The Shakedown is a 1959 black and white British crime-drama film directed by John Lemont, starring Terence Morgan, Hazel Court, and Donald Pleasence. It was written by Lemont and Leigh Vance. A ruthless crook runs a blackmail operation, falls for an undercover cop, and is murdered by one of his victims.
Break in the Circle is a 1955 British crime film directed by Val Guest and starring Forrest Tucker, Eva Bartok, Marius Goring and Guy Middleton. It was written by Guest based on the 1951 novel The Break in The Circle by Robin Estridge. Doreen Carwithen composed the score for the film.
Hour of Decision is a 1957 British mystery film directed by C. M. Pennington-Richards and starring Jeff Morrow, Hazel Court and Anthony Dawson. It was written by Norman Hudis based on the 1954 novel Murder in Mayfair by Frederic Goldsmith.
A Matter of Murder is a 1949 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Maureen Riscoe, John Barry, Charles Clapham, Ian Fleming and John Le Mesurier.
Saloon Bar is a 1940 British comedy thriller film directed by Walter Forde and starring Gordon Harker, Elizabeth Allan and Mervyn Johns. It was made by Ealing Studios and its style has led to comparisons with the later Ealing Comedies, unlike other wartime Ealing films which are different in tone. It is based on the 1939 play of the same name by Frank Harvey in which Harker had also starred. An amateur detective tries to clear an innocent man of a crime before the date of his execution.
The End of the Line is a 1957 British second feature crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Alan Baxter, Barbara Shelley, Ferdy Mayne and Jennifer Jayne. The screenplay was by Paul Erickson. It was released in the USA in 1959.
Breakout is a 1959 British crime drama film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Lee Patterson, Hazel Court and Terence Alexander. It was written by Peter Barnes based on the 1959 novel Breakout by Frederick Oughton.
The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery, also known as Murder on the Air, is a 1950 British second feature comedy crime film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Robert Beatty, Rona Anderson, and Clifford Evans. The screenplay was by Victor Katona and Patrick Kirwan. The film is a hybrid: the Twenty Questions sections take place in a studio recording of the BBC radio programme with the regular panellists and presenter. This is threaded into the plot as the clues trigger a series of murders, each linked to the clue.
Three Steps in the Dark is a 1953 British second feature ('B') mystery film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Greta Gynt, Hugh Sinclair and Sarah Lawson. It was written by Roger East and Brock Williams.
Burnt Evidence is a 1954 British second feature thriller film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Jane Hylton, Duncan Lamont and Donald Gray. The screenplay was by Ted Willis. It was produced by Ronald Kinnoch for ACT Films.
Three Steps to the Gallows is a 1953 British second feature crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Scott Brady, Mary Castle and Gabrielle Brune. It was written by Paul Erickson and Gilling, and released in the US by Lippert Pictures as White Fire.
Crow Hollow is a 1952 British second feature ('B') mystery film directed by Michael McCarthy and starring Donald Houston, Natasha Parry and Patricia Owens. It was written by Vivian Milroy based on the 1950 novel Crow Hollow by Dorothy Eden. Newlywed Ann Amour survives a number of murder attempts, while her maid is found stabbed to death by unknown assailants.
Naked Fury is a 1959 British crime thriller directed by Charles Saunders and starring Reed De Rouen, Kenneth Cope and Leigh Madison. It was written by Guido Coen and Brock Williams.
Talking Feet is a 1937 British musical film directed by John Baxter and starring Hazel Ascot, Enid Stamp-Taylor and Jack Barty.It was written by Geoffrey Orme, Jack Francis and H. Fowler Mear.
Landslide is a 1937 British drama film directed by Donovan Pedelty and starring Jimmy Hanley, Dinah Sheridan and Jimmy Mageean. It was written by Pedelty and David Evans.
Night Was Our Friend is a 1951 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Elizabeth Sellars, Michael Gough and Ronald Howard. It was written by Michael Pertwee based on his 1951 play of the same name. The title references a line from Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid.
Counterspy is a 1953 British second feature comedy thriller film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court and Hermione Baddeley. An accountant comes into possession of secret papers sought by both the government and a spy ring.
Room to Let is a 1950 British second feature ('B') historical thriller film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Jimmy Hanley, Valentine Dyall and Constance Smith. It was adapted by John Gilling and Grayson from the BBC radio play by Margery Allingham, broadcast in 1947.
Profile is a 1954 British second feature ('B') thriller film directed by Francis Searle and starring John Bentley, Kathleen Byron and Thea Gregory. It was written by John Temple-Smith, Maurice Temple-Smith and John Gilling.
Murder Reported is a 1957 British second feature ('B') film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Paul Carpenter, Melissa Stribling and John Laurie. It was written by Doreen Montgomery based on the 1953 novel Murder for the Million by Robert Chapman.
