Chain of Events

A taut crime melodrama, Chain of Events features noted actor and film-maker Kenneth Griffith as a bank clerk whose attempt to dodge a fare has devastating consequences; a powerful cast includes Rank Charm School starlet Susan Shaw and future Richard the Lionheart lead Dermot Walsh. Adapted from a radio play written by inimitable character actor Leo McKern and directed by Carry On legend Gerald Thomas, Chain of Events is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.John Clarke, an uninspiring sort of fellow, one day boards a bus on his way home from work and foolishly forgets to pay his fare. He is caught by an inspector, but instead of owning up to it, gives the name and address of one of the bank's clients, setting in motion a violent chain of events involving blackmail, robbery and death...SPECIAL FEATURES:Image GalleryOriginal Pressbook PDF

Warning to Wantons

..the not undeserved but awful fate which befell a minx!Featuring an early role for accomplished French actress Anne Vernon alongside Mary Poppins star David Tomlinson, this effervescent comedy charts the romantic adventures of a young woman who swaps her strict convent school for the heady pleasures of high society.Also featuring typically charismatic turns from Harold Warrender and Ellen Pollock among others, Warning to Wantons adapts Mary Mitchell's 1934 novel of the same title and is co-written by noted art historian (and V&A curator) James Laver; it is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Seventeen-year-old Renee slips away from her convent school, joins her fashionable mother and launches herself into Society with one aim: to conquer the hearts of all the men she encounters. Setting her sights on Max, a bridegroom-to-be, her expert scheming and manipulative behaviour soon ensures that he falls under her spell... but his fiancee isn't giving up without a fight!SPECIAL FEATURES:Image galleryOriginal Pressbook PDF

South of Algiers

This grippingly dramatic adventure film stars Eric Portman as a scholar who encounters deception and danger as he crosses the Sahara in search of the fabled tomb of a Roman general. Co-starring Oscar-winning character actor Van Heflin, featuring lush cinematography from Oswald Morris and solid direction from Jack Lee - best-known for A Town Like Alice and the genre-defining The Wooden Horse - South of Algiers is featured here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Dr Burnet, an eminent archaeologist, sets out for North Africa to search for the lost tomb of Marcus Manilius, said to contain the priceless golden mask of Moloch. But it soon becomes clear that two crooked fortune-hunters are also seeking the mask, and a desperate and deadly race across the desert begins...SPECIAL FEATURES:Original theatrical trailerImage galleryPromotional material PDFs

Money Talks

This exuberant comedy tells the story of an old man who is to inherit a large legacy from a distant cousin – but only if he can prove he is in need. Determined to get the bequest he tries to fritter away all his remaining cash – but just can't seem to stop making money!One of several popular early-thirties comedies by director Norman Lee – noted for his collaborations with Leslie Fuller and 'Josser' creator Ernie Lotinga – Money Talks boasts a rare appearance by legendary East-End boxing champion Jack 'Kid' Berg ('the Whitechapel Windmill'). It is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.SPECIAL FEATURE:Image gallery

Dead Lucky

Vincent Ball, John le Mesurier and Alfred Burke star alongside Australian actress Betty McDowall in this noir-influenced crime thriller which sees a struggling reporter and a fashion editor uncovering double-dealing and murder in Mayfair! Directed by genre stalwart Montgomery Tully, Dead Lucky is presented in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Mike Billings is a journalist working on 'exposures' of Mayfair gambling parties, but so far with little success. When Mike manages to infiltrate his first gambling party he's horrified to see his girlfriend Jenny there in the company of notorious gambler Lucky Lewis. When the party is raided by the police, Jenny leaves with Lucky. Next morning Lucky is found dead – and Jenny admits that she went back to his flat for drinks...SPECIAL FEATURE:Image gallery

British Comedies of the 1930s - Vol. 5 (Joy Ride / Radio Lover)

The ebullient comedy films of the 1930s brought escape and laughter to millions of British cinemagoers, enabling veteran stars of the music-hall and theatre to reach out to a wider audience – making household names of performers like Leslie Fuller, Hal Gordon, Bobby Howes, Ernest Lotinga and Gene Gerrard.Although comedy would prove to be the decade’s most successful film genre, many of these classic early talkies have remained unseen since their original release. From boisterous knockabout humour to polished adaptations of popular stage farces, this ongoing collection showcases a wealth of rare features, each presented uncut, in a brand-new transfer from the best available elements in their as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.JOY RIDE (1935)Two cousins invite their girlfriends on a joy-ride, but car trouble leads to catastrophe!RADIO LOVER (1936)A penniless young charmer hits upon an ingenious route to fame and fortune...

The Truth About Women

Zavvi - Het huis van de popcultuurSir Humphrey neemt zijn schoonzoon apart voor een rustig gesprek over echtelijke problemen, luistert naar het verhaal van de jongeman en stelt hem gerust door te vertellen dat hij niet de eerste is die verbijsterd is door de nukken van vrouwen. Hij illustreert zijn punt door enkele nogal moeilijke momenten te vertellen toen hij ook op het punt stond alle hoop op te geven om het vrouwelijke geslacht te begrijpen...The Truth About Women is een uitbundig vormgegeven, geestige en ontroerende film met een schitterende cast. Laurence Harvey speelt de rol van Sir Humphrey, met Julie Harris, Eva Gabor, Mai Zetterling en Diane Cilento onder de vrouwen die hij heeft liefgehad en verloren. De film is geregisseerd door Oscarwinnares Muriel Box, met weelderige cinematografie van Otto Heller en kostuumontwerp door Cecil Beaton. De film wordt hier gepresenteerd in een gloednieuwe digitale transfer, in de bioscoopverhouding zoals die in de bioscoop te zien was.SPECIALE KENMERKEN: Originele theatrale trailer Afbeeldingen galerij Origineel persboek PDF

Space: 1999 - De Complete Tweede Serie

13 September, 1999...Een stortplaats voor nucleair afval op de maan ontploft onverwacht, waardoor de maan uit zijn baan wordt geschoten en de bewoners van Maanbasis Alfa op een fantastische ontdekkingsreis naar de sterren worden genomen, vol van gevaar bij elke bocht.Lang verwacht, deze tweede serie Gerry Anderson's cult sci-fi serie wordt hier gepresenteerd als een verbluffende High Definition restauratie voor de allereerste keer. Alle 24 afleveringen, hier gepresenteerd in hun originele 1.33:1 beeldverhouding met naar keuze originele mono of nieuwe 5.1 soundtracks, zijn te zien samen met een schat aan speciale functies, waaronder:Alleen muzieknummers in alle afleveringenOnbelicht: Achter de schermen van serie twee - Het filmen van The Mark of ArchanonStock Footage Archive: alternatieve opnamen en ongebruikte opnamenProductie audio: originele bron opnames voor materiaal van vier afleveringenKosmos: 1999: een stop-motion fan film uit 1979Martin Landau: diepte-interview uit 1994Archief Interviews met cast en crewSeed of Destruction: de aflevering van serie 2 opnieuw gemonteerd en gecodeerd alsof hij voor serie 1 was gemaaktOuttake: een blooper in It'll Be All Right on the NightTrailers en promo's: hedendaags promotiemateriaal voor het VK en de VSBehind the Scenes - Model Shop: beelden genomen tijdens The AB Chrysalis - met commentaar van Brian JohnsonSchone serie twee titelsFotogalerijen van zeldzame en nooit eerder vertoonde foto'sScript en jaarlijkse PDF's

Mystery Junction

Sydney Tafler stars as a celebrated crime writer who finds life imitating art when he boards a train on which murder is a travelling companion... Also featuring Barbara Murray and soon-to-be Hollywood star Patricia Owens, Mystery Junction is a rare and inventive addition to the classic whodunnit genre. Believed to be lost for decades, it is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Miss Owens, an avid reader of detective stories, finds herself travelling in the same railway compartment as crime writer Larry Gordon – neither of them realising that amongst their fellow passengers is a prisoner under escort to trial for murder. When a rescue attempt claims a policeman's life and the passengers become snowbound at a remote railway station, it's a race against time to unmask the culprit before the murderer strikes again!SPECIAL FEATURE:Image Gallery

Stories from a Flying Trunk

A magical blend of choreography, stop-motion and live action, Stories from a Flying Trunk captures the enchantment of three classic stories from Hans Christian Andersen. Conceived, written and directed by Oscarnominated Christine Edzard – and featuring the dancers of the Royal Ballet, choreographed by Frederick Ashton – it is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.The Kitchen contains household objects which come to life and hold an animated conversation.Little Ida is an inspired celebration of dance featuring members of the Royal Ballet.SPECIAL FEATURESImage galleryOriginal theatrical trailerOriginal pressbook PDF

Mozambique

Featuring in his final film, White Heat star Steve Cochran plays a world-weary, out-of-work pilot who accepts an offer of work in Mozambique – and soon finds himself immersed in a world of drug smuggling and white slavery!Thrills, excitement and exotic locations add up to compulsive viewing in this Anglo-German adventure from the mid-1960s. Produced by B-movie meister and cult favourite Harry Alan Towers and scripted by noted screenwriter, playwright and novelist Peter Yeldham, Mozambique is presented in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.SPECIAL FEATURES:Original Theatrical TrailerImage GalleryPromotional Materials PDF

Farewell Again

Starring Flora Robson and Leslie Banks – and featuring an early performance from Robert Newton – Farewell Again joins a regiment of the 23rd Royal Lancers on the happy occasion of a long-awaited reunion with loved ones back in Southampton – and charts the consequences of an unexpected order which sees them forced to return to duty in the Near East just hours later.By turns humorous, poignant and dramatic, this exceptionally popular film was made with the assistance of the War Office and proved a box-office hit on its original 1937 release. Re-released twice more during wartime, it is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.SPECIAL FEATURES:Image galleryPromotional materials PDFs

Offbeat

The Syndicate's William Sylvester heads the cast of this aptly titled early-Sixties suspense thriller featuring an MI5 man entrusted with a high-tension undercover assignment. Co-starring legendary Swedish siren Mai Zetterling and iconic character player John Meillon, Offbeat is a stylish, compelling drama made available here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Equipped with the name and background of a former crook, an MI5 agent on undercover assignment for Scotland Yard coolly carries out a bank robbery to establish his criminal bona fides. His mission is to infiltrate the world of the new breed of criminals whose skilfully planned robberies outwit the Yard – a mission fraught with intrigue and danger!SPECIAL FEATURES Image gallery Original synopsis PDF

The Teckman Mystery

Oscar nominee Margaret Leighton, John Justin, Roland Culver and Michael Medwin star in this Brit-noir Cold War thriller involving another intriguing case for Philip Chance, the fictional crime writer created by phenomenally successful novelist and Paul Temple creator Francis Durbridge. Co-scripted by Durbridge and directed by the award-winning Wendy Toye, The Teckman Mystery is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, with its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Crime novelist Philip Chance is commissioned by his publisher to write the biography of Martin Teckman, a young airman who crashed and died whilst testing a new plane. From the moment he arrives home, however, Chance is beset by a series of 'accidents' – leaving him in no doubt that there are people who do not want Teckman's past investigated...SPECIAL FEATURE:Image GalleryOriginal pressbook PDF

It's Never Too Late

This enchanting domestic comedy stars Gainsborough Studios' legendary leading lady Phyllis Calvert as a mother and housewife whose hidden literary talent is suddenly in the spotlight – much to the consternation of her chaotic family! Also starring Patrick Barr, Guy Rolfe and Susan Stephen, It's Never Too Late is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original fi lm elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.To Laura Hammond's large family, she is simply the mother who makes their tumultuous lives run a little more smoothly. But although they don't know it, she is a very successful novelist – and when her screenplay comes to the attention of a Hollywood producer, Laura is suddenly plunged into the big time. Perhaps it's time to stop taking Mum for granted..?SPECIAL FEATURES:Original theatrical trailerUnused songImage galleryOriginal synopsis PDFs

It's That Man Again

Can I do you now, sir?Comedian Tommy Handley reprises his best-loved role in this celluloid spin-off from the phenomenally popular BBC radio show ITMA – a light-entertainment staple that ran for a decade from 1939 and contributed significantly towards morale by bringing much-needed comic relief to a war-weary British public. Making stars of Jack Train, Dorothy Summers and Sydney Keith, It's That Man Again is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Tommy, mayor of the small town of Foaming-at-the-Mouth, is trying to balance the civic accounts – but constant interruptions by his incompetent assistant Sam Scram and nosey charlady Mrs Mopp are severely hampering the job! His troubles escalate, however, when he's forced to admit that he's invested all the municipal funds in a crumbling London theatre...SPECIAL FEATURES:Image GalleryMerchandise gallery

British Comedies of the 1930's - Volume 6

The ebullient comedy films of the 1930s brought escape and laughter to millions of British cinemagoers, enabling veteran stars of the music-hall and theatre to reach out to a wider audience – making household names of performers like Leslie Fuller, Hal Gordon, Bobby Howes, Ernest Lotinga and Gene Gerrard.Although comedy would prove to be the decade's most successful film genre, many of these classic early talkies have remained unseen since their original release. This ongoing collection showcases a wealth of rare features, each presented uncut, in brand-new transfers from the best available elements in their as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.THE BLACK HAND GANG (1930)Wee Georgie Wood and his gang have their sights set on a notorious villain.Black and White / 45 mins / 1.19:1 / Mono / EnglishOLD SPANISH CUSTOMERS (1932)A henpecked husband is mistaken for a famous toreador while holidaying in Spain!Black and White / 67 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / English

Cuckoo - The Complete Second Series

Shortly after renewing his wedding vows, Cuckoo flew the coop to continue researching his book. Whilst on walkabout in the foothills of the Himalayas, he went missing... eventually presumed dead.Two years after his disappearance and life in the Thompson family house is only just getting back to normal. Ken (Greg Davies) and Lorna (Helen Baxendale) are looking forward to a future without the kids under their feet. Dylan is about to go to university and Rachel is rebuilding her life with her new boyfriend, a nice-but-dull lawyer, Ben. Despite appearances, Cuckoo's absence is still felt – not least by his young widow. Everyone worries Rachel has lost her mojo since the tragic events in Asia.The fragile equilibrium is well and truly shattered when a handsome and mysterious young stranger from Cuckoo's past (Taylor Lautner) appears in Lichfield, looking for a man who found fame and philosophy in the simplest of hot snacks: the jacket potato.This DVD contains all six episodes of series two alongside the 2014 Christmas special.

British Musicals of the 1930's - Volume 5

From playful romantic comedies to variety extravaganzas, the pre-war British musical films offered audiences a source of much-needed escapism throughout the decade haunted by the Great Depression and the growing menace of war. Often adapting much-loved hits of the music hall as well as serving as vehicles for the era's composers, performers and band leaders, they showcased home-grown talent alongside some of Hollywood's most bankable stars.This ongoing, multi-volume collection makes available a wealth of rare gems from the very earliest days of the British talkies, many of which have remained unseen since their original release; each film is presented uncut, in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.HAPPY (1934)A young musician invents an anti-theft device for cars, but works as a jazz conductor while waiting for his invention to be successful.Black and White / 77 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / EnglishINVITATION TO THE WALTZ (1935)London, 1804: as the threat of Napoleonic invasion looms ever closer, a German duke and potential ally of England falls for a pretty ballerina...Black and White / 75 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / EnglishGLAMOROUS NIGHT (1937)Based on Ivor Novello's hit stage play: an opera singer and her gypsy friends try to rescue their king from the clutches of a would-be dictator.Black and White / 71 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / EnglishLET'S MAKE A NIGHT OF IT (1937)Unbeknown to each other, a husband and wife acquire separate nightclubs in the same London street; however, both clubs are on the brink of bankruptcy...Black and White / 88 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / English

Sensation

An early feature by Brian Desmond Hurst – the prolific, acclaimed Belfast-born director whose numerous triumphs include the incomparable Scrooge, Malta Story and wartime epic Theirs Was the Glory – Sensation stars John Lodge as a brash young reporter who is one step ahead of the police in a high-profile murder investigation. Hurst and Lodge's third film together, Sensation is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Pat Heaton may be the best crime reporter in town but his fiancée Claire, despairing of the more tawdry aspects of his profession, makes him promise to give the job up. When a pretty waitress is found murdered, however, Pat falls in line with the rest of the 'Murder Gang' – the pack of reporters who gather to glean stories by fair means or foul!SPECIAL FEATURES: Image gallery Original pressbook and script PDF