Michael Balcon Movies

An ageing aristocrat schemes to secure his dwindling finances by any means – fair or foul!

The Nine men of the title are a British WWII Army patrol stuck in a desert fort during the African campaign. The Men must defend the fort against the...

Deals with the training of Fleet Air Arm pilots and crew during World War II.

An amateur detective goes on the trail of a gang of violent criminals.

British war documentary

The owner of a fish-and-chips shop in the Billingsgate area of London harbors a secret ambition: to become a movie star. It turns out that she has a...

'Girl reporter and insane fiancé join pirate's descendant in treasure hunt.' (British Film Catalogue)

'1820. Officer frames colleague when gambler forces him to steal secrets.' (British Film Catalogue)

A steward inherits the estate of an earl. To repel the advances of an unwanted fiancee, he pretends that he has regressed to childhood behaviors.

Ministry of Information-sponsored comedy short showing wartime audiences how to deal with the threat of incendiary bombs.

With a title like Jack's the Boy, is it any surprise that the star of this breezy quota quickie is British music-hall favorite Jack Hulbert? The star...

In this modest drama, set during World War II, two rival boat families battle it out for supremacy.

Film musical taken from JB Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.

A day following workers at an airport

A French captain persuades a rich widow to become his mistress, but it is a scheme to test her love.

'International spy seeks documents hidden in old inn.' (British Film Catalogue)

A spoof of the Topical Budget newsreels with items on "Daylight Saving", "Economy in the Household", "The Art of Self Protection", and "Paris...

Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.

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 brash American movie producer arrives at an army base in England wanting to shoot a movie and use the soldiers as extras. The base commander...