Norman Walker

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Midshipman Easy
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Midshipman Easy

Nov 01, 1935
Set during the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic War, Mr Midshipman Easy has just joined the Royal Navy. He is very keen to do well but luckily he has an understanding captain to pull him out of the various adventures he seems to get involved in.
Adventure
Look Up and Laugh
4.5

Look Up and Laugh

Aug 13, 1935
Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain. She invokes the Market's foundation by Royal Charter just before an inadvertent gas leak provides an explosive climax.
Comedy
Aimé des dieux
5.2

Aimé des dieux

Feb 22, 1936
L'histoire de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart et de sa femme Constance, dans un contexte d’intrigues de cour et de jalousie professionnelle.
Drama
Laburnum Grove
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Laburnum Grove

Nov 16, 1936
To rid himself of his sponging relatives a man tells them he is really a forger which causes them to leave. His wife believes he is joking, but he has in fact allowed the truth to slip out and now he is danger of being arrested.
Comedy
Sing As We Go
5.6

Sing As We Go

Sep 13, 1934
When the textile mill closes, putting her out of work, Gracie finds herself experiencing all of the amusements of Blackpool.
Comedy
Widecombe Fair
1

Widecombe Fair

Dec 01, 1928
'Devon. Rich widow helps poor squire by pretending his ancestor hid treasure.' (British Film Catalogue)
Turn of the Tide
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Turn of the Tide

Jun 08, 1935
Turn of the Tide is a 1935 British film directed by Norman Walker. It was the first feature film made by J. Arthur Rank. It is set in a North Yorkshire fishing village, and relates the rivalry between two fishing families. The actors included John Garrick, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Wilfrid Lawson speak in the local accent. The work is based on the novel Three Fevers by Leo Walmsley.
Romance
The Promise
3.5

The Promise

Dec 12, 1952
A much loved Prison Missioner has died. His replacement struggles to live up to his predecessor's saintly reputation until he receives inspiration from the Holy Spirit.
Drama
The Fortunate Fool
4

The Fortunate Fool

Dec 13, 1933
A wealthy author, looking for material, 'adopts' an incorrigible thief he finds in the streets, together with an attractive typist who is down on her luck.
Comedy
Hard Steel
1

Hard Steel

May 18, 1942
A steelworker rises through the ranks to become manager of three steel mills, but ruthless ambition overwhelms him.
Drama
The House of Trent
1

The House of Trent

Dec 01, 1933
It follows a doctor who faces both a scandal and a moral dilemma when a patient of his dies while he is making love to a press magnate's daughter.
Drama
They Knew Mr. Knight
5.7

They Knew Mr. Knight

Mar 05, 1946
After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the beneficence of the great financier. A developing friendship leads to the Knights selling their home to the Blakes when they move back to London. All looks rosy for the Blakes as share prices in Mr Knight's new business venture soar, but is their confidence misplaced?
Drama
They Knew Mr. Knight
5.7

They Knew Mr. Knight

Mar 05, 1946
After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the beneficence of the great financier. A developing friendship leads to the Knights selling their home to the Blakes when they move back to London. All looks rosy for the Blakes as share prices in Mr Knight's new business venture soar, but is their confidence misplaced?
Drama
They Knew Mr. Knight
5.7

They Knew Mr. Knight

Mar 05, 1946
After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the beneficence of the great financier. A developing friendship leads to the Knights selling their home to the Blakes when they move back to London. All looks rosy for the Blakes as share prices in Mr Knight's new business venture soar, but is their confidence misplaced?
Drama
Tommy Atkins
1

Tommy Atkins

May 18, 1928
A cleric enlists on learning he loves his brother's sweetheart, saves his life, and finds he is really an Earl.
Action
The Great Mr Handel
6.5

The Great Mr Handel

Nov 09, 1942
This classic film reveals how the great composer Georg Friedrich Handel rose above the personal anguish and difficulties in his life to create the sublime musical composition, The Messiah.
Music
Royal Visit to Leith
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Royal Visit to Leith

Aug 19, 1956
Colourful commemoration of Royal Yacht Britannia's majestic visit to Leith in 1956, courtesy of Messrs Joseph and J Arthur Rank.
Documentary
Dangerous Ground
6

Dangerous Ground

May 01, 1934
Two insurance detectives work with the police to identify and bring down a crime kingpin. One is murdered, but his partner and his daughter continue.
Mystery
Life of St. Paul
1

Life of St. Paul

Sep 30, 1938
The Life of St. Paul, including reenactment of the Book of Acts, and St. Paul's Epistles.
Adventure
A Romance of Seville
5

A Romance of Seville

May 20, 1929
Dolores and Ramon celebrate their arranged betrothal with little enthusiasm: Dolores has a lover, and Ramon wants his freedom so that he can pursue Pepita. Having heard of Ramon's betrothal, Pepita gives her heart to another but when bandits accost her and try to rob her father, they give the dashing Ramon just the chance he needs to prove the gallant lover!
Romance
Loose Ends
1

Loose Ends

May 22, 1930
'A woman reporter is blackmailed for knowledge of freed suspect's involvement in a murder.' (British Film Institute)
Crime
Loose Ends
1

Loose Ends

May 22, 1930
'A woman reporter is blackmailed for knowledge of freed suspect's involvement in a murder.' (British Film Institute)
Crime
The Middle Watch
1

The Middle Watch

Oct 27, 1930
'Captain tries to hide accidental female passengers from admiral.' (British Film Catalogue)
Comedy
The Middle Watch
1

The Middle Watch

Oct 27, 1930
'Captain tries to hide accidental female passengers from admiral.' (British Film Catalogue)
Comedy
Our Fighting Navy
3

Our Fighting Navy

Sep 25, 1937
Trouble is brewing in the banana republic of Bianco for both His Excellency, El Presidente, and the British Consul, Brant. Rebels, led by Diego De Costa, the trusted "Minister of the Marines and the Customs" and Lieutenant Enricquo, the gunnery officer of the small republic's one battleship, have taken over the battleship, and the town. Most of the British citizens have taken refuge at the Consulate or have been evacuated to the small cruiser in Bianco's port, the "H. M. S. Audacious." But there are two major issues; the Consul's daughter, Pamela, and Canadian Lieutenant Bill Armstrong have been kidnapped by the rebels and now held hostage on the battleship "El Mirante," and El Presidente was visiting the consulate when the war broke out and is now under the protective custody of the British Empire.
John Wesley
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John Wesley

Mar 02, 1954
Rescued from a burning house as a child, John Wesley believes the experience marked him for a higher purpose, a 'brand from the burning'. The film follows Wesley's years at Oxford and as a clergyman, his disagreements with the church over the social position of the clergy, his mission to America, the founding of Methodism, and his bringing of the Gospel into the lives of ordinary people.
Drama
Fires of Fate
1

Fires of Fate

Sep 06, 1932
In Egypt a colonel with a year to live saves a girl from an Arab prince.
Adventure
Fires of Fate
1

Fires of Fate

Sep 06, 1932
In Egypt a colonel with a year to live saves a girl from an Arab prince.
Adventure
Debt of Honour
1

Debt of Honour

Nov 02, 1936
A Colonel's daughter steals from the regimental mess funds to pay off her gambling debts. One of the officers, who is love with her, takes the blame, and is sent to Africa.
Drama
The Flaw
1

The Flaw

Oct 02, 1933
'Poisoner's victim turns tables.' (British Film Catalogue)
Crime
The First Easter
1

The First Easter

Aug 29, 1940
This is a lavish, reverential dramatization of the first Easter based on the passage in Luke 24: 1-35. Included is the appearance of the risen Lord to Mary and the Disciples, the walk to Emmaus and the convincing of St. Thomas that Jesus has risen.
Drama
The Hate Ship
1

The Hate Ship

Dec 01, 1929
A police captain poses as the valet of a friend who has been invited on a yacht cruise by a notorious schemer, whom the friend is afraid wants to murder him.
Mystery