John Baxter

Murderous smugglers kidnap a troublesome Bargemans son in this British crime drama, filmed on the Thames.

Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally...

Charters and Caldicott are touring the Middle East. After visiting Saudi Arabia they find themselves in Bagdad where they are mistaken by a group of...

Charters and Caldicott are touring the Middle East. After visiting Saudi Arabia they find themselves in Bagdad where they are mistaken by a group of...

'Old-time minstrel sinks to poverty and rises to fresh stardom.' (British Film Catalogue)

A retired major and ex-enemies pledge peace at reunion.

An east London fishmonger's young daughter (Hazel Ascot) is so grateful to Dr Hood (John Stuart) for saving her dog Patch after a road accident that...

An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a village hall.

An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a village hall.

When a wealthy newspaper proprietor passes away, his crooked business partner moves to secure the deceased's fortune by substituting a false will....

Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally...

When You Come Home was Randle’s seventh feature film, and sees him recount his life as a music hall odd job man to his grandaughter.

The Common Touch is a 1941 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Geoffrey Hibbert, Harry Welchman, Greta Gynt and Joyce Howard. On...

A patriotic, cinematic salvo, this wartime production tells the story of the owner of a shipbuilding company doing his best to contribute to the...

When You Come Home was Randle’s seventh feature film, and sees him recount his life as a music hall odd job man to his grandaughter.

When a wealthy newspaper proprietor passes away, his crooked business partner moves to secure the deceased's fortune by substituting a false will....

Bill Ramsbottom sells his English pub and drags his family off to Canada where he has inherited a ranch from his grandfather Wild Bill Ramsbottom. He...

Bill Ramsbottom sells his English pub and drags his family off to Canada where he has inherited a ranch from his grandfather Wild Bill Ramsbottom. He...

Old Mother Riley gets involved in a plot to steal an invention

An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a village hall.

'Producer stages outside broadcast despite jealous critic.' (British Film Catalogue)

A group of very strange men, refugees and casualties of the war, rally round when one of their number is framed by a drug racketeer. Co-opting a...

After the Local council he works for decides to replace its horse-drawn services with motor vehicles, one of the drivers spends his savings to buy...

In this children's movie a young inventor dreams of becoming an engineer. He has even created a new gadget, but before he can finish it, he needs...

When a pretty Wren faints in a crowded train, Private Bud Flanagan and Captain Ches Allen are quick to render first aid. But over Bud's head, a heavy...

When a pretty Wren faints in a crowded train, Private Bud Flanagan and Captain Ches Allen are quick to render first aid. But over Bud's head, a heavy...

Mr. Ferber is an old man living in Pendragon Castle along with his two grandchildren Bobby and Paddy who find a small dragon to heat their castle....

Mr. Ferber is an old man living in Pendragon Castle along with his two grandchildren Bobby and Paddy who find a small dragon to heat their castle....

As WWII begins, vaudeville entertainer Tommy Towers is called up to serve. He arranges a job for his girlfriend at the local pub. To keep moral up,...

David and Monty are two friends of Susan and Betty Potter whose father runs a fleet of lorries. One by one, his lorries are involved in accidents and...

David and Monty are two friends of Susan and Betty Potter whose father runs a fleet of lorries. One by one, his lorries are involved in accidents and...

Warm-hearted Cockneys stage a show to help a sick flower-seller.

The Common Touch is a 1941 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Geoffrey Hibbert, Harry Welchman, Greta Gynt and Joyce Howard. On...

'Broke major attends reunion and gives last pound to help corporal.' (British Film Catalogue)

'Farm life on the South Downs. A gentleman farmer beats his unscrupulous rival in sheepdog trials.' (British Film Institute)

An escaped convict is on the loose, and the police are searching all the doss-houses in the hopes of finding him there. A young journalist is sent by...

A rare film put out by Twickenham Film Studios which includes many original music hall acts.

After being arrested for assaulting a football referee, desperate train driver Bill (Arthur Askey) raids the railwaymen's holiday fund to cover his...

Old Mother Riley does the laundry for the dancers in the pantomime "Aladdin", where her daughter Kitty works as a chorus girl. Sneaking a peek at the...

A night watchman is being bludgeoned, as a safe is cracked open in the offices of the District Food Controller. A list of wartime foods to be...

The granddaughter of an old showman is kept away from him by his daughter, ashamed of their background. But the girl is phenomenally talented by...

A sausage-making tycoon rents a castle from an impoverished aristocrat.

A trio of young boys become involved in a criminal plot.

A trio of young boys become involved in a criminal plot.

Old Mother Riley gets involved in a plot to steal an invention

A rare film put out by Twickenham Film Studios which includes many original music hall acts.

Warm-hearted Cockneys stage a show to help a sick flower-seller.

Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is, he's absolutely broke. He calls upon his...

A patriotic, cinematic salvo, this wartime production tells the story of the owner of a shipbuilding company doing his best to contribute to the...

Set on the Thames estuary, romance blossoms for a young couple.

Nazi spies infiltrate a British film studio with the intention of sending coded messages in the films they produce.

The Theatre Royal is a struggling London venue battling to keep its doors open. When the bank threatens to close it, the workers fear that they will...