List of the best Frederick Piper movies: Johnny Frenchman(1945), Crown vs. Stevens(1936), Only Two Can Play(1962), San Demetrio, London(1943), The Blue Lamp(1950), The Loves of Joanna Godden(1947), What a Carve Up!(1962), Hue and Cry(1946), Passport to Pimlico(1949), One Way Pendulum(1964), He Who Rides a Tiger(1965), Cosh Boy(1953) ... ...
Drama
UK
1945
112 Minutes
Zacky Penrose
Francoise Rosay Tom Walls Patricia Roc Ralph Michael Paul Dupuis Frederick Piper Arthur Hambling Richard George Drusilla Wills
The fisherman from a Cornish village have a friendly rivalry with the fishermen (and one formidable woman) from a French port. Then war comes and they must all rethink their petty differences.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
1936
66 Minutes
Beatrix Thomson Patric Knowles Reginald Purdell Glennis Lorimer Allan Jeayes Frederick Piper Googie Withers Mabel Poulton Morris Harvey Billy Watts Davina Craig
When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is suprised find he is a real skinflint. She owes a lot of money to a loan-shark who is after her. However, her husband does carry a lot of... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1962
106 Minutes
Mr. Davies
Peter Sellers Mai Zetterling Virginia Maskell Richard Attenborough Kenneth Griffith Maudie Edwards Frederick Piper Graham Stark John Arnatt Sheila Manahan John Le Mesurier
librarian wife playwright councilor designer best friend amusing passionate uneasy wales small town library apartment household adultery unhappy marriage friendship career betrayal secret plans
John Lewis is bored by his librarian's job and henpecked at home. Then Liz, wife of a local counciller, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys town - if he and ... See full summary »
War
UK
1943
93 Minutes
Boatswain W.E. Fletcher
Walter Fitzgerald Mervyn Johns Ralph Michael Arthur Young Neville Mapp Barry Letts Michael Allen Frederick Piper Herbert Cameron
ship captain sailor engineer officer german soldier patriotic suspenseful fiery tense atlantic ocean ship lifeboat seafaring world war ii battle disaster teamwork leadership escape underdog
The San Demetrio of the title is a British merchant ship in an Atlantic convoy in 1940. Disabled and left to the mercy of patrolling U-boats the crew must keep her afloat and out of harms ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
UK
1950
84 Minutes
Alf Lewis
Jack Warner Dirk Bogarde Jimmy Hanley Robert Flemyng Bernard Lee Peggy Evans Patric Doonan Bruce Seton Frederick Piper Betty Ann Davies
police officers thief sargeant inspector woman suspenseful gripping somber police station london movie theater car robbery murder manhunt justice honor revenge sacrifice fall
The daily routine of two London Policemen is interrupted by a killer.
Drama
UK
1947
89 Minutes
Isaac Turk
Googie Withers Charles Frend Jean Kent John McCallum Derek Bond Henry Mollison Chips Rafferty Sonia Holm Josephine Stuart Edward Rigby Frederick Piper
farmer young woman suitor love interest heir confident endearing engaging heartwarming inspiring powerful farm rural community united kingdom independence farming breaking rules love work life
On Romney Marsh at the turn of the century, a woman farmer has three suitors.
Comedy
1962
87 Minutes
Hearse Driver
Kenneth Connor Michael Gough Donald Pleasence Timothy Bateson Esma Cannon Shirley Eaton Michael Gwynn Sidney James Philip O'Flynn Frederick Piper Dennis Price
englishman nephew cousin roommate killer engaging thrilling gripping shocking hilarious country house family inheritance killer among us killing spree murder adventure discovery pursuit mystery
To get his inheritance, a man must spend the night in his ancestral home, where guests soon begin to die.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK
1946
85 Minutes
Alastair Sim Jack Warner Harry Fowler Valerie White Douglas Barr Joan Dowling Stanley Escane Ian Dawson Gerald Fox David Simpson Frederick Piper
boy group member mastermind comic book artist amusing creative london schemes comic books quest mystery 1940s
A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week, unknown to writer and printer. The first of the Ealing ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1949
85 Minutes
Stanley Holloway Hermione Baddeley Margaret Rutherford Paul Dupuis Basil Radford Naunton Wayne Jane Hylton Raymond Huntley Betty Warren Barbara Murray John Slater
police officer shopkeeper duke of burgundy daughter king edward iv amusing cheeky lighthearted london pimlico, england duchy of burgundy shop police station bar freedom controversy diplomacy royalty discovery rivalry
Residents of a part of London declare independence when they discover an old treaty. This leads to the need for a "Passport to Pimlico".
Comedy
UK
1964
90 Minutes
Eric Sykes George Cole Julia Foster Jonathan Miller Peggy Mount Alison Leggatt Mona Washbourne Douglas Wilmer Kenneth Farringdon Glyn Houston Graham Crowden
The very eccentric Groomkirby family, in between inventing odd devices, decide to reenact a murder and trial in their living room.
Crime, Drama
1965
103 Minutes
Tom Bell Judi Dench Paul Rogers Kay Walsh Ray McAnally Jeremy Spenser Peter Madden Inigo Jackson Annette Andre Edina Ronay Nicolette Pendrell
thief police officer social worker sergeant brooding tense thrilling england city street rehabilitation crime self-destruction unrequited love fall pursuit temptation 1960s
Habitual thief Peter Rayston is released from prison and begins planning his next series of robberies. When he meets Joanne, a social worker who attempts to reform him, Rayston is tempted to give up his life as a criminal and go straight.
Drama
1953
75 Minutes
James Kenney Joan Collins Betty Ann Davies Robert Ayres Hermione Baddeley Hermione Gingold Nancy Roberts Stanley Escane Sean Lynch Johnny Briggs Michael McKeag
juvenile delinquent young boy gang member sister pregnant teen police officer bleak disturbing gripping gritty intense shocking london street teen pregnancy gangs post-war life hard times rivalry bad behavior
Comedy
1957
73 Minutes
Adrienne Corri Thorley Walters Lisa Gastoni Richard Wattis Bill Fraser Aud Johansen Madoline Thomas Brian Nissen Rick Rydon Jill Melford Joy Webster
Career demands and a seductive secretary (Lisa Gastoni) threaten marital bliss for newlywed ad-agency employees (Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters).
Comedy
UK
1951
78 Minutes
Alec Guinness Stanley Holloway Sidney James Alfie Bass Marjorie Fielding John Gregson Edie Martin Clive Morton Ronald Adam Sydney Tafler Meredith Edwards
bank robbers police officer schoolgirl artist inspector petty criminal witty cheeky charming london paris bank robbery scams adventure pursuit underdog 1950s
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature Eiffel Towers.
Drama
UK
1954
99 Minutes
Robert Morley Kay Walsh Edward Underdown Fella Edmonds Bill Owen Charles Victor Honor Blackman Wilfrid Hyde-White Ronald Ward Howard Marion-Crawford Sidney James
A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.