Michael Balcon Movies

  • 1957
    Barnacle Bill

    Barnacle Bill

    Barnacle Bill

    6.41957HD

    A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S. as 'All at Sea'

    Barnacle Bill
  • 1956
    The Long Arm

    The Long Arm

    The Long Arm

    6.9741956HD

    Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The...

    The Long Arm
  • 1947
    Frieda

    Frieda

    Frieda

    5.31947HD

    An RAF pilot who was shot down during WWII returns home to his English village with his new bride. The trouble is that she is the German lady who...

    Frieda
  • 1957
    The Man in the Sky

    The Man in the Sky

    The Man in the Sky

    7.11957HD

    The efforts of test pilot John Mitchell to make a better life for his wife Mary and their two children seem doomed to failure and he blames himself....

    The Man in the Sky
  • 1942
    Went the Day Well?

    Went the Day Well?

    Went the Day Well?

    7.21942HD

    The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in...

    Went the Day Well?
  • 1935
    The Clairvoyant

    The Clairvoyant

    The Clairvoyant

    5.9741935HD

    A fake psychic suddenly turns into the real thing when he meets a young beauty. (TCM)

    The Clairvoyant
  • 1953
    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    71953HD

    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,...

    The Titfield Thunderbolt
  • 1939
    Cheer Boys Cheer

    Cheer Boys Cheer

    Cheer Boys Cheer

    5.81939HD

    Shades of "Romeo and Juliet" with rival British Brewery owners who hate each other and their children who fall in love.

    Cheer Boys Cheer
  • 1959
    The Scapegoat

    The Scapegoat

    The Scapegoat

    6.81959HD

    An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.

    The Scapegoat
  • 1952
    Mandy

    Mandy

    Mandy

    6.91952HD

    London, the early 1950s. Born deaf, Mandy is mute for most of her childhood. As she reaches school age her family itself is in danger of breaking up....

    Mandy
  • 1947
    Hue and Cry

    Hue and Cry

    Hue and Cry

    6.41947HD

    A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week, unknown to writer...

    Hue and Cry
  • 1961
    The Long and the Short and the Tall

    The Long and the Short and the Tall

    The Long and the Short and the Tall

    6.8461961HD

    Based on a play by Willis Hall. A troop of British soldiers are out in the jungle to record jungle noises and troop noises in the jungle so that the...

    The Long and the Short and the Tall
  • 1947
    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    6.51947HD

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

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
  • 1954
    The 'Maggie'

    The 'Maggie'

    The 'Maggie'

    6.21954HD

    The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old...

    The 'Maggie'
  • 1935
    The Passing of the Third Floor Back

    The Passing of the Third Floor Back

    The Passing of the Third Floor Back

    7.61935HD

    The tenants of an old London boarding house spend their time in petty bickering and sniping until a mysterious stranger arrives at their door.

    The Passing of the Third Floor Back
  • 1951
    Pool of London

    Pool of London

    Pool of London

    6.51951HD

    Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.

    Pool of London
  • 1933
    The Ghoul

    The Ghoul

    The Ghoul

    5.51933HD

    British Egyptologist, Professor Morlant, seeks immortality through the power of a jewel buried in the tomb of an Oriental idol. Upon his death,...

    The Ghoul
  • 2000
    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    02000HD

    A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britain's most distinguished actors. Compiled from...

    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
  • 1936
    Tudor Rose

    Tudor Rose

    Tudor Rose

    8.11936HD

    The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.

    Tudor Rose
  • 1959
    The Siege of Pinchgut

    The Siege of Pinchgut

    The Siege of Pinchgut

    61959HD

    An escaped prisoner is trying to clear his name.

    The Siege of Pinchgut