Michael Balcon Movies

  • 1936
    The Man Who Changed His Mind

    The Man Who Changed His Mind

    The Man Who Changed His Mind

    6.0311936HD

    Dr. Laurence, a once-respectable scientist, begins to research the origin of the mind and the soul. The science community rejects him, and he risks...

    The Man Who Changed His Mind
  • 1935
    Bulldog Jack

    Bulldog Jack

    Bulldog Jack

    6.21935HD

    While filling in for injured supersleuth Bulldog Drummond (Atholl Fleming), world-class cricket player Jack Pennington (Jack Hulbert) attempts to...

    Bulldog Jack
  • 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

    6.8461961HD

    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
  • 1958
    Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

    6.81958HD

    A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain...

    Dunkirk
  • 1957
    The Man in the Sky

    The Man in the Sky

    The Man in the Sky

    7.11957HD

    The efforts of test pilot John Mitchell to make a better life for his wife Mary and their two children seem doomed to failure and he blames himself....

    The Man in the Sky
  • 1947
    It Always Rains on Sunday

    It Always Rains on Sunday

    It Always Rains on Sunday

    6.61947HD

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

    It Always Rains on Sunday
  • 1947
    Hue and Cry

    Hue and Cry

    Hue and Cry

    6.41947HD

    A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week, unknown to writer...

    Hue and Cry
  • 1948
    Saraband for Dead Lovers

    Saraband for Dead Lovers

    Saraband for Dead Lovers

    6.3441948HD

    Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of Hanover. George Louis is later crowned King George I of...

    Saraband for Dead Lovers
  • 1951
    Pool of London

    Pool of London

    Pool of London

    6.51951HD

    Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.

    Pool of London
  • 1942
    Went the Day Well?

    Went the Day Well?

    Went the Day Well?

    7.21942HD

    The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in...

    Went the Day Well?
  • 1954
    The 'Maggie'

    The 'Maggie'

    The 'Maggie'

    6.21954HD

    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'
  • 1959
    The Siege of Pinchgut

    The Siege of Pinchgut

    The Siege of Pinchgut

    61959HD

    An escaped prisoner is trying to clear his name.

    The Siege of Pinchgut
  • 1934
    Man of Aran

    Man of Aran

    Man of Aran

    7.31934HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1936
    Tudor Rose

    Tudor Rose

    Tudor Rose

    8.11936HD

    The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.

    Tudor Rose
  • 1957
    The Shiralee

    The Shiralee

    The Shiralee

    5.11957HD

    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
  • 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!
  • 1953
    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    71953HD

    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
  • 1933
    The Ghoul

    The Ghoul

    The Ghoul

    5.51933HD

    British Egyptologist, Professor Morlant, seeks immortality through the power of a jewel buried in the tomb of an Oriental idol. Upon his death,...

    The Ghoul
  • 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