List of Butcher's Film Service films

This is a list of feature films produced or distributed by the British company Butcher's Film Service . The company began active production during the First World War. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was a producer of low-budget films, often second features. ^[1]

1910s

Title	Release Date	Director	Notes
A Welsh Singer	December 1915	Henry Edwards
Face to Face	March 1916	Frank Wilson
A Place in the Sun	June 1916	Laurence Trimble
Grim Justice	August 1916	Laurence Trimble
East Is East	August 1916	Henry Edwards
The Grit of a Jew	May 1917	Maurice Elvey
The Woman Who Was Nothing	June 1917	Maurice Elvey
Merely Mrs. Stubbs	July 1917	Henry Edwards
The Failure	August 1917	Henry Edwards
Flames	September 1917	Maurice Elvey
Broken Threads	December 1917	Henry Edwards
Mary Girl	December 1917	Maurice Elvey
Meg o' the Woods	February 1918	Bertram Phillips
Goodbye	March 1918	Maurice Elvey
Because	April 1918	Sidney Morgan
What Would a Gentleman Do?	May 1918	Wilfred Noy
Spinner o' Dreams	June 1918	Wilfred Noy
Democracy	October 1918	Sidney Morgan
After Many Days	January 1919	Sidney Morgan
All Men Are Liars	January 1919	Sidney Morgan
As He Was Born	January 1919	Wilfred Noy
The Nature of the Beast	January 1919	Cecil M. Hepworth
The Starting Point	June 1919	Edwin J. Collins
The Kinsman	June 1919	Henry Edwards
Sunken Rocks	August 1919	Cecil M. Hepworth
Possession	September 1919	Henry Edwards
Sheba	October 1919	Cecil M. Hepworth
Nobody's Child	October 1919	George Edwardes-Hall
The Forest on the Hill	November 1919	Cecil M. Hepworth
Sweet and Twenty	November 1919	Sidney Morgan

1920s

Title	Release Date	Director	Notes
Desire	January 1920	George Edwardes-Hall
Lady Noggs	January 1920	Sidney Morgan
A Temporary Vagabond	January 1920	Henry Edwards
Lorna Doone	February 1920	Horace Lisle Lucoque
The Black Sheep	March 1920	Sidney Morgan
The Scarlet Wooing	April 1920	Sidney Morgan
Fate's Plaything	May 1920	Maurits Binger
The Black Spider	May 1920	William J. Humphrey
Little Dorrit	August 1920	Sidney Morgan
The Sword of Damocles	August 1920	George Ridgwell
Laddie	September 1920	Bannister Merwin
The Woman of the Iron Bracelets	September 1920	Sidney Morgan
Two Little Wooden Shoes	September 1920	Sidney Morgan
The Law Divine	November 1920	Challis Sanderson
By Berwin Banks	November 1920	Sidney Morgan
The Children of Gibeon	November 1920	Sidney Morgan
The Channings	November 1920	Edwin J. Collins
A Man's Shadow	December 1920	Sidney Morgan
Kissing Cup's Race	December 1920	Walter West
Hard Cash	February 1921	Edwin J. Collins
The Scallywag	March 1921	Challis Sanderson
Stella	April 1921	Edwin J. Collins
Daniel Deronda	May 1921	W. Courtney Rowden
Corinthian Jack	June 1921	W. Courtney Rowden
Miss Charity	August 1921	Edwin J. Collins
Love at the Wheel	September 1921	Bannister Merwin
The God in the Garden	October 1921	Edwin J. Collins
The Marriage Lines	November 1921	Wilfred Noy
The Mayor of Casterbridge	November 1921	Sidney Morgan
A Lowland Cinderella	December 1921	Sidney Morgan
When Greek Meets Greek	May 1922	Walter West
The Lilac Sunbonnet	July 1922	Sidney Morgan
A Sporting Double	July 1922	Arthur Rooke
Son of Kissing Cup	August 1922	Walter West
Fires of Innocence	September 1922	Sidney Morgan
Pages of Life	November 1922	Adelqui Migliar
Was She Justified?	November 1922	Walter West
Weavers of Fortune	December 1922	Arthur Rooke
Rogues of the Turf	January 1923	Walter West
Hornet's Nest	March 1923	Walter West
The Lady Owner	April 1923	Walter West
Little Miss Nobody	June 1923	Wilfred Noy
Beautiful Kitty	July 1923	Walter West
The School for Scandal	September 1923	Bertram Phillips
What Price Loving Cup?	October 1923	Walter West
M'Lord of the White Road	November 1923	Arthur Rooke
In the Blood	December 1923	Walter West
The Great Turf Mystery	January 1924	Walter West
The Wine of Life	May 1924	Arthur Rooke
The Gay Corinthian	July 1924	Arthur Rooke
The Stirrup Cup Sensation	September 1924	Walter West
The Diamond Man	October 1924	Arthur Rooke
Nets of Destiny	November 1924	Arthur Rooke
Livingstone	January 1925	M.A. Wetherell
The Little People	April 1926	George Pearson
Wait and See	February 1928	Walter Forde
The Hellcat	March 1928	Harry Hughes
Virginia's Husband	May 1928	Harry Hughes
What Next?	June 1928	Walter Forde
Troublesome Wives	August `1928	Harry Hughes
The Silent House	January 1929	Walter Forde
Would You Believe It!	May 1929	Walter Forde

1930s

Title	Release Date	Director	Notes
Red Pearls	February 1930	Walter Forde
You'd Be Surprised!	April 1930	Walter Forde
The Last Hour	June 1930	Walter Forde
Such Is the Law	November 1930	Sinclair Hill
Kissing Cup's Race	November 1930	Castleton Knight
Deadlock	September 1931	George King
The Great Gay Road	December 1931	Sinclair Hill
Watch Beverly	October 1932	Arthur Maude
The House of Trent	December 1933	Norman Walker
Love's Old Sweet Song	December 1933	Manning Haynes
Boots! Boots!	July 1934	Bert Tracy
Danny Boy	July 1934	Oswald Mitchell
Song at Eventide	July 1934	Harry Hughes
The Broken Rosary	1934	Harry Hughes
Womanhood	1934	Harry Hughes
Barnacle Bill	January 1935	Harry Hughes
Variety	March 1935	Adrian Brunel
City of Beautiful Nonsense	May 1935	Adrian Brunel
Cock o' the North	July 1935	Oswald Mitchell
Father O'Flynn	November 1935	Wilfred Noy
Lieutenant Daring R.N.	1935	Reginald Denham
King of Hearts	March 1936	Oswald Mitchell
Melody of My Heart	April 1936	Wilfred Noy
Annie Laurie	1936	Walter Tennyson
Shipmates o' Mine	1936	Oswald Mitchell
Stars on Parade	1936	Oswald Mitchell
Well Done, Henry	1936	Wilfred Noy
Variety Parade	1936	Oswald Mitchell
Love Up the Pole	September 1936	Clifford Gulliver
Rose of Tralee	April 1937	Oswald Mitchell
Song of the Forge	May 1937	Henry Edwards
Old Mother Riley	August 1937	Oswald Mitchell
The Minstrel Boy	September 1937	Sidney Morgan
The Schooner Gang	1937	W. Devenport Hackney
Old Mother Riley in Paris	May 1938	Oswald Mitchell
Almost a Gentleman	June 1938	Oswald Mitchell
Anything to Declare?	December 1938	Redd Davis
Many Tanks Mr. Atkins	December 1938	Roy William Neill
Mountains O'Mourne	1938	Harry Hughes
Little Dolly Daydream	1938	Oswald Mitchell
Lily of Laguna	1938	Oswald Mitchell
Night Journey	1938	Oswald Mitchell
Sword of Honour	March 1939	Maurice Elvey
Old Mother Riley, MP	August 1939	Oswald Mitchell
Music Hall Parade	1939	Oswald Mitchell

1940s

Title	Release Date	Director	Notes
The Girl Who Forgot	February 1940	Adrian Brunel
Pack Up Your Troubles	February 1940	Oswald Mitchell
Jailbirds	February 1940	Oswald Mitchell
Somewhere in England	August 1940	John E. Blakeley
Three Silent Men	December 1940	Thomas Bentley
Garrison Follies	October 1940	Maclean Rogers
Sailors Don't Care	December 1940	Oswald Mitchell
Cavalcade of Variety	December 1940	Thomas Bentley
Danny Boy	August 1941	Oswald Mitchell
Facing the Music	August 1941	Maclean Rogers
Sheepdog of the Hills	December 1941	Germain Burger
Gert and Daisy's Weekend	February 1942	Maclean Rogers
Somewhere in Camp	February 1942	John E. Blakeley
Bob's Your Uncle	March 1942	Oswald Mitchell
Front Line Kids	June 1942	Maclean Rogers
Gert and Daisy Clean Up	August 1942	Maclean Rogers
Rose of Tralee	1942	Germain Burger
Somewhere on Leave	February 1943	John E. Blakeley
Variety Jubilee	June 1943	Maclean Rogers
I'll Walk Beside You	August 1943	Maclean Rogers
Somewhere in Civvies	November 1943	Maclean Rogers
It's in the Bag	February 1944	Herbert Mason
Demobbed	June 1944	John E. Blakeley
Kiss the Bride Goodbye	January 1945	Paul L. Stein
My Ain Folk	April 1945	Germain Burger
For You Alone	May 1945	Geoffrey Faithfull
Home Sweet Home	October 1945	John E. Blakeley
Under New Management	May 1946	John E. Blakeley
I'll Turn to You	June 1946	Geoffrey Faithfull
Send for Paul Temple	December 1946	John Argyle
When You Come Home	April 1947	John Baxter
The Hangman Waits	June 1947	A. Barr-Smith
The Hills of Donegal	September 1947	John Argyle
Night Comes Too Soon	May 1948	Denis Kavanagh
Calling Paul Temple	June 1948	Maclean Rogers
The Story of Shirley Yorke	October 1948	Maclean Rogers
The Monkey's Paw	November 1948	Norman Lee
But Not in Vain	December 1948	Edmond T. Gréville
Dark Secret	October 1949	Maclean Rogers

1950s

Title	Release Date	Director	Notes
Paul Temple's Triumph	May 1950	Maclean Rogers
Once a Sinner	July 1950	Lewis Gilbert
Something in the City	September 1950	Maclean Rogers
Scarlet Thread	May 1951	Lewis Gilbert
There Is Another Sun	June 1951	Lewis Gilbert
Madame Louise	October 1951	Maclean Rogers
Salute the Toff	January 1952	Maclean Rogers
Emergency Call	May 1952	Lewis Gilbert
Hammer the Toff	May 1952	Maclean Rogers
Paul Temple Returns	November 1952	Maclean Rogers
The Super Secret Service	1953	Charles W. Green
There Was a Young Lady	January 1953	Lawrence Huntington
The Broken Horseshoe	July 1953	Martyn C. Webster
Marilyn	November 1953	Wolf Rilla
Operation Diplomat	December 1953	John Guillermin
The Black Rider	December 1954	Wolf Rilla
Stock Car	1955	Wolf Rilla
It's a Great Day	1955	John Warrington
Cloak Without Dagger	February 1956	Joseph Sterling
Assignment Redhead	October 1956	Maclean Rogers
You Pay Your Money	February 1957	Maclean Rogers
Man from Tangier	June 1957	Lance Comfort
Undercover Girl	January 1958	Francis Searle
Blind Spot	July 1958	Peter Maxwell
The Golden Disc	August 1958	Don Sharp
Mark of the Phoenix	November 1958	Maclean Rogers
The Secret Man	December 1958	Ronald Kinnoch
Them Nice Americans	1958	Anthony Young
In the Wake of a Stranger	June 1959	David Eady
The Crowning Touch	June 1959	David Eady
Life in Danger	September 1959	Terry Bishop
Cover Girl Killer	September 1959	Terry Bishop
Naked Fury	1959	Charles Saunders

1960s

Title	Release Date	Director	Notes
Trouble with Eve	March 1960	Francis Searle
Man Who Couldn't Walk	October 1960	Henry Cass
The Gentle Trap	October 1960	Charles Saunders
The Hand	October 1960	Henry Cass
Rag Doll	March 1961	Lance Comfort
Pit of Darkness	October 1961	Lance Comfort
The Breaking Point	1961	Lance Comfort
Freedom to Die	1961	Francis Searle
Emergency	March 1962	Francis Searle
Gaolbreak	April 1962	Francis Searle
Serena	June 1962	Peter Maxwell
Danger by My Side	September 1962	Charles Saunders
Night of the Prowler	December 1962	Francis Searle
Impact	February 1963	Peter Maxwell
Echo of Diana	May 1963	Ernest Morris
Shadow of Fear	July 1963	Ernest Morris
The Hi-Jackers	December 1963	Jim O'Connolly
Frozen Alive	December 1964	Bernard Knowles
The Sicilians	1964	Ernest Morris
Smokescreen	1964	Jim O'Connolly
Night Caller from Outer Space	December 1965	John Gilling
Some May Live	April 1967	Vernon Sewell
Walk a Crooked Path	October 1969	John Brason
Night After Night After Night	1969	Lindsay Shonteff

See also

• List of Two Cities Films
• List of British and Dominions films
• List of Gainsborough Pictures films
• List of Ealing Studios films
• List of British Lion films
• List of British National films
• List of General Film Distributors films
• List of Stoll Pictures films

References

1. Chibnall & McFarlane p.64-68

Bibliography

• Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane The British 'B' Film. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.