Derby Day

1952

English

6.4

♡ 1

Herbert Wilcox Director

Arthur Hambling as Col. Tremaine

Aileen Lewis as Derby Race-Goer

Sam Kydd as Harry Bunn

Nigel Stock as Jim Molloy

Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. It cleverly blends dramatic, romantic and comic elements, including the woman and lover who have murdered her husband, and the working class couple who are excited about their chance to go to the races, but end up listening to it on the radio in the car-park because they've got such a bad view.

Scott of the Antarctic

1948

English

7.0

71%

Charles Frend Director

Norman Williams as Chief Stoker W. Lashly R.N.

Sam Kydd as Leading Stoker E. McKenzie R.N.

Bruce Seton as Lt. H. Pennell R.N.

James Robertson Justice as P.O.

The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him

The Long Haul

1957

English

6.7

♡ 5

smuggling (contraband)

Thriller

truck driver

war bride

Ken Hughes Director

Liam Redmond as Casey

Diana Dors as Lynn

John Harvey as Supt. Macrea

Sam Kydd as Taxi Driver

An American ex-GI takes a job as a truck driver to support his British war bride Connie. It isn't long, however, before Harry is blackmailed into joining a smuggling operation run by a conniving criminal.

Angels One Five

1952

English

6.5

♡ 14

71%

George More O'Ferrall Director

Geoffrey Keen as Station Personnel: Company Sergeant Major

Sam Kydd as Station Personnel: Mess Waiter

John Harvey as Station Personnel: Station Warrant Officer

Marianne Stone as W.A.A.F.

The year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a front line RAF squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. After an unfortunate start and a drumming down from his commanding officer, Baird must balance the struggle to impress his Group Captain, regain his pride, fit in with his fellow pilots, and survive one of the most intense air battles in history.

They Who Dare

1954

English

5.5

♡ 9

13%

Lewis Milestone Director

Sam Kydd as Marine Boyd

Alec Mango as Patroklis

Denholm Elliott as Sergeant Corcoran

David Peel as Sergeant Evans

In Greece during the war a small group of British commandoes and patriots land on an island with orders to attack two airfields from which the Luftwaffe is threatening allied forces in Egypt. The island is crawling with troops, and even moving by night the men soon run into trouble.

The Scapegoat

1959

English

6.8

♡ 3

50%

Robert Hamer Director

Bette Davis as Countess

Geoffrey Keen as Gaston

Sam Kydd as Man

Harold Kasket as (uncredited)

An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.

Marriage a la Mode

1955

English

6.3

♡ 3

Action

Comedy

Sidney Gilliat Director

Sam Kydd as Adelphi Barman

Michael Ripper as Left Luggage Attendant

Margaret Leighton as The Law - Counsel for the Defence

Kay Kendall as The 'Wives' - Monica

Charles Hathaway wakes up in West Wales with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. With the help of a Cardiff specialist he traces his life back to his gorgeous wife and their large London house, so all seems well with the world. But more detective work starts to uncover an alarming chain of further stunning wives and a way of going on that the new Charles finds pretty unacceptable.

Dad's Army

1971

English

6.9

♡ 8

42%

Norman Cohen Director

Liz Fraser as Mrs. Pike

Sam Kydd as Nazi Orderly

Derek Newark as R.S.M.

John Le Mesurier as Sgt. Wilson

Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959

English

6.9

♡ 25

95%

73%

Action

based on novel or book

Terence Fisher Director

John Le Mesurier as Barrymore

Sam Kydd as Perkins

Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes

Christopher Lee as Sir Henry

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

Orders to Kill

1958

English

7.1

♡ 2

75%

Anthony Asquith Director

Sam Kydd as Flight Sgt. Flint

Fritz Wendhausen as German Officer

Lillian Gish as Mrs. Summers

James Robertson Justice as Naval Commander

A grounded American fighter pilot is switched to espionage on a special job in which he must kill a small-time Paris lawyer suspected of double-crossing France by selling out radio operators to the Nazis.

Reach for the Sky

1956

English

7.2

♡ 9

80%

Lewis Gilbert Director

Jack Watling as Peel

Nigel Green as Streatfield

Sam Kydd as Warrant Officer Blake

Howard Marion-Crawford as 'Woody' Woodhall

The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.

Eye of the Needle

1981

English

7.1

♡ 18

85%

75%

Action

based on novel or book

d-day

husband wife relationship

Richard Marquand Director

Philip Martin Brown as Billy Parkin

Ian Bannen as Godliman

Sam Kydd as Lock Keeper

Bill Nighy as Squadron Leader Blenkinsop

Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off the coast of northern Scotland.

The Cruel Sea

1953

English

7.4

♡ 6

100%

Charles Frend Director

Sam Kydd as Carslake

Aileen Lewis as Lady at Party

Denholm Elliott as Morell

Meredith Edwards as Yeoman Wells

At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat attacks, while seldom able to strike back. Traumatic events afloat and ashore create a warm bond between the skipper and his first officer

Passport to Pimlico

1949

English

7.1

♡ 8

94%

83%

Comedy

food rationing

political negotiations

Henry Cornelius Director

Betty Warren as Connie Pemberton

Basil Radford as Gregg

Jimmy Charters as Man Eating Jellied Eels

Sam Kydd as Sapper

When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part of Burgundy, France and thus foreign territory. The British government attempts to regain control by setting up border controls and cutting off services to the area.

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953

English

7.0

♡ 6

79%

Charles Crichton Director

George Roderick as Bus Passenger

Sidney James as Hawkins

Sam Kydd as Policeman

Stanley Holloway as Valentine

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, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately the local bus company starts to use methods that can hardly be seen as fair competition.

The 39 Steps

1959

English

6.6

♡ 8

68%

based on novel or book

Ralph Thomas Director

Michael Brennan as Detective on Train

Harry Towb as Harold

Duncan Lamont as Kennedy

Sam Kydd as Train Steward

In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.

Steptoe and Son Ride Again

1973

English

6.7

♡ 5

67%

Peter Sykes Director

Sam Kydd as Claude

Milo O'Shea as Doctor Popplewell

Arthur Goodman as Funeral Guest

Dexter Fletcher as Small Boy

Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. Always on the lookout for ways to improve his lot, Harold invests his father's life savings in a greyhound who is almost blind and can't see the hare. When the dog loses a race and Harold has to pay off the debt, he comes up with another bright idea. Collect his father's life insurance. To do this his father must pretend to be dead.