Michael Balcon Movie Trailers
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Salvage with a Smile Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
Wartime propaganda short in which a professor enlists the help of a dustman to explain the importance of saving paper, bones and metal to help the war effort.
The Calendar Trailer (1931)
19 October 1931
Racehorse owner Anson is swindled by a woman named Wenda and goes up in front of the Jockey Club where he is disqualified on race fixing allegations.
Aroma of the South Seas Trailer (1931)
05 February 1931
'Shipwrecked valet saves affianced master from native girl.' (British Film Catalogue)
Symphony in Two Flats Trailer (1930)
16 July 1930
A young composer goes blind, and shortly afterward enters his most recent work in a competition. He believes he's won, but doesn't know that his wife couldn't bear to tell him that he didn't.
My Old China Trailer (1931)
26 August 1931
'Newsreel cameramen wrest secret papers from Chinese bandit.' (British Film Catalogue)
Secret Agent Trailer (1936)
11 May 1936
During World War I, a novelist declared dead is recruited by British intelligence and sent to Switzerland under a new identity to assassinate a German spy.
Ships with Wings Trailer (1941)
10 November 1941
Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade Greece, he gets a chance to redeem himself and rejoin his old unit on a British carrier.
Return to Yesterday Trailer (1940)
09 March 1940
Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.
Easy Virtue Trailer (1928)
01 April 1928
Unjustly accused of adultery in a scandalous divorce, Larita Filton flees to the French Riviera. She soon falls in love with a young Englishman, John Whittaker, and begins anew under an assumed name.
Love on Wheels Trailer (1932)
26 July 1932
A department store assistant becomes publicity conscious.
The Long and the Short and the Tall Trailer (1961)
28 February 1961
Based on a play by Willis Hall. A troop of British soldiers are out in the jungle to record jungle noises and troop noises in the jungle so that the recordings can be played back by other troops to divert the enemy to their whereabouts.
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.
It's a Boy Trailer (1934)
07 June 1934
"It's a Boy" stars Horton as Dudley Leake, who is betrothed to Mary Bogle (the very pretty Wendy Barrie).
Go to Blazes Trailer (1942)
01 January 1942
Ministry of Information-sponsored comedy short showing wartime audiences how to deal with the threat of incendiary bombs.
The Overlanders Trailer (1946)
27 September 1946
It's the start of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are getting close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a "scorched earth" policy.
The Wrecker Trailer (1929)
16 July 1929
A criminal organizes train crashes to discredit the railway in favor of a rival bus company. The stunts in this film were groundbreaking for 1920s British cinema.
The Four Just Men Trailer (1939)
01 June 1939
The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country.
Armistice Trailer (1929)
01 November 1929
Take your seat for an Armistice concert by military bands playing a medley of songs commonly sung during WWI.
Bull Rushes Trailer (1931)
11 February 1931
'Spain. English tourist gets drunk and fights bull.' (British Film Catalogue)
Happy Family Trailer (1939)
01 January 1939
Summer 1939, and an ordinary family gets an alarming taste of war to come.
The Sky’s the Limit Trailer (1943)
01 January 1943
A re-creation of a bombing raid on Hanover, with the objective of promoting war savings bonds.
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.
The Stronger Sex Trailer (1931)
26 February 1931
A man rescues his wife's lover during a disaster at a coal mine
One of the Best Trailer (1927)
01 November 1927
'1820. Officer frames colleague when gambler forces him to steal secrets.' (British Film Catalogue)
Man of Aran Trailer (1934)
06 May 1934
A documentary on the life of the people of the Aran Islands, who were believed to contain the essence of the ancient Irish life, represented by a pure uncorrupted peasant existence centred around the struggle between man and his hostile but magnificent surroundings.
Hue and Cry Trailer (1947)
01 February 1947
A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week, unknown to writer and printer.
Climbing High Trailer (1938)
31 October 1938
Wealthy Nicky finds himself engaged to gold-digger Lady Constance, but he really loves scatty model Diana.
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.
The Ghost Train Trailer (1927)
16 September 1927
Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area.
The White Shadow Trailer (1924)
05 May 1924
In Paris, a wild girl becomes possessed by the soul of her twin who died to save her life.
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.
Sailors Three Trailer (1940)
14 December 1940
Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their warship, HMS Ferocious.
Fiddlers Three Trailer (1944)
01 October 1944
Two British soldiers and a WREN take refuge at Stonehenge during a thunderstorm, they are struck by lightning and transported back to ancient Rome.
The Pleasure Garden Trailer (1925)
03 November 1925
Two chorus girls at the Pleasure Garden Theatre follow different paths in love and fortune.
Lord Babs Trailer (1932)
01 February 1932
A steward inherits the estate of an earl. To repel the advances of an unwanted fiancee, he pretends that he has regressed to childhood behaviors.
The Loves of Joanna Godden Trailer (1947)
08 June 1947
Joanna Godden falls heir to a farm when her father dies.
Barnacle Bill Trailer (1957)
17 December 1957
A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S. as ''
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.
Save Your Shillings and Smile Trailer (1943)
01 January 1943
Tommy Trinder chooses which of the chorus line to take out. The lucky lady is the one who knows all about war savings.
The Mountain Eagle Trailer (1926)
01 November 1926
In the Kentucky hills, a schoolteacher becomes caught in a bitter feud between a widower, his crippled son, and a reclusive hermit.
The Good Companions Trailer (1933)
28 February 1933
Film musical taken from JB Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.
Lease of Life Trailer (1954)
18 October 1954
The parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider his life so far and what he can still do to help the community.
The Frightened Lady Trailer (1932)
01 March 1932
A young woman goes to stay at the house of Lord Lebanon, but two murders in quick succession lead to the arrival of detectives and cause the woman to fear for her life.
The Proud Valley Trailer (1940)
06 April 1940
In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.
The Vortex Trailer (1928)
25 March 1928
A young man is shocked to discover that his fiancé is the mistress of his mother's lover.
It's Love Again Trailer (1936)
06 May 1936
Elaine Bradford is a young singer and dancer, looking for her big break. Peter Carlton is a gossip columnist facing a deadline and a blank page.
How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran Trailer (1978)
01 January 1978
American documentary film-maker George C. Stoney visits the Aran Islands to try and unravel some of the myths surrounding a film that had engrossed him as a youngster - Robert Flaherty's famous documentary "Man of Aran" released in 1934.
West of Zanzibar Trailer (1954)
24 March 1954
Game warden Bob Payton tracks an ivory smuggling ring through some of the most treacherous passages of the African veldt.
Cut It Out Trailer (1925)
01 November 1925
An intrusive censor interferes with the filming of a melodrama.
A Yank at Oxford Trailer (1938)
18 February 1938
A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.
The Siege of Pinchgut Trailer (1959)
01 August 1959
An escaped prisoner is trying to clear his name.
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.
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.
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 Constant Nymph Trailer (1928)
20 February 1928
Sanger, an eccentric expatriate composer, dies in his house in the Austrian Alps, leaving his daughters penniless.
Just for a Song Trailer (1930)
11 March 1930
A jealous agent uses a girl singer to break up a double act.
Typical Budget Trailer (1925)
01 January 1925
A spoof of the Topical Budget newsreels with items on "Daylight Saving", "Economy in the Household", "The Art of Self Protection", and "Paris Fashions - For Men".
Things Are Looking Up Trailer (1935)
09 June 1935
Scatterbrain circus lady has to cover for her sour schoolmistress sister.