 CLASSIC ENGLISH LANGUAGE CINEMA
(Most
Films Made Before 1970)
Directed
by Robert Aldrich -
Hush...Hush Sweet Charlotte 1964. Macabre story of skeleton in the closet,
stars Bette Davis.
Kiss Me Deadly 1955. A moody, fast & violent adaptation of
a Micky Spillane novel that was years ahead of its time - influential classic
noir.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962. Chiller starring Bette Davis & Joan
Crawford.
Directed by
John Boulting -
Brighton Rock plus Eight O'Clock Walk Dirs. John
Boulting 1947/ Lance Comfort 1953. Two great British thrillers on the one
tape. (VHS)
I'm All Right Jack 1959. Peter Sellers as a tragi-comic shop
steward in a classic British trade union satire.
Heavens Above 1963. British satire starring Peter Sellers as a
socialist parson. (VHS)
Directed
by Frank Capra -
Arsenic and Old Lace 1944, classic adaptation of the stage farce
stars Cary Grant.
It Happened One Night Claudette Colbert & Clark Gable in legendary
1934 romantic comedy.
It's A Wonderful Life Capra's immortal 1942 tale of a suicidal man
(James Stewart) visited by a trainee guardian angel on Xmas Eve.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936, screwball comedy starring Gary Cooper,
Jean Arthur. (VHS)
Directed
by Charles Chaplin -
City Lights 1931. Chaplin's masterpiece proves the eloquence
of silence.
The Gold Rush / Pay Day 1925. The Little Tramp takes on the Yukon.
The Great Dictator 1940. Chaplin plays two totally opposite roles
in his first "talkie", giving a superb display of his boundless
talent for inspired comedy and drama.
The Kid 1921. The Little Tramp becomes a daddy and
dallies with the aristocracy.
Limelight 1952. One of his last films, also stars Buster
Keaton, and was Claire Blooms' first screen role.
Modern Times 1936. Devastating satire on industrial life. (VHS)
Directed
by George Cukor -
Adam's Rib 1949. Stars Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn.
Born Yesterday 1950 comedy. Delightful original version stars
Judy Holliday as the quintessential "dumb blonde".
David Copperfield 1935. Adaptation of Dickens stars W.C. Fields
& Freddy Bartholomew.
A Double Life 1947. Ronald Coleman’s Oscar-winning performance
as an actor whose stage roles spill over into his personal life. (VHS)
Gaslight 1944. A period stage thriller stars Charles
Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotton & Angela Lansbury.
Holiday 1938. Marvellous comedy - one of Cukor's best
films and often overlooked.
My Fair Lady ever popular 1964 musical version of Shaw's
"Pygmalion" with Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn.
Les Girls 1957 musical stars Gene Kelly & Mitzi
Gaynor. (VHS)
A Star is Born stars Judy Garland & James Mason, 1954.
The Women 1939, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Rosalind
Russell star in a brilliant comedy about divorce. (VHS)
Directed
by Blake Edwards -
Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961. Audrey Hepburn stars in famous adaptation
of Truman Capote's story.
Days of Wine and Roses 1962. Powerful drama stars Jack Lemmon, Lee
Remick. (VHS)
Operation Petticoat 1959, hilarious WWII comedy starring Cary Grant
and Tony Curtis. (VHS)
The Party 1968, Peter Sellers stars.
The Pink Panther 1963, the firs in the pink panther series stars
David Niven, Peter Sellers, Capucine and Claudia Cardinale.
The Pink
Panther Strikes Again 1976
The
Revenge of the Pink Panther 1978
The Trail
of the Pink Panther 1982
Victor/ Victoria 1982, a struggling female soprano finds work as
a male female impersonator, stars Julie Andrews.
Directed
by John Ford -
The Grapes of Wrath 1940 Adaptation of the famous Depression Era
novel by John Steinbeck. Stars Henry Fonda.
How Green Was My Valley 1941 Academy Award winning adaptation of Richard
Llewellyn's novel.
The Informer 1935. A masterpiece in the study of human
nature. (VHS)
My Darling Clementine 1946, stars Henry Fonda. (VHS)
The Quiet Man Nominated for 7 Oscars. Starring John Wayne
& Maureen O'Hara in an Irish romance. 1952. (VHS)
The Sun Shines Bright 1953. This was Ford’s favourite film, based on
the “Judge Priest” stories. (VHS)
Directed
by Howard Hawks -
The Big Sleep (Director’s Cut) 1946. Classic adaptation by William Faulkner of
Raymond Chandler novel with Bogart and Bacall.
His Girl Friday 1940. Stars Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell.
I Was a Male War Bride 1949. Comedy of errors stars Cary Grant in drag.
To Have and Have Not 1944. The legendary Bogart & Bacall debut.
Directed
by Alfred Hitchcock –
The Birds 1963. Stars Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor & lots
of birds.
Dial M For Murder 1954. Stars Ray Milland & Grace Kelly.
Frenzy 1972. For one of his last tricks he returned to
Covent Garden to deliver the necktie murderer. (VHS)
The Lady Vanishes 1938. His last English film. A real gem.
Lifeboat 1944. Wartime drama of shipwreck survivors
adrift. (VHS)
The Man Who Knew Too Much Original version made in England in 1934. Many
believe this to be the better one. (VHS)
The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956. Remake stars James Stewart & Doris
Day.
Marnie 1964. Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery star. (VHS)
North By Northwest 1959. Tense drama stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie
Saint and James Mason.
Notorious 1946. Espionage in South America, stars Ingrid
Bergman, Cary Grant, Claude Rains.
The Paradine Case 1948. Classic courtroom drama starring Gregory
Peck, Ann Todd, Valli & Charles Laughton.
Psycho Tony Perkins stars in the 1960 landmark horror
classic.
Rear Window 1954. Stars Grace Kelly and wheelchair-bound
voyeur, James Stewart.
Rebecca 1940. Based on the chilling story by Daphne Du
Maurier. Academy award winner stars Laurence Olivier & Joan Fontaine.
Rich and Strange 1932. With Henry Kendall, Joan Barry. (VHS)
Rope 1948. Hitchcock’s highly theatrical first colour
film was inspired by the real life Leopold-Loeb murder case, which was later
depicted in Tom Kalin’ film Swoon.
Sabotage 1936. An elaborately detailed thriller. (VHS)
Shadow of a Doubt 1943. Joseph Cotton stars as the two-faced
uncle.
Spellbound 1945. Psychiatric tale stars Ingrid Bergman
& Gregory Peck, with a dream sequence by Salvador Dali.
Stage Fright 1950. Stars Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich,
Michael Wilding & Richard Todd.
Strangers on a Train 1951. Based on a Patricia Highsmith novel.
The 39 Steps 1935. Based on the classic spy thriller by John
Buchan.
To Catch a Thief 1955. Cary Grant as a reformed cat burglar.
The Trouble With Harry 1955. The comedy about a corpse that introduced
Shirley MacLaine to the screen. (VHS)
Vertigo 1958. Fascinating thriller with James Stewart
& Kim Novak.
The Wrong Man 1956. Stars Henry Fonda.
Directed by John Huston -
The African Queen 1951 classic with Humphrey Bogart and Katherine
Hepburn bickering down the Congo.
Annie Musical about that Depression Era orphan.
Beat the Devil 1953. Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, &
Gina Lollobrigida star in thriller set in the Mediterranean. (VHS)
The Dead 1987. His final, and delightfully moving
masterpiece, was based on a story by James Joyce. (VHS)
Key Largo 1948, with Humphry Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
The Maltese Falcon 1941 classic starring Humphrey Bogart &
Mary Astor, based on Dashiell Hammett's story.
The Misfits 1962. Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift and Clark
Gable feature in engrossing film written by Arthur Miller.
Moulin Rouge 1952 Oscar winner stars Jose Ferrer as Toulouse
Lautrec. (VHS)
Prizzi's Honour 1985, stars Kathleen Turner, Jack Nicholson and
Anjelica Huston.
The Treasure of Sierra Madre 1948. Triple Academy Award - winner stars
Humphrey Bogart. (VHS)
Under the Volcano 1984 adaptation of Malcolm Lowry novel,
starring Albert Finney & Jacqueline Bisset.
Wise Blood 1979. Brilliant translation of Flannery
O'Connor's hell and damnation first novel. (VHS)
Directed by
Elia Kazan -
East of Eden 1955, starring Julie Harris & James Dean
On The Waterfront 1954, stars Marlon Brando.
A Streetcar Named Desire 1951. Marlon Brando & Vivian Leigh star in a
great Tennessee Williams play.
Viva Zapata 1952, stars Marlon Brando as the fiery Mexican
revolutionary, Zapata. (VHS)
Directed
by Stanley Kubrick -
2001 A Space Odyssey 1968. A milestone sci-fi film.
Barry Lyndon 1975. Ryan O'Neal stars in this beautifully
crafted 18th century romp.
A Clockwork Orange 1971. Finally, after 30 years, now available to
hire. Stars Malcolm McDowell and Patrick Magee in adaptation of Anthony
Burgess novel about social violence. Rated R.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned
to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964. Cold War comedy classic stars Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling
Hayden.
Eyes Wide Shut 1999. His final and most controversial film,
stars real life couple, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, as an affluent couple
with sexual problems. Rated R.
Full Metal Jacket 1987. Powerful study of the dehumanising effect
of training in US Marines. Rated R.
Killer's Kiss 1955. Interesting early film with a brooding
sense of violence not unlike his later film, "The Shining"
The Killing 1956. The film that really made Kubrick’s name
is a study of a racetrack robbery.
Lolita 1961. James Mason stars as Nabokov's paedophile.
Paths of Glory 1957, stars Kirk Douglas. Intense study of the
insanity of war.
The Shining 1980. Stars a manic Jack Nicholson in an
adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel.
Spartacus 1960. Oscar winning epic of early Rome with an
all star cast.
Directed
by David Lean -
Brief Encounter 1945. Written by Noel Coward.
Great Expectations 1946. Great adaptation of Dickens' novel, stars
John Mills.
Lawrence of Arabia 1962. with Peter O'Toole.
Oliver Twist 1948. Adaptation of Dickens' novel
A Passage To India 1984. Stars Judy Davis, Peggy Ashcroft, based
on E. M. Forster's novel.
Ryan's Daughter 1970. Set in Ireland in 1916.
This Happy Breed 1944. John Mills stars in adaptation of a Noel
Coward play.
Directed by
Joseph Losey -
King and Country 1964, stars Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo
McKern in WWI court-martial drama.
The Servant 1963, based on the Pinter play with Dirk
Bogarde, James Fox and Sarah Miles. (VHS)
Marx
Brothers movies:
Animal Crackers Dir. Victori Heerman, 1930. (VHS)
At the Circus Dir. Edward Buzzell, 1939. (VHS)
The Big Store Dir. Charles Riesner, 1941 (VHS)
The Coconuts Dir. Joseph Stanley, 1929. (VHS)
A Day at the Races Dir. Sam Wood, 1937 (VHS)
Duck Soup Dir. Leo McCarey, 1933. (VHS)
Go West Dir. Edward Buzzell, 1940 (VHS)
Horse Feathers Dir. Norman McLeod, 1932.
Love Happy Dir. David Miller, 1949, includes famous early
"walk-on" by Marilyn Monroe. (VHS)
Monkey Business Dir. Norman McLeod, 1931. (VHS)
A Night In Casablanca Dir. Archie Mayo 1946. The brothers hunt Nazis
in a Casablanca hotel.
Room Service Dir. William A. Seiter, 1938. (VHS)
Directed
by Michael Powell -
A Canterbury Tale 1944, made with Emeric Pressburger (VHS)
Black Narcissus 1947. Deborah Kerr stars.
The Edge of the World 1937, newly restored version. (VHS)
I Know Where I'm Going 1945, did she or didn't she? (VHS)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943, old soldiers never die.... (VHS)
A Matter of Life and Death 1946. David Niven stars as wartime flier who “dies”
and goes to heaven. (VHS)
Peeping Tom 1960, landmark psycho-sexual drama.
The Red Shoes 1948, remarkable for its seamless integration
of dance and drama.
The Thief of Baghdad 1940. Delightful Arabian Nights tale that was a
landmark for cinematography and special effects. (VHS)
They're a Weird Mob 1966, from John O'Grady's best selling book
comes an "Australian" comedy classic.
Directed by
Nicholas Ray -
55 Days at Peking 1963, stars Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David
Niven. (VHS)
In a Lonely Place 1950. Humphrey Bogart & Gloria Graham are
excellent in this powerful “film noir” drama.
Johnny Guitar 1954, Ray plays havoc with the Western's
conventions - stars Joan Crawford & Sterling Hayden (VHS)
Rebel Without a Cause 1955 stars James Dean, Natalie Wood. Considered
to be Dean's finest film, a story of troubled adolescence that has been much
imitated since.
Directed by Robert Rossen -
All the King's Men 1949. Fine adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's
Pulitzer Prize winning novel about corruption in politics.
The Hustler 1961. Stars Paul Newman as Fast Eddie the pool
hustler taking on the world.
Directed
by Douglas Sirk -
All That Heaven Allows Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson star in the “shocking”
story of a middle class widow’s love affair with a much younger, and poorer,
man. 1955.
Imitation of Life 1959. Sirk’s last movie in Hollywood is a coldly
brilliant melodrama of two intertwined families, one white, one black. Lana
Turner stars.
Magnificent Obsession 1954. The vehicle which boosted Rock Hudson to
stardom has him playing a reformed playboy who becomes a surgeon in order to
save the sight of a woman he blinded in an accident.
The Tarnished Angels 1957. A probing but sympathetic study in failure
and despair. Arguably Sirk’s greatest film.
There’s Always Tomorrow 1956. Stars Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck
toying with having an affair.
A Time to Love and a Time to Die 1958. John Gavin stars in this adaptation of the
WWII novel by Erich Maria Remarque
Written on the Wind 1956. One of the quintessential films of the
50s, a texas oil –family drama, starring Rock Hudson and Lauren Bacall.
Directed
by George Stevens -
Giant 1956, epic of land, class, oil & lust,
stars James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson.
Gunga Din 1939. One of the great adventure films, based
on Kipling's poem, stars Cary Grant. (VHS)
Shane 1953. Legendary rendition of the archetypal
Western myth.
Woman of the Year 1942, stars Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn.
Directed
by Preston Sturges –
The Lady Eve The 1941 classic comedy about a pair of
confidence tricksters, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.
The Palm Beach Story 1942. Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea star in
a screwball comedy about lust and greed.
Sullivan's Travels 1942. Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake star in
this landmark Hollywood comedy which seamlessly blends slapstick and pathos.
Directed
by Orson Welles –
See also Macbeth (in
Shakespeare)
Citizen Kane 1941. Stunning first film, broke many cinema
conventions and invented some new ones.
Confidential Report (aka Mr.
Arkadin) His second European
film (1955).
The Lady From Shanghai 1948. Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth star.
The Magnificent Ambersons Follow up to Citizen Kane. 1942. (VHS)
The Stranger 1946. Stars Edward G Robinson, Welles &
Loretta Young.
Touch of Evil 1958 noir classic stars Welles, Charlton Heston,
Janet Leigh and Marlene Dietrich.
The Trial 1962. The blackest of Welles’ work, stars
Anthony Perkins and Jeanne Moreau.
Directed
by Billy Wilder -
The Apartment Superb 1960 comedy-drama stars Jack Lemmon and
Shirley McLaine.
Double Indemnity 1944. Fred McMurray & Barbara Stanwyck are superb
in a cracking tale of murder and its just rewards.
The Fortune Cookie 1966, comic role-playing is even more extreme
than in "Some Like it Hot".
Stars Walter Mathau and Jack Lemmon.
The Front Page 1974. The third filming of the comic play by
Hecht-Macarthur and still funny. Lemmon and Mathau are paired again.
Irma La Douce 1963. Starring Jack Lemon & Shirley
MacLaine.
The Lost Weekend 1945. Ray Milland and Jane Wyman star in a tough
portrait of acloholism
The Major & the Minor 1942. Ginger Rogers stars with Ray Milland in
Wilder's first film as director.
One Two Three 1961. Cold War satire with James Cagney as the
Coca Cola Man.
Sabrina 1954, stars Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn,
William Holden.
The Seven Year Itch 1955. Marilyn Monroe stars as every married man’s
hot summer holiday fantasy.
Some Like it Hot 1959. The gender sterotype comedy classic with Marilyn
Monroe, Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon.
Sunset Boulevard 1950. Gloria Swanson & William Holden star
in a dark tale of old Hollywood.
Witness for the Prosecution 1957, courtroom drama stars Tyrone Power,
Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton.
Directed
by William Wyler -
The Best Years of Our Lives 1946. Academy award winner recounts the
problems faced by second world war veterans returning home. (VHS)
Dead End 1937. Humphrey Bogart stars in one of the most
honoured crime films ever made. (VHS)
Dodsworth 1936, adaptation of novel by Sinclair Lewis (VHS)
Jezebel 1938. Stars Bette Davis & Henry Fonda. Davis
scandalises 19th century Southern society.
The Little Foxes 1941. Bette Davis stars in brilliant adaptation
of Lillian Hellman's play. (VHS)
Roman Holiday 1953. Stars Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck.
These Three 1936. Based on Lillian Hellman's play “The
Children's Hour”. (VHS)
42nd Street A 1933 Busby Berkeley musical, with Warner Baxter and Bebe Daniels.
Agatha Christie’s Murder at the Gallop Dir. George Pollock 1963, Margaret Rutherford
stars. (VHS)
All About Eve Dir. Joseph L Mankiewicz, 1950. Bette Davis is superb as the ageing
star who is duped by an adoring fan.
Anna Karenina Dir. Clarence Brown, 1935. Greta Garbo stars in adaptation of the
Tolstoy classic.
Anna Karenina Dir. Julian Duvivier, 1948. This version stars Vivien Leigh and
Ralph Richardson.
Anne of the Thousand Days Dir. Charles Jarrott, 1969. Richard Burton &
Genevieve Bujold star in historical drama about King Henry VIII & Anne
Boleyn. (VHS)
Babes in Arms Dir. Busby Berkeley, 1946. Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland star. (VHS)
The Bad and the Beautiful Dir. Vincente Minnelli, 1952. Kirk Douglas &
Lana Turner in Oscar winning tale of manipulative Hollywood producer. (VHS)
Becket Dir.
Peter Glenville, 1964. Award winning adaptation of Jean Anouilh’s play, stars
Richard Burton, Peter O’Toole and John Gielgud.
Being There Dir. Hal Ashby, 1979. Many believe it to be Peter Sellers’
greatest role.
The Beggar’s Opera Dir. Peter Brook, 1953. Celebrated stage
director’s film debut is an energetic version of John Gay’s opera about a
jailed highwayman. (VHS)
Billy Liar Dir. John Schlessinger, 1963, Tom Courtenay and Julie Christie
star. (VHS)
Blue Bird Dir. Walter Lang, 1940. A classic tale with Shirley Temple (VHS)
Bonnie and Clyde Dir. Arthur Penn, a 1967 classic starring Faye
Dunaway & Warren Beatty.
Brigadoon Dir. Vincente Minnelli. Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse star in the
1954 Scottish musical fantasy.
Broken Blossoms Dir. D.W. Griffith, 1919. Silent classic acclaimed as Lillian
Gish's finest performance. Intro by Gish. Tinted, with musical soundtrack of
the original score. (VHS)
Cabaret
Dir. Bob Fosse, stars Liza Minnelli and Michael York.
Cape Fear Dir. J. Lee Thompson. Original 1961 version with Gregory Peck and
Robert Mitchum.
Carry On Again Doctor Dir. Gerald Thomas, 1969. One of a series of
very silly British comedies made by Rank, starring Sid James & Kenneth
Williams.
Carry On Doctor Dir. Gerald Thomas, 1967.
Carry On... Up the Khyber Dir. Gerald Thomas, 1968.
Casablanca Dir. Michael Curtiz, 1942. Classic starring Humphrey Bogart and
Ingrid Bergman.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Dir. Richard Brooks. Tennessee Williams' play,
stars Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman.
Caught
Dir. Max Ophuls, 1949. James Mason and Barbara Bel Geddes star in a
compelling tale of a young girl who marries a millionaire only to find her
life is a living hell. (VHS)
Charade
Dir. Stanley Donen, 1963, stars Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant.
Christopher Strong Dir. Dorothy Azner, 1933. Azner was the only
woman director in Hollywood in the 30s and this was Katherine Hepburn's first
starring role. (VHS)
The Court Jester Dir. Norman Panama 1956. Danny Kaye and Glynis
Johns in delightful “historic” comedy.
Curly Top Dir. Irving Cummings, 1935. A Shirley Temple comedy. (VHS)
Damn Yankees Musical by George Abbott & Stanley Donen. Has a wonderful dance
number with Bob Fosse (VHS)
Dark Passage Dir. Delmar Daves, 1947, stars Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall.
Dark Victory Dir. Edmund Golding, 1939. Bette Davis stars as wealthy society
woman who discovers she has a brain tumour. (VHS)
Darling
Dir. John Schlessinger, 1965. Julie Christie & Dirk Bogarde. (VHS)
Dead Ringer Dir. Paul Henreid, 1964. Stars Bette Davis playing twin sisters. (VHS)
Deception Dir. Irving Rapper, 1946. Bette Davis, Paul Henreid & Claude
Rains star in dramatic love story. (VHS)
Doctor in Clover Dir. Ralph Thomas, 1966. One of a series of very
silly British comedies made by Rank, starring James Robertson Justice.
Doctor in Distress Dir. Ralph Thomas, 1963. Dirk Bogarde also
features in this one as Dr. Simon Sparrow.
Doctor in Love Dir. Ralph Thomas, 1960.
Don’t Bother to Knock Dir. Roy Baker, 1952. Marilyn Monroe stars.
Duel in the Sun Dir. King Vidor, 1946. Highly regarded Western starring Gregory
Peck, Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones.
Easter Parade Dir. Charles Walters, 1948. Fred Astaire & Judy Garland in an
Irving Berlin musical. (VHS)
Far From the Madding Crowd Dir. John Schlesinger, Julie Christie and Alan
Bates in great adaptation of Hardy. (VHS)
A Farewell to Arms Dir. Frank Borzage, 1932. Gary Cooper in fine
adaptation of Hemingway. (VHS)
Fiddler on the Roof Dir. Norman Jewison, 1971. Musical about a small
Jewish village in pre-revolutionary Russia.
From Here to Eternity Dir. Fred Zinnemann, 1953. Winner of 8 Academy
Awards, stars Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift. (VHS)
The Fugitive Kind Dir Sidney Lumet, 1959. Stars Marlon Brando,
Anna Magnani. Based on Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams.
Funny Face Dir. Stanley Donen, 1956, stars Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire.
Girl With Green Eyes Dir. Desmond Davis, 1963. Moving drama of a
young farm girl falling in love with a married writer. Stars Peter Finch, Lyn
Redgrave and Rita Tushingham. (VHS)
Gone With the Wind Dir. Victor Fleming, 1939, Civil War epic with
Gable, Leigh, de Havilland & Howard.
The Good Earth Dir. Sidney Franklin, 1937. Adaptation of the novel by Pearl S.
Buck about China. (VHS)
Goodbye Mr. Chips Dir. Sam Wood, 1939. Stars Robert Donat &
Greer Garson.
The Happiest Days of Your Life Dir. Frank Launder, 1950. Margaret Rutherford,
Alastair Sim & Joyce Grenfell star in one of the funniest British
comedies of the ‘50s. (VHS)
The Harder They Fall Dir. Mark Robson, 1956, stars Humphrey Bogart
& Rod Steiger (VHS)
Harold and Maude Dir. Hal Ashby, 1971. Cult classic about an
unusual inter-generational relationship.
Harvey
Dir. Henry Koster, 1950. James Stewart in award-winning comedy about an
imaginary rabbit.
High Noon Dir. Fred Zinnemann, 1952. A retired marshal is forced to take up
his badge. With Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly. (VHS)
High Sierra Dir. Raoul Walsh, 1940, stars Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino.
How to Marry a Millionaire Dir. Jean Negulesco, 1953. Marilyn Monroe,
Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable star in romantic comedy.
I Love You Alice B. Toklas Dir. Hy Averback, 1968. Peter Sellers freaks out
and drops out. Hilarious. (VHS)
I Wake Up Screaming Dir. H. Bruce Humberstone. Acclaimed Film Noir
stars Betty Grable and Victor Mature. (VHS)
If....
Dir. Lindsay Anderson. 1969. Surreal tale of student revolution. (VHS)
The Importance of Being Earnest Dir. Anthony Asquith, 1952. Michael Redgrave
& Margaret Rutherford in Oscar Wilde play.
In Cold Blood Dir. Richard Brooks
1967. Adaptation of the story by Truman Capote.
Inherit the Wind Dir. Stanley Kramer, 1960, stars Spencer Tracey
in emotionally charged courtroom battle. (VHS)
The Innocents Dir. Jack Clayton, 1961. Deborah Kerr stars as the governess in this
adaptation of the chilling Henry James story, “The Turn of the Screw”.
Intermezzo Dir. Gregory Ratoff, 1939. Ingrid Bergman's American screen debut
with Leslie Howard. (VHS)
Jane Eyre Dir. Robert Stevenson, stars Orson Welles. (VHS)
Johnny Apollo Dir. Henry Hathaway, 1940, stars Tyrone Power, Dorothy Lamour. (VHS)
Juarez
Dir. William Dieterle, 1939, stars Paul Muni, Bette Davis. (VHS)
A Kind of Loving Dir. John Schlessinger, 1962, stars Alan Bates (VHS)
The Killers Dir. Robert Siodmark, 1946. Compelling crime drama based on a Hemingway
story.
The Killers Dir. Don Siegal, 1964. Remake of the same Hemingway story.
Kiss Me Kate Dir. George Sidney. Cole Porter musical.
Laura
Dir. Otto Preminger. Classic tale of obsession that led to murder, stars Gene
Tierney, Dana Andrews & Clifton Web.
The Lavender Hill Mob Dir Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness
& Stanley Holloway. (VHS)
A Letter to Three Wives Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1949. Stars Jean
Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Southern. (VHS)
The Lion in Winter Dir. Anthony Harvey, 1968. Oscar winner; Peter O’Toole
& Katharine Hepburn star in this brilliant drama of King Henry II
debating over the heir one fateful Christmas Eve.
Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Dir. Tony Richardson, 1962. Engrossing drama of
a rebellious youth stars Michael Redgrave and Tom Courtenay.
Long Day's Journey Into Night Dir. Sidney Lumet, 1962. Eugene O'Neill's
autobiographical play stars Katherine Hepburn & Sir Ralph Richardson. (VHS)
The Long Hot Summer Dir. Martin Ritt, 1958. Steamy Freudian tale
with Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward.
Lord of the Flies Dir. Peter Brook, 1963. Based on the disturbing
novel by William Golding.
A Man For All Seasons Dir. Fred Zinnemann, Robert Bolt screenplay.
The Man in the White Suit Dir. Alexander Mackendrick, starring Alec
Guinness, 1951. (VHS)
The Manchurian Candidate Dir. John Frankenheimer, 1962. Tingling
political paranoia thriller.
Meet Me in St Louis Dir. Vincente Minnelli, 1944. Captivating Judy
Garland musical.
Mildred Pierce Dir. Michael Curtiz., 1945. Oscar winner, Joan Crawford, stars in
adaptation of James M. Cain’s dark novel. (VHS)
The Mouse That Roared Dir. Jack Arnold, with Peter Sellers.
Murder, My Sweet Dir. Edward Dmytryk, 1944. Adaptation of
Chandler's "Farewell My Lovely". (VHS)
My Favourite Wife Dir. Garson Kanin, 1940. Comedy with Cary Grant
and Irene Dunne. (VHS)
My Little Chickadee Dir. Edward Cline. A classic Mae West and WC
Fields comedy. (VHS)
The Night of the Hunter Dir. Charles Laughton's powerful 1955 melodrama
stars Robert Mitchum as the crazed preacher.
Now Voyager Dir. Irving Rapper, 1942, stars Bette Davis as a repressed spinster.
The Nun's Story Dir. Fred Zinnemann, 1958, stars Audrey Hepburn & Peter Finch. (VHS)
The October Man Dir. Roy Baker, 1947. Classic British mystery starring John Mills,
Joan Greenwood. (VHS)
On the Beach Dir. Stanley Kramer, 1959, based on a novel about the end of the
world by Nevil Shute, made appropriately in Melbourne. Gregory Peck &
Ava Gardner.
Only Two Can Play Dir. Sidney Gilliat, 1962. Stars Peter Sellers. (VHS)
Out of the Past Dir. Jacques Tourneur, 1947. Robert Mitchum stars in quintessential
40s film noir. (VHS)
Passport to Pimlico Dir. Henry Cornelius, 1949, stars Stanley
Holloway, Margaret Rutherford (VHS)
Play Misty For Me Thriller, directed by Clint Eastwood (VHS)
Portrait of Jennie Dir. William Dieterle, 1948, stars Jennifer
Jones & Joseph Cotton. (VHS)
The Postman Always Rings Twice Dir. Tay Garnett, 1946. Lana Turner and John
Garfield star in adaptation of the James M. Cain thriller.
Pride and Prejudice Greer Garson & Laurence Olivier star in 1940
version of Jane Austen's novel.
Pygmalion Dir. Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard, 1938. Brilliant screen version
of Bernard Shaw's play.
Queen Christina Dir. Rouben Mamoulian, 1934. Greta Garbo's legendary performance as
the 17th century Queen of Sweden who relinquished her throne for love. (VHS)
Random Harvest Dir. Mervyn LeRoy, 1942. Stars Ronald Colman and Greer Garson in
James Hilton story. (VHS)
The Razor's Edge Dir. Edmund Goulding. Adaptation of Somerset
Maugham's novel starring Tyrone Power.
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Dir. Karel Reisz, 1960. Albert Finney stars in
one of the first of the British "angry young man" dramas.
Scarlet Street Dir. Fritz Lang, stars Edward G. Robinson. (VHS)
School for Scoundrels Dir. Robert Hamer, stars Alistair Sim &
Terry Thomas at the school for one-upmanship. (VHS)
Second Chorus/Royal Wedding 2 Fred Astaire musicals (VHS)
Seconds
Dir. John Frankenheimer, 1966. Grim parable stars Rock Hudson in a most
untypical role. (VHS)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Dir. Norman Z McLeod, 1947. Danny Kaye stars.
Separate Tables Dir. Delbert Mann, 1958, stars Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr, David
Niven, Burt Lancaster. (VHS)
Since You Went Away Dir. John Cromwell, 1944. Claudette Colbert,
Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten & Monty Woolley star in very fine wartime
tear-jerker. (VHS)
Singin in the Rain Dir. Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen, 1952. One of
the best-loved Hollywood musicals of all time.
The Smallest Show on Earth Dir. Basil Dearden, 1957. Delightful comedy about a young couple inherits a debt-ridden old movie theater, appropriately nicknamed
"The Flea Pit," and the three eccentric senior citizens who work
there. Stars Peter Sellers & Margaret Rutherford.
Some Came Running Dir. Vincente Minnelli, 1959, stars Frank
Sinatra, Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine. (VHS)
Stella Dallas Dir. King Vidor, 1937. Barbara Stanwyck's finest role as a social
climbing mother. (VHS)
Stormy Weather Dir. Andrew Stone, 1943 musical. (VHS)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Dir. Lewis Milestone, 1946. Gripping melodrama
stars Barbara Stanwyck, was also Kirk Douglas' first film. (VHS)
Suddenly, Last Summer Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1959. Written by Gore
Vidal & Tennessee Williams, stars Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn,
Montgomery Clift.
Sunrise Dir. F.W. Murnau, 1927.
A landmark film in the history of cinema.
The Sweet Smell of Success Dir. Alexander Mackendrick, 1957. Burt Lancaster
& Tony Curtis star in a searing Clifford Odets script about the
ruthlessness of the press. (VHS)
A Taste of Honey Dir. Tony Richardson, 1961. In the tradition of
the early 60s 'kitchen sink' British cinema. (VHS)
10:30 pm Summer Dir. Jules Dassin, 1966. Marguerite Duras adapted
her own novel for the screen, stars Melini Mercouri, Romy Schneider &
Peter Finch.
The Third Man Dir. Carol Reed, 1949. Orson Welles & Joseph Cotton star in a
Graham Greene story.
To Kill a Mockingbird Dir. Robert Mulligan, 1962. Gregory Peck stars
in Oscar-winning adaptation of the novel by Harper Lee.
A Town Like Alice Dir. Jack Lee, 1956. Peter Finch and Virginia
McKenna star in adaptation of Nevil Shute's book. (VHS)
Twelve Angry Men Dir. Sidney Lumet, 1957 jury classic.
Ulysses
Dir. Joseph Strick, 1967, adapted from the novel by James Joyce. (VHS)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Dir. Mike Nichols, 1966. Elizabeth Taylor &
Richard Burton star in adaptation of Edward Albee's play.
The Wild One Dir. Laslo Benedek. An angry young, Marlon Brando, in this 50's
cult classic
Yankee Doodle Dandee In his Oscar winning Role, James Cagney stars as
the "damnedest patriotic man in the country" (VHS)
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