Basil Dearden Movies

Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys investigate crimes along the French Riviera.

An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the list, and co-opts Claude Hulbert to try and stop him...

Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London...

People from different walks of life mysteriously find themselves at the gate of an unknown city

Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.

Two jet-setting playboys, Brett Sinclair and Danny Wilde, investigate crimes. Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie.

A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.

The inhabitants of Todday are content to live their lives in peace and quiet, until, that is, the government decides their little corner of the world...

A day following workers at an airport

George Pearson, an employee at an underwear factory, is caught between his modern wife and his meddling mother. After buying a special yarn and...

A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime.

The story of the men and women who produced a series of film comedies that were so original and funny that they put Ealing on the map.

Commissioned by the Ministry of Information and specifically target working class audiences; ‘Now you’re talking’ follows a plant...

Propaganda comedy promoting the benefits of saving for the war effort.