List of the best Alberto Cavalcanti movies: Dead of Night(1945), I Became a Criminal(1947), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby(1947), For Them That Trespass(1949), Went the Day Well?(1942), Rockshow(1980) ... ...
Horror
UK
1945
104 Minutes
Director
Charles Crichton Mervyn Johns Basil Dearden Michael Redgrave Roland Culver Mary Merrall Frederick Valk Renee Gadd Antony Baird Judy Kelly
architect host psychiatrist race car driver golfer ventriloquist creepy eerie frightening england farm household accident psychoanalysis superhuman abilities dreams ghosts paranoia discovery mystery
Architect Walter Craig (Mervyn Johns) senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality. The guests at the country house encourage him to stay as they take turns telling supernatural tales.
Crime, Drama
UK
1947
103 Minutes
Director
Trevor Howard Sally Gray Griffith Jones Rene Ray Mary Merrall Charles Farrell Michael Brennan Jack McNaughton
innocent man boss fugitive girlfriend henchman thrilling gritty gripping bleak england prison funeral home black market set-up prison break manhunt murder escape rivalry 1940s
After WW2, former RAF airman Clem Morgan joins a gang of black-market smugglers-thieves but when a robbery goes wrong, Clem is caught , framed for a policeman's murder, and is sent to prison where he plots his escape and revenge.
Drama
UK
1947
108 Minutes
Director
Derek Bond Cedric Hardwicke Sybil Thorndike Alfred Drayton Cyril Fletcher Bernard Miles Sally Ann Howes Mary Merrall Vera Pearce Cathleen Nesbitt Athene Seyler
young man sister uncle headmaster love interest charming england london school reunion separation family honor class distinctions poverty adventure growing up underdog love victorian era
A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-hearted, grasping uncle.
Drama
UK
1949
91 Minutes
Director
Richard Todd Stephen Murray Patricia Plunkett Michael Laurence Vida Hope Rosalyn Boulter James Hayter Harry Fowler Michael Brennan George Hayes
"Cristy" Drew, an aspiring young writer, trying to broaden his experience, gets involved with "Frankie" Ketchen and her two suitors, Herb Logan and Jim Heal. One night, Jim finds "Frankie" ... See full summary »
Drama
1942
96 Minutes
Director
Leslie Banks Mervyn Johns Marie Lohr C.V. France Valerie Taylor Basil Sydney
villager soldiers german german officer german soldier thrilling tense suspenseful village small town england trust captivity disguise soldiers british life world war ii rivalry sacrifice 1940s
Residents of an English village unwittingly welcome Nazi soldiers who intend to take over their town.
Musical
1980
105 Minutes
Director
Paul McCartney & Wings, on a U.S. tour, perform "Band on the Run," "Silly Love Songs," "Maybe I'm Amazed."