Silver Sirens

The Golden Age of British Film and Theatre

British cinema during the 1940s enjoyed a golden age as wartime film-makers found a new freedom to reflect the national mood, producing works of unparalleled ambition and boldness. Audiences turned to Ealing comedy films, escapist Gainsborough melodrama and World War II propaganda.
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Main title from A Small Killing (1981) (6). And Sylvia Sidney as Sadie
A Small Killing
A Small Killing (1981) opening credits (6)
Main title from A Small Killing (1981) (5). J Pat O’Malley, Mary Jackson
A Small Killing
A Small Killing (1981) opening credits (5)
Main title from A Small Killing (1981) (4). Also starring Andrew Prine
A Small Killing
A Small Killing (1981) opening credits (4)
Main title from A Small Killing (1981) (3)
A Small Killing
A Small Killing (1981) opening credits (3)
Main title from A Small Killing (1981) (2). Jean Simmons
A Small Killing
A Small Killing (1981) opening credits (2)
Main title from A Small Killing (1981) (1). Edward Asner
A Small Killing
A Small Killing (1981) opening credits (1)
Main title from Profile (1954) (3)
Profile
Profile (1954) opening credits (3)
Main title from The Card (1952) (4). Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson, Petula Clark
The Card
The Card (1952) opening credits (4)
Main title from The Card (1952) (3). Based on the novel by Arnold Bennett
The Card
The Card (1952) opening credits (3)
Main title from The Card (1952) (2). A Ronald Neame Production
The Card
The Card (1952) opening credits (2)
Main title from The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) (6)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) opening credits (6)
Main title from The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) (5). Directed by Harold Young
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) opening credits (5)
Main title from The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) (4)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) opening credits (4)
Main title from The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) (3)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) opening credits (3)
Main title from The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) (2). By The Baroness Orczy
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) opening credits (2)

Coming Soon on DVD and Blu-ray

The High Command (1937) [Blu-ray]
The High Command (1937) Blu-ray cover from Network Distributing and the British Film [2021] (1)
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15th February, 2021
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The general of a West African garrison has a guilty secret known to his young medical officer.
Featuring: The High Command (1937).

Recent DVD and Blu-ray Releases

Easy Money (1948) [DVD]
DVD cover of Easy Money (1948) from Strawberry Media and the Rank Collection [2020] (1)

Released:
14th December, 2020
Price: £8.99
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Four people win big prizes on the football pools.
Featuring: Easy Money (1948).
Danger Within (1959) [Blu-ray]
Danger Within (1959) Blu-ray from Network and the British Film (2020) (1)

Released:
16th November, 2020
Price: £12.99
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Escape plans of officers in a prisoner-of-war camp are threatened by an informer.
Featuring: Danger Within (1959).
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) [Blu-ray]
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) Blu-ray from Network and The British Film (2020)

Released:
1st June, 2020
Price: £12.76
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A waitress wins a local beauty contest and becomes a charm school starlet and later a stripteaser.
Featuring: Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951).

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