Michael Balcon Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    The Shiralee

    The Shiralee

    The Shiralee

    5.11957HD

    An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from town to town...

    The Shiralee
  • 1953
    Meet Mr. Lucifer

    Meet Mr. Lucifer

    Meet Mr. Lucifer

    5.11953HD

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

    Meet Mr. Lucifer
  • 1945
    Pink String and Sealing Wax

    Pink String and Sealing Wax

    Pink String and Sealing Wax

    6.11945HD

    Melodrama set in Victorian Brighton. Scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her...

    Pink String and Sealing Wax
  • 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
  • 1940
    Saloon Bar

    Saloon Bar

    Saloon Bar

    6.51940HD

    A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.

    Saloon Bar
  • 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
  • 1925
    The Rat

    The Rat

    The Rat

    01925HD

    When bored courtesan Zelie de Chaumet begs her lover, the corrupt and powerful Stetz, to take her slumming, the pair encounter Pierre Boucheron,...

    The Rat
  • 1943
    Nine Men

    Nine Men

    Nine Men

    6.11943HD

    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...

    Nine Men
  • 1930
    The Crooked Billet

    The Crooked Billet

    The Crooked Billet

    01930HD

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

    The Crooked Billet
  • 1940
    Convoy

    Convoy

    Convoy

    5.41940HD

    A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.

    Convoy
  • 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
  • 1942
    The Foreman Went to France

    The Foreman Went to France

    The Foreman Went to France

    6.21942HD

    Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.

    The Foreman Went to France
  • 1948
    Another Shore

    Another Shore

    Another Shore

    5.11948HD

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

    Another Shore
  • 1942
    The Goose Steps Out

    The Goose Steps Out

    The Goose Steps Out

    6.41942HD

    Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to obtain the plans of a new...

    The Goose Steps Out
  • 1926
    The Mountain Eagle

    The Mountain Eagle

    The Mountain Eagle

    2.81926HD

    In the Kentucky hills a store keeper tries to win the love of an innocent schoolteacher. She runs away and seeks refuge with a hermit.

    The Mountain Eagle
  • 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
  • 1958
    Nowhere to Go

    Nowhere to Go

    Nowhere to Go

    6.61958HD

    A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who wants to know where he's hid his loot.

    Nowhere to Go