Joyce Grenfell Movies

Part of BFI collection "Design for Today."

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.

The fourth form monsters' latest trick is their best ever – they have burned down St Trinian’s school! As the girls stand trial, the police breathe a...

An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a...

An American car salesman in London becomes mixed up in a series of fatal occurrences at a secluded mansion.

American sailor Charlie Madison falls for a pretty Englishwoman while trying to avoid a senseless and dangerous D-Day mission concocted by a deranged...

Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.

With their headmistress under lock and key in her majesty's prison, the St Trinian's girls find themselves under the protection of the army. However,...

One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the car for his wife as an anniversary present. The nex...

When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something whic...

Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The s...

A BAFTA nominated documentary reviewing news, sporting and royal events from 1933.

This exceptional theatrical version of Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic features a combination of live characters and puppets.

The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find...

A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake. Unfortunately the horse is useless on the flat, so they try...

A loosely structured comedy allowing for a series of vignettes based around an ancient coaching inn. The story was adapted from the 1929 novel by Scot...

Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking sh...

In a quiet summer corner of Wiltshire that is forever England, David and Janet decide to tie the knot. Unfortunately this is the cue for everyone else...

The story revolves around the Dinky Doos, a provincial musical troupe living from hand to mouth.

Two evacuee children living in the United States receive a letter from their mother, Mrs Taylor, telling them of her life in Blitz-era London. Glimps...