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The Square Peg
1958 • Comedy • War
Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and…
Why matched: genres Comedy, War
Time Bomb
1953 • Thriller
When a saboteur places an explosive device on a train full of sea mines, the authorities call for bomb expert Peter Lyncort to diffuse the situation, unaware that he has explosi…
Why matched: genres Thriller
On the Beat
1962 • Crime • Comedy
Norman Pitkin wants to be a policeman like his father was, but he fails the height test (amongst others). One day he gets out his father's old uniform and "walks the beat". This…
Why matched: genres Crime, Comedy
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953 • Comedy
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, backed by a monied member of th…
Why matched: genres Comedy
The Fast Lady
1962 • Comedy
A Scottish civil servant must learn how to drive a Bentley to impress his girlfriend's tycoon father.
Why matched: genres Comedy
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960 • Drama • History
England, 1890s. The brutal and embittered Marquis of Queensberry, who believes that his youngest son, Bosie, has an inappropriate relationship with the famous Irish writer Oscar…
Why matched: genres Drama, History
Pool of London
1951 • Drama • Thriller • Crime
Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
Why matched: genres Drama, Thriller
The Blue Lamp
1950 • Thriller • Crime • Action
P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixo…
Why matched: genres Thriller, Crime