Basil Dearden Movies

John Harris finds himself ostracized and placed on trial for allowing his daughter Ruth to die. His religious beliefs forbade him to give consent for...

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 newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime.

Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.

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 relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.

A Liverpool tug boat captain finds he's won a fortune on the penny pools and it changes his life. However, after giving up his job and throwing a...

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

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...

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

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.

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