Michael Balcon Movies

British war documentary

Second of three versions of Margaret Kennedy’s novel about a sickly, sensitive Belgian schoolgirl, Tessa (Victoria Hopper), in love with...

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

A young woman goes to stay at the house of Lord Lebanon, but two murders in quick succession lead to the arrival of detectives and cause the woman to...

A Lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owner's son while on holiday. Based on the once notorious Houghton play.

A comedy short directed by W.P. Kellino.

The fumble fingered Josser finds himself thrown off the police force for his constant bungling, but by the picture's end, he manages to redeem...

A young man is shocked to discover that his fiancé is the mistress of his mother's lover.

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

An intrusive censor interferes with the filming of a melodrama.

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.

A man rescues his wife's lover during a disaster at a coal mine

Archie Slott inherits a successful racing stable from his dissolute uncle, but his sanctimonious aunt tries to convince him to sell it off. In an...

This early Gainsborough film is truly a lost treasure and easily one of the most daring and risque films ever made. At least half a dozen different...

A re-creation of a bombing raid on Hanover, with the objective of promoting war savings bonds.

A tale of two feuding families whose offspring cause uproar when they announce their marital plans.

A young riveter working high up on a steel girder watches a girl practising a tap-dance in a building opposite, and while applauding her, he loses...

A jealous agent uses a girl singer to break up a double act.

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