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High Jump
1

High Jump

May 01, 1959
After he accidentally causes the death of his partner, trapeze artist Bill Ryan leaves the circus and sinks into an alcoholic mire of self-pity. Things look up when elegant Jackie Field takes interest in Bill, but she hides a sinister motive. Ignoring Kitty, the shopgirl who adores him, Bill falls for Jackie and joins her gang of thieves, but the daring stunt she has him perform may lead to disaster.
Thriller
The Glass Cage
5.8

The Glass Cage

Apr 15, 1955
A circus barker stages a sensational new act, the world's longest fast undertaken by “Sapolio”, on view in a glass cage. But this act also results in several murders, a kidnapping, and a poisoning!
Crime
The Piper's Tune
1

The Piper's Tune

Feb 03, 1962
A group of children fleeing Napoleon's armies attempt to protect a mountain escape route from being discovered by a pursuing French platoon.
Family
Ticket to Paradise
5.2

Ticket to Paradise

Jan 01, 1961
Travel agent Emrys Jones and tourist Patricia Dainton fall in love in sunny Italy. Jones has led Dainton to believe that he's fabulously wealthy, and she has likewise deceived him. When the truth inevitably outs, it hardly matters, since hero and heroine now love each other for themselves rather than their bank accounts.
Romance
Danny Boy
5.2

Danny Boy

Aug 25, 1941
A remake of Oswald Mitchell's own 1934 production, a story of Jayne Kaye (Ann Todd), a successful singer in America who returns to Britain during the Blitz to find her ex-husband and son who have fallen on hard times.
Drama
Murder by Proxy
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Murder by Proxy

Mar 19, 1954
When a beautiful young woman suddenly offers inebriated Casey Morrow a lot of money for a quick and easy job, he doesn't ask too many questions. But when the girl's father is found murdered the following day and Morrow's coat is soaked with blood, he must unravel the mystery to clear his name. An intriguing story of deception, greed and immorality.
Crime
La victime
7.4

La victime

Aug 01, 1961
Grand avocat londonien et père de famille, Melville Farr est sur le point d'embrasser une carrière de juge. Il est rattrapé par son passé lorsque " Boy " Barrett, son ancien amant victime de chantage, l'appelle à l'aide. Farr refuse de l'aider, craignant pour sa carrière, et peu de temps après Barrett est retrouvé pendu dans sa cellule. Bouleversé pas cette nouvelle, l'avocat décide alors de retrouver la trace des maîtres-chanteurs. Il accepte de participer à l'enquête aux côtés de la police, malgré le scandale qui s'annonce et malgré le danger que cela représente pour sa famille, sa vie intime et sa carrière...
Drama
Whistle and I'll Come to You
6.4
A university professor, confident that everything which occurs in life has a rational explanation, finds his beliefs severely challenged when, during a vacation to a remote coastal village in Norfolk, he blows through an ancient whistle discovered on a beach, awakening horrors beyond human understanding.
TV Movie
Crimes au musée des horreurs
5.7
Une série de meurtres épouvantables tient Scotland Yard en échec. A chaque victime, le célèbre criminologiste Bancroft subit un véritable choc nerveux, ce qui ne manque pas d’inquiéter son médecin....
Horror
Woman in a Dressing Gown
6.412
A married, middle-aged woman is shocked to discover that her husband, who she thought was content in their marriage, has become infatuated with a beautiful younger woman and is planning to leave his family for her.
Drama
Les Maléfices de la momie
5.554
Les égyptologues européens Dubois, Giles et Bray découvrent la tombe du prince égyptien Ra, à l'intérieur de laquelle ils trouvent le corps momifié du prince lui-même. Un homme d'affaires, Alexander King, s'intéresse à la découverte et achète la momie au trio avec l'intention de l'exposer dans un musée britannique. Une fois là la momie ressuscite et commence à faire la chasse aux trois égyptologues. Pendant que nos trois amis essaient d'échapper à la momie, ils découvrent que c'est un personnage sinistre, aux instincts meurtriers, qui lui a rendu la vie, et qu'il est peut-être le seul qui soit capable de l'arrêter.
Horror
My Brother Jonathan
6.75

My Brother Jonathan

Feb 05, 1948
Jonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on the death of his father, he is obliged to start work as a partner in a poor general practice in the Black Country. Edie falls in love with Jonathan's brother, Harold, who is killed in the Great War, and Jonathan marries her as planned. It is only afterwards that he realises he now loves another.
Drama
Radio Cab Murder
5.4

Radio Cab Murder

Oct 01, 1954
Fred Martin, a taxi driver who is a reformed convict, is used by the police to go undercover in order to help catch a gang of safe robbers. However things start to go wrong when the police stake out the wrong bank and Fred finds himself alone with the crooks.
Crime
Blackmailed
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Blackmailed

Jan 30, 1951
A blackmailer is murdered, and those who witnessed the scene agree to keep quiet; the complication is that the scene is also witnessed by a young artist, a victim of blackmail as well. (BFI Website)
Crime
La Femme en question
6.028

La Femme en question

Oct 03, 1950
Qui a tué Agnes Huston ? Le détective Lodge et l'inspecteur Butler mène l'enquête. Ils vont découvrir la personnalité complexe d'une cartomancienne assassinée à travers les témoignages des gens qui composaient son entourage. Qui est vraiment Agnes Huston ?
Mystery
Police Dog
6

Police Dog

May 01, 1955
When his colleague is killed during a chase in Kentish Town, London bobby Frank volunteers to become a dog-handler.
L'enquête est close
6.5

L'enquête est close

Apr 17, 1951
Clay Douglas enquête sur la mort mystérieuse de son frère. Ce dernier faisait partie des commandos britanniques pendant la Seconde guerre mondiale et il a été tué par une balle anglaise. Clay est persuadé que l'assassin se trouve parmi les survivants.
Mystery
Un mari presque fidèle
6.944
Dans une chambre, un homme reprend conscience. Frappé d’amnésie, il entreprend, avec l’aide d’un spécialiste, d’exhumer son passé. Mais ce qu’il découvre n’est pas vraiment agréable. Marié à une ravissante et tendre femme, il comprend avec effroi que ce passé est bien trouble et que marié maintes fois, on le recherche activement... pour polygamie
Comedy
Confession à un cadavre
6.897
Joey Fane, 10 ans, revient au domicile familial après avoir passé deux années en hôpital psychiatrique pour avoir « accidentellement » tué sa sœur. Entre un père despotique et une mère dépassée par les évènements, Joey tente de se reconstruire. Lorsque sa mère est mystérieusement empoisonnée, la tante de la famille vient la remplacer. Pour Joey, un long cauchemar commence…
Drama
Twice Round the Daffodils
6.6
Twice Round the Daffodils is a 1962 British comedy drama film directed by Gerald Thomas and starring Juliet Mills, Donald Sinden, Donald Houston, Kenneth Williams, Ronald Lewis, Andrew Ray, Joan Sims and Jill Ireland. A new group of patients arrive at a hospital to be treated for tuberculosis where they all take a fancy to one of the nurses. The film was adapted from the play Ring for Catty by Patrick Cargill and Jack Beale. Carry on Nurse from 1959 was based on the same play. The cast and production team of Twice Round the Daffodils create a noticeable similarity with the Carry On films, but the film is not an official member of the Carry On series.
Comedy
Murder at 3am
5.7

Murder at 3am

Jul 01, 1953
A police detective suspects that his sister's boyfriend is a murderer.
Thriller
Once a Sinner
6.5

Once a Sinner

Jul 01, 1950
Impoverished British bank clerk John Ross is hopelessly in love with drop-dead gorgeous Irene James. Ross will do anything to win Irene's affections - including embezzlement. She ends up marrying him, but she can't give up her true love, slimy counterfeiter Jimmy Smart...
Drama
Night Was Our Friend
5.7

Night Was Our Friend

Dec 01, 1951
Martin's plane crashes in the jungle of Brazil. Nobody believes he survived. In the meantime his wife, Sally, has fallen in love with another man, Dr. Harper. Martin is found and returns to Sally. Unable to face his demons, Martin considers ending his life. Or does Sally do it for him?
Romance
L'enfant et la licorne
6.3
Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr. Kandinsky, who likes to tell Joe stories. When Kandinsky informs Joe that a unicorn can grant wishes, the hopeful lad ends up buying a baby goat with one tiny horn, believing it to be a real unicorn. Undaunted by his rough surroundings, Joe sets about to prove that wishes can come true.
Drama
All on Her Own
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All on Her Own

Sep 25, 1968
Rosemary returns from a party to the empty Hampstead house where she has lived since the death of her husband. He died of an overdose of sleeping pills - was it accidental - she tries to find out.
Drama
Les Aventures de Robin Des Bois
6.1
The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the traditional Robin Hood tales, most episodes were original dramas created by the show's writers and producers.
Action & Adventure
No Hiding Place
3.7

No Hiding Place

Jun 22, 1967
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.
Crime
Sherlock Holmes
6.4

Sherlock Holmes

Dec 22, 1968
Sherlock Holmes est une série d'adaptations de Sherlock Holmes produites par la société de télévision britannique BBC entre 1965 et 1968. Il s'agissait de la deuxième adaptation à l'écran de Sherlock Holmes pour BBC Television.
Mystery
Les aventures du colonel March
7.3
Cette série met en scène les enquêtes du colonel Perceval March, chargé des « affaires non classées », au sein de Scotland Yard. Ce détective hors pair, et borgne, est confronté à des créatures étranges : abominable homme des neiges, homme invisible, extraterrestres...
Drama
Gideon's Way
6.8

Gideon's Way

Jul 09, 1967
Les enquêtes du commandant George Gideon de Scotland Yard d'après les romans de John Creasey.
Drama
A Ghost Story for Christmas
7.4
A strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing the oral tradition of telling supernatural tales at Christmas. First broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and revived in 2005 on BBC Four.
Drama