"Director: Tom Walls"

• Aldwych Farces: Volume 2 | DVD | (27/07/2015) from £8.15   |  Saving you £4.84 (59.39%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A series of now-legendary stage comedies from the 1920s and '30s the Aldwych Farces broke theatre box-office records and made the transition to celluloid with a run of hit films – making stars of Tom Walls Ralph Lynn and Robertson Hare. Most were penned by leading comic playwright Ben Travers and peopled by a regular cast of silly-ass aristocrats battleaxe wives and put-upon husbands; nimble wordplay and finely crafted buffoonery were their hallmarks and the public loved them. Though only ten adaptations were made on film the influence of these enduringly popular films was great and can be seen in some of the key British comedies from the first half of the 20th century. This ongoing range will include not only the Aldwych Farces themselves but those films that they influenced. They are presented here as brand-new transfers from original film elements in their original aspect ratio. A CUP OF KINDNESS (1934) A tale of two feuding families whose offspring cause uproar when they announce their marital plans. Black and White / 76 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English DIRTY WORK (1933) Two assistants at a high-class jeweller's devise a cunning plan to attempt to catch a gang of jewel thieves. Black and White / 69 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English

• Aldwych Farces Vol. 1 | DVD | (20/04/2015) from £8.14   |  Saving you £4.85 (59.58%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A series of now-legendary stage comedies from the 1920s and '30s the Aldwych Farces broke theatre box-office records and made the transition to celluloid with a run of hit films – making stars of Tom Walls Ralph Lynn and Robertson Hare. Most were penned by leading comic playwright Ben Travers and peopled by a regular cast of silly-ass aristocrats battleaxe wives and put-upon husbands; nimble wordplay and finely crafted buffoonery were their hallmarks and the public loved them. Though only ten adaptations were made on film the influence of these enduringly popular films was great and can be seen in some of the key British comedies from the first half of the 20th century. This ongoing range will include not only the Aldwych Farces themselves but those films that they influenced. They are presented here as brand-new transfers from original film elements in their original aspect ratio. A CUCKOO IN THE NEST (1933) A newlywed husband is compelled through circumstances to spend the night sharing a room with an also-married lady friend. Black and White / 83 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English. TURKEY TIME (1933) When two gentlemen try their best to be chivalrous they find themselves caught on the sticky end of a series of unfortunate misunderstandings. Black and White / 69 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English.

• Aldwych Farces 3 | DVD | (26/10/2015) from £8.28   |  Saving you £4.71 (56.88%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A series of now-legendary stage comedies from the 1920s and '30s, the Aldwych Farces broke theatre box-office records and made the transition to celluloid with a run of hit films making stars of Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn and Robertson Hare. Most were penned by leading comic playwright Ben Travers and peopled by a regular cast of silly-ass aristocrats, battleaxe wives and put-upon husbands; nimble wordplay and finely crafted buffoonery were their hallmarks and the public loved them.Though only ten adaptations were made on film, the influence of these enduringly popular films was great and can be seen in some of the key British comedies from the first half of the 20th century. This ongoing range will include not only the Aldwych Farces themselves but those films that they influenced. They are presented here as brand-new transfers from original film elements in their original aspect ratio.FIGHTING STOCK (1935)Feuding, intrigue and blackmail put a brigadier-general's fishing holiday on hold.Black and White / 70 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / EnglishFOREIGN AFFAIRES (1935)An ageing aristocrat schemes to secure his dwindling finances by any means fair or foul!Black and White / 69 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English

• Aldywch Farces vol. 4 | DVD | (01/02/2016) from £8.05   |  Saving you £4.94 (61.37%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A series of now-legendary stage comedies from the 1920s and '30s, the Aldwych Farces broke theatre box-office records and made the transition to celluloid with a run of hit films making stars of Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn and Robertson Hare. Most were penned by leading comic playwright Ben Travers and peopled by a regular cast of silly-ass aristocrats, battleaxe wives and put-upon husbands; nimble wordplay and finely crafted buffoonery were their hallmarks and the public loved them.Though only ten adaptations were made on film, the influence of these enduringly popular films was great and can be seen in some of the key British comedies from the first half of the 20th century. This ongoing range will include not only the Aldwych Farces themselves but those films that they influenced. They are presented here as brand-new transfers from original film elements in their original aspect ratio.LADY IN DANGER (1934)A businessman is compelled to help the queen of a strife-torn country leaving his fiancée distinctly unimpressed.Black and White / 65 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / EnglishPOT LUCK (1936)A retired Scotland Yard inspector meets mayhem on the trail of a gang of thieves who have purloined a priceless antique vase.Black and White / 69 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / English

• Stormy Weather | DVD | (27/04/2009) from £8.98   |  Saving you £6.00 (85.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  One of the series of renowned Aldwych Farces from the pen of Ben Travers (A Cuckoo in the Nest Rookery Nook Turkey Time) Stormy Weather features Aldwych Theatre farceurs Ralph Lynn Robertson Hare and Yvonne Arnaud with the multi-talented Tom Walls (one of the most influential figures in British comedy) both starring in and directing this fast-paced and riotously entertaining comic drama from 1936. Polotski is a sinister Russian who years ago had been married to a French woman Louise. Believing him to be dead Louise has since become the wife of Sir Duncan Cragg a prominent social figure. Upon realising this Polotski sees an opportunity to use his prior knowledge of her to his advantage. One evening when her husband is away with another woman Polotski kidnaps Louise. On his return Sir Duncan discovers his wife is missing and sets off to find her - blissfully unaware of the brutal nature of her first husband...