Michael Balcon Movie Trailers
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The Man They Couldn't Arrest Trailer (1931)
24 July 1931
An amateur detective goes on the trail of a gang of violent criminals.
The Ghost Train Trailer (1931)
22 September 1931
The story, about the social interaction of a group of railway passengers who have been stranded at a remote rural station overnight who are increasingly threatened by a latent external force.
Sunshine Susie Trailer (1931)
06 December 1931
Sunshine Susie was a remake of the German film Die Privatsekretärin, and retained many of the originals general characteristics.
Yellow Caesar Trailer (1941)
24 May 1941
Using edited archive footage, mockery is made of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini.
Car of Dreams Trailer (1935)
09 January 1935
Produced by the highly acclaimed Michael Balcon, the story revolves around Robert, the son of the owner of a musical instrument factory.
Jack of All Trades Trailer (1936)
30 December 1936
In this he's on the dole, hungry and ready to do any job but quickly light-heartedly scams his way into society and a highly regarded position at a bank next to the beleaguered Robertson Hare.
The Man from Toronto Trailer (1933)
01 January 1933
According to the terms of a will two strangers must marry. Leila (Jessie Matthews) is an English widow, and Fergus (Ian Hunter) is a Canadian bachelor.
The Midshipmaid Trailer (1932)
08 December 1932
Sir Percy Newbiggin visits the fleet to find ways to economize Naval expenditures. Daughter Celia tags along and organizes a morale-boosting show utilizing ship-board talent.
Rhythm in the Air Trailer (1936)
29 August 1936
A young riveter working high up on a steel girder watches a girl practising a tap-dance in a building opposite, and while applauding her, he loses his balance and falls.
Balaclava Trailer (1928)
06 June 1928
A British army officer is cashiered, and re-enlists as Private to take part in the Crimean War. He succeeds in capturing a top Russian spy which results in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade to take the Balaclava Heights.
Road House Trailer (1934)
29 November 1934
Road House is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker and Aileen Marson.
All In! Trailer (1936)
29 October 1936
Archie Slott inherits a successful racing stable from his dissolute uncle, but his sanctimonious aunt tries to convince him to sell it off.
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.
Johnny Frenchman Trailer (1945)
29 October 1945
The fisherman from a Cornish village have a friendly rivalry with the fishermen (and one formidable woman) from a French port.
White Face Trailer (1932)
01 May 1932
A doctor becomes a blackmailer and a jewel thief in order to raise funds for a hospital in East London but is uncovered by an ambitious reporter.
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.
Stormy Weather Trailer (1935)
01 August 1935
Sir Duncan Craggs retires from the Colonial Service and returns to London with his new French wife. The couple are devoted to each other, but continually flirt with other people.
Harry Lauder Songs Trailer (1931)
10 February 1931
'Scots star sings songs in music hall setting.' (British Film Catalogue)
Sleeping Car Trailer (1933)
06 June 1933
A French sleeping-car attending with an eye for the ladies hooks up with a wealthy widow and they get married.
The Shiralee Trailer (1957)
11 July 1957
An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from town to town and from farm to farm, father and daughter explore new depths of understanding and bonding.
The Crooked Billet Trailer (1930)
21 March 1930
'International spy seeks documents hidden in old inn.' (British Film Catalogue)
Dangerous Comment Trailer (1940)
18 May 1940
A young pilot, annoyed at not being selected to take part in a raid on an enemy target, moans to his fiancée, who in turn chatters to a friend at a cocktail bar.
The Prude's Fall Trailer (1925)
23 November 1925
A French captain persuades a rich widow to become his mistress, but it is a scheme to test her love.
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.
Jack's the Boy Trailer (1932)
11 June 1932
With a title like Jack's the Boy, is it any surprise that the star of this breezy quota quickie is British music-hall favorite Jack Hulbert? The star plays the son of a celebrated Scotland Yard detective, who joins the force in hopes of following his father's footsteps.
Champagne Charlie Trailer (1944)
25 August 1944
A man from the countryside becomes London’s newest music hall sensation, and competes with a rival music hall performer for the audience’s attention.
Against the Wind Trailer (1948)
01 February 1948
A disparate group of volunteers are trained as saboteurs and parachuted into Belgium to blow up an office containing important Nazi records and to rescue a prominent S.
The Man Who Changed His Mind Trailer (1936)
11 September 1936
Dr. Laurence, a once-respectable scientist, begins to research the origin of the mind and the soul. The science community rejects him, and he risks losing everything for which he has worked.
Find, Fix and Strike Trailer (1942)
01 January 1942
Deals with the training of Fleet Air Arm pilots and crew during World War II.
The Next of Kin Trailer (1942)
15 June 1942
Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of this British wartime movie illustrating how gossipy talk can result in unknowingly giving valuable information to Nazi spies.
Aunt Sally Trailer (1934)
13 June 1934
An ambitious girl who wants to be a cabaret star poses as "Zaza", a French chanteuse, to get a job in a prestigious nightclub.
First Offence Trailer (1936)
21 February 1936
After his father sells his car, an immature playboy steals it back, and gets involved with a gang of professional car thieves.
A Gentleman of Paris Trailer (1931)
04 December 1931
A prominent Parisian judge is a witness to a murder while he is at a rendezvous with his mistress. A woman is arrested for the crime and brought before him for trial.
The Passing of the Third Floor Back Trailer (1935)
01 September 1935
The tenants of an old London boarding house spend their time in petty bickering and sniping until a mysterious stranger arrives at their door.
The 39 Steps Trailer (1935)
06 June 1935
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back.
The Magnet Trailer (1950)
01 October 1950
A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.
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.
Painted Boats Trailer (1945)
01 September 1945
In this modest drama, set during World War II, two rival boat families battle it out for supremacy.
The Ladykillers Trailer (1955)
08 December 1955
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
Undercover Trailer (1943)
26 July 1943
Occupied Yugoslavia. With organised resistance shattered by the Nazi onslaught it is only the activity of small guerrilla bands that bring fresh hope to the people.
Mandy Trailer (1952)
29 July 1952
London, the early 1950s. Born deaf, Mandy is mute for most of her childhood. As she reaches school age her family itself is in danger of breaking up.
Kind Hearts and Coronets Trailer (1949)
23 June 1949
When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family.
A Night in Montmartre Trailer (1931)
16 July 1931
A young couple live under a café in Paris that, unknown to them, is owned by a brutal blackmailer. When he is murdered, they fall under suspicion.
For Those in Peril Trailer (1944)
01 June 1944
A WWII flyer fails to join the RAF so he joins the Air - Sea Rescue instead. His boat is out in all conditions picking up downed pilots and taking them to safety.
The Man Who Knew Too Much Trailer (1934)
09 December 1934
While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.
The Feminine Touch Trailer (1956)
19 June 1956
Following a group of five very different student nurses during their first year of training at an NHS hospital in London called St.
Where There's a Will Trailer (1936)
10 August 1936
Will Hay plays the pennyless, bungling solicitor Benjamin Stubbins, who arrives at his office to find his insolent office boy (Graham Moffatt) with his feet up on the desk, reading a wild west magazine, which Hay confiscates so that he can read it later.
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog Trailer (1927)
14 February 1927
London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog.
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.
Jew Süss Trailer (1934)
13 October 1934
A historical satire critical of the rising tide of Anti-Semitism in Germany. Based on the novel by Lionel Feuchtwanger, Jew Süss is the story of life in the 18th-century Jewish ghetto of Württemberg.
Sabotage Trailer (1937)
08 January 1937
Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily.
Me and Marlborough Trailer (1935)
22 July 1935
A woman disguises herself in men's clothes in order to follow her husband to the wars.
The Constant Nymph Trailer (1933)
01 December 1933
Second of three versions of Margaret Kennedy’s novel about a sickly, sensitive Belgian schoolgirl, Tessa (Victoria Hopper), in love with world-famous composer Lewis Dodd (Brian Aherne), who marries her wealthy cousin Florence (Leonora Corbett).
Tudor Rose Trailer (1936)
01 September 1936
The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.
The Night My Number Came Up Trailer (1955)
22 March 1955
British Air Marshal Hardie is attending a party in Hong Kong when he hears of a dream, told by a pilot, in which Hardie's flight to Tokyo on a small Dakota propeller plane crashes on a Japanese beach.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Trailer (1947)
12 March 1947
A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.
Bitter Springs Trailer (1950)
05 July 1950
A family buy land set around a water hole in a remote location, that is occupied by native Australians.
Oh, Daddy! Trailer (1935)
08 February 1935
Member of a village Purity League branch find things much livelier on a trip to London.
The Scapegoat Trailer (1959)
06 August 1959
An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.