Michael Balcon Movies

The story of the men and women who produced a series of film comedies that were so original and funny that they put Ealing on the map.

A French violinist saves his beloved princess from the Russian revolution..

A young riveter working high up on a steel girder watches a girl practising a tap-dance in a building opposite, and while applauding her, he loses...

A pilot saves a dancer from a Paris nightclub owner and they stow away to Cornwall.

'Scots star sings songs in music hall setting.' (British Film Catalogue)

Using edited archive footage, mockery is made of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini.

Deals with the training of Fleet Air Arm pilots and crew during World War II.

'Lady's son poses as chauffeur to woo girl who buys taxi.' (British Film Catalogue)

A short comedy film directed by W.P. Kellino

Take your seat for an Armistice concert by military bands playing a medley of songs commonly sung during WWI.

A jealous agent uses a girl singer to break up a double act.

'Spain. English tourist gets drunk and fights bull.' (British Film Catalogue)

Tommy Trinder chooses which of the chorus line to take out. The lucky lady is the one who knows all about war savings.

A spoof of the Topical Budget newsreels with items on "Daylight Saving", "Economy in the Household", "The Art of Self Protection", and "Paris...

An intrusive censor interferes with the filming of a melodrama.