Silver Sirens
  • Main title from Angels One Five (1952) (6). Philip Stainton and John Gregson as Pilot Officer Baird
  • Main title from Angels One Five (1952) (5). Cyril Raymond Humphrey Lestocq, Andrew Osborn, Veronica Hurst
  • Main title from Angels One Five (1952) (4). A Templar Production
  • Main title from Angels One Five (1952) (3)
  • Main title from Angels One Five (1952) (2). Jack Hawkins Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray in
  • Main title from Angels One Five (1952) (1). Associated British Picture Corporation Ltd presents

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 melodrama – often from Gainsborough Pictures – and World War II propaganda.

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Recent Pictures

Main title from The Two-Headed Spy (1958) (3). Copyright 1958 by Sabre Films Limited. All rights reserved
The Two-Headed Spy
The Two-Headed Spy (1958) opening credits (3)
Main title from Dancing with Crime (1947) (3). Original story by Peter Fraser
Dancing with Crime
Dancing with Crime (1947) opening credits (3)
Main title from Ring of Bright Water (1969) (4). Copyright Palomar Pictures International Inc 1969. All rights reserved
Ring of Bright Water
Ring of Bright Water (1969) opening credits (4)
Main title from Ring of Bright Water (1969) (3). Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna in
Ring of Bright Water
Ring of Bright Water (1969) opening credits (3)
Main title from Ring of Bright Water (1969) (2). A Palomar Pictures Production. Another subsidiary of the American Broadcasting Companies Inc
Ring of Bright Water
Ring of Bright Water (1969) opening credits (2)
Main title from Ring of Bright Water (1969) (1). The Rank Organisation Presents
Ring of Bright Water
Ring of Bright Water (1969) opening credits (1)
Main title from Shadowlands (1993) (7)
Shadowlands
Shadowlands (1993) opening credits (7)
Main title from Shadowlands (1993) (6). In Richard Attenborough’s film
Shadowlands
Shadowlands (1993) opening credits (6)
Main title from Shadowlands (1993) (5). Debra Winger
Shadowlands
Shadowlands (1993) opening credits (5)
Main title from Shadowlands (1993) (4). Anthony Hopkins
Shadowlands
Shadowlands (1993) opening credits (4)
Main title from Shadowlands (1993) (3). In association with Price Entertainment and Savoy Pictures
Shadowlands
Shadowlands (1993) opening credits (3)
Main title from Shadowlands (1993) (2). A Spelling Films International presentation
Shadowlands
Shadowlands (1993) opening credits (2)
Main title from Shadowlands (1993) (1). Main title from Shadowlands (1993) (1). Spelling Films International an affiliate of Blockbuster Entertainment
Shadowlands
Shadowlands (1993) opening credits (1)
Poster from from Convoy (1940) (2)
Convoy
Convoy (1940) poster (2)
Poster from from Convoy (1940) (1). Clive Brook John Clements in Convoy with Edward Chapman, Judy Campbell and a terrific supporting cast! History-making entertainment! Entertainment plus authenticity. Cameramen writers technicians risked their lives in three thrilling trips with convoys so that you can see this drama enacted against a background that is the real thing. Produced by Michael Balcon directed by Pen Tennyson. Associated British Film Distributors Ltd (ABFD)
Convoy
Convoy (1940) poster (1)

Recent DVD and Blu-ray Releases

Justice - The Complete Series (1971-74) [DVD]
Justice – The Complete Series – DVD from Network. Photo montage cover featuring Margaret Lockwood, Anthony Valentine and John Stone; the jury look on in the background

Released:
6th August, 2018
Price: £59.18
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Featuring: Justice is a Woman (1969), Justice (1971-74).
Footsteps in the Fog (1955) [Blu-ray]
Footsteps in the Fog Blu-ray from Powerhouse Films Indicator

Released:
30th July, 2018
Price: £14.99
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A Victorian murderer plans to eliminate his blackmailing maid.
Featuring: Footsteps in the Fog (1955).
I’ll Be Your Sweetheart (1945) [DVD]
I’ll Be Your Sweetheart DVD from Strawberry Media (2018)

Released:
14th May, 2018
Price: £12.99
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In 1900, songwriters fight with copyright pirates.
Featuring: I’ll Be Your Sweetheart (1945).
Bedelia (1946) [DVD]
Bedelia DVD from Screenbound Pictures. The Best of British Collection (Drama)

Released:
16th April, 2018
Price: £12.99
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A psychotic woman is discovered to have poisoned three husbands.
Featuring: Bedelia (1946).
Dark Journey (1937) [DVD]
Dark Journey DVD from Screenbound Pictures and The Best of British Collection (Adventure). Conrad Veidt Vivien Leigh

Released:
26th March, 2018
Price: £12.99
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In 1915 Stockholm, a French woman spy masquerading as a traitor falls in love with her German spy contact.
Featuring: Dark Journey (1937).
The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) [Blu-ray]
The Horror of Frankenstein Blu-ray from Studiocanal

Released:
29th January, 2018
Price: £13.30
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Victor Frankenstein is not above murdering his acquaintances for the sake of his experiments in bringing the dead back to life.
Featuring: The Horror of Frankenstein (1970).

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