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We’re a small, family-run company dedicated to bringing you the very best of British B-movies, lost classics and forgotten gems from yesteryear –plus some great deals on more well-known titles and other releases from carefully selected partners; each month in your newsletter.

What can you expect from us?First and foremost, we’ve a huge range of the most sought-after “lost” film classics in British cinema history, from the 1930s onwards. Unlike major labels we specialise in more obscure and overlooked films: some have simply been forgotten in the decades since their original theatrical release whilst others have been missing completely and rediscovered by our team. PLUS we also hold events up and down the country each year including the fabulous Annual Film Festival at The Alban Arena, Herts on Sunday 24th March 2019, with Star Guests, ‘Lost’ film showsand Celebrity Interviews ‘live’ on stage. Full details of all our events are in our FREE NEWSLETTERS. To keep informed just TICK THE BOX on the ORDER FORM or if calling for an order, ask us to put you on the list.

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A RAINY AFTERNOON AT THE FLICKS COLLECTION VOL 1Renown Pictures are delighted topresent a new box set collection – thefirst of its kind – to recreate thecinema experience of the 1940s and50s with a good old fashioned‘afternoon at the flicks’, with anewsreel, a short and main featurewith the National Anthem at the end!Many of the titles are released on this3 Disc DVD box set for the first time.The main feature films are; THEAGITATOR (1945) Directed by JohnHarlow. Stars William Hartnell, JohnLaurie and Moore Marriott. In thisformerly “lost” film, a young Britishsocialist unexpectedly inherits afactory which forces him to questionhis own core beliefs. HE FOUND ASTAR (1941) Directed by John PaddyCarstairs. Stars Vic Oliver & SarahChurchill. A stage manager starts atheatrical agency to make new stars of

from older acts. BOB’S YOUR UNCLE (1942) Directed by Oswald Mitchell. StarsAlbert Modley and Wally Patch. This rare British comedy film portrays theenthusiastic members of a Home Guard unit. SHE KNOWS Y’KNOW (1962) Directedby Montgomery Tully. Stars Hylda Baker and Cyril Smith. The studious son of aworking-class matriarch gets in trouble with the attractive daughter of a middle-class family. SECOND BEST BED (1938) Directed by Tom Walls. Stars Tom Walls andJane Baxter. A newly married couple run into domestic difficulties when they havediffering ideas on marriage! THE COMMON TOUCH (1941) Directed by John Baxter.Stars Greta Gynt and Geoffrey Hibbert. On the death of his father, young PeterHenderson leaves school to take over the family firm in the City of London.A CRYFROM THE STREETS (1958) Directed by Lewis Gilbert. Starring Max Bygraves andBarbara Murray. Social worker Ann Fairlie, is assigned to help a group of orphansthat live in poverty stricken institution. BONUS FEATURES; Glimpses: News Thrills of1942, Felix Follows the Swallows (1925), The Day Begins Early (1948), Butch and Billyin their Bang-Bang Western Plot (1961), Glimpses: Yesterday Lives Again, Aladdinand his Wonderful Lamp (1934), Call of the Wild (1947), Glimpses: Celebrity CrazyCricket in the 1950s and each programme concluding with The National Anthem.

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THE E J FANCEY COLLECTIONRenown Pictures are delighted topresent a truly magnificent 3 DVD boxset of feature films and shorts fromone of Britain’s most prolific and bestloved filmmakers; THE E J FANCEYCOLLECTION. The collection contains;Fighting Mad (1957) Directed byDenis Cavanagh and stars : JoeRobinson, Adrienne Scott & BeckettBould. A Glaswegian ex-boxer whodecides to start life afresh with hisyoung bride in Canada and saves hisold uncle from being a victim of crime.Action Stations (1957) Directed byCecil H Williamson. Stars PaulCarpenter, Maria Martín and JoeRobinson. A forger flees to Spain toescape his criminal past but returnwhen his daughter is kidnapped.Hangman’s Wharf (1950) Directed byCecil H Williamson. Stars : John Witty,Genine Graham and Campbell Singer

In a tale of a doctor framed for murder. Rock You Sinners (1957) Directed by DenisCavanagh and stars Philip Gilbert, Adrienne Scott and Jackie Collins along with manyearly British rock n roll stars. A radio DJ stages a live rock 'n' roll show to persuade aTV producer to make a series. Twinkling Fingers (1940) is a short film featuringMark Hambourg, the famous pianist and the musician bandleader Charlie Kunz.Down Among the Z Men (1952) Stars The Goons in a madcap comedy of a Professorwho loses a secret formula. Forces Sweetheart (1953) Directed by Maclean Rogers.Stars Harry Secombe & Michael Bentine as soldiers both after the same girl! Shadowof a Man (1955) Directed by Michael McCarthy. Stars Paul Carpenter & RonaAnderson in a police case of possible murder! Who’s Crazy (1950) is a shortfeaturing oddities from around Britain. The Traitor (1957) Directed by MichaelMcCarthy. Stars Christopher Lee & Anton Diffring in a tale to discover who betrayedtheir resistance group. Soho Conspiracy (1950) Directed by Cecil H Williamson. StarsZena Marshall, John Witty & Peter Gawthorne. A Charity concert is at risk from legalrepresentative of a restaurant. Today & Everyday (1948) is a short film detailing thehistory of the British locomotive. Finally Swing Tease (1940) is a short featuring themusic of Evelyn Dall, Nat Gonella & His Georgians and the Mills Brothers.



Music Hall & Variety Act Memories: Volume OneOver 640 minutes of nostalgia in amagnificent 3 DVD box set of featurefilms, shorts and memories of theMusic Hall days. A Little of What YouFancy (1968) is a loving tribute toBritish Music Hall featuring HelenShapiro, Libby Morris and originalarchive footage. Highlights of Variety(1938) from the Bell & Howell MusicHall with The Radio Three,Xylophonist Teddy Brown & HarryTate Jr. Music Hall (1934) A rareTwickenham Studios film featuringmany original music hall acts inc;G.H.Elliot, Olive Sloan and GeorgeCarney. Cavalcade of Variety (1940) Astar-filled variety bill which includesPeter Brough & Archie Andrews, BillyCotton and his Band, The ShermanFisher Girls, The Four Air Aces andmany more. Sarah Remembers (1952)A Wilf Watters film featuring Sarah, aresident of Hoxton, who shares hermemories of Hoxton Music Hall and the changing face of the town. Say It WithFlowers (1934) Stars Mary Clare, Ben Field and George Carney. A benefit concert isput on to help a couple on hard times. Featuring music hall legends Florrie Forde,Charles Coborn and Marie Kendall. Climb Up the Wall (1960) Michael Winner’sdirecting debut features variety greats Russ Conway, Craig Douglas, Jack Jackson anduncredited appearances from Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe! London Entertains(1951) Eamonn Andrews takes us on a tour of entertainment in London featuringGloria Swanson, Diana Coupland, Tony Fayne, The Goons and Les Girls des FoliesBergère . The Final Finale (1968) A Wilf Watters film following the demolition of theBedford Theatre Music Hall, London. Theatre Royal (1943) Stars Flanagan & Allenwho help to put on a show to save a theatre in this “lost” film. Stars on Parade(1936) More greats from the music hall era in nostalgic performance. VarietyJubilee (1943) Stars Reginald Purdell and Ellis Irving in a story of two variety starsand their purchase of a music hall. The final encore is no less than 3 editions ofmusic hall and variety memories from Tell Me Another, featuring Reg Varney,Norman Wisdom, Dickie Henderson, Max Wall, Tommy Trinder and many more!


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Tell Me Another – Series 1 & 2 Box SetRenown Pictures are delighted topresent TELL ME ANOTHERSERIES 1 & 2, the iconic hit TVshow made 1976 – 79. For thevery first time on any format thisfabulous 2 DVD box set bringstogether the first two series foryour enjoyment. Sit back andenjoy some of the funniestanecdotes in the company of DickHills and his special guest stars:Michael Bentine, Jon Pertwee,Diana Dors, Jim Dale, NormanVaughan, Jimmy Jewel, BarbaraWindsor, Jimmy Logan, ArthurAskey, Bill Maynard, Ted Ray,Bernard Cribbins, Jack Warner,Roy Hudd, Thora Hird, MillicentMartin, Reg Varney, Beryl Reid,Marti Caine, George Melly, SpikeMilligan, Warren Mitchell, RayAlan and David Jacobs.

In Series 1, laugh and sigh, as these stars recall with theirown brand of humour and personal magic, the many funny,touching and heartfelt incidents that have happened tothem on their way to success. Hear about friends, enemies,idols, girlfriends, landladies, audiences and wives in storieswhich form a rich tapestry of ‘life behind the scenes’ ofshow business.In Series 2, the stars tell stories about some of the strangeincidents that have befallen them in their lives – among thestranger tales are those involving Warren Mitchell, a fairywand and a pair of football boots; Marti Caine and hundredsof lavender bags; Why was Reg Varney stuck in a trap door?And how did Spike Milligan fall through a ceiling? Thiswonderful 2 DVD collection brings you all 18 episodes fromthe first two series of this landmark entertainment showfrom the Southern Television archive.



The Vintage Sci-Fi Collection Volume One10 films of “suspect alien costumesand robots in cod pieces” in thiscompilation of sci-fi films – more forthe light-heated than the faint heated,in a 3 DVD Box Set. The set contains:Once in a New Moon (1935) StarsEliot Makeham, René Ray & DerrickDe Marney. The town of Shrimpton-on-Sea is dragged into space by theforce of a 'dead star' passing Earth,the populace try to organise a localgovernment based on equal rights forall. The Night Caller (1965) Stars JohnSaxon, Maurice Denham and PatriciaHaines. An alien creature uses the fearof atomic destruction to recruit youngwomen from earth in order tointerbreed and save their speciesPhantom From Space (1953) StarsTed Cooper and Tom Daly. An alienbeing with the power of invisibilitylands in Santa Monica and is pursuedby the authorities. Dr Cyclops (1940)Stars Albert Dekker and Thomas Coley in the Castle Film Digest short version of thefilm about a mad doctor who shrinks people to one-fifth their normal size! TargetEarth (1954) Stars Richard Denning and Kathleen Crowley. A large city is ordered tobe completely evacuated as an army of robots, believed to be from the planetVenus, attack it. Stranger From Venus (1954) Stars Patricia Neal, Helmut Dantine, &Derek Bond. A woman meets a man like alien with no pulse from Venus who hascome to warn Earth. The Alien Factor (1978) Stars Don Leifert, Tom Griffith andRichard Dyszel. A spaceship containing specimens for an intergalactic zoo crashes onEarth and the specimens on board escape! Captive (1980) Stars Cameron Mitchell,David Ladd, Lori Saunders and Dan Sturkie. Earth and the planet Sthyrolia are at warover the possession of valuable Dirathium crystals. P.S.I. Factor (1980) Stars PeterMark Richman & Gretchen Corbett. Aliens from another dimension cross space andtime to come to Earth as a scientist tries to discover what their motives are. Thefinal film is The Dream Doctor (1936) Stars Julie Suedo, Sydney Monckton & LeoGenn. A lady gypsy interprets the dreams of a doctor’s patients, but are her readingsmore accurate than her psychic predictions?



Reel Love Stories: Volume OneRenown Pictures are delighted topresent REEL LOVE STORIESVOLUME 1, with 10 fabulous lovethemed vintage films in a superb 3DVD Box Set. The films in thiscollections are A Tale Of Five Cities(1951) Stars Bonar Colleano,Barbara Kelly and Ann Vernon. AnEnglishman is injured during WW2and suffers from memory loss. Afterthe war he travels to Europe,searching for the women he stillremembers in the hope it will fullyrestore his memory. Peg Of OldDrury (1935) Stars Anna Neagle andMargaretta Scott in the story of thelife and loves of actress PegWoffington from her humblebeginnings in Dublin to fame atLondon’s Drury Lane. A WomanAlone (1936) Stars Anna Sten,Henry Wilcoxon and Viola Keats. Anofficer becomes entangled in a love

affair with a maid in this previously “lost” British film. A Society Sensation (1918)Stars Carmel Myers and Rudolph Valentino. An early silent short about a wealthysociety playboy who falls in love with a poor fisherman’s daughter. The Hills OfDonegal (1947) Stars Dinah Sheridan & James Etherington. Eileen Hannay is the starof an operatic society but gives it up to marry, ne’er do well, Terry (John Bentley).Love in High Gear (1932) Stars Harrison Ford, Alberta Vaughn and Tyrell Davis. Ayoung couple making plans to elope are overheard by a jewel thief, who sees anopportunity for himself! Those People Next Door (1953) Stars Jack Warner, CharlesVictor & Anthony Newley. A titled family, object to their son being engaged to thedaughter of a working class girl. The Wedding of Lili Marlene (1953) Stars LisaDaniely, Hugh McDermott & Sid James. Lilli decides she won’t marry her true love,Steve, until she has become a star! Marilyn (1953) Stars Sandra Dorne, MaxwellReed & Leslie Dwyer. Marilyn, gets involved with Tom, the new mechanic at herhusbands garage and they plan a future together. A Yank in Ermine (1955) StarsPeter Thompson, Jon Pertwee & Noelle Middleton. A US airman inherits theLordship of a village and falls in love with the daughter of a neighbouring estate!



The Early Cowboy Collection Volume One11 hours of the best ‘B’ Westerns evermade in this compilation of rare andclassic cowboy films from the 1930s ina 3 DVD Box Set. The set contains: 'ADemon for Trouble' (1934) Bob Worth(Bob Steele) is wrongly accused ofmurdering a ranch owner and sets outto prove his innocence and find thetrue culprit with the help of Mexicanoutlaw Golinda (Don Alvarado).'Fighting Caballero' (1935) followswidow Pat (Dorothy Gulliver) as shearrives in a mining town to investigateher husband's death. 'Big Boy RidesAgain' (1935) follows Tom Duncan(Guinn Williams) as he searches for hisfather's masked killer. In 'The CactusKid' (1935) a cowboy is framed formurdering his partner at the end of acattle drive and hunts for the realkiller. 'In Old Montana' (1939)cavalryman Fred Dawson (Fred Scott)investigates an dispute between localshepherds and cattlemen and tries to broker a peace between the two parties. 'Lawand Order' (1936) follows Texas Rangers Tom and Jimmy (Tom Tyler and Rex Lease)as they go after a gang of munitions smugglers. In 'The Call of Justice' (1936)cowboy Steve Harper (Bill Cody) is framed for murder and breaks out of jail to findthe real culprit. In 'Frontier Days' (1934) The Pinto Kid (Cody) stumbles upon a plotto kill a wealthy ranch owner but is framed for his death and put in jail, leaving himno choice but to escape and find the real killer. In 'The Invisible Message' (1935) BillWilliams (Williams) inadvertently comes into possession of a treasure map and ispursued by a group of criminals eager to get their hands on the loot. 'Knights of thePlains' (1939) follows outlaw Clem Paterson (Richard Cramer) and J.C. Rand (FrankLaRue) as they hatch a scheme to rob homesteaders of their land so they canpurchase an entire valley. Finally, in 'Desert Mesa' (1935) Jim Kirk (Wally West)searches for the man who conned his father in Cottonwood, Arizona. Bonus extrasare Sockets: Saddle Up – a clips show of early screen cowboys and WesternMelodies, a short documentary of some of the early singing cowboys of the cinema.

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50s & 60s Films With A Beat CollectionA selection of films that preserve a50s and 60s Britain that we rememberwith affection. 8 films in a starstudded compilation featuring themusical genres of rock, swing, pop andjazz in a fabulous 3 DVD Box Set.The set contains: LIVE IT UP! (1963)Director: Lance Comfort. Stars DavidHemmings, Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen,Steve Marriott & Jennifer Moss in astory about a team of GPO despatchriders who dream of the big time withtheir own group – the Smart Alecs.EVERY DAY’S A HOLIDAY (1964)Director: James Hill. Stars JohnnyLeyton, Mike Sarne and Ron Moody. Agroup of high spirited youngsters findfriendship, love and music at a holidaycamp where a talent show is beingheld. THE PRIMITIVES (1962) Director:Alfred Travers. Stars Jan Holden, BillEdwards, Rio Fanning and GeorgeMikell. Night club musicians including

an exotic dancer, commit jewel robberies wherever they perform. BE MY GUEST(1965) Director: Lance Comfort. Stars David Hemmings, Steve Marriott, John Pikeand featuring Jerry Lee Lewis. A family move to Brighton from London to run ahotel and to publicise the hotel they set up a musical talent show, the “AmateurUpstairs.” DATELINE DIAMONDS (1965) Director: Jeremy Summers. Stars WilliamLucas, Kenneth Cope and George Mikell, with guest appearances from Kiki Dee, TheSmall Faces, The Chantelles & Kenny Everett. The manager of the Small Faces ishiding a secret past. THE GOLDEN DISC (1958) Director: Don Sharp. Stars LeePatterson, Mary Steele and Terry Dene. A young pop composer and a girl singer –bankrolled by Aunt Sarah – open a coffee bar. They are joined by Terry Dene, whois unable to get a record deal, so they start their own! BAND OF THIEVES (1962)Director: Peter Bezencenet. Stars Acker Bilk, Carol Deene and Maudie Edwards. Bilkplays himself in this cinematic jam session of music, melodrama and comedy.BONUS FEATURE: TELL ME ANOTHER – exclusive interviews with Acker Bilkrecorded in 1976 as told to Dick Hills from the popular Southern Television show.


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The Comedy Collection Volume OneBringing you 11 hours of vintagecomedy in this star studdedcompilation of classic films andstunning documentaries in onehilarious 3 DVD Box Set to keep youchortling along! The set contains:ALL IN GOOD FUN (1955) Director:James M Anderson. Introduced by BobMonkhouse this compilation of earlysilent slapstick comedy featuresCharlie Chaplin, John Bunny and TheKeystone Cops. INN FOR TROUBLE(1960) Director: C M Pennington-Richards. Stars Peggy Mount & DavidKossoff as Ada and Alf Larkin in a bigscreen version of TV’s The Larkin’s.DENTIST IN THE CHAIR (1960)Director: Don Chaffey. Stars BobMonkhouse, Peggy Cummins andKenneth Connor. High jinks in a schoolfor trainee dentists. TWO ON THETILES (1951) Director: JohnGuillermin. Stars Herbert Lom and

Brenda Bruce. A new butler tries blackmail when his employers both facetemptation while apart for a few days. AND THE SAME TO YOU (1960) Director:George Pollock. Stars Brian Rix, William Hartnell, Sid James and Tommy Cooper. Anephew tries to keep his boxing career a secret from his pious clergyman uncle.CARRY ON ADMIRAL (1957) Director: Val Guest. Stars David Tomlinson, PeggyCummins and Brian Reece. After a nights drinking a ships assistant and a Captainswap clothes and are mistaken for each other the next day. CRAZY DAYS (1962)Director: James M Anderson. Scenes from the silent greats including Chaplin andKeaton. Narrated by Hughie Green. DEMOBBED (1944) Director: John E Blakely.Stars Norman Evans & Nat Jackley. Three demobbed soldiers find jobs, solve a crimeand stage a concert party show! LIFETIME OF COMEDY (1960) Compilation of filmsketches from Harold Lloyd, Danny Kaye, Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Bing Crosby.Bonus extras: TELL ME ANOTHER (1976) A glorious TV compilation of celebritystories inc Reg Varney, Ted Ray, Roy Hudd and Jim Dale. THE SILENT COMICS: Ashort documentary reflecting on some of the timeless silent comedy work of BusterKeaton, Harold Lloyd and Ben Turpin.

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The Comedy Collection Volume TwoOver 10 hours of vintage comedy inthis star studded compilation ofvintage comedy films in one hilarious3 DVD Box Set. The set contains:THE NIGHT WE DROPPED A CLANGER(1959) Director: Darcy Conyers. StarsBrian Rix, William Hartnell & Liz Fraserin a story of an airman who looks likean official and confuses the Germans!THE CASE OF THE MUKKINESEBATTLE-HORN (1956) Directed byJoseph Sterling. Stars Peter Sellers,Spike Milligan and Dick Emery. Policetry to locate the stolen horn from theLondon Museum. WHAT A WHOPPER(1960) Director: Gilbert Gunn. StarsAdam Faith, Sid James and CharlesHawtrey. An author fakes Loch NessMonster sighting to sell his book. THEBUTLER’S DILEMMA (1943) Director:Leslie S Hiscott. Stars Richard Hearneas a man forced to impersonate abutler to clear a gambling debt!

GERT & DAISY CLEAN UP (1942) Director: Maclean Rogers. Stars Elsie & DorisWaters. This previously “lost” wartime film is restored and presented for the firsttime on this DVD set. Gert & Daisy roll up their sleeves in this their second wartimecomedy and set about denuding the street on which they live for salvage. TONS OFTROUBLE (1956) Director: Leslie S Hiscott. Stars Richard Hearne as Mr Pastry, acaretaker of a block of flats who looks after the maintenance of two old boilers, hecalls Mavis & Ethel! COMEDY COCKTAIL (1951) E J Fancey presents a cavalcade ofsome of Charlie Chaplin’s comedies in this wonderful short feature. GERT & DAISY’SWEEKEND (1942) Directed by Maclean Rogers. Stars Elsie & Doris Waters and IrisVandeleur. As the blitz rages, Gert & Daisy volunteer to take a group of evacueechildren out of London to the safety of the countryside and foil jewel thieves alongthe way! YOUR MONEY OR YOUR WIFE (1960) Director: Anthony Simmons. StarsDonald Sinden, Peggy Cummins and Richard Wattis. A couple inherit a fortune butto get the lump sum they must divorce! BONUS EXTRA: LIZ FRASER – HER LIFE INCOMEDY. The British comedy actress discusses her life and career with comedyhistorian Robert Ross, in an exclusive and frank interview.



The Monster Collection9 classic creature features in onefrighteningly good 3 DVD Box Setcollection. The set contains:BEHEMOTH THE SEA MONSTER(1959) Director: Douglas Hickox. StarsGene Evans and Andre Morell in a taleof nuclear testing which causes adinosaur to surface and terroriseEngland. BEAST FROM THE HAUNTEDCAVE (1959) Director: MonteHellman. Stars Michael Forest & SheilaNoonan. Gold thieves pull off a heistonly to be pursued by spider likemonsters as they flee into a snowywilderness. GORGO (1961) Director:Eugène Lourié. Stars Bill Travers andWilliam Sylvester. An underseavolcano causes aquatic creatures tocome out of hiding! In MONSTERFROM GREEN HELL (1957) Director:Kenneth G Crane and stars Jim Davisand Robert Griffin, a rocket carryingwasps crash lands on earth unleashinga mutated giant wasp. THE GIANT GILA MONSTER (1959) Director: Ray Kellogg.Stars Don Sullivan and Lisa Simone. A giant lizard terrorises a rural Texas community,while a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature and save the town! THECRATER LAKE MONSTER (1977) Director: William R Stromberg. Stars RichardCardella and Glen Roberts. Cave drawings, including what appears to be a depictionof a plesiosaurus, proving that dinosaurs and man existed at the same time. But hasthe creature survived? THE KILLER SHREWS (1959) Director: Ray Kellogg. StarsJames Best, Ingrid Goude and Ken Curtis. Well meaning experiments on shrews gohorribly wrong, causing them to mutate increase in size and reproducing quickly!THE STRANGE WORLD OF PLANET X (1958) Director: Gilbert Gunn. Stars ForrestTucker. An alien spaceship warns of the dangers of a scientists experiments.WOMANEATER (1958) Director: Charles Saunders. Stars George Coulouris & VeraDay. In the Amazon a tree feeds on the blood of women! BONUS FEATURES: MANOR BEAST – a short documentary on early Hollywood monster movies & VERA DAYexclusive - her life in films and an introduction to her movie WOMANEATER.


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The Old Mother Riley CollectionArthur Lucan as Old Mother Riley andKitty McShane as daughter Kitty in 8films on 3 DVDs including the rare“lost” film Old Mother Riley and abonus documentary. The set contains:OLD MOTHER RILEY MP (1939)Director: Oswald Mitchell. Stars Lucan& McShane with Torin Thatcher. Theboisterous washer woman loses herjob and runs for Parliament againstthe man who fired her! OLD MOTHERRILEY IN PARIS (1938) Director:Oswald Mitchell. Stars Lucan &McShane with Magda Kun. MotherRiley goes to Paris with daughter Kittywho has fallen for Joe who is “onbusiness” in France. OLD MOTHERRILEY’S NEW VENTURE (1949)Director: John Harlow. Stars Lucan &McShane with Chili Bouchier andWiller Neal. Mother Riley becomesmanager of a hotel but stolen gems,murder and custard pie fights follow!

MOTHER RILEY MEETS THE VAMPIRE (1952) Director: John Gilling. Stars ArthurLucan, Bela Lugosi & Dora Bryan. Mother Riley foils a would-be vampire and hismisguided robot plans. Sadly this was Lucan’s final film before his death andpoignant that his character states at the end of the film, “This is the end!” OLDMOTHER RILEY HEADMISTRESS (1950) Director: John Gilling. Stars Lucan &McShane and features the Luton Girls Choir playing Riley’s pupils. OLD MOTHERRILEY’S JUNGLE TREASURE (1951) Director: Maclean Rogers. Stars Lucan &McShane with Garry Marsh. Old Mother Riley runs into a ghost who turns out to bean old pirate searching for buried treasure. OLD MOTHER RILEY (1937) Director:Oswald Mitchell. Stars Lucan and McShane with Patrick Ludlow. This previously“lost” film was also the first in the series of successful film comedies. BRIDGET’SNIGHT OUT (1936) This was the first appearance of Lucan & McShane on film.Arthur wrote the sketch shortly before the couples appearance in the 1934 RoyalCommand Performance and filmed by Butchers in 1935. Bonus feature: ARTHUR &KITTY: a documentary giving an insight into the music hall act with interviews fromBrian Murphy, Robert V Kenny, Robert Ross and Paul Goodhead among others.



The Vintage Chiller & Thriller CollectionA mildly terrifying collection of vintagethrills and chills on a 3 DVD Box Setcollection. The set contains: THEHOUSE IN MARSH ROAD (1960)Director: Montgomery Tully. StarsPatricia Dainton and Tony Wright. Aman plots to do away with his wifewhen she inherits a house. THETROLLENBERG TERROR (1958)Director: Quentin Lawrence. StarsForrest Tucker and Laurence Payne ina tale revolving around a mysteriousradioactive cloud. FIRE MAIDENSFROM OUTER SPACE (1956) Director:Cy Roth. Stars Susan Shaw, PaulCarpenter & Harry Fowler. A team ofastronauts that land on a moon ofJupiter, discover a population ofbeautiful young women looking formates, but also discovering thedangers there. TREAD SOFTLY (1952)Director: David MacDonald. Stars JohnBentley and Patricia Dainton. The starof a musical walks out before the curtain goes up, but the show must go on in atheatre rumoured to be haunted. A murder was committed there 40 years ago andnow more are dying to keep the dark secret! BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE (1958)Director: Henry Cass. Stars Donald Wolfit and Barbara Shelley in a tale of a madscientist Dr who has returned from the dead. THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER(1950) Director: Ivan Barnett. Stars Gwen Watford and Kaye Tendeter in a chillingversion of Poe’s classic tale. THE MONKEY’S PAW (1948) Director: Norman Lee andstars Michael Martin-Harvey, Milton Rosmer & Megs Jenkins. A magical monkey’spaw gives three wishes before a disaster befalls. CROW HOLLOW (1952) Director:Michael McCarthy. Stars Donald Houston and Natasha Parry. A newly-wed wife of ayoung doctor who goes to live with him in an oppressive old house where variousand mysterious attempts are made on her life. THE CURSE OF THE WRAYDONS(1946) Director: Victor M Gover. Stars Tod Slaughter and Bruce Seton. Afteraccepting a dual, a Captain is the suspect of a series of local murders. Bonus extras:Patricia Dainton Introductions to Tread Softly & The House in Marsh Road.




The Glimpses Collection Volume One (1940s & 1950s)A selection of ‘Glimpses’ from theNostalgic Hit TV Series brought to youby Talking Pictures TV. This fabulous3 DVD box set collection brings you60 ‘Glimpses,’ from the 40s & 50s,never before seen on DVD.The 60 titles are; 34 MOORE STREET(1958); 4 & 20 FIT GIRLS (1940); ACORNISH HOLIDAY (1950); A DAY ATTHE ZOO (1940); A THRILL A SECOND;ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR late 50s;ALONG PILGRIMS WAY (1940);BRIGHTON IN THE 1950s; BRITISHTRADE & INDUSTRY (1949); CARRYON CHILDREN; CHRISTMAS INBRITAIN: CONCORDE IN FLIGHT(1969); COASTAL CORNWALL IN THE1950s; CYCLING PROFICIENCY IN THE1950s; DARWIN WAS RIGHT; DAY INDEVON IN THE 50s; GLACIERS &GOLD; OUR LONDON 1947;ECONOMY RUN 1957 THE LONGERMILE (Silverstone/Ascot)

THIS FOWL BUSINESS; EASTBOURNE 1957; FAMILY CHRISTMAS; ARTIC HIGHWAY;DOVER; HIGHWAY GOODS; HOVERCRAFT; MAGIC FEET; BRUSSELS WORLD FAIR(1958); QUEEN COTTON (1941); ROLLERCOASTER; SILVERSMITH; THE V1 - 1944;1950s NEWQUAY; COTTON & STEEL 1940s; LONDON the 50s; ON GUARD 1950sKent Ambulance Service; WHO’S CRAZY (1950); THE HISTORY OF ROVER; WAR &ORDER 1940; THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN 1951; PEWTER MINING in 50s, SAIL HO(1941); TRE, POL & PEN (1943) in Cornwall; GROWTH OF LONDON (1951);JOINING THE YOUTH CLUB IN 1942; KNOWSLEY HALL; LAKE DISTRICT IN 1955;LET’S VISIT THE CROFTER’S; LIVERPOOL & HARROWGATE 1955; LONDON FOODMARKETS in 40s; LONDON’S WEST END in 1946; PILBOROUGH IN THE 1950s WITHTHE MORRISONS; ROAMIN’ IN SCOTLAND; THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR; SEEN AT THEZOO IN 1948; SIX CANDLES (1960) short documentary on road safety sponsoredby British Insurance Association; SOUTH OF ENGLAND & CORNWALL; A DAY ATTHE DERBY in the 50s and BRIGHTON IN THE 1940s . Remember the bygone erasof the 1940s & 1950s in this unique Glimpses Collection Box Set, for the very firsttime on DVD. A terrific gift for the nostalgia buff or a special treat for yourself!



The Glimpses Collection Volume TWO (1950s & 1960s)A selection of ‘Glimpses’ from theNostalgic Hit TV Series brought to youby Talking Pictures TV. This fabulous 3DVD box set collection brings youmore rare nostalgia from the 50s &60s, for the first time on DVD. The setcontains; THE GREAT MILK BOTTLEMYSTERY; ABERDEEN & EDINBURGHIN THE 60S; ANGLING IN LOWESTOFT(1960S); CANOEING AND CAMPING INTHE 50S; GETTING MARRIED IN THE60S; SCOTLAND IN 1958;SWITZERLAND IN 50S; TALE OF A DOG(1950); A TRIP WITH THE HARRISONSIN THE 60s; YOUR VOICE ON THETELEPHONE; A TALE OF THE FIORDS(1955); CELEBRITY CRAZY CRICKET;SCREENAGERS! 60s documentary;KEEPING BRITAIN TIDY (1962);KNOWSLEY HALL; MAN AGAINSTEVEREST (1952); 2ND INTERNATIONALOFFSHORE POWER BOAT RACE(1962); 50s TEN PIN BOWLING; A 50sWHIT MONDAY RACE MEETING: CLASSIC CAR RACE; A DAY OUT IN LONDON(1950S); A SAILING WE SHALL GO; A 50S WORKS GROUP DAY OUT; THE BRUSSEL’SWORLD FAIR 1958; CORONATION DAY 1953; LONDON AIRPORT IN THE 60S; 1950SNEWQUAY; CHILD’S PLAY; 50S LONDON; GRETNA GREEN & SCOTLAND IN 1955;SOUTHAMPTON & THE ISLE OF WIGHT; SPORTS DAY IN THE 50S; THE 50S STEELWORKS; STURMINSTER CARNIVAL 1962; WHEN MOTORWAYS WERE FUN; FITNESSWINS THE GAME; GLIMPSES OF 1967; DIVING; LANCASHIRE THE HOME OFINDUSTRY; THE MIDLANDS IN THE 1960S; MINE’S A TERRIER; PEN PICTURES FROMDENMARK; PETTICOAT LANE IN THE 50S; PLAYING IN THE ROAD; SHEFFIELDANGLERS; BIRMINGHAM & THE ROAD PATROL BIKES IN THE 50S; PEMBROKECASTLE; THE CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE; MOTORING AROUND EUROPE IN THE60S; THE FLYING BOAT; STEAM TRACTION (1964); A 60S HOLIDAY; BRISTOL &SCOTLAND IN THE 50S; PONDSBURY MARSH 50S SCHOOL TRIP; THE POWER WENEED (1962); CROWDY CUP BROXBOURNE 1966; SPRING BLOSSOMS: 50s naturedocumentary; SCOUTING COMPETITION 1952; THE PINNER WHEELBARROW RACE:FILMED IN 1967; UNGUARDED MOMENT (1951) from the Greenwich Safety Board.



The Vintage Transport CollectionTake a trip down memory lane with usby plane, boat, bike, car or train withthis fabulous 4 DVD Box Setcontaining 16 films for vintagetransport fans. In 'The Flaw' (1955) aracing driver (John Bentley) comes upwith a plan to kill his wife and claimher life insurance money. In 'StockCar' (1955) Katie Glebe's (RonaAnderson) father is killed in a stock carrace and she endeavours to maintainhis indebted garage business with thehelp of American racing driver Larry(Paul Carpenter). In 'Born of the Sea'(1949) a baby is found in a boat at seaand taken in by small coastalcommunity. 'The Last Journey' (1936)follows a railway driver approachingretirement who is driven mad withjealousy over his wife's suspectedaffair. In 'Danger Lights' (1930) theboss of a railroad yard takes a youngdrifter under his wing, who then falls

for his fiancée. In 'The Shipbuilders' (1943) employees are called into action tobuild ships for the navy when war breaks out. In 'Minesweeper' (1943) US Navydeserter Lieutenant Richard Houston (Richard Arlen) re-enlists under the alias JimSmith and is assigned to duty aboard a minesweeper. 'Bush Pilot' (1947) follows abush pilot in Canada whose business takes a hit with the arrival of his brother. In'The Black Rider' (1954) reporter Jerry (Jimmy Hanley) and his boss's daughter,Mary (Rona Anderson), investigate the mystery of a ghostly monk on a motorcycle! 'Streamline Express' (1935) takes place aboard a train travelling across theUS on which a number of seedy plots are afoot. 'Calling All Cars' (1954) follows apair of friends as they try to cross the Channel and pick up girls along the way.'Night Ride' (1937) follows two truck drivers as they try to start their own companyafter they are both sacked. ‘River Beat’ (1954) stars John Bentley & Phyllis Kirk in asmuggling tale, while In 'There Is Another Sun' (1951) two men fall for the samegirl (Susan Shaw) in their carnival. The collection also includes archivedocumentaries 'Steam Fair', which features footage of a 1950s British steam fair,and 'Tall Ships', which captures amateur sailors aboard the HMS Gladan in 1970.



The Crime Collection Volume One10 vintage crime drama films in onestunning 3 DVD Box Set collection.The set contains: A GUNMAN HASESCAPED (1948) Director: RichardGray. Stars John Harvey and JohnFitzgerald. A passer-by is killed duringa robbery in London by three armedmen who then flee London. BOYWITH A FLUTE (1964) Director:Montgomery Tully. Stars Jeremy Hawkand Freda Jackson in a tale ofpaintings and forgery. This is a “lost”film restored for this collection.DEATH GOES TO SCHOOL (1953)Director: Stephen Clarkson. StarsGordon Jackson & Barbara Murray ina rare British mystery surrounding amurder at a school. KING OF THEUNDERWORLD (1952) Directed byVictor M Gover and stars Patrick Barrand Tod Slaughter. A crook isimplicated in blackmail, a greed foremeralds, secret formula and murder!BLACK MEMORY (1947) Directed by Oswald Mitchell. Stars Michael Medwin whohobnobs with London’s underworld after his father is wrongly convicted of murder.Sid James also makes his film debut. MURDER AT 3AM (1953) Director: FrancisSearle. Stars Dennis Price Philip Saville and Peggy Evans in a story of a serial killerwho kills at precisely that time! THE CHALLENGE (1960) Director: John Gilling. StarsJayne Mansfield, Anthony Quayle and Carl Mohner. Mansfield makes a departurefrom her usual roles to play tough girl Billy, in this dark and brooding drama.PASSPORT TO TREASON (1956) Director: Robert S Baker. Stars Rod Cameron andLois Maxwell. An American Private Eye stationed in foggy London, takes over adifficult case, for the sake of a murdered friend. THE PRICE OF SILENCE (1959)Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars Gordon Jackson, June Thorburn and Mary Clare.Roger forges a new life for himself after his release from prison – but his past sooncatches up with him. THE SECRET MAN (1958) Director: Ronald Kinnoch. StarsMarshall Thompson, John Loder and Henry Oscar. A physicist finds himself drawninto an investigation to track down a spy at his research station.




The Crime Collection Volume TwoAnother 10 vintage crime drama filmsin this stunning 3 DVD Box Setcollection, plus bonus extras! The setcontains: PASSENGER TO LONDON(1937) Director: Lawrence Huntington.Stars John Warwick and Jenny Laird. ABritish Agent carrying secret papers ismurdered on a train. THE BODYVANISHED (1939) Director: WalterTennyson. Stars Anthony Hulme as anInspector from Scotland Yard who getsinvolved in a murder case on holiday.THE RIVERSIDE MURDER (1935)Director: Albert Parker. Stars BasilSydney, Judy Gunn and Alastair Sim inhis film debut. A man is shot dead inhis study and Scotland Yard must findthe killer! VENGEANCE IS MINE (1949)Director: Alan Cullimore. StarsValentine Dyall as a man who believinghimself to be dying, hires an assassinto kill him and then frame his enemyfor his murder. Also stars Sam Kydd.

IMPULSE (1954) Directed by Cy Endfield. Stars Arthur Kennedy & Constance Smith.An American realtor embarks upon an impulsive affair and becomes embroiled in aplot of robbery and murder. CROSSTRAP (1962) Director: Robert Hartford-Davis.Stars Laurence Payne & Jill Adams. A young couple seek temporary solitude in arented country house but find it being used by criminals. SMART ALEC (1951)Director: John Guillermin. Stars Peter Reynolds, Leslie Dwyer & Charles Hawtrey.Alec hatches a plan to kill his rich uncle and attempts to perfectly execute it. THETHIRD ALIBI (1961) Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars Patricia Dainton andLaurence Payne. a married composer begins an affair with his wife's half-sister,with deadly consequences. JACKPOT (1960) Director: Montgomery Tully. StarsWilliam Hartnell and Michael Ripper. In this previously “lost” film both police andJackpot club owner seek a safecracker. THE QUIET WOMAN (1951) Director: JohnGilling. Stars Derek Bond & Jane Hylton. A woman buys a pub to start a new life.BONUS EXTRAS: SPROCKETS-The Detectives. Short clips filled look at the earlydetectives and An Interview with PATRICIA DAINTON on her film career.




The Crime Collection Volume ThreeAnother 10 vintage crime drama filmsin this stunning 3 DVD Box Setcollection. This latest box set contains:Blackout (1950) Stars Dinah Sheridanand Maxwell Reed as a blind man whostumbles across a dead man and startsinvestigating when his sight isrestored. Johnny On The Spot (1954)Stars Hugh McDermott, Elspet Grayand Paul Carpenter. A framed ex-convict struggles to clear his name inthis thriller filmed in St John’s Wood.13 East Street (1952) Stars PatrickHolt, Sandra Dorne and Sonia Holm.When Police Inspector Gerald Blakewants to infiltrate a London stolen-goods gang, he does a thorough job ofit, as he robs a jewellery store, getsarrested and sent to prison! Mysteryat Monstein (1954) Peter Illingnarrates this short film about a ski-champion Uncle who is after aninheritance. Web of Evidence (1959)Stars Van Johnson, Vera Miles & Emlyn Williams. A British-American returns toEngland after 20 years to discover that his father has been jailed since WW2I, for amurder that took place in very murky circumstances. When London Sleeps (1932)Stars Harold French, Francis S. Sullivan & Alexander Field. Rodney Haines runs ahigh-class gambling joint in Hampstead, while elsewhere in London Lamberti’s fairfor the less well off, is on its last legs. The only link seems to be Tommy Blyth. TheLost Hours (1952) Stars Mark Stevens, Jean Kent and John Bentley. A pilot wakesup in a strange hotel room with blood on his suit and can’t remember how he gotthere. The Passing Stranger (1954) Stars Lee Patterson, Diane Cilento and DuncanLamont. A café worker wants to spread her wings and is hesitant in wanting to be atruckers girlfriend, particularly when a US soldier arrives on the scene. TheHostage (1956) Stars Ron Randell, Mary Parker and John Bailey. The story of aSouth American revolutionary facing death for murder, while the President’sdaughter is a hostage in London. The End of the Line (1957) Stars Barbara Shelley& Alan Baxter. The wife of a club owner frames a writer for her husbands murder.




The Crime Collection Volume FourAnother 8 vintage crime drama filmsand bonus programmes in this superb3 DVD Box Set collection. The setcontains: THE BOYS (1962) Directed bySidney J Furie. Stars: Richard Todd,Robert Morley, Dudley Sutton, RonaldLacey, Tony Garnett and Jess Conrad.When the night watchman of a garageis found murdered, four young menare arrested and put on trial. BONUSFEATURES; THE BOYS REUNION(2017) Talking Pictures TV reunitedDudley Sutton, Tony Garnett and JessConrad OBE, for the first time sincethe film was made and the highlightsof that special afternoon arepresented here. As a further BONUSthe original PRESSBOOK & STILLS areincluded with some rare publicityshots from the film. MYSTERIOUS MRNICHOLSON (1947) Directed byOswald Mitchell. Stars: Anthony Hulme

Lesley Osmond and Andrew Laurence. The police look to a former cat burglar to aidthem in a strange investigation. THE VOICE OF MERRILL (1952) Directed by JohnGilling. Stars Valerie Hobson, Edward Underdown, James Robertson Justice & GaryMarsh. The story of four people directly and indirectly involved with the a murder.OPERATION DIPLOMAT (1953) Directed by John Guillermin. Stars: Guy Rolfe, LisaDaniely & Patricia Dainton. Dr Fenton, a surgeon operating on an unknown patient,discovers he is involved in the kidnapping of a diplomat. The film is introduced byPatricia Dainton as a bonus extra! PORT OF ESCAPE (1956) Directed by AnthonyYoung. Stars: Googie Withers, John McCallum, Bill Kerr & Joan Hickson. Two menhide out on Thames boat and take the owners hostage as they hide from the police.BLIND SPOT (1958) Directed by Peter Maxwell. Stars: Robert MacKenzie, DelphiLawrence, Gordon Jackson & John Le Mesurier. A former Army officer regains hisvision and hunts smugglers who framed him when he was blind. LADY OF DECEIT(1947) Directed by Robert Wise. Stars: Claire Trevor, Lawrence Tierney & Elisha CookJr. A calculating divorcée gets involved with a murderer. CHECKMATE (1935)Directed by George Pearson. Stars: Maurice Evans, Evelyn Foster, Sally Gray & FelixAylmer. A London detective is after a jewel gang.



BURKE’S LAW & HONEY WEST COLLECTIONSHONEY WEST – THE COMPLETE SERIES

Produced by Aaron Spelling, Honey Weststarring Anne Francis was the first femaledetective to be featured in a weeklyAmerican television series after beingintroduced in a Burke’s Law episode called“Who Killed the Jackpot?” in April 1965,which is also included in this complete boxset as an extra bonus feature.Honey West inherited the family detectivebusiness from her father. Her partner SamBolt (John Ericson), was also included in thedeal and the love of Honey’s life was her petocelot, Bruce. All 30 episodes are here in this4 DVD box set, which serves as a tribute tothis stylish, cool and tongue in cheek show,which blazed a trail for all future femalefelony investigators!


BURKE’S LAW – The Complete 1st SeriesProduced by Aaron Spelling and starringGene Barry as Amos Burke, Los Angeles’millionaire chief of detectives. The jet-setting, swinging Burke was chauffeured tocrime scenes in his Rolls-Royce and had apenchant for dropping professorial axioms“Never ask a question unless you alreadyknow the answer. Burke’s law!”The show’s array of guest stars inc: JuneAllyson, Dick Clark, Sammy Davis Jr, Zsa ZsaGabor, Phil Harris, Buster Keaton, EarthaKitt, Diana Dors, Ida Lupino, Virginia Mayo,Zasu Pitts, Basil Rathbone, Mickey Rooney,Telly Savalas, William Shatner, GloriaSwanson, Terry-Thomas and many more!This 8-DVD Box Set brings you all 32episodes in this legendary first series



RENOWN PICTURES CLASSIC FILMS

JIGSAW (1962)Inspired by the Brighton Trunk Murders inthe 1930’s, written and directed by ValGuest, this 1962 British Production starringRonald Lewis, Yolande Donlan and JackWarner as Detective Inspector Fellows isfilmed in and around Brighton. A woman ismurdered and Fellows, aided by Det SgtWilks, sifts through the clues and suspectsto complete the “Jigsaw” and find thekiller. Also stars: John Le Mesurier, MichaelGoodliffe and Ray Barrett.

“Without Sensationalism, Val Guest has spun a first rate detective thriller which has

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Digitally re-mastered in 2k resolutionfrom the earliest existing elements.Starring: Anton Diffring, Anthony Steel,Jack Warner, Robert Beatty and WilliamSylvester. The British inmates of a POWcamp think they have an informer amongthem after several escape attempts fail.One of the prisoners makes a dummywhich they christen “Albert” and use atroll call in order to foil the Germanguards. The film is based on a true storyand directed by the great Lewis Gibert.The real Albert R.N. was a dummyconstructed by John Worsley (1919–2000) in Marlag O, the prisoner of warcamp in northern Germany for navalofficers.

“Bags of charm and a degree of tension”RADIO TIMES.



The Story of The Glass Mountain.Shot down and badly injured over the Italian Alps during the Second WorldWar, RAF Pilot Richard Wilder (Michael Denison), is rescued and nursedback to health by Alida (Valentina Cortesa). As she shares with him thelocal fables of the Glass Mountain, they fall hopelessly in love. Richard, ayoung and successful composer before the war, is enraptured, not only byAlida but by her stories from which he writes an opera. Back home inEngland, Richard tries to resume life with his wife Anne (Dulcie Gray), butis haunted by his time in Italy and by the girl who saved his life. When hisopera receives its premiere in Venice, he realises that it is Alida he trulyloves and wants to be with – but fate has one last cruel trick to play…

THE GLASS MOUNTAIN70th Anniversary EditionRenown Pictures are delightedcelebrate the 70th Anniversaryof this great British classic. TheGlass Mountain (1949) hasbeen lovingly restored andremastered from the original35mm and for the very firsttime, is available with subtitles.Featuring the peerless voice oflegendary baritone Tito Gobbi,The Glass Mountain is a classicBritish film romance enrichedwith the sublime music ofItalian Opera. A Huge box officehit, The Glass Mountainfeatures as an unforgettabletheme tune and film score byFederico Fellini's regularcomposer, Nino Rota, where hiswork on the film, is regarded asa masterpiece in a career thatgave us over 179 film scores.

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THE GLASS MOUNTAIN: 70th Anniversary Edition“One of the most successful British films of the era.” The Guardian.

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SCROOGE - DVDA release that weare really proud of.For the first timeEVER in the historyof this iconic film,we have gone backto the original filmelements and withthe help of the BFIhave created a trulybeautiful 2kpresentation of theoriginal black andwhite version of theall-time Christmasfamily film favourite.Christmas justwouldn’t beChristmas withoutAlastair Sim asEbenezer Scrooge…A restored colourversion of the film isalso included on theDVD as a bonus.

“The ever versatile Alastair Sim is impeccable as the miser whocomes to see the error of his ways through the promptings of thespirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Michael Hordern makesa splendid Jacob Marley and Mervyn Johns a humble Bob Cratchit,while George Cole does well as the younger, carefree Scrooge.Beautifully designed by Ralph Brinton and directed with unexpectedfinesse by Brian Desmond Hurst, this is not to be missed.”

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SCROOGE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951)“Easily the best screen version of the much loved Yuletide classic”

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The Renown Fifth Festival of Film 2019:A variety of films, shorts and Celebrity Guests from the world of Film and TV we all love, on stage throughout the day and all included in the ticket price! A truly great day out for fans of vintageBritish film from 1940s, 1950s & 1960s.The Event Address is:The Alban Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3LD.Coming By Road and Car Parking:St Albans is easy to get to by car and parking is availableat the rear of The Alban Arena at the NCP Bricket RoadCar Park and is just £1 to park all day Sunday and isopen from 7:30am to 6:30pm. Directions to the arena: From M1 motorway southbound: Leave the motorway at J8 signposted to St Albans. Take the A5183 southbound, around Redbourn village. At the roundabout turn left, signposted St Albans. Entering St Albans take the second exit at the roundabout, straight ahead. Bear right at the mini roundabout for the Russell Avenue, Drovers Way, Christopher Place and other car parks. From M1 motorway northbound: Leave the M1 at J6 and join the North Orbital Road A405 signposted to St Albans. At the roundabout (M25 junction 21A) take the second exit straight ahead. At the next roundabout (Noke Hotel/Shell petrol station) take the second exit . Proceed straight ahead at the first roundabout and the second roundabout (M10/A414) take the second exit straight ahead (Watling Street). At the King Harry pub turn right for St Albans City Centre, Westminster Lodge car park and other car parks.Coming by Rail:St Albans City Station, on the Bedford to St Pancras International line, is within half a mile of the city centre. Frequent buses link the station with the city centre. Or St Albans Abbey Station provides a train link to the city from Watford, Bricket Wood and Park Street. The station is situated at the foot of Holywell Hill, on a bus route, or a 10-15 minute walk, to the city centre. For further details;http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/sac/details.html andhttp://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/saa/details.htmlBus Information:The principal routes are operated by Arriva, (0344) 800 4411 http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/Uno, (01707) 255764: http://www.unobus.info/and CentreBus: (0844) 351 1120 http://www.centrebus.info/Accommodation suggestions:Premier Inn, 1Adelaide St, St Alba ns AL3 5BH.Tel: 0871527 9464. (Approx. 2 mins walk to the venue)Clarion Collection Hotel, Ryder House 27 Holywell Hill, St Albans AL1 1HG Tel: 01727 848849 (Approx. 0.3 miles to venue)Premier Inn, Smug Oak Ln, Bricket Wood, Colney Street, St Albans AL2 3PN. Tel: 0871527 9016 (Approx. 4.1 miles to venue)Mercure St Albans Noke Hotel, Watford Road, St Albans AL2 3DS. Tel: 0871376 9034 (Approx. 2.5 miles to venue)

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The Life & Career of Albert Finney: Strolling PlayerGabriel Hershman’s colourful and riveting account ofFinney’s life and work, drawing on interviews withmany of his directors and co-stars, examines how oneof Britain’s greatest actors built a glittering careerwithout sacrificing his integrity. Hardback 288 pages.Price: £20 with free postage.

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The Day the Music DiedThe autobiography of Tony Garnett,the actor turned director who gaveus such classics as Cathy ComeHome and Kes, and acted in filmslike The Boys (1962) & The Rivals(1963). Paperback 320 pages.Price: £6 with free postageHush My Mouth: Ken Farrington… a jobbing actorThe autobiography of actor Ken Farrington who playedBilly Walker in Coronation Street. Hardback.Price: £10 with free postage.

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Celebrating Nettlefold StudiosT-Shirt: Our classic black 100% cotton T-Shirts are printed on both front and

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