Basil Dearden Trailers
Basil Dearden (born Basil Clive Dear; 1 January 1911 – 23 March 1971) was an English film director.
Most Popular Basil Dearden Trailers
Total trailers found: 55
Now You're Talking Trailer (1940)
01 March 1940
Commissioned by the Ministry of Information and specifically target working class audiences; ‘Now you’re talking’ follows a plant worker, who lets slip vital information about some overnight research on a captured enemy aircraft.
The Captive Heart Trailer (1946)
29 April 1946
A series of stories about the lives and loves of men in a Prisoner of War camp over five years. The main story is of Hasek (Redgrave) a Czech soldier who needs to keep his identity a secret from the Nazis.
Young Veteran Trailer (1940)
01 December 1940
The first months of WWII as experienced by the new young recruits - the 'young Berts' - of the British Army.
The Ship That Died of Shame Trailer (1955)
19 April 1955
After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves.
Frieda Trailer (1947)
19 June 1947
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 helped him escape.
Spare a Copper Trailer (1940)
02 December 1940
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 destruction of the British battleship HMS Hercules.
The Square Ring Trailer (1953)
13 July 1953
Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.
Desert Mice Trailer (1959)
05 January 1959
A World War II farce that follows the antics of an ENSA (Entertainment National Service Association) group.
The Persuaders! Trailer (1973)
01 April 1973
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys, Brett Sinclair and Danny Wilde, investigate crimes along the French Riviera.
Life for Ruth Trailer (1962)
06 September 1962
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 blood transfusion that would have saved her life.
Cage of Gold Trailer (1950)
23 October 1950
The love that Judy, a young painter, feels for Alan, a promising doctor to whom she is engaged, falters when Bill, an old friend, suddenly appears.
My Learned Friend Trailer (1943)
25 October 1943
An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the list, and co-opts Claude Hulbert to try and stop him from meeting a grisly end.
The Secret Partner Trailer (1961)
01 May 1961
A shipping tycoon with a record becomes a suspect when money goes missing from the company vault.
The Man Who Haunted Himself Trailer (1970)
17 September 1970
Executive Harold Pelham suffers a serious accident after which he faces the shadow of death. When, against all odds, he miraculously recovers, he discovers that his life does not belong to him anymore.
A Place to Go Trailer (1963)
01 July 1963
Set in contemporary Bethnal Green in east London, A Place to Go charts the dramatic changes that were happening in the lives of the British working-class at the time.
The Ghost of St. Michael's Trailer (1941)
04 February 1941
Will Hay, back in his role as a hapless teacher, is hired by a grim school in remotest Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary ghost, whose spectral bagpipes signal the death of one of the staff.
The League of Gentlemen Trailer (1960)
15 April 1960
Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project.
Khartoum Trailer (1966)
09 June 1966
English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister.
Dead of Night Trailer (1945)
09 September 1945
An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare.
I Believe in You Trailer (1952)
05 March 1952
A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950) .
Out of the Clouds Trailer (1955)
15 February 1955
Multiple stories unfold over the course of twenty-four hours in and around a bustling central airport.
The Assassination Bureau Trailer (1969)
09 March 1969
In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an organization that kills for justice.
Pool of London Trailer (1951)
20 February 1951
Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
The Ealing Comedies Trailer (1970)
08 September 1970
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.
The Last Appointment! Trailer (1977)
11 June 1977
Two jet-setting playboys, Brett Sinclair and Danny Wilde, investigate crimes. Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie.
This Man Is News Trailer (1938)
16 September 1938
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.
The Smallest Show on Earth Trailer (1957)
09 April 1957
Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill's long-lost uncle has died and left them his business—a cinema in the town of Sloughborough.
All Night Long Trailer (1962)
06 February 1962
Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ambitious drummer, Johnny Cousin, attempts to tear the interracial couple apart.
Davy Trailer (1958)
02 January 1958
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 or strike out on his own ? The last comedy to be produced at Ealing Studios.
The Blue Lamp Trailer (1950)
19 January 1950
P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat.
Sapphire Trailer (1959)
02 November 1959
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white.
Woman of Straw Trailer (1964)
28 April 1964
Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.
The Green Man Trailer (1956)
21 December 1956
Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs.
Train of Events Trailer (1949)
18 January 1949
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.
Victim Trailer (1961)
01 August 1961
A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of success.
Violent Playground Trailer (1958)
14 January 1958
A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
Masquerade Trailer (1965)
13 April 1965
The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.
Penny Paradise Trailer (1938)
23 September 1938
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 large expensive party, he discovers that he may not really have won after all.
Did You Ever See a Dream Talking Trailer (1943)
01 January 1943
Propaganda comedy promoting the benefits of saving for the war effort.
Saraband for Dead Lovers Trailer (1948)
04 October 1948
Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of Hanover.
Only When I Larf Trailer (1968)
27 May 1968
A master conman leads a pair of British accomplices on an international adventure of highly profitable dirty tricks.
Who Done It? Trailer (1956)
20 March 1956
This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money.
Man in the Moon Trailer (1960)
31 October 1960
William is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the common cold. He is soon fired and offered a job by the nearby National Atomic Research Center where they figure anyone who could fail at being a guinea pig is just what they need.
Let George Do It! Trailer (1940)
12 July 1940
Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway.
Mission: Monte Carlo Trailer (1974)
01 January 1974
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys investigate crimes along the French Riviera.
The Halfway House Trailer (1944)
02 April 1944
A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn.
The Gentle Gunman Trailer (1952)
23 October 1952
The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.
Turned Out Nice Again Trailer (1941)
01 August 1941
George Pearson, an employee at an underwear factory, is caught between his modern wife and his meddling mother.
The Bells Go Down Trailer (1943)
16 May 1943
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service).
The Mind Benders Trailer (1963)
01 February 1963
A British scientist is discovered to have been passing information to the Communists, then kills himself.
They Came to a City Trailer (1944)
21 August 1944
People from different walks of life mysteriously find themselves at the gate of an unknown city
The Rainbow Jacket Trailer (1954)
27 May 1954
A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.
Rockets Galore Trailer (1958)
19 October 1958
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 would be the perfect place for a rocket launch site.
The Black Sheep of Whitehall Trailer (1942)
23 February 1942
A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and South America.
The Goose Steps Out Trailer (1942)
01 August 1942
Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to obtain the plans of a new secret weapon, causing chaos in a Hitler Youth school in the process.
