Roger MacDougall

Most Popular Roger MacDougall Trailers

Total trailers found: 26

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.

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.

Law and Disorder Trailer (1940)

06 July 1940

On the eve of WWII a young defence lawyer, assisted by his wife, invaigles his way into a gang of foreign saboteurs.

The Man in the White Suit Trailer (1951)

07 August 1951

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out.

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 Mouse That Roared Trailer (1959)

17 July 1959

The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid.

This Man in Paris Trailer (1939)

01 July 1939

A British reporter and his wife, on vacation in Paris, run into a gang of counterfeiters.

Escapade Trailer (1955)

05 August 1955

An English pacifist's (John Mills) sons run away from school and hijack a plane to Vienna to petition for peace.

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.

River of Steel Trailer (1951)

02 January 1951

An animated short that summarizes the manufacture of steel and a humorous look at a world without it.

The Man on the Beat Trailer (1944)

14 March 1944

Training and duties of a British policeman.

Balance 1950 Trailer (1951)

01 January 1951

A visual précis of the annual report of chemicals giant ICI

Midnight Menace Trailer (1937)

04 May 1937

When a reporter is killed under mysterious circumstances, the political cartoonist on his paper begins to investigate on his own.

T for Teacher Trailer (1947)

01 January 1947

Cartoon illustrating the golden rules for brewing a good cup of tea.

Contraries Trailer (1943)

01 January 1943

A plea to the public to sort out metal objects from their waste paper.

Men of Merit (a Lantern Lecture) Trailer (1948)

01 January 1948

“Vibrant, progressive animation contrasts with some outdated attitudes in this Electricity Council cartoon on energy usage” - BFI.

A Touch of Larceny Trailer (1960)

04 February 1960

After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, British Naval Commander Max Easton, hatches a plan that will get him enough money to support Virginia in the lifestyle she is accustomed to.

Let's Be Famous Trailer (1939)

22 March 1939

An Irishman sets out to become famous as a singer on the radio. Due to a mix up he is instead entered as a contestant on a quiz show.

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.

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).

Earth is a Battlefield Trailer (1957)

01 January 1957

A BAFTA award nominated animation looking at the life and work of the blacksmith since mediaeval times.

Cheer Boys Cheer Trailer (1939)

01 August 1939

Shades of "Romeo and Juliet" with rival British Brewery owners who hate each other and their children who fall in love.

Midnight at Madame Tussaud's Trailer (1936)

03 December 1936

Explorer Sir Clive bets that he can spend the night alone in Madame Tussauds Chamber of Horrors. Meanwhile, crooks hope to exploit his ward, Carol, for her fortune.

6 Little Jungle Boys Trailer (1945)

15 November 1945

A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.

Designing Women Trailer (1948)

02 January 1948

Part of BFI collection "Design for Today."

Country Policeman Trailer (1946)

01 January 1946

A look at the work of a policeman in rural Scotland.