List of the best Henry Cornelius movies: Passport to Pimlico(1949), The Galloping Major(1951), I Am a Camera(1955), Genevieve(1953) ... ...
Comedy
UK
1949
85 Minutes
Director
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
1951
82 Minutes
Director
horse horse owner bookmaker major daughter waitress amusing madcap quirky england small town stable horse track horse racing mistaken identity disappearance misunderstanding underdog rise 1950s
A syndicate is set up by a horse lover to buy a particular racehorse, but they accidentally buy the wrong horse. The horse is useless on the flat, so they decide to enter him as a jumper.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1955
98 Minutes
Director
Julie Harris Laurence Harvey Shelley Winters Ron Randell Lea Seidl Anton Diffring Ina de la Haye Jean Gargoet Stanley Maxted Alexis Bobrinskoy Andre Mikhelson
writer entertainer jew love interest wealthy man landlady spirited witty outlandish berlin apartment nightclub party restaurant platonic love roommates writing nazism poverty debauchery
In Weimar-era Berlin, an aspiring writer strikes up a friendship with a vivacious, penniless singer.
Comedy
1953
86 Minutes
Director
Dinah Sheridan John Gregson Kay Kendall Kenneth More Geoffrey Keen Joyce Grenfell Michael Medwin
husband wife friend cheeky cheery england city countryside cars competition friendship rivalry quest 1950s
One British couple (Dinah Sheridan, John Gregson) races another to see whose vintage 1904 roadster is the best.