| "Britain at War WW2 (Triple DVD Collection) [DVD]" |
| "Disc 1. The Dambusters 1 x 45:00 min Dropped from extremely low altitudes over water, the Dambuster Bombs would bounce across the surface like a skipping stone before striking their targets. THE DAMBUSTERS relives the daring mission flown by the men of the 617 squadron who set off on the night of May 16, 1943. See how this historic mission unfolds in this remarkable documentary Disc 2. Bernard Montgomery 1 x 52:00 min This is a profile of one of Britain's greatest war heroes. Monty' successfully commanded Allied forces at the legendary Battle of El Alamein and troops under his command were largely responsible for the expulsion of the Axis forces from North Africa. He was later a prominent leader in Italy and North-West Europe where he was in command of all Allied ground forces during Operation Overlord. Disc 3. The Battle of Britain 1 x 50:00 min The battle fought over Britain between the 10th July and 31st October 1940 was the most important RAF battle of the entire war. Fighter Command took on the Luftwaffe units arrayed against them and won. Using Pathe archive material as well as rarely seen colour footage of London's Blitz, this programme tells the blow-by-blow story of the desperately close-run conflict that was the death or glory battle fought in the skies over Britain. Running Time: 157 minutes Region: Region 2 Subtitles: None Release Date:5 Mar. 2007"
Price: 2.99 |
| "Britain's Most Beautiful Lost Railways (DVD)" |
| "Relive the glory days of Britain's railways. An exclusive 3 disc collection from Reader's Digest taking a look at British railways across the UK. Take a journey aboard Britain's railway lines in a nostalgic and beautiful trip across the UK, allowing viewers to sit back, relax and take in the astonishing views in search for our long lost railways. LONDON AND THE SOUTH: RAILWAY MANIA: Since Britain invented the railways in the early 1800s it has been an innovation with a huge impact on people's lives worldwide. Discover how the invention spread through the South of England, transforming the capital. THE NORTH: THE BIRTH OF RAILWAYS: Discover the remains of early railroads in County Durham's countryside, and traces of the world's first public railway in Darlington. Take a steam-hauled special through the North Yorkshire Moors on one of Britain's earliest railways, now restored as a heritage line. SCOTLAND AND WALES: REMOTE RAILWAYS: Head to Britain's most remote and spectacular railways...those most at risk from Dr Beeching's axe. Search for traces of Queen Victoria's long-lost line in the Scottish Highlands and climb aboard a steam-hauled special on the West Highland Line. Running Time: 180 minutes Region: Region 2 Release Date: 6 Oct. 2014 Genre: Documentary Cat No: R10003 Barcode: 5019322100034 No Disc: 3 Certification: E Format: DVD"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Britain's Most Historic Towns with Alice Roberts (DVD)" |
| "Professor Alice Roberts explores Britains history through the stories of individual towns and cities, revealing what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past. Across the series, she visits Roman Chester, Viking York, Norman Winchester, Tudor Norwich, Regency Cheltenham and Victorian Belfast. Britain's Most Historic Towns DVD Release Date ‚ 16th July 2018 No. Discs ‚ 2 DVDs Cert ‚ E Running Time ‚ 4hrs 30"
Price: 15.99 |
| "Britain's Most Historic Towns: Series 2 - Alice Roberts (DVD)" |
| "Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain’s history through the stories of individual towns and cities, revealing what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past. Professor Alice Roberts is back on the road for a second series exploring key periods in British history through the stories of individual towns. She kicks off the series by examining Britain in wartime by looking at the coastal town of Dover. The episodes are: Wartime Dover Georgian Bristol Edwardian Cardiff Civil War Oxford Release Date 1st July 2019"
Price: 16.99 |
| "Britain's Most Historic Towns: Series 3 (DVD)" |
| "Alice Roberts once again tells the story of key periods in British history through the story of individual towns. Alice Roberts explores the UK's past through the stories of its towns, examining key periods in history by delving into the secrets of places that encapsulate them."
Price: 16.99 |
| "Britain's Railways - The Golden Age of the Big Four 1923-1939 (DVD)" |
| "The definitive archive film-led history of 'The Big Four of the New Railway Era' – The Great Western Railway, the Southern Railway, the London Midland & Scottish Railway and the London & North Eastern Railway. The Railway Act of 1921 was conceived to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies through unnecessary competition and to retain some of the benefits which the country had derived from a government-controlled railway during the First World War. The story of this 'golden age' is told through the original archive cinema newsreel reports of the time and evidence the diversity of locomotive types across the companies: LMS Royal Scot Class, LNER B17 Class, LMS Patriot Class, LMS Black 5 Class and the 'Streamlined' Locomotives of the GWR, LNER and LMS among many, many more!"
Price: 11.99 |
| "Britain's Railways - The Home Front Years 1939-1941 (DVD)" |
| "The definitive archive led long-form documentary celebrating the railway’s vital role in the nation’s war effort. Railway posters during the Second World War enquired of civilian passengers ""Is Your Journey Really Necessary?” - the railways, in their logistical role transporting the men, munitions, materials and machinery of combat, really were a weapon of war. This 100% archive film programme is made from significant amounts of previously unseen film footage from the vaults of the Imperial War Museum in combination with genuine wartime newsreel footage. It evidences the great diversity of steam locomotive types brought to bear on the transportation of all kinds of wartime goods and passengers. This DVD is the first part of the most comprehensive trilogy ever made on Britain’s railways during the war years; this first volume covers the events from the outbreak of war to the cessation of ‘The Blitz’ in May 1941. This volume features: The 1939 – 1940 evacuation of children from British cities. The transportation of B.E.F. troops and equipment to the South coast Southern Railway docks. Railway ‘blackout’ procedures, the removal of station signage, railway staff bomb shelters and A.R.P. exercises. The movement of interned German nationals and the reception of refugees from mainland Europe. Ambulance and hospital evacuation trains. The movement of B.E.F. troops evacuated back through Southern Railway ports following the retreat from Dunkirk. Extensive coverage of the Luftwaffe’s aerial Blitz bomb damage to the home front railways including at Redbridge, Bishopstone Beach Halt, Portsmouth Harbour Station, Clapham Carriage Sheds, Camden Goods Yard, Dalston Junction, Coventry, Manchester Exchange Station, Southampton Docks, Stonebridge Park Carriage Sheds, Fratton Loco Shed and the London termini – Euston, Waterloo, Charing Cross and Victoria. The relocation of the L.M.S. and S.R. Headquarters to The Grove at Watford and Deepdene House in Dorking respectively. Locomotive naming ceremonies. The reparation of air-raid damaged tracks, bridges, viaducts and signalling."
Price: 11.99 |
| "Britain's Railways - The Home front Years 1944-1945 (DVD)" |
| "Definitive archive led long-form documentary celebrating the railway's vital role in the nation's war effort in the closing years of WWII. This is the third and final part of the most comprehensive trilogy ever made on Britain's railways during the war years; this volume covers the events from the final Luftwaffe and V-1 air raids in 1944 through to Victory and V.E. Day! This 100% archive film programme is made from significant amounts of previously unseen film footage from the vaults of the Imperial War Museum in combination with genuine wartime newsreel footage. It evidences the great diversity of steam locomotive types brought to bear on the transportation of all kinds of wartime goods and passengers. Features: Luftwaffe Bomb and V-1 rocket damage throughout London at Wimbledon, Malden Manor, Paddington, Waterloo, Victoria, Charing Cross Peckham Rye, Bricklayer's Arms and the reconstruction of Hungerford Bridge. Rare colour footage of the GWR Wartime HQ at Aldermaston.The transportation of soldiers, armour and munitions by train in preparation for D-Day; gun barrels, dock piers, pontoonbridge sections and Valentine, Cromwell, Crusader and Sherman tanks. Many of the tanks loaded at the old LNER Newmarket station. Ambulance and hospital trains at Southampton Docks and Malvern Wells and Red Cross trains at Haywards Heath and Hassocks. Rail mounted Howitzer guns en-route and tested at Meldon Quarry. The June 1944 Evacuation of children by train in response to the new V-1 attacks. Army film records of activity on the Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Light Railway and of goods trains in the Willesden area.An interview with the surviving driver of the Soham Ammunition Train Explosion Disaster. Railway dock scenes of troops departing and prisoners of war and soldiers on leave arriving home. V-2 Rocket damage at Hampton Court, Hither Green, Bermondsey and the aftermath of an ammunition barge explosion at Newhaven Harbour. New mechanised methods of track laying. The naming ceremony of ""United States Line"" S.R. Merchant Navy Class Loco at Waterloo."
Price: 11.99 |
| "Britain's Railways at War: 1941 - 1946 (DVD)" |
| "12 classic WWII documentaries covering the wartime role of railways on the British home front. NEWSPAPER TRAIN (1941, 6 mins) Even during the worst air-raids of the Blitz, with the railways as a prime Luftwaffe target, the railways never failed to transport London printed newspapers to the provinces! SHUNTER BLACK'S NIGHT OFF (1941, 7 mins) Shunter, Joe Black, heroically extinguishes a burning explosives truck through a meticulous and delicate manoeuvre across the points of a goods yard to the water tower. THE ARMY LAYS THE RAILS (1941, 9 mins) Dedicated to the tracklaying and railway maintenance operations of the Royal Engineers including an armoured train and the firing of the railway mounted 'Boche Buster' gun! DECONTAMINATION AND REPAIRS TO DAMAGED TRACK (1942, 20 mins) The equipment, precautions and procedures adhered to by a Southern Railway anti-gas team during a simulated gas attack on railway lines near West Hoathly, Sussex. SALVING OUR SCRAP (1942, 13 mins) An anti-waste, pro-recycling film directed at Southern Railway employees. BUNDLES FOR BERLIN (1943, 13 mins) A celebration of the contribution of female employees across the Southern Railway; from locomotive cleaning and ticket collecting to light engineering and munitions manufacture in the railway workshops. THE BURNING QUESTION (1943, 10 mins) A Southern Railway film on importance of fuel economy across the company including in the efficient and economic use of coal in the firing of locomotives. GANG WARILY (1944, 9 mins) A dramatised illustration of the importance of adhering to general working safety practices on the Southern Railway. CARRYING THE LOAD (1945, 24 mins) A retrospective celebration of the contribution made by Britain's Railways to Allied Victory in the transportation of casualties, troops, evacuees, workers, raw materials and munitions. SERVICE FOR THE SERVICES (1945, 29 mins) The Southern Railway's support of the armed services with reference to the Dunkirk evacuation, the manufacture of D-Day equipment and the transportation of locomotives post D-Day between Dover and Calais. WOMEN AT WAR (1946, 32 mins) A survey of the work of women on the Great Western Railway during the war including as train guards and shunter drivers and in rolling stock and permanent way maintenance. PEEP BEHIND THE SCENES (1946, 29 mins) A film about the special manufacturing work carried out by the railway workshops of the Southern Railway including mobile workshops, hospital trains, D-Day landing craft and gliders."
Price: 10.99 |
| "Britain's Railways from Victory to Nationalisation 1945-1948 (DVD)" |
| "A detailed overview of the state of the British railways in the aftermath of Victory. Following the end of World War Two, the railways were no longer a weapon of war and the worn out rolling stock and permanent way were relieved of the heavy burden of transporting men and munitions. Holiday traffic resumed and railway catering services re-opened. It was also to be the swan song of the 'Big Four' railway companies in the lead up to the Nationalisation of 1948, and the inevitable standardisation of locomotive classes under the British Railways brand that would stem from that. Features: Holiday traffic to Weston-Super-Mare, Devon, Lyme Regis and Kent (for hop-picking). The LMS engine driver. GWR locomotive shots and LNER locomotives at Liverpool Street and Stratford. Reports on the London station fires at King's Cross and Victoria. The SR 'West Country' Class leaving the workshop for the first time. The announcement of nationalisation and 1948 locomotive naming ceremonies of 'Sir Eustace Missenden' and 'Highland Light Infantry'. The British Railways locomotive testing facility in Rugby Reports featuring the Royal Family using the railways. Reports about the London Underground including the Central Line extension to Stratford and new rolling stock on the Metropolitan. DVD Extra Scottish Express (1946, 30 mins) This classic documentary is a 'day in the life' style film on the preparation and operation of the immediate post-war LNER 'Scottish Express - a daily service departing London King's Cross at 10am drawn by A3 class steam locomotive 4489. The film also visits the LNER's famous Doncaster works and their carriage works at York."
Price: 11.99 |
| "Britain's Railways: The Home Front War Years 1941 to 1943 (DVD)" |
| "Stunning archive footage documentary celebrating the railway’s vital role in the nation's war effort. This 100% archive film is made from significant amounts of previously unseen film footage from the vaults of the Imperial War Museum in combination with genuine wartime newsreel footage. Includes: • Locomotive naming ceremonies of two S.R. ‘Merchant Navy’ Class at London Victoria and London Waterloo and an L.M.S. Streamlined ‘Coronation’ Class and ‘Jubilee’ Class at London Euston. • New locomotives the S.R. ‘CC1’ 3rd Rail Electric Loco, the War Department Austerity 2-8-0 and the USATC S160 2-6-0. Plus a feature on the LMS ‘V2’. • The transportation of Valentine, Churchill, Covenanter, American Sherman and Canadian Cruiser tanks by train. • Ambulance trains with repatriated prisoners. • Women rail workers in locomotive maintenance, signalling, station management, infrastructure maintenance and in the railway workshops. • Railway workshops aiding the war effort in the manufacture of wagons for Russia, motor boats, landing craft, pontoons, rocket launchers, gun barrels etc. • The manufacture and transportation of naval mines, naval guns, barbed wire, barrage balloon cylinders and bombs. • G.W.R. Christmas holiday train services in 1941 at London Paddington, Bristol Temple Meads, Reading, Cardiff General and Birmingham Snow Hill. • L.M.S. Gas Attack Exercises and S.R. Home Guard Anti-Aircraft Defences. • ""Is Your Journey Really Necessary?” newsreel trailer. • Transporting troops for training in Prestatyn. • S.R. fire-fighting exercises at Nine Elms and Stewarts Lane. • Bomb damage repair at Waterloo and Southwark Street Bridge.· An exchange of German prisoners at Newhaven Harbour Station."
Price: 10.99 |
| "Britains Railways Then and Now (DVD)" |
| "Featuring Southern Railway, GWR, LMS Liner, LNER and British Railways. The perfect gift for enthusiasts. SOUTHERN RAILWAY: Evocative footage of the engines and lines on this railway, many based around the commuter and holiday routes of London and South East England. Includes the Castleman’s Corkscrew and The Withered Arm. GWR: A nostalgic look at the legacy left by Gods Wonderful Railway and a reminder of the brilliant engineers and designers from the company who created locomotives such as King George V, Gloucester Castle, King Edward I and Pendennis Castle. LMS: A look at the largest railway company in the revealing the diverse ways that it covered its needs from heavy workhorses for long distance freight work to steam engines struggling up steep inclines in rural Derbyshire and single unit sprinters on the West Coast Line. LNER:Archive film of the second largest of the Big Four companies presents the high speed locomotives of Sir Nigel. Includes The Jazz Services and the Deltics. BRITISH RAILWAYS: Rarely seen archive footage from the 1950s and the glory days of steam to recent times. Travel along the Woodhead Route, a flagship electrification project for BR and the Metropolitan Line running out of London to the suburbs and beyond and also to the Somerset and Dorset railway with its vast array of Pacifics, Stanier 8Fs and Standard 4s."
Price: 13.99 |
| "Britains Top 100 Dogs (DVD)" |
| "Narrated by Martin Clunes, this two and a half hour programme countsdown the nations favourite dogs, from 100 to number 1. Featuring many celebrity guests and their beloved pooches. Includes Subtitles for the Hard of Hearing. Running Time: 150 minutes Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.) Release Date: 4 Sept. 2017"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Britannia Series 1 and 2 Boxed Set (DVD)" |
| "Sky Atlantic period historical drama starring David Morrissey, Mackenzie Crook and Zoë Wanamaker. Nine decades after Caesar failed to conquer Britannia, the Roman army is back on the island, led by a determined general named Aulus Plautius. Standing against him is a tribal people at war within and the mystic druids and their gods. Lookout for Steve Pemberton, making a guest appearance in Series Two, as Emperor Claudius, a petulant megalomaniac who rides in on an elephant and complains about his piles."
Price: 27.99 |
| "Britannia Series 2 (DVD)" |
| "The period drama starring David Morrissey and Mackenzie Crook returns. With Zoë Wanamaker. Two years after General Aulus claimed a foothold in Britannia, the romanisation of this savage isle is underway. Meanwhile, an ancient figure could spell doom for the Celtic and Roman alike."
Price: 17.99 |
| "British Air Disasters 1920-1973 (DVD)" |
| "61 DISASTERS FEATURED INCLUDE : The great Air Mail Crash, Hendon, 1920. The R101 Airship disaster of 1929. The RAF Crash in Edmonton in 1938, destroying 3 homes and killing 11 civilians. Wartime British Air Defence successes in shooting down Luftwaffe planes. The 1947 Tudor 2 crash that killed Lancaster designer Roy Chadwick. The 1950 Tudor 5 airline crash killing 80 at Sigginstone, near Cardiff. The 1952 Farnborough Air Show DH.110 tragedy, killing 28 spectators. The Comet disasters of the Fifties. The horrendous RAF Vulcan Crash at London Airport in 1956. The RAF Black Arrows Great Escape the following year. 1958 The Manchester United tragedy near Munich. The BAC 111, Kestrel, and BEA Vanguard Crashes of the 1960s. 1971 The Red Arrows lost four pilots and two Gnats during rehearsals at Kemble. Trident and Vanguard crashes complete this unique compilation of British Path and British Movietone newsreel footage. BONUS NEWSREEL FEATURES :- 1925 : Crash Proof Aircraft 1934 : Hendon Air Show Running Time: 94 minutes Region: All Regions"
Price: 4.99 |
| "British Air Shows A Film History - Farnborough 1990-2008 (DVD)" |
| "A rare film record of a great aviation tradition and one of the world's leading airshows. A show-by-show record capturing all the action and spectacle of the truly outstanding Farnborough airshows from 1990 to 2008 - which saw the official 60th anniversary of the show. Everything you could want to see from a leading air show is here, including fast military jets, commercial airlines and special guests. Genre: Documentary Release Date: 16th March 2009 Year of production: 2008 Running Time: 176 min Cat No: 130450 Barcode: 5019322304500 No Disc: 1 Certification: E Format: DVD"
Price: 5.99 |
| "British Airshows: A Film History - Royal Air Force On Display (DVD)" |
| "A celebration of 90 years of RAF flying displays, from the earliest pageants to the latest hi-tech airshows. Features stunning solo performances and formation team aerobatics, with air-to-air filming and in-cockpit clips to put you in the pilots seat. In addition theres a look at the best formation teams from around the world, including the Red Arrows, Yellowjackets, Red Pelicans, and Black Arrows. Classic aircraft featured include the Vulcan bomber, Lightning, Harrier, Phantom, Tornado, Jaguar and Typhoon. Running Time: 132 minutes Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.) Release Date: 28/07/2008"
Price: 5.99 |
| "British Birds - Mountains, Moors & Lakes / Coasts & Cliffs (DVD)" |
| "Documentary focusing on birdlife from around Britain, this volume takes a look at the peregrine, raven, golden eagle, curlew and hobby found on moors and mountains, and the avocets puffins, kittiwakes, cormorant and gannet, as seen on coasts and cliffs. Running Time: 64 minutes Region: All Regions Release Date: 22 Feb. 2010"
Price: 3.99 |
| "British Buses 2008 (DVD)" |
| "Essential viewing for every British bus and transport enthusiast, the 2008 review features the bus scene in Doncaster, Blackpool, Sheffield and Edinburgh, classic buses from London, Leeds, Bradford and Ipswich, a preservation update from the South Yorkshire Transport Trust, a look at open-top buses in London and on the East Coast and a report on the massive Sandtoft Gathering featuring buses and trolley buses. Genre: Documentary Release Date: 3rd November 2008 Year of production: 2008 Running Time: 70 min Cat No: 130760 Barcode: 5019322307600 No Disc: 1 Certification: E Format: DVD"
Price: 4.99 |
| "British Buses The Golden Years (DVD)" |
| "A celebration of the golden age of the British bus The 1950s and 1960s are widely considered the golden age for Britain's buses. With impeccable service, and drivers and conductors that had real pride in their work, these buses had style, character and individuality, with the iconic red London bus being famous worldwide, and many other varieties of fleets and colours across the nation. This release celebrates those golden years. Unique and rare archive film obtained from the British Transport Films collection has been digitally remastered to show the British bus in its heyday at its most glorious. See buses in action in Cardiff, Aye, Windsor, Bath and – of course London. RTs, Routemasters, RFs, Regents and many more are captured in their finest hour… Genre: Documentary Release Date: 25th April 2005 Year of production: 2005 Running Time: 58 min Cat No: 120656 Barcode: 5019322206569 No Disc: 1 Certification: E Format: DVD"
Price: 5.99 |
| "British Campaigns - Italy 1943 - 45 (DVD)" |
| "The definitive film about the war in Italy from 1943 to 1945. Focused on the battles and campaigns fought by the British 8th Army and almost entirely comprised of front line footage recorded by combat cameramen, much of which has never appeared on our screens before. Highlights include footage of landings from Operation Huskey, Salerno and Anzio, the 8th Army street-fighting in Naples and on the outskirts of Rome an extensive sequence devoted to the ferocious battles for Monte Cassino What the press said: ‘Excellent… thoroughly recommended’ – British Army Review Running Time: 191 minutes Region: All Regions Release Date: 17/05/2004"
Price: 4.99 |
| "British Campaigns Battle of Britain and the Blitz 1940-1941 (DVD)" |
| "A comprehensive account of the epic aerial campaign of 1940 where Goering's Luftwaffe tried to smash the RAF to free the skies for invasion. Using rare archive film and historic newsreel footage, it follows the Battle of Britain through from the first skirmishes over the Channel to the massed dogfights of August and September 1940, to the horrors that the Blitz inflicted on London and other British cities. "
Price: 6.99 |
| "British Campaigns: D-Day And Normandy (DVD)" |
| "The definitive film history of British forces in action from D-Day to the Normandy Breakout. Featuring rare film from the Imperial War Museum archives and never-before-seen newsreel material, it covers all the major British engagements, plus battles fought by American and Canadian forces. Expert analysis and commentary is provided by Colonel John Hughes Wilson, who provides a Battlefield tour of twenty one significant D-Day locations. Running Time: 141 minutes Region: All Regions Release Date: 24/05/2004"
Price: 3.99 |
| "British Campaigns: Western Desert 1939 - 1943 (DVD)" |
| "The definitive film about Britain's war in the Western Desert. Comprised almost entirely of front line footage captured by combat cameramen, this is the definitive account of Britain's involvement in the desert war, from 1940 until the fall of Tobruk. This war started as a side mission, but quickly turned into one of the most important campaigns of WW2 with essential oil supplies and the Suez Canal at the heart. This DVD covers the entire campaign in detail and includes exclusive interviews with surviving British veterans. Running Time: 144 minutes Region: All Regions Release Date: 30 Jun. 2003"
Price: 6.99 |
| "British Classics (DVD)" |
| "Features The Planets by Holst, and Elgar’s Enigma Variations. With the BBC drama documentary, Hidden Portrait. Release Date 27th April 2018"
Price: 16.99 |
| "British Comedies of the 1930s Volume 3 (DVD)" |
| "The ebullient comedy films of the 1930s brought escape and laughter to millions of British cinemagoers, enabling veteran stars of the music-hall and theatre to reach out to a wider audience making household names of performers like Leslie Fuller, Hal Gordon, Bobby Howes, Ernest Lotinga and Gene Gerrard.Although comedy would prove to be the decade's most successful film genre, many of these classic early talkies have remained unseen since their original release. This ongoing collection showcases a wealth of rare features, each presented uncut in a brand-new transfer from the best available elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.HIS WIFE'S MOTHER (1932)A newlywed has a trying time proving his innocence when his mother-in-law catches him kissing another girl!Black and White / 67 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / EnglishTHE LAST COUPON (1932)A frugal coal miner turns into a spendthrift when he wins 20,000 on the football pools!Black and White / 82 mins / 1.19:1 / Mono / English Running Time: 149 minutes Region: Region 2 Release Date: 27/07/2015"
Price: 2.99 |
| "British Comedies of the 1930s: Volume 12 (DVD)" |
| "Double bill of British comedies from the 1930s. One Good Turn (1936) Two coffee stall workers attempt to prevent a theatre from succumbing to the evil work of a producer. Spring Handicap (1937) A frequent gambler who rarely wins has his luck come in when he receives a sum of inheritance money. Release Date 8th July 2019"
Price: 11.99 |
| "British Comedies of the 1930s: Volume 2 (DVD)" |
| "The ebullient comedy films of the 1930s brought escape and laughter to millions of British cinemagoers, enabling veteran stars of the music-hall and theatre to reach out to a wider audience - making household names of performers like Leslie Fuller, Hal Gordon, Bobby Howes, Ernest Lotinga and Gene Gerrard.Although comedy would prove to be the decade s most successful film genre, many of these classic early talkies have remained unseen since their original release. From boisterous knockabout humour to polished adaptations of popular stage farces, this ongoing collection showcases a wealth of rare features, each presented uncut, in a brand-new transfer from the best available elements in their as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.OH WHAT A DUCHESS (1933)An actor impersonates a duchess with truly astonishing results for him and his company!Black and White / 62 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / EnglishIT'S A BET (1935)A young reporter bets a wealthy newspaperman that he can disappear for a month.Black and White / 66 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English Running Time: 128 minutes Region: Region 2 Release Date: 1 Jun. 2015"
Price: 7.99 |
| "British Comedies of the 1930s: Volume 6 (DVD)" |
| "Comedy films of the 1930s brought escape and laughter to millions of British cinemagoers and created new stars. This box set contains The Black Hand Gang and Old Spanish Customers."
Price: 9.99 |
