Melba
Aug 07, 1953Rural Australian Nellie Melba becomes an opera star in 1900s Europe and the United States.
Drama
John McCallum
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La Femme en question
Oct 03, 1950Qui 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
Il pleut toujours le dimanche
Nov 28, 1947Tommy Swann, qui s'est évadé de la prison de Dartmoor, vient chercher refuge dans la maison de Rose, qu'il avait promis d'épouser quinze ans auparavant, lorsqu'il avait été arrêté. Restée seule, Rose s'est mariée à un petit commerçant plus agé qu'elle. Elle accepte de le cacher à l'insu de sa famille, et profite de l'absence de son mari pour faire monter Tommy dans sa chambre...
Drama
The Long Memory
Jan 23, 1953An innocent man is released from prison after 12 years and tracks down the witnesses who lied about him in court.
Crime
Trent's Last Case
Sep 22, 1952When a wealthy business man is found dead reporter Philip Trent is sent to investigate. Against the police conclusions, he suspects the assumed suicide is really a murder, and becomes highly interested in the young widow and the dead man's private secretary.
Mystery
Noël en brousse
Jul 28, 1947Une famille d’enfants australiens rentre de l’école pour les vacances de Noël. Lorsqu’ils rencontrent deux étrangers sur le chemin, ils leur racontent naïvement leur vie, en mentionnant les biens de leurs parents, dont l’acquisition d’une nouvelle jument. Le lendemain matin, à leur réveil, ils découvrent que le cheval et son poulain ont été volés. Se sentant responsables du vol, ils partent récupérer les chevaux en tendant des pièges sur le chemin des bandits…
Action
Smiley
Jun 28, 1956Smiley Greevins is a cheeky, mischievous, imaginative little boy who lives in the small town of Murrumbilla in the Australian outback. His father Bill is a poor drover who is often away from home. Much to the exasperation of his overworked wife, Ma Greevins, Bill is also very fond of the drink. Smiley is determined to buy himself a push bike and so he takes on odd jobs in an effort to save up enough money. But Smiley always seems to get caught up in some sort of misadventure. Smiley is a classic Australian film that will delight audiences of all ages.
Comedy
Miranda
Apr 06, 1948A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives into her request to be taken to see London. Comedy and romantic entanglements ensue.
Comedy
Valley of the Eagles
Sep 26, 1951A Norwegian scientist builds a device that can convert sound waves into electrical energy. However, the machine is stolen by the scientist's wife and assistant, who head across the frozen tundra towards Russia. A police inspector and a local girl team up with the scientist to help recover the device.
Adventure
Trouble in the Glen
Jun 15, 1954Major Jim "Lance" Lansing, an American ex-pilot of the U.S. Air Corps, returns to Scotland after the war and finds much trouble in the glen where he settles because of the high-handed activities of the local laird, Sandy Mengues, a wealthy South American who, with his daughter Marissa, has returned to the land of his forefathers. Led by Lansing, the people eventually prevail upon Mengues to restore peace to the glen, but not before a brief and unconvincing fight between Lansing and Dukes, the Mengues foreman. Written by Les Adams
Comedy
Forever Ealing
Dec 05, 2002This is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the studio's successes through the 1930's, World War II dramas, the well-known 'Ealing comedies' with Alec Guinness, and the BBC's television productions
Documentary
The Root of All Evil
Feb 05, 1947Jeckie Farnish is a level-headed young woman, unlike her spoiled younger sister, Rushie. When the sisters become involved with charming businessman Charles Mortimer, the resulting tragedy leads to a lust for revenge on Rushie's part. However, Jeckie knows that she can always turn to reliable Joe Bartle in times of need.
Drama
Traveller's Joy
Dec 25, 1950A divorced couple, living hand-to-mouth in Stockholm, must first pay their hotel bill before returning to England. To raise the necessary funds, they must pretend that they're still married.
Comedy
The Loves of Joanna Godden
Jun 08, 1947
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
May 23, 1949The lives of the members of a West Yorkshire cycling club are complicated by romantic entanglements and a series of bike thefts.
Romance
Three in One
Jan 02, 1957
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Oct 25, 1951Marjory Clark wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself in a Festival of Britain procession as Lady Godiva - though not in the buff. This leads by way of a suspect beauty competition to the show-business world of London. But it could be a slippery slope for simple home-town Marge.
Comedy
Derby Day
Jun 09, 1952Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. It cleverly blends dramatic, romantic and comic elements, including the woman and lover who have murdered her husband, and the working class couple who are excited about their chance to go to the races, but end up listening to it on the radio in the car-park because they've got such a bad view.
Drama
A Son Is Born
Sep 20, 1946This family melodrama, a tale of desertion, vengeful seduction, coincidental meeting and catharsis, spans more than two decades from 1920 to World War II. A woman imprisoned in a loveless marriage finds the courage to leave her husband but is disturbed to find that her son, David, refuses to go with her. She does not give up on him and manages to establish a new life for herself. Her world is turned upside down when David reluctantly moves in with her, determined to ruin their lives. Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, David is about to be sent to New Guinea which may make or break any future relationship he has with the people who love him. A notable aspect of the film is a production design which belies the low budget.
Port of Escape
May 01, 1956Two sailors dock in London in search of a good time. But when one of them fatally stabs a man during a scuffle in a bar, the pair flee the scene, commandeer a boat and take the three women on board hostage as they try to outrun the law.
Drama
Devil on Horseback
Mar 17, 1954
The Calendar
Jul 05, 1948The favourite for the big race is nobbled and suspicion falls on the owner. His secret admirer proves it wasn't him.
Drama
La Boîte magique
Jan 01, 1952La vie de l'un des pionniers du cinématographe en Grande-Bretagne, William Friese-Greene.
Drama
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
May 02, 1986Documentary about the British film studio. First appeared on the BBC television programme Omnibus.
Documentary
To Build a Fire
Jan 01, 1969
Tarka the Otter
Nov 01, 1979Set in the English countryside of the 1920s - when otter hunting was still legal - this film follows the life of Tarka the Otter from his birth into adulthood. We witness his close shaves, and his struggle with a man who tries to keep our furry hero as a pet.
Family
Nickel Queen
Mar 31, 1971Nickel Queen was an Australian comedy film released in 1971 starring Googie Withers and directed by her husband John McCallum. The story was loosely based on the Poseidon bubble, a nickel boom in Western Australia in the late 1960s, and tells of an outback pub owner who stakes a claim and finds herself an overnight millionaire.
Comedy
The Highest Honour
May 15, 1982After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new expedition in Singapore, with disastrous results.
Drama
Attack Force Z
Jun 01, 1982After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new expedition in Singapore, with disastrous results.
War
Bailey's Bird
Oct 18, 1979Action & Adventure
Bailey's Bird
Mar 16, 1970Dans le parc national de Waratah, en Australie, Matt Hammond est garde forestier. Il élève seul ses deux enfants, Mark l’adolescent et Sonny son petit frère. Vivant au cœur de la nature, cette famille partage son quotidien avec Skippy, un kangourou astucieux. Le fidèle compagnon est de toutes les aventures aux côtés des Hammond.
Family
Bailey's Bird
Oct 18, 1979Action & Adventure
Bailey's Bird
Mar 16, 1970Dans le parc national de Waratah, en Australie, Matt Hammond est garde forestier. Il élève seul ses deux enfants, Mark l’adolescent et Sonny son petit frère. Vivant au cœur de la nature, cette famille partage son quotidien avec Skippy, un kangourou astucieux. Le fidèle compagnon est de toutes les aventures aux côtés des Hammond.
Family
