Michael Balcon Movies

  • 1925
    The Rat

    The Rat

    The Rat

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    When bored courtesan Zelie de Chaumet begs her lover, the corrupt and powerful Stetz, to take her slumming, the pair encounter Pierre Boucheron,...

    The Rat
  • 1943
    The Sky’s the Limit

    The Sky’s the Limit

    The Sky’s the Limit

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    A re-creation of a bombing raid on Hanover, with the objective of promoting war savings bonds.

    The Sky’s the Limit
  • 1931
    The Ringer

    The Ringer

    The Ringer

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    Scotland Yard detectives hunt for a dangerous criminal who has recently returned to England.

    The Ringer
  • 1944
    The Return of the Vikings

    The Return of the Vikings

    The Return of the Vikings

    01944HD

    British war documentary

    The Return of the Vikings
  • 1928
    A South Sea Bubble

    A South Sea Bubble

    A South Sea Bubble

    01928HD

    'Girl reporter and insane fiancé join pirate's descendant in treasure hunt.' (British Film Catalogue)

    A South Sea Bubble
  • 1929
    The Wrecker

    The Wrecker

    The Wrecker

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    The Wrecker is a British film that tells the story of a crook who organises train crashes to discredit the railway, in favour of a rival bus company....

    The Wrecker
  • 1932
    The Midshipmaid

    The Midshipmaid

    The Midshipmaid

    01932HD

    Sir Percy Newbiggin visits the fleet to find ways to economize Naval expenditures. Daughter Celia tags along and organizes a morale-boosting show...

    The Midshipmaid
  • 1923
    Woman to Woman

    Woman to Woman

    Woman to Woman

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    David Compton leaves his expecting French girl-friend Louise Boucher, a dancer at the Moulin Rouge, for the war where he looses his memory. Building...

    Woman to Woman
  • 1931
    The Stronger Sex

    The Stronger Sex

    The Stronger Sex

    01931HD

    A man rescues his wife's lover during a disaster at a coal mine

    The Stronger Sex
  • 1932
    Lord Babs

    Lord Babs

    Lord Babs

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    A steward inherits the estate of an earl. To repel the advances of an unwanted fiancee, he pretends that he has regressed to childhood behaviors.

    Lord Babs
  • 1928
    A Light Woman

    A Light Woman

    A Light Woman

    01928HD

    Concerns a young woman who embarks on a series of love affairs. Originally around 100 minutes, only a 23 minute, 9.5mm cut-down version is known to...

    A Light Woman
  • 1940
    Salvage with a Smile

    Salvage with a Smile

    Salvage with a Smile

    01940HD

    Wartime propaganda short in which a professor enlists the help of a dustman to explain the importance of saving paper, bones and metal to help the...

    Salvage with a Smile
  • 1931
    Michael and Mary

    Michael and Mary

    Michael and Mary

    01931HD

    A young bride is deserted by her husband but finds happiness with another man. They contract a bigamous marriage for the sake of their child....

    Michael and Mary
  • 1978
    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran

    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran

    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran

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    American documentary film-maker George C. Stoney visits the Aran Islands to try and unravel some of the myths surrounding a film that had engrossed...

    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran
  • 1940
    All Hands

    All Hands

    All Hands

    01940HD

    From a series of propaganda films made to raise awareness of the risks of idle gossip providing vital information to enemy spies and collaborators....

    All Hands
  • 1927
    The Rolling Road

    The Rolling Road

    The Rolling Road

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    A marooned sailor and his stowaway sister-in-law are rescued by her husband.

    The Rolling Road
  • 1933
    The Constant Nymph

    The Constant Nymph

    The Constant Nymph

    01933HD

    Second of three versions of Margaret Kennedy’s novel about a sickly, sensitive Belgian schoolgirl, Tessa (Victoria Hopper), in love with...

    The Constant Nymph
  • 1942
    Find, Fix and Strike

    Find, Fix and Strike

    Find, Fix and Strike

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    Deals with the training of Fleet Air Arm pilots and crew during World War II.

    Find, Fix and Strike
  • 1935
    Oh, Daddy!

    Oh, Daddy!

    Oh, Daddy!

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    Member of a village Purity League branch find things much livelier on a trip to London.

    Oh, Daddy!
  • 1932
    After the Ball

    After the Ball

    After the Ball

    01932HD

    The wife of a diplomat in Geneva pretends to be a maid in order to continue her flirting with a handsome young courier.

    After the Ball