Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play This crime thriller for Anglo-Amalgamated was Gerry Anderson&s directorial film debut & the only feature-length production to be made by AP Films co-founded by the legendary puppet pioneer in 1957 Released in 1960 between the making of Four Feather Falls & Supercar Crossroads to Crime features the talents of several of Anderson&s later Supermarionation collaborators including George Murcell David Graham Anderson&s future wife Sylvia & Barry Gray whose iconic themes famously complemented the Supermarionation series of the 1960s The film negative was physically edited in the 1960s to replace the original titles with ones for the Edgar Wallace Mystery series & it is from these film elements that this br&-new transfer has been made The original titles are included as a separate special feature PC Don Ross suspects that a gang of lorry hijackers operating from a transport cafe is behind a series of vehicle thefts When his suspicions are dismissed by his superiors Ross decides to conduct his own undercover investigation & sets out to collect vital evidence that could convict the gang Actors Anthony Oliver Patricia Heneghan & Miriam Karlin Director Gerry Anderson Certificate PGYear 1960 Screen 1331 Languages English Duration 57 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Adapting a novel by Edgar Wallace one of the twentieth century&s most successful & prolific thriller writers Flying 55 sets an exciting tale of double-crossing & blackmail amid the glamour of the horse-racing world Featured here in a br&-new transfer from original film elements Flying 55 is showcased in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio Bill Urquhart a young wastrel disinherited by his father tries to get a job as a jockey
- just about the only thing he&s really good at His name & position work against him however so he adopts an alias & prevails upon the charity of a drunken friend through whom he meets Stella Barrington
- who has not only inherited her father&s racing stables but also his debts Still incognito he takes on the job of stable lad for Stella but little does she realise that he could be the man to finally put an end to her money worries forever Actors Marius Goring & Peter Gawthorn Director Reginald Denham Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1939 Screen 1331 Languages English Subtitles None listed Duration 1 hour & 30 minutes (approx)

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Produced by Michael Balcon for Ealing Studios on the eve of the Second World War The Four Just Men recounts crime novelist Edgar Wallace&s tale of the clandestine band of vigilantes who have united to uphold democracy fight tyranny & protect British interests worldwide A patriotic remake of George Ridgeway&s silent of 1921
- also inspiring ITC&s cult series of 1959
- this innovative thriller sees the unconventional heroes thwarting a dictator&s plan to destroy the British Empire Originally released several months prior to the outbreak of hostilities in 1939 The Four Just Men was re-released in 1944 with a new coda reflecting the current wartime position Featured here in a br&-new transfer from original film elements of the 1944 re-issue The Four Just Men is showcased in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio Spirited out of a condemned cell where he has learnt of a plot to sabotage the Suez Canal James Terry is able to reveal two clues to his fellow members of the Four Just Men
- two vital clues pointing towards a dastardly plan to bring down the whole of the British Empire Actors Hugh Sinclair & Griffith Jones Director Walter Forde Certificate PGYear 1939 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 21 minutes (approx)


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An atmospheric adaptation of The Ringer
- the play that earned global fame for English master of suspense Edgar Wallace & remains his best-known story
- this classic whodunit combines taut direction & inspired characterisation with Patrick Barr starring as a beleaguered Scotland Yard investigator John Longdon his hawkish superior & in an early film role as a particularly haughty secretary Patricia Roc Also notable as the first film produced at Ealing by Michael Balcon The Gaunt Stranger is presented here in a br&-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio Detective Inspector Alan Wembury teams up with Lomond a police doctor to try to find & The Ringer&
- a mysterious revenge-driven serial killer & master of disguise When a lawyer receives a bouquet with a note informing him that he&ll be dead in forty-eight hours Wembury & his men embark on a frantic quest to uncover the killer&s identity Actors Sonnie Hale Wilfred Lawson Louise Henry Alexander Knox Peter Croft & Patricia Roc Director Walter Forde Certificate PGYear 1938 Screen 1331 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 9 minutes (approx)


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Silent-era star John Stuart Linden Travers & Patricia Hilliard feature in this atmospheric British wartime thriller adapted from a story by Edgar Wallace
- one of the twentieth century&s most celebrated & prolific crime-writers The Missing Million is presented here in a br&-new transfer from the original film elements Rex Walton millionaire man-about-town mysteriously disappears on the eve of his wedding after an attempt at blackmail by infamous criminal The Panda His plucky sister Joan aids the police in their investigations but Rex&s disappearance sets in motion a chain of violent & incomprehensible events when blackmail turns to murder Age Rating PG
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Edgar's Raven Purse From the macabre minds of our in-house design team is this romantically Gothic Purse inspired by The Raven from the writings of Edgar Allen Poe The purse is layered with intricate baroque patterns twisting in alternate directions framing the Raven's Skull on a violet background The purse can be zipped closed & clipped together securely with a heart shaped lock Celebrate Poe&8217;s twisted mind today with our Edgar's Raven collection An intricate Raven skull is the focal point of this purse Dead's Head Moth's & baroque patterns frame the skull Spacious & stylish Multiple slots for cards & coins 185cm ...

Edgar's Raven Trinket Holder From the macabre minds of our in-house design team is this romantically Gothic Trinket Holder is inspired by The Raven from the writings of Edgar Allen Poe The raven's wings envelop around your trinkets creating a secure bowl for temporary storage At the bowl's center is the raven's natural looking skull engraved on it are passages taken from the poem Celebrate Poes twisted mind today with our Edgar's Raven collection ...

Jacob is in the car when his dad stops to pick up a stranger in the rain
- the hitchhiker Who is he? & why is he out in a storm?
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A plane crash leaves a wealthy man & a fashion photographer at odds with the wilderness & each other ...

A hotel along the steep cliffs of Dover provides the backdrop for several stories of lost souls & desperate characters in this drama from British filmmaker Carol Morley Elderly & out-of-sorts Wendy (Marjorie Yates) checks into the Cliff Edge Hotel & immediately retreats to her room to ponder a serious question -- what's the best way to end her own life? Philip (Joe Dempsie) has come to the hotel to meet a woman he's been communicating with on line for months but when he finally comes face to face with Sophie (Nichola Burley) he soon learns she does not have romance on her mind Glen (Paul Hilton) is a once-successful musician whose career has gone into a tailspin & as he struggles to write new songs & make friends with the other guests he becomes infatuated with Elly (Maxine Peake) who is trying to come to terms with a tragic event in her past ...