Search results for "Stanley Holloway"
Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter

Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter

Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter
IMDb: 4.7
95

Herman inherits a greyhound and decides to make his fortune by dog racing. After traveling from Manchester to London in the hope of entering a national invitational, Herman and his…

Genre: Comedy, Music
That Swinging City

That Swinging City

That Swinging City
IMDb: 5.5
95

A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.

Genre: Comedy
The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt
IMDb: 7
84

When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member…

Genre: Comedy
Meet Mr. Lucifer

Meet Mr. Lucifer

Meet Mr. Lucifer
IMDb: 5.9
83

A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
The Vicar of Bray

The Vicar of Bray

The Vicar of Bray
IMDb: 5.4
68

The Vicar of Bray is a satirical description of an individual fundamentally changing his principles to remain in ecclesiastical office as external requirements change around him. The religious upheavals in…

Genre: Drama, History
Squibs

Squibs

Squibs
IMDb: 5.9
N/A

Squibs, a cockney flowerseller with a father overwhelmed by gambling debts wins through with the help of assorted friends and a romantically inclined policeman.

Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking
IMDb: 6.6
94

Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.

Genre: Comedy
Target: Harry

Target: Harry

Target: Harry
IMDb: 5
81

Pilot Harry Black is hired to fly a man named Carlyle to Istanbul, where he’s murdered. Now, mysterious Diane Reed and a local gangster, Rashi, are after Harry believing that…

Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Snowbound

Snowbound

Snowbound
IMDb: 6
85

Good and bad characters are stuck in a ski chalet near buried Nazi gold in the Alps.

An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy
IMDb: 5.3
85

Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger who abandons it with him. He is horrified and while his first instinct is…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars
IMDb: 7.3
109

Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
IMDb: 7.1
125

Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. One thing hasn’t changed however: Holmes’ crime-solving talents. Holmes and Dr. Watson take…

The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead
IMDb: 6.9
115

A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered…

Genre: Drama, War
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
IMDb: 6.9
108

A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.

Genre: Drama
Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter
IMDb: 8
86

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Flight of the Doves

Flight of the Doves

Flight of the Doves
IMDb: 6.3
105

While fleeing across the Irish countryside, two orphans are pursued by their villainous uncle, a master of disguises.

Genre: Drama, Family
No Trees in the Street

No Trees in the Street

No Trees in the Street
IMDb: 5.9
96

Based on the play by Ted Willis, the film is set in the years just before World War II, when England hadn’t completely dug itself out of the worldwide depression….

Genre: Crime, Drama
Another Shore

Another Shore

Another Shore
IMDb: 5.9
77

A young Irishman comes up with an unusual plan to get the money to emigrate to Tahiti. One of the Ealing comedies.

Genre: Comedy
The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob
IMDb: 7.6
78

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady
IMDb: 7.8
170

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed
IMDb: 7.3
115

In 1919, Frank Gibbons returns home from army duty and moves into a middle-class row house, bringing with him wife Ethel, carping mother-in-law Mrs. Flint, sister-in-law Sylvia and three children….

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico
IMDb: 7.2
84

When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part of Burgundy, France and thus…

Genre: Comedy
Lady Godiva Rides Again

Lady Godiva Rides Again

Lady Godiva Rides Again
IMDb: 5.8
90

Marjory 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…

Genre: Comedy
In Harm’s Way

In Harm’s Way

In Harm’s Way
IMDb: 7.3
165

A naval officer reprimanded after Pearl Harbor is later promoted to rear admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.

Genre: Drama, War
Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians
IMDb: 6.7
90

Ten strangers are invited as weekend guests to a remote mountain mansion. When the host doesn’t show up, the guests start dying, one by one, in uniquely macabre Agatha Christie-style….

Sing As We Go

Sing As We Go

Sing As We Go
IMDb: 6.2
N/A

When the textile mill closes, putting her out of work, Gracie finds herself experiencing all of the amusements of Blackpool.

Genre: Comedy
Wanted for Murder

Wanted for Murder

Wanted for Murder
IMDb: 6.8
101

The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist the urge to strangle women to death.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear
IMDb: 5.2
100

U.S geologist (Sam Waterston) discovers something about Oil that proves VERY threatening to the Turkish and Arab business people.

Genre: Thriller
No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie
IMDb: 6.8
110

Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he’s feeling frustrated with his life and his personal as well as professional problems tower up over him….

Genre: Drama