"Director: Walter Summers"

• British Musicals of the 1930s - Volume 1 | DVD | (11/11/2013) from £6.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (114.45%)   |  RRP £14.99

  From playful romantic comedies to variety extravaganzas, the British musical films of the 1930s offered audiences a source of much-needed escapism throughout the decade haunted by the Great Depression and the growing menace of war. Often adapting much-loved hits of the music hall as well as serving as vehicles for the era's composers, performers and band leaders, they showcased home-grown talent alongside some of Hollywood's most bankable stars. This ongoing, multi-volume collection makes av...

• The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands | DVD | (19/01/2015) from £8.39   |  Saving you £11.60 (138.26%)   |  RRP £19.99

  THE BATTLES OF CORONEL AND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS (DVD) The Great War at Sea A film by Walter Summers This dramatic reconstruction of two decisive naval battles from the Great War is one of the finest films of the British silent era. The Battle of Coronel, off the coast of Chile, was a triumph for German Admiral von Spee and the first defeat of the British navy for a hundred years, The retaliatory strike was instigated six weeks later by Admiral Fisher, who sent two large battlecruisers, HMS.

• Ourselves Alone | DVD | (25/04/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  One of the most significant films ever made about the Troubles in Ireland, Ourselves Alone is a powerful story of love and conflicting loyalties set against the battle for Ireland's independence. It is featured here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements.Co-directed by Belfast-born Brian Desmond Hurst one of the twentieth century's most prolific and acclaimed directors Ourselves Alone (a translation of 'Sinn Fein') was banned in Northern Ireland on its release in 1936, but with sympathetic performances from a strong cast the focus remains firmly on the human cost of conflict in uncertain times.1921: as nationalists battle with loyalist police and British Black and Tans, a young girl finds herself under terrible pressures; she is torn between loyalty to her brother, an IRA leader, her lover, a police inspector, and his rival, a British Army captain...SPECIAL FEATURES:[] Image gallery[] Commemorative booklet by Allan Esler Smith

• Bulldog Drummond Double Bill | Blu Ray | (26/08/2019) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An action-packed double bill featuring H.C. McNeile's famous fictional hero! Both films are presented as High Definition transfers from original film elements. The Return of Bulldog Drummond showcases a feisty performance by Ralph Richardson, alongside Ann Todd and noted character actor Francis L. Sullivan. When Drummond's wife is kidnapped by a gang of ruthless villains he enlists the help of vigilante organisation the Black Clan to track down the criminals responsible and give them a damned good thrashing. Bulldog Drummond at Bay stars '30s leading man John Lodge, who gives an impressive performance in this energetic story of international intrigue! Drummond finds himself in conflict with members of a pacifist organisation who are, in fact, agents of a foreign power. Their aim: to possess the plans - by whatever means necessary - for a top-secret remote-controlled aircraft.

• The Battles of Coronel and the Falkland Islands (Blu-ray Edition) | Blu Ray | (19/01/2015) from £9.85   |  Saving you £10.14 (102.94%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This dramatic reconstruction of two decisive naval battles from the Great War is one of the finest films of the British silent era. The Battle of Coronel, off the coast of Chile, was a triumph for German Admiral von Spee and the first defeat of the British navy for a hundred years, The retaliatory strike was instigated six weeks later by Admiral Fisher, who sent two large battlecruisers, HMS Invincible and HMS Inflexible, to the South Atlantic to restore British supremacy. Filmed on real batt.

• The Warren Case | DVD | (30/05/2016) from £6.00   |  Saving you £5.25 (110.76%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A disturbed, war-scarred crime reporter turns to illegal means in an attempt to generate news stories in this gripping early-thirties thriller based on the acclaimed play by The Ghost Train's Arnold Ridley. Starring Richard Bird as the alcoholic criminologist with an axe to grind, The Warren Case is directed by Walter Summers, whose two-decade body of work includes acclaimed historical reconstruction The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands and pre-war shocker The Dark Eyes of London. It is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited aspect ratio. Chided by his boss for a conspicuous lack of sensational stories, Lewis Bevan takes matters into his own hands to revive his flagging career. When the fiance of his boss's daughter, Mary, is implicated in the murder of a good-time girl, Bevan's run of sensationalist stories all but ensures the unfortunate man's guilt. Mary, however, suspicious of Bevan's extraordinary knowledge of the case, tries to persuade the police to investigate further... Special Features: Image Gallery Original Pressbook PDF

• Flame Of Love | DVD | (02/06/2014) from £10.78   |  Saving you £-0.79 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Set in the exotic surroundings of Russia before the First World War Flame of Love tells the tragic story of the doomed love between a young Chinese dancing girl and the adjutant to a Russian Grand Duke. One of five British films featuring Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong Flame of Love (also known as Hai-Tang) was the star's first 'talkie' made during her stay in London in the early 1930s when Hollywood's proscription of love scenes between Asian and Caucasian actors deprived Wong of leading roles. Also featuring Blackmail star John Longden and German actor Georg Schnell Flame of Love is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Special Features: Image Gallery

• What Happened Then? | DVD | (06/02/2017) from £5.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Actor-director Richard Bird, horror stalwart George Zucco and charismatic stage and screen star Francis L. Sullivan feature in the cast of this thriller in which love and money troubles threaten to lead an innocent young sculptor to the scaffold. Based on a play by Broadway director Lillian Trimble Bradley, What Happened Then? is featured in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its original aspect ratio. Raymond Rudford is on trial for the murder of the wealthy uncle who adopted him as a boy following the death of his parents. The prosecution produces seemingly damning evidence including Raymond's own fingerprints on the blade that killed his uncle and a powerful motive: the fear that he would be disinherited if he should marry Alicia, his fiancee. She knows that Raymond is innocent; but how can she prove it? SPECIAL FEATURES: Image gallery

• Royal Cavalcade | DVD | (08/09/2014) from £7.09   |  Saving you £2.90 (40.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Made in commemoration and celebration of the Jubilee of King George V this is the story of the first twenty-five years of his reign told through the many travels of a penny that was minted in the year of his accession: 1910. Through a series of individual stories Royal Cavalcade covers a period of striking change in every area of life – from the suffragette movement to the trenches of World War One the effects of the Depression to single events such as the first ever Royal Command Performance featuring Anna Pavlova and George Robey. Combining newsreel footage and dramatised re-enactments and boasting some of the era's most popular stage and screen stars this little-seen documentary feature is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in it as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Special Features: Image Gallery Promotional Material PDF's

• Return Of Bulldog Drummond | DVD | (22/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Retired British military officer Capt. Hugh Bulldog Drummond is the leader of the Black Clan a secret organisation crusading to rid England of crime by means of a purge against foreign undesirables. When World Peace Conference delegate Brunel is assassinated en-route to Birmingham Drummond and his sidekick Algy kidnap arms dealer Charles Latter and set about threatening a foreign consortium to leave the country within 24 hours after the Black Clan pay them a visit. The ringleader of the syndicate is Drummond's old adversary European arms dealer Carl Peterson who kidnaps Drummond's wife to use her as bait to capture her husband. After walking into Peterson's trap Drummond is drugged and placed in a car that is driven into a nearby river; he narrowly escapes drowning and sets about liberating his wife from the gang's lair. Meanwhile Algy organises for the Black Clan to intervene and rescue Drummond and his wife.

• Horror Classics 7: Human Monster/Mystery Liner | DVD | (08/02/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A