Michael Balcon Movies

  • 1953
    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    6.91953HD

    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
  • 1944
    The Halfway House

    The Halfway House

    The Halfway House

    6.4631944HD

    A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. There is a certain strangeness...

    The Halfway House
  • 1947
    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    6.41947HD

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

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
  • 1950
    The Magnet

    The Magnet

    The Magnet

    6.21950HD

    A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.

    The Magnet
  • 1947
    It Always Rains on Sunday

    It Always Rains on Sunday

    It Always Rains on Sunday

    6.61947HD

    During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.

    It Always Rains on Sunday
  • 1948
    Scott of the Antarctic

    Scott of the Antarctic

    Scott of the Antarctic

    7.1671948HD

    The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only...

    Scott of the Antarctic
  • 1955
    The Night My Number Came Up

    The Night My Number Came Up

    The Night My Number Came Up

    6.81955HD

    British Air Marshal Hardie is attending a party in Hong Kong when he hears of a dream, told by a pilot, in which Hardie's flight to Tokyo on a small...

    The Night My Number Came Up
  • 1943
    The Bells Go Down

    The Bells Go Down

    The Bells Go Down

    6.81943HD

    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...

    The Bells Go Down
  • 1936
    The Man Who Changed His Mind

    The Man Who Changed His Mind

    The Man Who Changed His Mind

    6.0321936HD

    Dr. Laurence, a once-respectable scientist, begins to research the origin of the mind and the soul. The science community rejects him, and he risks...

    The Man Who Changed His Mind
  • 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

    7.0831961HD

    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
  • 1933
    The Ghoul

    The Ghoul

    The Ghoul

    5.4461933HD

    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
  • 1951
    Pool of London

    Pool of London

    Pool of London

    6.41951HD

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

    Pool of London
  • 1934
    Man of Aran

    Man of Aran

    Man of Aran

    7.2551934HD

    A documentary on the life of the people of the Aran Islands, who were believed to contain the essence of the ancient Irish life, represented by a...

    Man of Aran
  • 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
  • 1947
    Hue and Cry

    Hue and Cry

    Hue and Cry

    6.21947HD

    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
  • 1946
    The Captive Heart

    The Captive Heart

    The Captive Heart

    6.21946HD

    A series of stories about the lives and loves of men in a Prisoner of War camp over five years. The main story is of Hasek (Redgrave) a Czech soldier...

    The Captive Heart
  • 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
  • 1956
    The Long Arm

    The Long Arm

    The Long Arm

    71956HD

    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
  • 1954
    The 'Maggie'

    The 'Maggie'

    The 'Maggie'

    6.11954HD

    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'
  • 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