Michael Balcon Movies

  • 1927
    Downhill

    Downhill

    Downhill

    5.7561927HD

    When school captain Roddy Berwick takes the blame for his friend’s scandal, he is expelled and disowned by his family. Cast out of his...

    Downhill
  • 1956
    The Long Arm

    The Long Arm

    The Long Arm

    6.9291956HD

    Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The...

    The Long Arm
  • 1948
    Scott of the Antarctic

    Scott of the Antarctic

    Scott of the Antarctic

    7.21948HD

    The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only...

    Scott of the Antarctic
  • 1942
    The Goose Steps Out

    The Goose Steps Out

    The Goose Steps Out

    6.71942HD

    Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to obtain the plans of a new...

    The Goose Steps Out
  • 1933
    The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

    5.81933HD

    Film musical taken from JB Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.

    The Good Companions
  • 1947
    It Always Rains on Sunday

    It Always Rains on Sunday

    It Always Rains on Sunday

    6.5581947HD

    During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.

    It Always Rains on Sunday
  • 1946
    The Captive Heart

    The Captive Heart

    The Captive Heart

    6.21946HD

    A series of stories about the lives and loves of men in a Prisoner of War camp over five years. The main story is of Hasek (Redgrave) a Czech soldier...

    The Captive Heart
  • 1929
    Armistice

    Armistice

    Armistice

    01929HD

    Take your seat for an Armistice concert by military bands playing a medley of songs commonly sung during WWI.

    Armistice
  • 2000
    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    02000HD

    A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britain's most distinguished actors. Compiled from...

    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
  • 1957
    The Shiralee

    The Shiralee

    The Shiralee

    4.9691957HD

    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
  • 1952
    Mandy

    Mandy

    Mandy

    71952HD

    London, the early 1950s. Born deaf, Mandy is mute for most of her childhood. As she reaches school age her family itself is in danger of breaking up....

    Mandy
  • 1943
    San Demetrio London

    San Demetrio London

    San Demetrio London

    71943HD

    Based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had been set afire in the middle of the...

    San Demetrio London
  • 1947
    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    6.51947HD

    A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
  • 1954
    The 'Maggie'

    The 'Maggie'

    The 'Maggie'

    6.31954HD

    The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old...

    The 'Maggie'
  • 1949
    Eureka Stockade

    Eureka Stockade

    Eureka Stockade

    5.6251949HD

    In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.

    Eureka Stockade
  • 1926
    The Mountain Eagle

    The Mountain Eagle

    The Mountain Eagle

    4.21926HD

    In the Kentucky hills, a schoolteacher becomes caught in a bitter feud between a widower, his crippled son, and a reclusive hermit. Accusations and...

    The Mountain Eagle
  • 1958
    Nowhere to Go

    Nowhere to Go

    Nowhere to Go

    6.5691958HD

    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
  • 1934
    Man of Aran

    Man of Aran

    Man of Aran

    7.21934HD

    A documentary on the life of the people of the Aran Islands, who were believed to contain the essence of the ancient Irish life, represented by a...

    Man of Aran
  • 1943
    My Learned Friend

    My Learned Friend

    My Learned Friend

    61943HD

    An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the list, and co-opts Claude Hulbert to try and stop him...

    My Learned Friend
  • 1955
    The Night My Number Came Up

    The Night My Number Came Up

    The Night My Number Came Up

    6.8441955HD

    British Air Marshal Hardie is attending a party in Hong Kong when he hears of a dream, told by a pilot, in which Hardie's flight to Tokyo on a small...

    The Night My Number Came Up