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1. Theatre Night (1957–1961)
45 min | Drama
A BBC television series of forty-five-minute excerpts from stage plays running in London.
Stars: Cicely Courtneidge, Evelyn Laye, Dora Bryan, Hugh Williams
Votes: 69
2. Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
348 min | Documentary, History
Documentary mini-series about the rise and fall of the European silent film industry.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ulrich Tukur, Sidney Gilliat
Votes: 441
3. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,293
4.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Rob Roy: Part 2
(1956)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
_Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953)_ re-edited into a two-part television presentation. In revenge, Rob Roy captures Inversnaid Fort and plans to continue the fight. When he surrenders King George I pardons Rob Roy and his clan.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Richard Todd, Glynis Johns, James Robertson Justice, Michael Gough
Votes: 14
5.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Rob Roy: Part 1
(1956)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
_Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953)_ re-edited into a two-part television presentation. ) Rob Roy manages to elude the English as he weds his sweetheart, but he inadvertently causes his mother's death when the English try to capture her.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Richard Todd, Glynis Johns, James Robertson Justice, Michael Gough
Votes: 16
6. Elvis (1990)
30 min | Biography, Drama, Music
An account of the life of Elvis Presley in the early days of his fame in the 1950s.
Stars: Michael St. Gerard, Millie Perkins, Billy Green Bush, Jesse Dabson
Votes: 246
7.
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
Episode:
Opportunity Lost
(1995)
58 min | Documentary, History
British silent film was small and old fashioned ; many actors snubbed working in movies and few establishment society figures respected directing. Documentary, however, was a field where there was a distinctive contribution.
Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michael Balcon, Charles Bennett
Votes: 28
8. Quartet (1948)
Approved | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Four of W. Somerset Maugham's short stories are brought to the screen with each introduced by the author. In "The Facts of Life", a young man with great potential on the tennis courts goes ... See full summary »
Directors: Ken Annakin, Arthur Crabtree, Harold French, Ralph Smart | Stars: Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Ian Fleming, Jack Raine
Votes: 987
9. I Adore You (1933)
74 min | Comedy, Musical
A film studio is awaiting the arrival of its new owner, and the executives mistake an old actor for him. Complications ensue.
Director: George King | Stars: Margot Grahame, Harold French, Clifford Heatherley, O.B. Clarence
Votes: 26
10. The Sentimental Agent (1963)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Argentinian shipping agent Carlos Varela (Carlos Thompson) finds that the people using his services often need a lot more of his help than purely shipping goods.
Stars: Burt Kwouk, Clemence Bettany, Carlos Thompson, John Turner
Votes: 44
11. Trio (1950)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance
Three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham, "The Verger", "Mr. Know-All", and "The Sanatorium" are introduced by the author.
Directors: Ken Annakin, Harold French | Stars: James Hayter, Kathleen Harrison, Felix Aylmer, Lana Morris
Votes: 905
12. Jeannie (1941)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Based on Aimée Stuart's play. Little Scots girl decides to use her inheritance for a grand tour of the Continent.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Barbara Mullen, Michael Redgrave, Wilfrid Lawson, Kay Hammond
Votes: 104
13. My Brother Jonathan (1948)
Approved | 108 min | Drama, Romance, War
Doctor Jonathan Dakers in flashback tells his son Tony - a World War II veteran - about his life, dating from the 1900s. Whilst a medical student, he meets and falls for Edie. Before they ... See full summary »
Director: Harold French | Stars: Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, Ronald Howard, Stephen Murray
Votes: 193
14. Encore (1951)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
Adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham comprise this anthology film in which the celebrated author introduces each segment of the film in front of the camera.
Directors: Harold French, Pat Jackson, Anthony Pelissier | Stars: Nigel Patrick, Roland Culver, Alison Leggatt, Charles Victor
Votes: 602
15. Major Barbara (1941)
Approved | 121 min | Comedy
A young and idealistic woman, who has adopted the Salvation Army and whose father is an armament industrialist, will save more souls directing her father's business. A comedy with social commentary.
Directors: Gabriel Pascal, Harold French | Stars: Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison, Robert Morley, Robert Newton
Votes: 1,517
16. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 324
17. Forbidden Cargo (1954)
85 min | Crime, Drama
Inspector Michael Kenyon (Nigel Patrick) is a Narcotics Agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher, attempts to trap a brother/sister drug-smuggling team.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Jack Warner, Nigel Patrick, Elizabeth Sellars, Terence Morgan
Votes: 300
18. Talk About Jacqueline (1942)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
While yachting and flirting on the Riviera, a woman with a past meets a shy, retiring young researcher from the Far East and, against her better judgment, marries him. When he runs across ... See full summary »
Directors: Harold French, Paul L. Stein | Stars: Carla Lehmann, Hugh Williams, Joyce Howard, John Warwick
Votes: 23
19. The Blind Goddess (1948)
87 min | Drama
Lord Brasted is in charge of a postwar fund for displaced persons. His secretary, Derek Waterhouse, visits the Prime Minister to accuse Brasted of taking money from the fund. This results ... See full summary »
Director: Harold French | Stars: Eric Portman, Anne Crawford, Hugh Williams, Michael Denison
Votes: 168
20. Mr. Emmanuel (1944)
97 min | Drama
An elderly Jew travels from Britain to pre-war Nazi Germany to find out what's really going on.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Felix Aylmer, Greta Gynt, Walter Rilla, Peter Mullins
Votes: 127
21. Unpublished Story (1942)
92 min | Drama, War
A journalist investigates a network of German fifth columnists operating in the midst of the Blitz.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Richard Greene, Valerie Hobson, Basil Radford, Roland Culver
Votes: 263
22. Quiet Weekend (1946)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy
The ordinary and extraordinary adventures of a British family and their various guests during a weekend in their country cottage : the son and his socialite flirt hated by his adoring ... See full summary »
Director: Harold French | Stars: Derek Farr, Frank Cellier, Marjorie Fielding, George Thorpe
Votes: 181
23. The Paris Express (1952)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Drama
A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company funds but he is caught in the act by his accountant who challenges his actions, leading to a reversal of roles.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Claude Rains, Michael Nightingale, Felix Aylmer, Herbert Lom
Votes: 721
24. Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (1953)
Approved | 81 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The wartime adventures of Scotish highland leader Rob Roy MacGregor during the reign of King George I in the 18th century.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Richard Todd, Glynis Johns, James Robertson Justice, Michael Gough
Votes: 662
25. The Hour of 13 (1952)
Approved | 80 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
A jewel thief tries to mislead police who suspect that his theft of a valuable emerald is related to the serial murder of 11 policemen.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Peter Lawford, Dawn Addams, Roland Culver, Derek Bond
Votes: 388
26. Adam and Evalyn (1949)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Romance
When a friend dies, a gambler adopts his daughter. Complications ensue.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons, Helen Cherry, Joan Swinstead
Votes: 613
27. Crime Over London (1936)
Approved | 63 min | Adventure, Crime, Romance
Things are getting too hot in New York City for "Joker" Finnigan and his gang, so they decide to move their activities to London. There, Inspector Gary of Scotland Yard is keeping a polite ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Zeisler | Stars: Margot Grahame, Paul Cavanagh, Joseph Cawthorn, Rene Ray
Votes: 40
28. When London Sleeps (1932)
78 min | Crime
Slippery Rodney Haines runs a high-class gambling joint in Hampstead, while elsewhere in London Lamberti's Fair for the less-well-off is on its last legs. The only link between them seems ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie S. Hiscott | Stars: Harold French, Francis L. Sullivan, Alexander Field, Ben Field
Votes: 62
29. The Avengers (1942)
Approved | 87 min | Drama, War
On the eve of WWII, a British journalist is sent to neutral Norway to report on the possible Nazi intentions there; later he's tasked with a secret combat mission after Germany invades that country.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, Deborah Kerr, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 591
30. High Fury (1947)
71 min | Drama
A Swiss town shelters French war orphans. When the children return home, one orphaned boy wants to stay. His Swiss foster parents argue whether to adopt him or send him back to France.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Madeleine Carroll, Ian Hunter, Michael Rennie, Anne-Marie Blanc
Votes: 100
31. The Dancing Years (1950)
Approved | 98 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
The episodic story of a composer of operettas, Rudi Kleiber, in old Viennese days, and the two women in his life; Maria Zeitler, his sweetheart, later mistress, lost love, operetta star, ... See full summary »
Director: Harold French | Stars: Dennis Price, Gisèle Préville, Patricia Dainton, Anthony Nicholls
Votes: 81
32. Her Man Gilbey (1944)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Romance, War
While bird-fancier Lady Christabel Beauclark (Dame Margaret Rutherford) scurries around demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her Ladyship's niece is ... See full summary »
Director: Harold French | Stars: Michael Wilding, Margaret Rutherford, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Lilli Palmer
Votes: 346
33. Dear Octopus (1943)
86 min | Comedy, Drama
Members of a well-to-do family reunite for Golden Wedding celebrations.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Wilding, Celia Johnson, Roland Culver
Votes: 25
34. When Thief Meets Thief (1937)
Approved | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A London cat burglar (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) falls for the girlfriend (Valerie Hobson) of a stockbroker (Alan Hale) who used to be his partner.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Valerie Hobson, Alan Hale, Edward Rigby
Votes: 153
35. The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955)
100 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
The honourable Mark St. Neots is playing with some 'chums' when he meets and is bowled over by Sylvia. As he grows older he retains his image of this beautiful young girl with the red hair.... See full summary »
Director: Harold French | Stars: Moira Shearer, John Justin, Roland Culver, Gladys Cooper
Votes: 237
36. Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop (1953)
Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
In England, alcoholic Uncle Willie vexes his family. They let him buy a bike shop to woo American heiress Virginia, who loves Willie's nephew Frank.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Cecil Parker, Eileen Herlie, Donald Wolfit, Peter Asher
Votes: 146
37. Our Film (1942)
14 min | Short, War
A British factory is inefficient because of pre-war rules and red tape. A Soviet trades union representative shows workers and management the value of unity.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Bert Batchelor, Walter Hudd, Brefni O'Rorke, Edward Rigby
Votes: 15
38. The Star Reporter (1931)
44 min | Short, Crime, Drama
The story of a smash and grab robbery is followed up by a reporter who tracks down the villains and helps to bring them to justice.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Harold French, Isla Bevan, Garry Marsh, Spencer Trevor
Votes: 18
39. A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935)
Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
A pair of friends robs from a jewelry shop, and buries their loot in a field out in the country before they get caught. They spend ten years in prison, and when they're let out they go back... See full summary »
Director: Leslie S. Hiscott | Stars: Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Mary Lawson, Robb Wilton
Votes: 148
40. Dangerous Masquerade (1939)
69 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A down-and-out writer being hounded by collectors stumbles upon dead man lying under a fallen tree limb. Little did he know the man had been murdered, and he concocts a scheme of exchanging... See full summary »
Director: Harold French | Stars: Robert Newton, Betty Lynne, Peter Gawthorne, John Warwick
Votes: 79
41. Secret Mission (1942)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Thriller, War
Three British spies and a French resistance fighter sneak into occupied France to gather information about the German forces for a planned invasion.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Hugh Williams, James Mason, Carla Lehmann, Roland Culver
Votes: 450
42. The Girl in the Crowd (1934)
52 min | Comedy
Bookseller David Gordon's new wife Marian has never met David's friend Bob but by telephone advises him on how to meet women by following the first attractive girl he sees. Unfortunately, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Barry Clifton, Patricia Hilliard, Googie Withers, Harold French
Votes: 25
43. Mannequin (1933)
54 min | Drama
A boxer sees the error of his ways after deserting his true love.
Director: George A. Cooper | Stars: Harold French, Judy Kelly, Diana Beaumont, Whitmore Humphreys
Votes: 15
44. The Umbrella (1933)
56 min | Comedy
Two thieves are released from prison; one of them has an umbrella with jewels hidden in its handle.
Director: Redd Davis | Stars: Kay Hammond, Harold French, Victor Stanley, Dick Francis
Votes: 10
45. The Hypocrites (1923)
Drama
A squire tries to make his son deny he fathered a villager's child and marry an heiress.
Director: Charles Giblyn | Stars: Wyndham Standing, Mary Odette, Lilian Douglas, Harold French
46. The House of the Arrow (1940)
Approved | 66 min | Mystery
If the murderer of wealthy widow Mme.Harlowe (Louise Hampton) had not relied on information obtained from a book in her library, the old lady might have lived for years, as chronic invalids... See full summary »
Director: Harold French | Stars: Kenneth Kent, Diana Churchill, Belle Chrystall, Peter Murray-Hill
47. The Officers' Mess (1931)
98 min | Comedy
Director: H. Manning Haynes | Stars: Richard Cooper, Harold French, Elsa Lanchester, Lilian Oldland
48. Faces (1934)
68 min | Romance, Drama
Director: Sidney Morgan | Stars: Anna Lee, Harold French, Walter Sondes, Moore Marriott
49. Two on a Doorstep (1936)
71 min | Comedy
Director: Lawrence Huntington | Stars: Kay Hammond, Harold French, Anthony Hankey, George Mozart
50. Murder at the Inn (1934)
55 min | Crime, Drama
A young couple that has just eloped find themselves mixed up in the murder of a blackmailing landlord.
Director: George King | Stars: Wendy Barrie, Harold French, Jane Carr, Davy Burnaby