoline compounds.
Returning late to London, Johnny gives a lift to an attractive female hitch-hiker. Some distance on, he stops to make a phone call and buy a coffee, but on returning to his cab finds the woman gone. Assuming she has hitched another ride, he continues on his way. A short time later he is flagged down by another driver, who has come across a woman lying by the roadside. The woman is Johnny's hitchhiker and she's dead.
A holidaying family captures the picturesque Devon coastal village of Lynmouth, both before and after a tragic flood event.
A group of feisty, talented young performers pool their resources and buy a dilapidated theatre to showcase their acts – but unscrupulous property developers also want the theatre and resort to dirty tricks to disrupt the first night's performance!
Part two of two teaching films about human anatomy which is devoted to the action of the skeletal muscles in producing movement of the bones at the joints of the human skeleton. It uses live action and animated medical illustrations as well as an actual skeleton with commentary. A man, naked to the waist, also demonstrates the relevant physical processes such as respiration.
The Hilton Hotel rises from the ashes, surrounded by derelict houses and bomb damaged streets.
Enjoying a holiday in the sun, Mr and Mrs Fergusson are relaxing on board a chartered yacht off the coast of France - their only crew, the skipper-owner and his adopted daughter. On taking a turn around the deck, Mr Fergusson is rather put-out to discover a stowaway helping himself to the comforts of their dinghy. Though very charming, the stranger refuses to give any explanation for his presence - and the Fergussons soon find themselves involved in a rather more eventful sailing trip than they had expected!
A BAFTA award nominated dramatised documentary telling the story of two steelworkers who attempt to climb a rock in the Dolomites.
Edgar is unhappily married to rich Clare. He plots with his mistress Stella to kill Clare, as she refuses to divorce him and gives him little money. However, it is Edgar who is found murdered, and Clare has to stand trial to prove her innocence.
A Scottish bus driver takes a holiday up the length of Scotland - by bus.
The adulterous Mrs Griffiths' corset has, unbeknown to her, a fortune stashed in it by her drunken, money-loving husband.
Interpol detective Caesar Smith tracks robbers of the Royal Mint van. He travels to Rio de Janeiro, Rome and Paris and establishes the guilt of a London coffee importer.
A look at the exciting world of stock car racing, with glimpses at all the bumps and smashes, and thrills and spills that make up this amazing sport.
The BBC armchair detective clears a nightclub singer of suspicion of the murder of her boss.
Scotland Yard is called in when the effigy used in a Guy Fawkes Day celebration turns out to be the burned corpse of a real man.
The story of the Clydesdale horse.
Propaganda film produced by the British Colonial Film Unit depicting everyday life in Nairobi, Kenya.
A look at the British Olympic bobsleigh team as they practise at St Moritz for the World Championships at Cortina in Italy.
A musically talented ape is captured in the jungle and taken back to civilisation. However, civilisation proves too uncouth for the cultured ape so he departs, philosophically pondering that "when the arts are out of date, the artist must withdraw and wait". A colourised version was released in 1980.
Married photographers Armand and Michaela Denis focus on Australian natives.
Told with authenticity and perception, David looks back on the life of a school caretaker in a Welsh mining town, from the marriage and birth of his son to the trauma of a pit accident. David was the first film produced by the BFI, in 1951, and the Welsh selection for the same year’s Festival of Britain screenings in London.
Beautiful Jocelyn Lane goes sightseeing in Portugal accompanied by bandleader George Melachrino and his orchestra. Featuring Portugal's top singing star Amália Rodrigues and the world-famous Tagide Club Dancers of Lisbon.
Visit Pitlochry, a “busy, bustling town” in the heart of the Scottish Highlands featuring boozing stags, ladies lunching, tweed and whisky galore!
A parody of a well-known text by Rudyard Kipling.