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British drama about a speedway racer, starring Dirk Bogarde. Bill Fox (Bogarde) is a factory worker in 1930s England who quits his job to become a motorbike rider. Success goes to his head, and he leaves his wife (Sandra Dorne) for socialite Pat (Renee Asherson), but when tragedy strikes on the track he returns to his wife, and joins a union to fight for riders' rights.
Late 1940s British comedy drama starring Norman Wooland as a Royal Air Force pilot who returns to work as a newspaper reporter. After fighting in the Second World War, Nat Hearn (Wooland) resumes his former position at the Tormouth Clarion and finds himself working with Sally Thorpe (Sarah Churchill), the woman who was given his job when he left and who he later becomes involved with. When Nat is promoted to editor of the paper, he decides to use his new status to make changes within the publication that will benefit the town but in the process he angers powerful figures within the community.
Classic comedy directed by Ralph Smart. A close family bond allows Victor Hemsley (Ronald Squire) and his daughter, Clare (Peggy Cummins), to pose as husband and wife. Using this to their advantage, the pair perform an elaborate scam to yield money from other guests living in hotels throughout the Riviera. But when Clare meets British Treasury worker Terence Winch (Terence Morgan) her outlook changes. Seeking a life away from the scamming and scheming, Clare sees Terence as a way out, but before leaving for good she agrees to stage one more scam with her father. However, when their latest plan goes wrong and the pair then flee to Italy, Terence begins pursuing Clare for different reasons altogether.
Hammer Film Productions drama based on the adventures of folk hero Robin Hood. Barrie Ingham stars as Robin de Courtenay, a young nobleman who is falsely accused by his cousin Sir Roger (Peter Blythe) of murdering another cousin. His accuser is in fact a cohort of the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham (John Arnatt), who plans to seize control of the family lands that Robin stands to inherit. Forced to become an outlaw and flee into nearby Sherwood Forest, Robin gathers together a band of rebels to fight against his scheming cousin and the evil sheriff.
A darkly colourful dance through the mind. Observations and reflections.
1950s British drama following a group of London pub darts players on a day trip to France. The members of the group have various interests to pursue in France. While some are going just for the darts, one man plans to buy cheap watches and smuggle them back to Britain for a profit. Jim Carver (Donald) has a more sombre intention. Having fought in France during the war, he heads to a nearby cemetery to pay his respects to a fallen comrade. Along the way he bumps into Martine (Odile Versois), a Frenchwoman he used to know. Love blossoms, but Jim and his fellow darts players have a boat to catch...
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