Desmond Dickinson Movie Trailers

The History of Mr. Polly Trailer (1949)

08 February 1949

Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town.

The Fiend Trailer (1972)

30 April 1972

Led by a sinister minister, a controlling religious sect called the Brethren has taken control of widow Birdy Wemys, sending her unstable son, Kenny, into a spiraling descent into madness and murder.

Carrington V.C. Trailer (1954)

09 December 1954

Major Charles Carrington (David Niven) is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe. He also faces two other charges that could finish his distinguished service career.

Horrors of the Black Museum Trailer (1959)

29 April 1959

A writer of murder mysteries finds himself caught up in a string of murders in London.

The Man from Nowhere Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

The Man from Nowhere is a beautifully told Victorian gothic thriller from acclaimed director James Hill.

Encore Trailer (1951)

11 June 1951

Encore is a 1951 anthology film composed of adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham: "The Ant and the Grasshopper", directed by Pat Jackson and adapted by T.

Tower of Evil Trailer (1972)

26 May 1972

A group of experienced archeologists are searching for an old and mystic Phoenician treasure when they are surprised by a series of mysterious murders.

The Fate of Two Queens Trailer (1954)

24 December 1954

Anthology film in which Hedy Lamarr plays 2 queens during 2 different time periods. Ulmer directed the Genoveffa di Brabante part whereas Allégret was responsible for the empress Josephine section after he left due to artistic differences with Lamarr.

Such Is the Law Trailer (1930)

14 November 1930

British drama centered on a mother's desperate attempts to save her daughter's failing marriage as the film explores family loyalty, domestic conflict, and the social pressures surrounding divorce during the early 1930s.

The Body Vanished Trailer (1939)

27 October 1939

A Scotland Yard inspector and his reporter friend arrive on vacation in a small village and are immediately involved in what is claimed to be a murder but the body has disappeared, leaving it to the inspector to find the body, determine the motive and find the killer.

The Guns of Loos Trailer (1928)

28 February 1928

Set against the backdrop of the shell crisis of 1915 at home and the Battle of Loos on the Western Front, two soldiers, one the manager of Grimlaw’s munitions factory are tested in their rivalry for Diana, a red cross nurse (Madeleine Carroll in her first film role).

Two and Two Make Six Trailer (1962)

01 May 1962

An American airman stationed in the United Kingdom strikes down his commanding officer. Believing he's killed him, the airman goes on the run with a woman.

Threads Trailer (1932)

14 March 1932

John Wynn returns to his family after serving time in prison for a crime they believed he didn't commit, or perhaps for an action they had largely moved past.

Two Days to Live Trailer (1940)

15 January 1940

A hypochondriac misunderstands a telephone conversation, and believes he has only two days to live. It galvanises him into action and he finds all kinds of a new friends who free him from anxiety.

The Callbox Mystery Trailer (1932)

29 March 1932

The Callbox Mystery (1932) is a British quota quickie crime film about a detective investigating murders linked to a mysterious callbox, likely involving suspects from a will, with a newspaper woman assisting and uncovering deeper secrets behind the apparent financial motives.