Michael Balcon Movies

  • 1961
    The Long and the Short and the Tall

    The Long and the Short and the Tall

    The Long and the Short and the Tall

    6.81961HD

    Based on a play by Willis Hall. A troop of British soldiers are out in the jungle to record jungle noises and troop noises in the jungle so that the...

    The Long and the Short and the Tall
  • 1941
    The Ghost of St. Michael's

    The Ghost of St. Michael's

    The Ghost of St. Michael's

    6.61941HD

    Will Hay, back in his role as a hapless teacher, is hired by a grim school in remotest Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary...

    The Ghost of St. Michael's
  • 1934
    Road House

    Road House

    Road House

    5.51934HD

    Road House is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker and Aileen Marson.

    Road House
  • 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
  • 1978
    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran

    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran

    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran

    01978HD

    American documentary film-maker George C. Stoney visits the Aran Islands to try and unravel some of the myths surrounding a film that had engrossed...

    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran
  • 1940
    Dangerous Comment

    Dangerous Comment

    Dangerous Comment

    01940HD

    A young pilot, annoyed at not being selected to take part in a raid on an enemy target, moans to his fiancée, who in turn chatters to a friend...

    Dangerous Comment
  • 1935
    The Clairvoyant

    The Clairvoyant

    The Clairvoyant

    61935HD

    A fake psychic suddenly turns into the real thing when he meets a young beauty. (TCM)

    The Clairvoyant
  • 1932
    The Midshipmaid

    The Midshipmaid

    The Midshipmaid

    01932HD

    Sir Percy Newbiggin visits the fleet to find ways to economize Naval expenditures. Daughter Celia tags along and organizes a morale-boosting show...

    The Midshipmaid
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1949
    Train of Events

    Train of Events

    Train of Events

    6.21949HD

    A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.

    Train of Events
  • 1942
    The Foreman Went to France

    The Foreman Went to France

    The Foreman Went to France

    6.61942HD

    Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.

    The Foreman Went to France
  • 1943
    San Demetrio London

    San Demetrio London

    San Demetrio London

    6.71943HD

    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
  • 1941
    Yellow Caesar

    Yellow Caesar

    Yellow Caesar

    5.81941HD

    Using edited archive footage, mockery is made of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini.

    Yellow Caesar
  • 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
  • 1933
    The Constant Nymph

    The Constant Nymph

    The Constant Nymph

    01933HD

    Second of three versions of Margaret Kennedy’s novel about a sickly, sensitive Belgian schoolgirl, Tessa (Victoria Hopper), in love with...

    The Constant Nymph
  • 1927
    One of the Best

    One of the Best

    One of the Best

    01927HD

    '1820. Officer frames colleague when gambler forces him to steal secrets.' (British Film Catalogue)

    One of the Best
  • 1932
    White Face

    White Face

    White Face

    01932HD

    A doctor becomes a blackmailer and a jewel thief in order to raise funds for a hospital in East London but is uncovered by an ambitious reporter.

    White Face
  • 1939
    Happy Family

    Happy Family

    Happy Family

    01939HD

    Summer 1939, and an ordinary family gets an alarming taste of war to come.

    Happy Family
  • 1928
    Easy Virtue

    Easy Virtue

    Easy Virtue

    5.31928HD

    Larita Filton is named as correspondent in a scandalous divorce case. She escapes to France to rebuild her life where she meets John Whittaker. They...

    Easy Virtue