John Bentley - Playing Paul Temple for the third time aids the police in solving a series of gruesome murders. Murder mystery based on Francis Durbridge's amateur sleuth. While holidaying in New York, English novelist and amateur detective Paul Temple (John Bentley) learns of a series of murders terrorising his homeland. Warned by the culprit, the notorious 'Marquis' not to get involved, Temple nevertheless wastes no time in setting after his quarry.
From acclaimed director Frank Launder The Happiest Days Of Your Life is a precursor to the hugely successful St. Trinian's series. Nutbourn College the most established and respectable of boys' schools is run by unyielding Headmaster Wetherby Pond [Alastair Sim.] When a military mistake billets a girls' school to share the college's premises due to wartime restrictions he is outraged. However he soon discovers he has met his match when he encounters the Headmistress of the girls' school in question the formidable Muriel Whitchurch [Margaret Rutherford]. Initially the two are hostile to one another but with a staff of dazed eccentric teachers and a student body whose mischief knows no bounds they are forced to pull together. Then just when they thought the situation couldn't get any more complicated they discover they are faced with two troublesome visits on the same day; one from a group of parents who must believe the school is only for girls and one from the Ministry who must be presented with an all boys establishment! Unmissable and hilarious this is classic British comedy at its best.
A news magazine hires an out-of-town photographer and the antics begin. Some comic relief.
Directed by future Hammer stalwart Terence Fisher, this entertaining, light-hearted crime thriller centres around the adventures of sleuthing reporters Mike Billings (John Bentley) and Jenny Drew (Hy Hazell) as they try to unravel the alibi of a suspected murderer... Stolen Assignment is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Henry Crossley is an artist whose wife is spending a week's holiday with her aunt. But when her aunt comes to see him, worried because her niece has not arrived, a police investigation into her disappearance begins. It seems that Henry was fully occupied at the time his wife went missing; but is his alibi completely truthful?
This film is the final Paul Temple Feature brought to you by renown and was thought to be 'lost' for many years. Time is running out for Paul Temple ( John Bentley) and his wife steve (Dinah sheridan) as they hunt for a kidnapped scientist who has developed a secret formula for controlling atomic weaponry. He has been captured by the malevolent and ruthless 'Z' organisation and is being held at their headquarters. Temple must find the secret base and infiltrate the organization to save both.
Final Appointment: A newspaper journalist and his wisecracking assistant team up with the police to solve a perplexing murder case involving war veterans, each killed on the same date each year. Murder On The Campus: A reporter learns that his brother, a student, has committed suicide. Unconvinced, he begins his own investigation when the police dismiss his suspicions. Could a killer be on the loose in Cambridge?
Set amid the magnificent scenery of the Kenyan bush, this safari adventure from 1954 depicts the many dangers faced by a group of British settlers in East Africa during the last decade of the nineteenth century.Released in the United States as Outlaw Safari and later given an exploitation slant by AIP with the title The White Huntress, Golden Ivory was among the series of films made in Kenya by French-American expatriate George Breakston; most starred former Paul Temple and future Crossroads regular John Bentley, whom Breakston would later cast in the lead role of his Kenya-set police series African Patrol. Golden Ivory is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.SPECIAL FEATURESImage Gallery Original Promotional Material PDF
Paul Temple (John Bentley) is a former Scotland Yard investigator who has become a successful mystery novelist. Paul frequently lends a hand in the solution of real-life crimes that challenge even the most experienced Scotland Yard sleuths. At his side in these exploits is Steve (Dinah Sheridan) his lovely wife and partner-in-crime solving. Scotland Yard is unable to unravel the Rex murders. An unidentified killer who signs his name as Rex has slain three wealthy women as they rode in trains. All of the victims carried pieces of paper on which was written the name Mrs. Trevellyan. Based on the Hit Thriller Radio Plays by Francis Durbridge.
In the autumn of 2000 Wilco entered the studio to record a highly anticipated fourth album. How was it that merely one year later that with completed record in hand the band found itself rejected by its corporate label and missing two of its members? First time filmmaker and award-winning photographer Sam Jones was on hand to chronicle this turbulent chapter in Wilco's history as it unfolded. Throughout the film Jones tempers the backstage drama and unfathomable corporate shenani
Send For Paul Temple:Novelist and amateur sleuth, Paul Temple, meets a newspaper woman called Steve. Together they investigate a gang of diamond robbers.Calling Paul Temple:Scotland Yard is unable to unravel the Rex murders. An unidentified killer who signs his name as Rex has slain three wealthy women as they rode in trains.Paul Temple's Triumph:Steve (Sheridan) are on the hunt for a kidnapped scientist whose secret formula for atomic weaponry has fallen into enemy hands.Paul Temple Returns:The plot revolves around Temple's efforts to aid the police in solving a series of gruesome murders, and leaves us with the inevitable feeling of 'However could Scotland Yard have managed without him....'
The film was based on the 1941 novel of the same name by John Creasey. The sixth in the series featuring upper-class sleuth Richard Rollison also known as 'The Toff'. This film and another Toff adaptation Hammer the Toff was shot back-to-back at Nettlefold Studios in the summer of 1951. They were released to cinemas in January and May 1952 respectively. Worried when her boss goes missing secretary Fay (Carol Marsh) seeks the help of society sleuth 'The Toff' (John Bentley). The Toff finds a dead body and is attacked in a hotel during his search for missing boss Draycott (Tony Britton). Aided throughout by Inspector Grice (Valentine Dyall) and The Toffs wonderfully camp butler (Roddy Hughes). Long thought lost the film has been restored to a good standard.
The FlawDirected by Terence Fisher of Hammer fame this 1955 British production stars John Bentley Donald Houston and Rona Anderson. In this crime drama a sneaky race-car driver Paul Oliveri (John Bentley) plans to murder his wife for the insurance money. Her attorney who is in love with her discovers the plan - a brutal fight culminates in tragedy for one of the two combatants. Great old motor racing sequences and filmed in Shoreham East Sussex. Witness in the DarkThis second feature stars Patrica Dainton as a blind girl who witnesses the thief turned murderer of her upstairs friend and neighbour. Also stars Conrad Phillips and Nigel Green. Directed by Wolf Rilla just before he directed Village of the Damned.
Chronicling the birth of a modern American movement “Cesar Chavez” tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labour organizer torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but softspoken Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to people. Chavez inspired millions of Americans from all walks of life who never worked on a farm to ght for social justice. His triumphant journey is a remarkable testament to the power of one individual’s ability to change the world.
In the autumn of 2000 Wilco entered the studio to record a highly anticipated fourth album. How was it that merely one year later that with completed record in hand the band found itself rejected by its corporate label and missing two of its members? First time filmmaker and award-winning photographer Sam Jones was on hand to chronicle this turbulent chapter in Wilco's history as it unfolded. Throughout the film Jones tempers the backstage drama and unfathomable corporate shenani
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