Michael Balcon Movies

The story of the men and women who produced a series of film comedies that were so original and funny that they put Ealing on the map.

A short comedy film directed by W.P. Kellino

A chauffeur becomes an officer and later cares for his master's widow and child.

In this opera-oriented musical, Riccardo Gatti, an Italian young tenor in Venice, meets a young woman who sneaks into the opera house to try and get...

Concerns a young woman who embarks on a series of love affairs. Originally around 100 minutes, only a 23 minute, 9.5mm cut-down version is known to...

Archie Slott inherits a successful racing stable from his dissolute uncle, but his sanctimonious aunt tries to convince him to sell it off. In an...

A French captain persuades a rich widow to become his mistress, but it is a scheme to test her love.

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

George Pearson, an employee at an underwear factory, is caught between his modern wife and his meddling mother. After buying a special yarn and...

'Spain. English tourist gets drunk and fights bull.' (British Film Catalogue)

The Wrecker is a British film that tells the story of a crook who organises train crashes to discredit the railway, in favour of a rival bus company....

A young bride is deserted by her husband but finds happiness with another man. They contract a bigamous marriage for the sake of their child....

Wartime propaganda short in which a professor enlists the help of a dustman to explain the importance of saving paper, bones and metal to help the...

Produced by the highly acclaimed Michael Balcon, the story revolves around Robert, the son of the owner of a musical instrument factory. He is in...

Lord and Lady Pilkington get tricked out of their money by a con man. They later run into the swindler in a hotel - which happens to be owned by...

A young composer goes blind, and shortly afterward enters his most recent work in a competition. He believes he's won, but doesn't know that his wife...

Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their...

Sunshine Susie was a remake of the German film Die Privatsekretärin, and retained many of the originals general characteristics. Renete Muller...

A day following workers at an airport

A young woman goes to stay at the house of Lord Lebanon, but two murders in quick succession lead to the arrival of detectives and cause the woman to...