List of the best Ralph Thomas movies: A Tale of Two Cities(1958), The Clouded Yellow(1951), Conspiracy of Hearts(1960), No Love for Johnnie(1961), The 39 Steps(1959), Above Us the Waves(1955), Quest for Love(1971), Deadlier Than the Male(1967), Mad About Men(1954), The Wind Cannot Read(1958), Doctor at Large(1957), Doctor in Distress(1964) ... ...
Drama, History
UK
1958
117 Minutes
Director
Dirk Bogarde Dorothy Tutin Cecil Parker Stephen Murray Athene Seyler Paul Guers Marie Versini Ian Bannen Alfie Bass Ernest Clark Rosalie Crutchley
aristocrat soldier duchess marquis doctor attorney chilling melodramatic france paris french revolution poverty power struggle french history redemption forbidden love fall wretched excess sacrifice 1790s
During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay, who's hiding his true identity and purpose.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1951
96 Minutes
Director
Jean Simmons Trevor Howard Sonia Dresdel Barry Jones Maxwell Reed Kenneth More
A former British agent is employed at the Fenton country estate where he aids Fenton's niece elude the police when she's unjustly accused of murdering a local gamekeeper.
Drama
UK
1960
111 Minutes
Director
nun nazi priest jew child mother superior inspiring emotional somber suspenseful convent italy concentration camp world war ii holocaust resistance religion helping others faith rescue
Catholic nuns risk their lives to help Jewish children in an Italian internment camp escape to Palestine during World War II.
Drama
UK
1961
110 Minutes
Director
Peter Finch Stanley Holloway Mary Peach Mervyn Johns Donald Pleasence Dennis Price Oliver Reed
politician model wife neighbor somber intricate england parliament party marital problems aging career vs. love estrangement failing career communism love temptation 1960s
After winning re-election, British Labour Party M.P. Johnnie Byrne faces a series of setbacks in his political career, as well as in his marriage, and must act wisely in order to save both.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1959
93 Minutes
Director
Kenneth More Taina Elg Brenda De Banzie Barry Jones Reginald Beckwith Faith Brook Michael Goodliffe James Hayter
man diplomat spy assassin schoolteacher police officer spectacular frenetic thrilling suspenseful scotland london train music hall boarding school police station espionage treason escape pursuit
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.
Adventure
UK
1955
99 Minutes
Director
John Mills John Gregson Donald Sinden James Robertson Justice Michael Medwin James Kenney
commander lieutenant admiral captain officer bleak confident emotional gripping norway england fjord sea world war ii quest pursuit revenge 1940s
The attack by British submarines on the German battleship "Tirpitz" in a Norwegian fjord during World War II.
Sci-Fi
UK
1971
90 Minutes
Director
Joan Collins Tom Bell Denholm Elliott Laurence Naismith Lyn Ashley Juliet Harmer Neil McCallum Simon Ward
physicist double wife love interest emotional profound england laboratory alternate reality science romance doppelganger death love quest discovery 1970s
After a scientific experiment goes horribly wrong during a demonstration, a scientist finds himself trapped in an alternative reality that bears some similarities to our own, but also has ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
UK
1967
98 Minutes
Director
Richard Johnson Elke Sommer Sylva Koscina Nigel Green Suzanna Leigh Steve Carlson
investigator nephew businessman executive assassin sexy woman lighthearted london europe airplane investigation chase assassination corruption oil adventure pursuit 1960s
British agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to do his killings.
Fantasy
UK
1954
90 Minutes
Director
Glynis Johns Anne Crawford Donald Sinden Margaret Rutherford Dora Bryan Nicholas Phipps Peter Martyn Noel Purcell Joan Hickson Judith Furse Irene Handl
mermaid schoolteacher nurse amusing playful charming cornwall england united kingdom seaside courtship flirtation pursuit rivalry love 20th century
Flirtatious mermaid Miranda (Glynis Johns) swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on vacation. All is well until she falls in love with a human.
Drama
UK
1958
115 Minutes
Director
During World War II, Flight Lieutenant Michael Quinn (Sir Dirk Bogarde), a British officer stationed in Asia, is recruited by Army Intelligence, is tasked with learning Japanese to interrogate Japanese P.O.W.s and he falls in love with his pretty Japanese teacher "Sabby" (Suzuki San) (Yôko Tani).
Comedy
UK
1957
104 Minutes
Director
Dirk Bogarde Muriel Pavlow Donald Sinden James Robertson Justice Shirley Eaton Derek Farr Michael Medwin Martin Benson John Chandos Edward Chapman George Coulouris
intern doctor widow teenager patient nurse playful cheeky england hospital village boardinghouse office medicine ambition career romance jealousy struggle quest
Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) graduates and sets out into the world. Hilarious internships with a miserly doctor and his young wife, a country doctor paid in kind not cash, and a quack ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1964
103 Minutes
Director
Dirk Bogarde Samantha Eggar James Robertson Justice Mylène Demongeot Donald Houston Barbara Murray Dennis Price Leo McKern Jessie Evans Ann Lynn
doctor mentor therapist woman patient intern cheeky emotional hospital england apartment romance misunderstanding medicine rehabilitation love transformation 1960s
Dr. Simon Sparrow's (Sir Dirk Bogarde's) love life improves dramatically when the lovely Delia Mallory (Samantha Eggar) is brought into casualty with a sprained ankle. She's relieved at the... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1960
93 Minutes
Director
Michael Craig James Robertson Justice Virginia Maskell Carole Lesley Leslie Phillips Reginald Beckwith Joan Sims Liz Fraser Nicholas Phipps Ambrosine Philpotts
doctor nurse surgeon medical director medical student sick child campy charming endearing heartwarming melodramatic hospital united kingdom hospital love forbidden love love 1960s
Doctors Burke (Leslie Phillips) and Hare (Michael Craig) leave the confines of St. Swithin's for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness anti-cold... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1949
84 Minutes
Director
Carol Marsh David Tomlinson Mervyn Johns Peter Hammond Richard Hearne Peter Haddon
detective socialite radio host psychiatrist amusing cheeky lighthearted madcap nightclub haunted house psychiatrist's office studio london england romance love growing up adventure 20th century
A radio 'detective' gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping due to the machinations of a ghostly cupid who works his magic to cause mayhem and laughter throughout the film.
Drama
UK
1956
84 Minutes
Director
Anthony Steel Odile Versois Stanley Baker James Robertson Justice Maurice Denham Michael Medwin Paul Muller Lee Patterson
burglar race car driver corporate spy girlfriend brash engaging gutsy gripping intense suspenseful florence, italy switzerland racetrack alps corporate espionage escape escape route race car driving rivalry rescue
After killing a few Italian cops during a burglary, a thief hired by a British car racing company must flee to Switzerland disguised as a race car driver during a rally.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
UK
1969
93 Minutes
Director
Richard Johnson Daliah Lavi Beba Loncar Robert Morley Sydne Rome James Villiers
insurance investigator villain robot chef beautiful woman campy engaging country house airplane lair bedroom country road lake sabotage inventions seduction murder investigation pursuit rivalry
A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing the world's first supersonic airliner (SST1). A British agent is sent to investigate and with ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1956
90 Minutes
Director
Bob Hope Katharine Hepburn James Robertson Justice Robert Helpmann David Kossoff Alan Gifford Paul Carpenter Noelle Middleton Nicholas Phipps Sidney James Alexander Gauge
captain fiancée engineer former lover russian sultry thrilling emotional melodramatic patriotic passionate west germany russia london restaurant misunderstanding cold war military treason women soldiers
Captain Vinka Kovelenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. Captain Chuck Lockwood gets the order to show her... See full summary »
Comedy
1952
89 Minutes
Director
David Niven Glynis Johns George Coulouris Barry Jones Kenneth More Noel Purcell Bernard Lee Jeremy Spenser Anton Diffring
The British government sends an army major (David Niven) and cook (Glynis Johns) to rescue a prize cow during World War II.
Comedy
1966
101 Minutes
Director
doctor hospital administrator nurse patient charming cheeky hilarious hospital hospital room nursing school love interest doctor-patient relationship romantic dilemma love transformation 1960s
British Dr. Grimsdyke (Leslie Phillips) and his surgeon mentor, Sir Lancelot (James Robertson Justice), disrupt a hospital dance and a televised operation.
Comedy
1961
100 Minutes
Director
Michael Craig Anne Heywood Mylène Demongeot James Robertson Justice Claudia Cardinale Sidney James Joan Hickson Joan Sims Joseph Tomelty Nora Nicholson Daniel Massey
British newlyweds (Michael Craig, Anne Heywood) discover hiring suitable servants is harder than they think.
Comedy
1971
103 Minutes
Director
Hywel Bennett Elke Sommer Denholm Elliott Britt Ekland Cyd Hayman Janet Key
The recipient of a very unusual organ transplant gains world notoriety and decides to track down the donor.
Action
1965
101 Minutes
Director
Dirk Bogarde George Chakiris Susan Strasberg Joseph Fürst Denholm Elliott Gregoire Aslan Colin Campbell Katherine Kath George Pastell Paul Stassino Nigel Stock
A British major (Dirk Bogarde) protects an American archaeology student (Susan Strasberg) from a terrorist (George Chakiris) in 1957 Cyprus.
Crime, Drama
1968
101 Minutes
Director
Rod Taylor Christopher Plummer Lilli Palmer Camilla Sparv Daliah Lavi Clive Revill Franchot Tone
assassin spy police sergeant commissioner thrilling suspenseful sultry engaging confident london australia political intrigue mission murder investigation rivalry quest pursuit 1960s
An Australian policeman (Rod Taylor) faces assassins when sent to London to arrest an official (Christopher Plummer) for murder.
Comedy
2014
94 Minutes
Deacon
Curtis Franklin Xavier Dotson Harold Derrick Lee Jr. Christian Salso Jade Abercrombie Roxie Robinson Ralph Thomas Shanell Woodgett
After TJ, a record executive running a shady business, is arrested on fraud charges, Ziggy and the rest of his crew steal his identity to generate enough money to pay everyone.