John Laurie Movies

The life of Irishman George Howard who buys an English theatre and strives to improve the standard of musical entertainment. Set in the late 19th and...

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,...

A famous mystery writer uses his own plot tricks to murder a blackmailer in this British thriller.

An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.

Someone is stealing priceless paintings from the great museums of the world and replacing them with nearly flawless forgeries. Leonardo da Vinci's...

A dramatised account of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, performed and broadcast live on Scottish Television on 29th November 1967 to mark STV's...

'Strange Stories' consists of two stories, 'The Strange Mr Bartleby' and 'The Strange Journey'. The stories were sometimes shown individually on...

An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of the aristocrat's house

Encore is a 1951 anthology film composed of adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham: "The Ant and the Grasshopper", directed by...

Story of a chorus girl who is "discovered" and finds romance during the unraveling of a mystery in a once derelict theatre.

An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.

Short part of BFI collection "This Working Life: Steel".

Ace reporter Jeff Holly is assigned to investigate the murder of a politician whose body was found stashed in a trunk. Holly's enthusiasm soon wanes...

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

An illustrated version of Twa Corbies made as the BFI’s contribution to the Festival of Britain. Enlivened by the distinctive voice of John...

A young lad attempts to climb Eagle Rock by himself and learns the hard way that sometimes teamwork is the best way to do things.

The German adopted-daughter of a Belgian innkeeper is threatened with internment by him if she reveals to the British billetees that he is a spy....

A colorful British documentary about the manufacturing of steel.