Michael Balcon Movies

  • 1940
    Convoy

    Convoy

    Convoy

    5.41940HD

    A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.

    Convoy
  • 1932
    There Goes the Bride

    There Goes the Bride

    There Goes the Bride

    6.41932HD

    A businessman's daughter runs away from an arranged marriage, only to find herself penniless and suspected of theft after she becomes the victim of a...

    There Goes the Bride
  • 1941
    Ships with Wings

    Ships with Wings

    Ships with Wings

    41941HD

    Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade...

    Ships with Wings
  • 1950
    The Blue Lamp

    The Blue Lamp

    The Blue Lamp

    6.61950HD

    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...

    The Blue Lamp
  • 1953
    Meet Mr. Lucifer

    Meet Mr. Lucifer

    Meet Mr. Lucifer

    5.11953HD

    A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.

    Meet Mr. Lucifer
  • 1938
    A Yank at Oxford

    A Yank at Oxford

    A Yank at Oxford

    6.71938HD

    A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.

    A Yank at Oxford
  • 1933
    I Was a Spy

    I Was a Spy

    I Was a Spy

    5.51933HD

    During World War I, a young nurse in a hospital in German-occupied Belgium is secretly feeding military information to the British. Complicating...

    I Was a Spy
  • 1953
    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    6.91953HD

    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,...

    The Titfield Thunderbolt
  • 1955
    Out of the Clouds

    Out of the Clouds

    Out of the Clouds

    5.81955HD

    Multiple stories unfold over the course of twenty-four hours in and around a bustling central airport.

    Out of the Clouds
  • 1950
    The Magnet

    The Magnet

    The Magnet

    6.31950HD

    A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.

    The Magnet
  • 1957
    The Shiralee

    The Shiralee

    The Shiralee

    51957HD

    An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from town to town...

    The Shiralee
  • 1939
    Cheer Boys Cheer

    Cheer Boys Cheer

    Cheer Boys Cheer

    5.81939HD

    Shades of "Romeo and Juliet" with rival British Brewery owners who hate each other and their children who fall in love.

    Cheer Boys Cheer
  • 1949
    Whisky Galore!

    Whisky Galore!

    Whisky Galore!

    6.81949HD

    Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier,...

    Whisky Galore!
  • 1949
    Passport to Pimlico

    Passport to Pimlico

    Passport to Pimlico

    6.91949HD

    When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part...

    Passport to Pimlico
  • 1958
    Nowhere to Go

    Nowhere to Go

    Nowhere to Go

    6.61958HD

    A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who wants to know where he's hid his loot.

    Nowhere to Go
  • 1954
    Lease of Life

    Lease of Life

    Lease of Life

    7.41954HD

    The parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider his life so far and what he can still do to help the community.

    Lease of Life
  • 1948
    Another Shore

    Another Shore

    Another Shore

    5.41948HD

    A young Irishman comes up with an unusual plan to get the money to emigrate to Tahiti. One of the Ealing comedies.

    Another Shore
  • 1928
    Easy Virtue

    Easy Virtue

    Easy Virtue

    5.31928HD

    Unjustly accused of adultery in a scandalous divorce, Larita Filton flees to the French Riviera. She soon falls in love with a young Englishman, John...

    Easy Virtue
  • 1950
    Cage of Gold

    Cage of Gold

    Cage of Gold

    6.71950HD

    The love that Judy, a young painter, feels for Alan, a promising doctor to whom she is engaged, falters when Bill, an old friend, suddenly appears.

    Cage of Gold
  • 1954
    West of Zanzibar

    West of Zanzibar

    West of Zanzibar

    51954HD

    Game warden Bob Payton tracks an ivory smuggling ring through some of the most treacherous passages of the African veldt.

    West of Zanzibar