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Humphrey Proudfoot (Robertson Hare) is a class-conscious solicitor whose daughter falls in love with the son of a disreputable greyhound owner Alfred Gilbey (Stanley Holloway) who lives in the same apartment building.

After Humphrey fails to convince his daughter not to marry the young Gilbe he decides to employ a private investigator in order to dig up some dirt on the womanising gambler. But his sneaky shenanigans backfire when Gilbey turns the tables and discovers Proudfoot's first love Emily (Irene Handl). When Emily turns up at the same time as Gilbey's mistress Gloria, the two men suddenly find themselves on the same side as they struggle to keep their two women away from their wives.

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Further Up The Creek Serves Up Nautical Naughtiness Aplenty! Crikey! The Royal Navy has finally entered the nuclear age and is selling off its obsolete old frigates to the Arabs! First to go is HMS Aristotle the secret shame of the Fleet! Under the temporary command of Bosun Dibble (Frankie

Howerd), the ship is a hive of vice with its crew willing to do anything to make a few quid. When they hear they will be sailing for the Mediterranean nation of Algerrocco, they see one last chance to make a few bob by pretending their frigate is really a luxury cruise liner and selling tickets! Of course, new Captain Humphrey Fairweather RN (David Tomlinson) knows nothing of the crew's schemes, but with a wild bunch of passengers including Thora Hird chasing the Bosun and Shirley Eaton threatening to strip off and sunbathe, how long can he be kept in the dark? The sequel to the Hammer Films' smash hit comedy Up The Creek.

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Charles (Emlyn Williams) and Barbara (Lesley Brook) are a devoted couple who, in seven years' marriage, have never spent a night apart. When they come up to town for a family engagement, an urgent business appointment obliges Charles to let Barbara go on without him.

Left alone and bored in the hotel, Charles agrees to accompany a man-about-town friend to a nightclub. He gets helplessly drunk among dubious company, and come the morning finds that a hangover is the least of his problems..!

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Anthony Mann's taut "Railroaded" (1947) tells the story of a sinister cover-up in which an innocent young man is framed not only for a robbery, but also for the accidental murder of a cop.

Hugh Beaumont (later on "Leave It to Beaver") plays the detective in charge, and the great, creepy John Ireland plays the lead criminal mastermind. Sheila Ryan plays the sweet girl, and Jane Randolph plays the tough-talking dame.

There exists an age-old rivalry between the Cornish and Breton fisherfolk, but harbourmaster Nat Pomeroy (Tom Walls) holds a particular grudge...not just for the Bretons' incessant poaching, but for the harbour dues he loses in the process!

The sudden arrival of English Detective Constable Leila Hussain (Amara Karan) in picturesque Port Devine sets tongues wagging, why is she here? Duty Inspector Finn O'Hare (Ciarán McMenamin) knows the real reason Leila's been transferred, but he's keeping it to himself.

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Directed by Steve Sekely (Day Of The Triffids), Hollow Triumph stars Paul Henreid as Johnny Muller, a thief whose casino raid has gone wrong. Only he and Marcy, (Herbert Rudley) escape. Soon Marcy ends up shot in the street and Johnny needs to escape.

He is being pursued by the police and the casino owners. Out on the street, Johnny is mistaken for a psychiatrist. Dr. Bartok. He visits his office where the secretary (Joan Bennett) also mistakes Johnny for her boss, until she notices that the scar on her "boss's" cheek is missing Johnny decides to replicate the scar but manages to put it on the wrong side of his face. Do people really look at other people's faces? Will the scar give him away? Is he marked for death?

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Doctor Stanley Norton (Otto Kruger) is struck off the medical register following an unfounded accusation of misconduct by his corrupt former partner, Henry Pryor (Francis Lister).

Emigrating to America under a new name, Norton begins life afresh with Helen (Leonora Corbett), the woman he loves, and he eventually achieves great renown as a heart specialist. Then Pryor, ruined and fixated on revenge, tracks Norton down - determined to benefit from his former partner's wealth... or destroy him utterly!

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Armed with a 1936 edition of Bradshaw's Handbook, Michael Portillo takes to the tracks to navigate the golden age of rail travel, when glamorous locomotives travelled at world-record speed through a discernibly modern era of mass consumption.

As Art Deco cinemas and dance halls entertained millions, industrial Britain was thrown into unemployment and poverty as storm clouds gathered across the Channel. Michael Portillo continues to chart the great British romance with the railways in this phenomenally successful series. Steered by George Bradshaw's famous railway handbook, he retraces journeys inspired by his guide, witnessing what's changed while celebrating our love of the railways. Along the way, Michael stops at some of Britain's most beautiful cities, towns and secluded villages, meeting extraordinary people and hearing how the railways have shaped their lives.

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Armed with a 1936 edition of Bradshaw's Handbook, Michael Portillo takes to the tracks to navigate the golden age of rail travel, when glamorous locomotives travelled at world-record speed through a discernibly modern era of mass consumption.

As Art Deco cinemas and dance halls entertained millions, industrial Britain was thrown into unemployment and poverty as storm clouds gathered across the Channel. Michael Portillo continues to chart the great British romance with the railways in this phenomenally successful series. Steered by George Bradshaw's famous railway handbook, he retraces journeys inspired by his guide, witnessing what's changed while celebrating our love of the railways. Along the way, Michael stops at some of Britain's most beautiful cities, towns and secluded villages, meeting extraordinary people and hearing how the railways have shaped their lives.

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Major Hammond of Scotland Yard (Ralph Richardson) is called in to investigate the mysterious disappearance of prototype British aeroplanes when on their test flights.

At first Hammond is seen as an outsider at the factory but he soon finds a friend in star pilot Tony McVane (Laurence Olivier) who helps him try to unravel the case. Hammond becomes convinced that the company secretary at the factory Jenkins (George Curzon) is a foreign agent and follows him to London. Meanwhile, the mystery still remains unsolved when Tony returns to the aircraft factory determined to make the next test flight. His aircraft is brought down by a powerful ray beamed from a mysterious salvage ship. Tony is taken hostage on the ship, where he discovers many other missing pilots have suffered the same fate. Will Hammond come to McVane's rescue and save the day?

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Petty crook Nick Bianco (Victor Mature) is arrested at the scene of a robbery and takes the rap without squealing. When he learns that his accomplice has betrayed him, he decides to go against the criminal code and become an informant.

But when his testimony against psychopathic killer Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark) puts his family in danger, Nick is forced to take matters into his own hands.

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Armed with his Victorian copy of Bradshaw's Railway Handbook, Michael Portillo takes to the tracks as, over a series of four journeys, he travels from coast to coast to discover what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.

Passionate about trains, Michael Portillo continues to chart the great British romance with the railways in this phenomenally successful series. Armed with his copy of George Bradshaw's famous railway handbook, he retraces four journeys that were first documented in the Victorian guide, witnessing what's changed and discovering how our love of the railways began. Throughout, he makes stops at some of Britain's most beautiful cities and secluded villages, meeting extraordinary people and hearing how their lives have been shaped by the railways. This complete seventh series sees Michael visit the home of Beatrix Potter, enjoy a Brief Encounter with British film history, navigate a precipitous tightrope walk and take a ride on the very first passenger heritage line in Britain.

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The Glass Key is based on the popular Dashiell Hammett novel. The Glass Key follows the story of Paul Madvig - a cone-corrupt politician who's decided to give up his past and join forces with Ralph Henry, a respectable candidate in an upcoming election.

However, Madvig's crooked history is hard to forget when he finds himself at the centre of a murder plot. In this early collaboration between Donlevy, Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, unforgettable performances and masterful directing by Stuart Heislen make this a truly classic film noir.

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Dana Andrews stars as Mark Dixon, a corrupt cop, in this gritty noir thriller shot on the rain-slicked streets of New York. Already in trouble for his brutal methods, alienated from his colleagues, he pursues a gang leader with vindictive zeal and accidentally kills a possible murder suspect.

His guilt deepens when he falls in love with the dead man's wife and her father, an innocent cab driver, finds himself accused of the murder. Dixon finds the ultimate redemption - at a price. Otto Preminger brings a welcome sympathy and complexity to every character on-screen, from the nervous police informer through to the cocky mobster, the exasperated police chief, and Dixon himself, burdened with self-hatred as the son of a thief. Joseph LaShelle's photography lends a seedy glamour to the run-down lodging houses, cheap cafe's and night-time exteriors.