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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The Frog
The Frog (1937) photograph (1) | Gordon Harker
The Frog (1937) photograph (1) | Gordon Harker
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Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (11)
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (11)
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Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (10)
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (10)
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Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (9)
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (9)
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Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (8)
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (8)
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Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (7)
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (7)
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Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (6)
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (6)
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Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (5)
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (5)
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Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (4)
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (4)
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Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] American opening credits (3)
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] American opening credits (3)
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Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (2)
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (2)
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Visa to Canton
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (1)
Visa to Canton (1960) [as Passport to China] opening credits (1)

A Prize of Arms
A Prize of Arms (1962) opening credits (13)
A Prize of Arms (1962) opening credits (13)

A Prize of Arms
A Prize of Arms (1962) opening credits (12)
A Prize of Arms (1962) opening credits (12)
Recent DVD and Blu-ray Releases
A well-to-do couple try to find out if their sonโs house guest is male or female.
Featuring: Girl Stroke Boy (1973).
Featuring: Girl Stroke Boy (1973).
A playwright and his slaphappy wife share a house with a super-efficient couple.
Featuring: Young Wivesโ Tale (1951).
Featuring: Young Wivesโ Tale (1951).
A playwright and his slaphappy wife share a house with a super-efficient couple.
Featuring: Young Wivesโ Tale (1951).
Featuring: Young Wivesโ Tale (1951).
An understudy finally achieves stardom thanks to his daughterโs schemes.
Featuring: London Town (1946).
Featuring: London Town (1946).
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Newly Added Productions
- The Frog (1937)
- The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
- Sounds Natural
- A Prize of Arms (1962)
- Ladies Who Do (1963)
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