british cinema
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1. Champagne Charlie (1944)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The story of a 19th century English music hall (vaudeville) performer and life behind the scenes.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: Tommy Trinder, Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren, Jean Kent
Votes: 304
2. Queen of Hearts (1936)
78 min | Comedy
An ordinary working class seamstress who is mistaken as a rich patron of the arts. When she's asked to back a new show she plays along with the charade, hoping that she can become the production's leading lady.
Director: Monty Banks | Stars: Gracie Fields, John Loder, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Fred Duprez
Votes: 50
3. Let's Be Famous (1939)
83 min | Comedy
An Irishman sets out to become famous as a singer on the radio. Due to a mix up he is instead entered as a contestant on a quiz show. He causes mayhem in the studio and the publicity ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Jimmy O'Dea, Betty Driver, Sonnie Hale, Patrick Barr
Votes: 86
4.
Goodnight Sweetheart (1993–2016)
Episode:
Turned Out Nice Again
(1996)
Not Rated | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Gary bumps into his former talent agent, Sidney Wix, which leads to an unwelcome collaboration with superstar ukulele player, George Formby.
Director: Terry Kinane | Stars: Nicholas Lyndhurst, Michelle Holmes, Dervla Kirwan, Victor McGuire
Votes: 49
5. Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
Not Rated | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
The common career of W.S. Gilbert,a barrister turned comic writer, and Arthur Sullivan, a classic composer turned converted against his will to light music, who wrote fourteen operettas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.
Director: Sidney Gilliat | Stars: Robert Morley, Maurice Evans, Eileen Herlie, Martyn Green
Votes: 270
6. Life with a Circus (1912)
Documentary, Short
Very few have a conception of even a part of the many things which must be seen to with the precision and regularity of clockwork in connection with the business behind the scenes of a big,... See full summary »
7. Keep Fit (1937)
82 min | Comedy, Musical
A weak, cowardly barber (George Formby)gets fit to win over a beautiful woman. However, she prefers his muscle-bound rival until George challenges him to a boxing match.
Director: Anthony Kimmins | Stars: George Formby, Kay Walsh, Guy Middleton, Gus McNaughton
Votes: 192
8. I See Ice! (1938)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Musical
George plays an aspiring news photographer that gets pictures by way of a spy camera in his bow tie. Comic confusion and chases arise from his inadvertently taking blackmail-able snaps of ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Kimmins | Stars: George Formby, Kay Walsh, Betty Stockfeld, Cyril Ritchard
Votes: 152
9. The Dancing Years (1976 TV Movie)
140 min | Drama, Musical
The story of a young composer and his relationship with a fiery opera star over the course of several decades.
Director: Richard Bramall | Stars: Anthony Valentine, Celia Gregory, Susan Valentine, Tim Brierley
Votes: 16
10. Spare a Copper (1940)
Not Rated | 77 min | Comedy, Musical
A brave wartime copper (policeman) becomes a hero when he thwarts a plot to destroy a battleship. But then the rest of the police get the idea that he is one of the enemy agents.
Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: George Formby, Dorothy Hyson, George Merritt, John Warwick
Votes: 199
11. Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Musical
George Pearson, who works for a underwear firm that is 20 years out of date, invests his own money in a new type of thread. The company are not interested in changes, and he quits. Later ... See full summary »
Director: Marcel Varnel | Stars: George Formby, Peggy Bryan, Elliott Mason, Edward Chapman
Votes: 245
is this tourned out nice again?
12. Looking on the Bright Side (1932)
81 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Gracie and Laurie are lovers who together form a musical act. Gracie sings and Laurie writes the songs, but when Laurie gets a taste of fame, he runs off after a glamorous actress.
Directors: Graham Cutts, Basil Dean | Stars: Gracie Fields, Richard Dolman, Julian Rose, Wyn Richmond
Votes: 77
13. Sally in Our Alley (1900)
3 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Director: Walter Gibbons | Star: American Comedy Four
14. Sing As We Go! (1934)
80 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
When the textile mill closes, putting her out of work, Gracie finds herself experiencing all of the amusements of Blackpool.
Director: Basil Dean | Stars: Gracie Fields, John Loder, Dorothy Hyson, Stanley Holloway
Votes: 146
15. Happy Go Lovely (1951)
Approved | 97 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A chorus girl gets a ride from millionaire Bruno's driver. The cash-strapped theater director thinks, she's Bruno's girlfriend and makes her the lead. She meets Bruno, thinking he's a reporter. More confusion follows.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: David Niven, Vera-Ellen, Cesar Romero, Bobby Howes
Votes: 876
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