Author Archive: Retro

Men and women contend with old age and loneliness. English subtitles. Dir. Ingmar Bergman.

Man kills his wife & puts a mental patient in her place. Based on Wilkie Collins’ novel “The Woman in White”. Produced by George King. Dir. George King

Property man for an ice ballet troupe invents a special camera and accidentally gets a photograph of a crime in progress. Written by Anthony Kimmins

Education expert sails to America and saves a boy from being kidnapped by gangsters. Written by Val Guest, Marriott Edgar and J.O.C. Orton.

German-born, French-raised girl enlists in the French Secret Service after her escape from a concentration camp during WWI. After the war, to avoid deportation, she marries a French Soldier, falling in love only after they tie the knot.

Schoolmaster takes his troublesome students to Paris & becomes mixed up with an art theft. Written by Val Guest, Marriott Edgar and Anthony Kimmins

A gigolo posing as a dance instructor tries to change his lifestyle in order to marry the woman he loves, but she finds out he’s had an affair with her stepmother. Dir. Albert Ray.

German musical about the gangster Mack the Knife. English subtitles.

Dickens Classic tale, this is reported to be the first feature length film made in England. COLOR TINTED.