Thora Hird

After his girlfriend's pregnancy forces him to marry her, a young man must adjust to his new life and contend with his domineering mother-in-law.

RATTLE OF A SIMPLE MAN (1964) directed by Muriel Box follows Percy Winthram (Harry H Corbett), a shy, naïve 39-year-old who is in London with his friends for the Cup Final. When he meets beautiful hostess Cyrenne (Diane Cilento) in a Soho strip club and accepts a bet, a night of lust seems to be on the cards, but back at her apartment Percy's innocence and vulnerability become all too evident.

A hapless handyman finds his good intentions leading to disaster when he tries to raise money for an orphanage threatened with closure. His chaotic antics include accidentally winning the London to Brighton walking race and a daredevil drive in a model car.

1956. A man's luck suddenly changes when he wins the football pools.

1954. News reporter John Desmond acquires operative Anna Ray's contact list after her shooting. Her criminal organization pursues him, entangling him in their illegal activities and a perilous chase.

Ten-year-old Johnny Brent (William Fox - The Servant) tricks a young boy to swap him a toy magnet for his ‘invisible watch’. Troubled afterwards by his conscience, Johnny rids himself of the magnet by presenting it to a charitable fund. When news of this touching sacrifice by an unknown child appeals to the imagination of the sentimental public, the magnet is auctioned for charity and raises several hundred pounds. This leads to a search to find the donor, and when Johnny learns of this he concludes that is wanted by the police for obtaining the magnet by false pretences, prompting him to go on the run! Directed by Academy Award nominee Charles Frend (Scott of the Antarctic), written by Academy Award winner T.E.B. Clarke (The Lavender Hill Mob), and co-starring Stephen Murray (A Tale of Two Cities) and Kay Walsh (Oliver Twist), The Magnet is an outstanding Ealing comedy.

To save a young girl's life, there is a frantic search for a rare blood; only three people can be identified who are able to provide the blood, and each must be persuaded to make the donation.

A satire about what happens when three men are accidentally shoved into a vat of chocolate in a confectionery factory, and chocolate lovers favour the resulting confections.