Hay Petrie Movies

During World War I, a British farmer is abducted by the Germans to take the place of a spy about to be executed whom he closely resembles.

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

A London cabby uncovers the city's secret nightlife in this surprising plug for post-war National Savings.

Dramatised short about the advantages of gas appliances in the home, with music.

A steelworker rises through the ranks to become manager of three steel mills, but ruthless ambition overwhelms him.

During a raid on Germany, a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland, where they're aided by...

When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place,...

In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a...

This rare 1935 film (the title translated means "do not forget me") features Beniamino Gigli as, of course, an Italian singer who warbles his way...

During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.

Set in post Second World War Britain, Noose is the story of black market racketeers who face attempts to bring them to justice by an American fashion...

'Farm life on the South Downs. A gentleman farmer beats his unscrupulous rival in sheepdog trials.' (British Film Institute)

A German-born woman works as a spy for the French in Switzerland during the First World War, and has to marry an interned French lieutenant in order...

King Charles II first meets Nell Gwyn after seeing her do a turn at Drury Lane. They soon become close, the King preferring her feisty irreverent...

A young man's fiancé dies after contracting a terminal illness, and in his efforts to contact her he gets involved with a group of...

A musical set during the French Revolution.

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...

A man ignores a warning to stay away from a sinister house on marshland near Liverpool; when someone drowns close by, he finds the evidence...

The story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights...

In 1931, Sir Malcolm Sargent – then a rising young conductor – acted as musical director for this first filmed musical version of Prosper...