Basil Dearden Movies

People from different walks of life mysteriously find themselves at the gate of an unknown city

Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London...

A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.

The inhabitants of Todday are content to live their lives in peace and quiet, until, that is, the government decides their little corner of the world...

A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the parole officers...

An RAF pilot who was shot down during WWII returns home to his English village with his new bride. The trouble is that she is the German lady who...

A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.

An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. William Fitch is on the list, and co-opts his buddy Claude Babbington...

Propaganda comedy promoting the benefits of saving for the war effort.

The story of the men and women who produced a series of film comedies that were so original and funny that they put Ealing on the map.

Commissioned by the Ministry of Information and specifically target working class audiences; ‘Now you’re talking’ follows a plant...

George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi saboteurs as the stooge for their planned...

The Mad Morgans are a family song and dance act touring the British Music Halls. Young Davy is the star of the act but should he stay with his family...

The first months of WWII as experienced by the new young recruits - the 'young Berts' - of the British Army.