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Call us on Freephone 0808 178 8212 or 01923 290555 / 262333 Welcome to the Renown DVD Box Sets Catalogue. We’re a small, family-run company dedicated to bringing you the very best of British B- movies, lost classics and forgotten gems from yesteryear –plus some great deals on more well-known titles and other releases from carefully selected partners; each month in your newsletter. What can you expect from us? First and foremost, we’ve a huge range of the most sought-after “lost” film classics in British cinema history, from the 1930s onwards. Unlike major labels we specialise in more obscure and overlooked films: some have simply been forgotten in the decades since their original theatrical release whilst others have been missing completely and rediscovered by our team. PLUS we also hold events up and down the country each year including the fabulous Annual Film Festival at The Alban Arena, Herts on Sunday 24th March 2019, with Star Guests, ‘Lost’ film shows and Celebrity Interviews ‘live’ on stage. Full details of all our events are in our FREE NEWSLETTERS. To keep informed just TICK THE BOX on the ORDER FORM or if calling for an order, ask us to put you on the list. Renown Film Club. If you’re not already but would like to become a Renown Film Club member, simply let us know! You can join when you place your order, or by phone or online – it’s COMPLETELY FREE of charge and there is absolutely no obligation to buy. Plus, you’ll get 20% off your first order when you quote FILMCLUB (cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers or sales). As a member, we’ll send you a monthly newsletter (by post or email) to let you know what’s coming up and updates on our latest offers and releases. WE DO NOT SIGN YOU UP AUTOMATICALLY SO DO RING AND LET US KNOW IF YOU WISH TO JOIN! Free postage and freephone. Just so you know, we offer FREE P&P on all UK orders. We also have a Freephone number - 0808 178 8212 - so do give us a call to place your order or to have a chat about the films that interest you most. We’d love to help you discover something new – or old! Credit and debit cards are accepted both online and by phone, and a cheque or postal order can be sent with the order form at the back of this catalogue. You can also phone us on 01923 290 555 or 01923 262 333, and all orders are handled directly by our small family team. We hope you’ll enjoy discovering - and rediscovering! - these mainly British ‘lost’ films as much as we’ve enjoyed selecting them for you. If you like what we do, please spread the word and keep British film history alive for generations to come. Very best wishes, Noel, Sarah & Neill. Tune in to…. TALKING PICTURES TV Freeview 81, Sky 328, Freesat 306 and Virgin 445. 2 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS A RAINY AFTERNOON AT THE FLICKS COLLECTION VOL 1 Renown Pictures are delighted to present a new box set collection – the first of its kind – to recreate the cinema experience of the 1940s and 50s with a good old fashioned ‘afternoon at the flicks’, with a newsreel, a short and main feature with the National Anthem at the end! Many of the titles are released on this 3 Disc DVD box set for the first time. The main feature films are; THE AGITATOR (1945) Directed by John Harlow. Stars William Hartnell, John Laurie and Moore Marriott. In this formerly “lost” film, a young British socialist unexpectedly inherits a factory which forces him to question his own core beliefs. HE FOUND A STAR (1941) Directed by John Paddy Carstairs. Stars Vic Oliver & Sarah Churchill. A stage manager starts a theatrical agency to make new stars of from older acts. BOB’S YOUR UNCLE (1942) Directed by Oswald Mitchell. Stars Albert Modley and Wally Patch. This rare British comedy film portrays the enthusiastic members of a Home Guard unit. SHE KNOWS Y’KNOW (1962) Directed by Montgomery Tully. Stars Hylda Baker and Cyril Smith. The studious son of a working-class matriarch gets in trouble with the attractive daughter of a middle- class family. SECOND BEST BED (1938) Directed by . Stars Tom Walls and Jane Baxter. A newly married couple run into domestic difficulties when they have differing ideas on marriage! THE COMMON TOUCH (1941) Directed by John Baxter. Stars Greta Gynt and Geoffrey Hibbert. On the death of his father, young Peter Henderson leaves school to take over the family firm in the City of London.A CRY FROM THE STREETS (1958) Directed by Lewis Gilbert. Starring Max Bygraves and Barbara Murray. Social worker Ann Fairlie, is assigned to help a group of orphans that live in poverty stricken institution. BONUS FEATURES; Glimpses: News Thrills of 1942, Felix Follows the Swallows (1925), The Day Begins Early (1948), Butch and Billy in their Bang-Bang Western Plot (1961), Glimpses: Yesterday Lives Again, Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp (1934), Call of the Wild (1947), Glimpses: Celebrity Crazy Cricket in the 1950s and each programme concluding with The National Anthem. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 3 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS THE E J FANCEY COLLECTION Renown Pictures are delighted to present a truly magnificent 3 DVD box set of feature films and shorts from one of Britain’s most prolific and best loved filmmakers; THE E J FANCEY COLLECTION. The collection contains; Fighting Mad (1957) Directed by Denis Cavanagh and stars : Joe Robinson, Adrienne Scott & Beckett Bould. A Glaswegian ex-boxer who decides to start life afresh with his young bride in Canada and saves his old uncle from being a victim of crime. Action Stations (1957) Directed by Cecil H Williamson. Stars Paul Carpenter, Maria Martín and Joe Robinson. A forger flees to Spain to escape his criminal past but return when his daughter is kidnapped. Hangman’s Wharf (1950) Directed by Cecil H Williamson. Stars : John Witty, Genine Graham and Campbell Singer In a tale of a doctor framed for murder. Rock You Sinners (1957) Directed by Denis Cavanagh and stars Philip Gilbert, Adrienne Scott and Jackie Collins along with many early British rock n roll stars. A radio DJ stages a live rock 'n' roll show to persuade a TV producer to make a series. Twinkling Fingers (1940) is a short film featuring Mark Hambourg, the famous pianist and the musician bandleader Charlie Kunz. Down Among the Z Men (1952) Stars The Goons in a madcap comedy of a Professor who loses a secret formula. Forces Sweetheart (1953) Directed by Maclean Rogers. Stars Harry Secombe & Michael Bentine as soldiers both after the same girl! Shadow of a Man (1955) Directed by Michael McCarthy. Stars Paul Carpenter & Rona Anderson in a police case of possible murder! Who’s Crazy (1950) is a short featuring oddities from around Britain. The Traitor (1957) Directed by Michael McCarthy. Stars Christopher Lee & Anton Diffring in a tale to discover who betrayed their resistance group. Conspiracy (1950) Directed by Cecil H Williamson. Stars Zena Marshall, John Witty & Peter Gawthorne. A Charity concert is at risk from legal representative of a restaurant. Today & Everyday (1948) is a short film detailing the history of the British locomotive. Finally Swing Tease (1940) is a short featuring the music of Evelyn Dall, Nat Gonella & His Georgians and the Mills Brothers. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 4 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS Music Hall & Variety Act Memories: Volume One Over 640 minutes of nostalgia in a Release Date: 16-April-18 magnificent 3 DVD box set of feature films, shorts and memories of the Music Hall days. A Little of What You Fancy (1968) is a loving tribute to British Music Hall featuring Helen Shapiro, Libby Morris and original archive footage. Highlights of Variety (1938) from the Bell & Howell Music Hall with The Radio Three, Xylophonist Teddy Brown & Harry Tate Jr. Music Hall (1934) A rare Twickenham Studios film featuring many original music hall acts inc; G.H.Elliot, Olive Sloan and George Carney. Cavalcade of Variety (1940) A star-filled variety bill which includes Peter Brough & Archie Andrews, Billy Cotton and his Band, The Sherman Fisher Girls, The Four Air Aces and many more. Sarah Remembers (1952) A Wilf Watters film featuring Sarah, a resident of Hoxton, who shares her memories of Hoxton Music Hall and the changing face of the town. Say It With Flowers (1934) Stars Mary Clare, Ben Field and George Carney. A benefit concert is put on to help a couple on hard times. Featuring music hall legends Florrie Forde, Charles Coborn and Marie Kendall. Climb Up the Wall (1960) Michael Winner’s directing debut features variety greats Russ Conway, Craig Douglas, Jack Jackson and uncredited appearances from and Harry Secombe! London Entertains (1951) Eamonn Andrews takes us on a tour of entertainment in London featuring Gloria Swanson, Diana Coupland, Tony Fayne, The Goons and Les Girls des Folies Bergère . The Final Finale (1968) A Wilf Watters film following the demolition of the Bedford Theatre Music Hall, London. Theatre Royal (1943) Stars Flanagan & Allen who help to put on a show to save a theatre in this “lost” film. Stars on Parade (1936) More greats from the music hall era in nostalgic performance. Variety Jubilee (1943) Stars Reginald Purdell and Ellis Irving in a story of two variety stars and their purchase of a music hall. The final encore is no less than 3 editions of music hall and variety memories from Tell Me Another, featuring Reg Varney, Norman Wisdom, Dickie Henderson, Max Wall, Tommy Trinder and many more! RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 5 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS Tell Me Another – Series 1 & 2 Box Set Renown Pictures are delighted to present TELL ME ANOTHER SERIES 1 & 2, the iconic hit TV show made 1976 – 79. For the very first time on any format this fabulous 2 DVD box set brings together the first two series for your enjoyment. Sit back and enjoy some of the funniest anecdotes in the company of Dick Hills and his special guest stars: Michael Bentine, Jon Pertwee, Diana Dors, , Norman Vaughan, Jimmy Jewel, Barbara Windsor, Jimmy Logan, Arthur Askey, Bill Maynard, Ted Ray, Bernard Cribbins, Jack Warner, Roy Hudd, Thora Hird, Millicent Martin, Reg Varney, Beryl Reid, Marti Caine, George Melly, Spike Milligan, , Ray Alan and David Jacobs.

In Series 1, laugh and sigh, as these stars recall with their own brand of humour and personal magic, the many funny, touching and heartfelt incidents that have happened to them on their way to success. Hear about friends, enemies, idols, girlfriends, landladies, audiences and wives in stories which form a rich tapestry of ‘life behind the scenes’ of show business. In Series 2, the stars tell stories about some of the strange incidents that have befallen them in their lives – among the stranger tales are those involving Warren Mitchell, a fairy wand and a pair of football boots; Marti Caine and hundreds of lavender bags; Why was Reg Varney stuck in a trap door? And how did Spike Milligan fall through a ceiling? This wonderful 2 DVD collection brings you all 18 episodes from the first two series of this landmark entertainment show from the Southern Television archive. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 6 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS The Vintage Sci-Fi Collection Volume One 10 films of “suspect alien costumes and robots in cod pieces” in this compilation of sci-fi films – more for the light-heated than the faint heated, in a 3 DVD Box Set. The set contains: Once in a New Moon (1935) Stars Eliot Makeham, René Ray & Derrick De Marney. The town of Shrimpton- on-Sea is dragged into space by the force of a 'dead star' passing Earth, the populace try to organise a local government based on equal rights for all. The Night Caller (1965) Stars , and Patricia Haines. An alien creature uses the fear of atomic destruction to recruit young women from earth in order to interbreed and save their species Phantom From Space (1953) Stars Ted Cooper and Tom Daly. An alien being with the power of invisibility lands in Santa Monica and is pursued by the authorities. Dr Cyclops (1940) Stars Albert Dekker and Thomas Coley in the Castle Film Digest short version of the film about a mad doctor who shrinks people to one-fifth their normal size! Target Earth (1954) Stars Richard Denning and Kathleen Crowley. A large city is ordered to be completely evacuated as an army of robots, believed to be from the planet Venus, attack it. Stranger From Venus (1954) Stars Patricia Neal, Helmut Dantine, & Derek Bond. A woman meets a man like alien with no pulse from Venus who has come to warn Earth. The Alien Factor (1978) Stars Don Leifert, Tom Griffith and Richard Dyszel. A spaceship containing specimens for an intergalactic zoo crashes on Earth and the specimens on board escape! Captive (1980) Stars Cameron Mitchell, David Ladd, Lori Saunders and Dan Sturkie. Earth and the planet Sthyrolia are at war over the possession of valuable Dirathium crystals. P.S.I. Factor (1980) Stars Peter Mark Richman & Gretchen Corbett. Aliens from another dimension cross space and time to come to Earth as a scientist tries to discover what their motives are. The final film is The Dream Doctor (1936) Stars Julie Suedo, Sydney Monckton & Leo Genn. A lady gypsy interprets the dreams of a doctor’s patients, but are her readings more accurate than her psychic predictions? RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 7 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS Reel Love Stories: Volume One Renown Pictures are delighted to present REEL LOVE STORIES VOLUME 1, with 10 fabulous love themed vintage films in a superb 3 DVD Box Set. The films in this collections are A Tale Of Five Cities (1951) Stars Bonar Colleano, Barbara Kelly and Ann Vernon. An Englishman is injured during WW2 and suffers from memory loss. After the war he travels to Europe, searching for the women he still remembers in the hope it will fully restore his memory. Peg Of Old Drury (1935) Stars Anna Neagle and Margaretta Scott in the story of the life and loves of actress Peg Woffington from her humble beginnings in Dublin to fame at London’s Drury Lane. A Woman Alone (1936) Stars Anna Sten, Henry Wilcoxon and Viola Keats. An officer becomes entangled in a love affair with a maid in this previously “lost” British film. A Society Sensation (1918) Stars Carmel Myers and Rudolph Valentino. An early silent short about a wealthy society playboy who falls in love with a poor fisherman’s daughter. The Hills Of Donegal (1947) Stars Dinah Sheridan & James Etherington. Eileen Hannay is the star of an operatic society but gives it up to marry, ne’er do well, Terry (John Bentley). Love in High Gear (1932) Stars Harrison Ford, Alberta Vaughn and Tyrell Davis. A young couple making plans to elope are overheard by a jewel thief, who sees an opportunity for himself! Those People Next Door (1953) Stars Jack Warner, Charles Victor & Anthony Newley. A titled family, object to their son being engaged to the daughter of a working class girl. The Wedding of Lili Marlene (1953) Stars Lisa Daniely, Hugh McDermott & . Lilli decides she won’t marry her true love, Steve, until she has become a star! Marilyn (1953) Stars Sandra Dorne, Maxwell Reed & Leslie Dwyer. Marilyn, gets involved with Tom, the new mechanic at her husbands garage and they plan a future together. A Yank in Ermine (1955) Stars Peter Thompson, Jon Pertwee & Noelle Middleton. A US airman inherits the Lordship of a village and falls in love with the daughter of a neighbouring estate! RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 8 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS The Early Cowboy Collection Volume One 11 hours of the best ‘B’ Westerns ever made in this compilation of rare and classic cowboy films from the 1930s in a 3 DVD Box Set. The set contains: 'A Demon for Trouble' (1934) Bob Worth (Bob Steele) is wrongly accused of murdering a ranch owner and sets out to prove his innocence and find the true culprit with the help of Mexican outlaw Golinda (Don Alvarado). 'Fighting Caballero' (1935) follows widow Pat (Dorothy Gulliver) as she arrives in a mining town to investigate her husband's death. 'Big Boy Rides Again' (1935) follows Tom Duncan (Guinn Williams) as he searches for his father's masked killer. In 'The Cactus Kid' (1935) a cowboy is framed for murdering his partner at the end of a cattle drive and hunts for the real killer. 'In Old Montana' (1939) cavalryman Fred Dawson (Fred Scott) investigates an dispute between local shepherds and cattlemen and tries to broker a peace between the two parties. 'Law and Order' (1936) follows Texas Rangers Tom and Jimmy (Tom Tyler and Rex Lease) as they go after a gang of munitions smugglers. In 'The Call of Justice' (1936) cowboy Steve Harper (Bill Cody) is framed for murder and breaks out of jail to find the real culprit. In 'Frontier Days' (1934) The Pinto Kid (Cody) stumbles upon a plot to kill a wealthy ranch owner but is framed for his death and put in jail, leaving him no choice but to escape and find the real killer. In 'The Invisible Message' (1935) Bill Williams (Williams) inadvertently comes into possession of a treasure map and is pursued by a group of criminals eager to get their hands on the loot. 'Knights of the Plains' (1939) follows outlaw Clem Paterson (Richard Cramer) and J.C. Rand (Frank LaRue) as they hatch a scheme to rob homesteaders of their land so they can purchase an entire valley. Finally, in 'Desert Mesa' (1935) Jim Kirk (Wally West) searches for the man who conned his father in Cottonwood, Arizona. Bonus extras are Sockets: Saddle Up – a clips show of early screen cowboys and Western Melodies, a short documentary of some of the early singing cowboys of the cinema. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00

9 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS 50s & 60s Films With A Beat Collection A selection of films that preserve a 50s and 60s Britain that we remember with affection. 8 films in a star studded compilation featuring the musical genres of rock, swing, pop and jazz in a fabulous 3 DVD Box Set. The set contains: LIVE IT UP! (1963) Director: Lance Comfort. Stars David Hemmings, Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen, Steve Marriott & Jennifer Moss in a story about a team of GPO despatch riders who dream of the big time with their own group – the Smart Alecs. EVERY DAY’S A HOLIDAY (1964) Director: James Hill. Stars Johnny Leyton, Mike Sarne and Ron Moody. A group of high spirited youngsters find friendship, love and music at a holiday camp where a talent show is being held. THE PRIMITIVES (1962) Director: Alfred Travers. Stars Jan Holden, Bill Edwards, Rio Fanning and George Mikell. Night club musicians including an exotic dancer, commit jewel robberies wherever they perform. BE MY GUEST (1965) Director: Lance Comfort. Stars David Hemmings, Steve Marriott, John Pike and featuring Jerry Lee Lewis. A family move to Brighton from London to run a hotel and to publicise the hotel they set up a musical talent show, the “Amateur Upstairs.” DATELINE DIAMONDS (1965) Director: Jeremy Summers. Stars , and George Mikell, with guest appearances from Kiki Dee, The Small Faces, The Chantelles & Kenny Everett. The manager of the Small Faces is hiding a secret past. THE GOLDEN DISC (1958) Director: Don Sharp. Stars Lee Patterson, Mary Steele and Terry Dene. A young pop composer and a girl singer – bankrolled by Aunt Sarah – open a coffee bar. They are joined by Terry Dene, who is unable to get a record deal, so they start their own! BAND OF THIEVES (1962) Director: Peter Bezencenet. Stars Acker Bilk, Carol Deene and Maudie Edwards. Bilk plays himself in this cinematic jam session of music, melodrama and comedy. BONUS FEATURE: TELL ME ANOTHER – exclusive interviews with Acker Bilk recorded in 1976 as told to Dick Hills from the popular Southern Television show. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00

10 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS The Comedy Collection Volume One Bringing you 11 hours of vintage comedy in this star studded compilation of classic films and stunning documentaries in one hilarious 3 DVD Box Set to keep you chortling along! The set contains: ALL IN GOOD FUN (1955) Director: James M Anderson. Introduced by Bob Monkhouse this compilation of early silent slapstick comedy features Charlie Chaplin, John Bunny and The Keystone Cops. INN FOR TROUBLE (1960) Director: C M Pennington- Richards. Stars & David Kossoff as Ada and Alf Larkin in a big screen version of TV’s The Larkin’s. DENTIST IN THE CHAIR (1960) Director: Don Chaffey. Stars Bob Monkhouse, Peggy Cummins and Kenneth Connor. High jinks in a school for trainee dentists. TWO ON THE TILES (1951) Director: John Guillermin. Stars Herbert Lom and Brenda Bruce. A new butler tries blackmail when his employers both face temptation while apart for a few days. AND THE SAME TO YOU (1960) Director: George Pollock. Stars , William Hartnell, Sid James and Tommy Cooper. A nephew tries to keep his boxing career a secret from his pious clergyman uncle. CARRY ON ADMIRAL (1957) Director: . Stars David Tomlinson, Peggy Cummins and Brian Reece. After a nights drinking a ships assistant and a Captain swap clothes and are mistaken for each other the next day. CRAZY DAYS (1962) Director: James M Anderson. Scenes from the silent greats including Chaplin and Keaton. Narrated by Hughie Green. DEMOBBED (1944) Director: John E Blakely. Stars Norman Evans & Nat Jackley. Three demobbed soldiers find jobs, solve a crime and stage a concert party show! LIFETIME OF COMEDY (1960) Compilation of film sketches from Harold Lloyd, Danny Kaye, Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Bing Crosby. Bonus extras: TELL ME ANOTHER (1976) A glorious TV compilation of celebrity stories inc Reg Varney, Ted Ray, Roy Hudd and Jim Dale. THE SILENT COMICS: A short documentary reflecting on some of the timeless silent comedy work of Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and Ben Turpin. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 11 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS The Comedy Collection Volume Two Over 10 hours of vintage comedy in this star studded compilation of vintage comedy films in one hilarious 3 DVD Box Set. The set contains: THE NIGHT WE DROPPED A CLANGER (1959) Director: Darcy Conyers. Stars Brian Rix, William Hartnell & Liz Fraser in a story of an airman who looks like an official and confuses the Germans! THE CASE OF THE MUKKINESE BATTLE-HORN (1956) Directed by Joseph Sterling. Stars Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Dick Emery. Police try to locate the stolen horn from the London Museum. WHAT A WHOPPER (1960) Director: Gilbert Gunn. Stars Adam Faith, Sid James and Charles Hawtrey. An author fakes Loch Ness Monster sighting to sell his book. THE BUTLER’S DILEMMA (1943) Director: Leslie S Hiscott. Stars Richard Hearne as a man forced to impersonate a butler to clear a gambling debt! GERT & DAISY CLEAN UP (1942) Director: Maclean Rogers. Stars Elsie & Doris Waters. This previously “lost” wartime film is restored and presented for the first time on this DVD set. Gert & Daisy roll up their sleeves in this their second wartime comedy and set about denuding the street on which they live for salvage. TONS OF TROUBLE (1956) Director: Leslie S Hiscott. Stars Richard Hearne as Mr Pastry, a caretaker of a block of flats who looks after the maintenance of two old boilers, he calls Mavis & Ethel! COMEDY COCKTAIL (1951) E J Fancey presents a cavalcade of some of Charlie Chaplin’s comedies in this wonderful short feature. GERT & DAISY’S WEEKEND (1942) Directed by Maclean Rogers. Stars Elsie & Doris Waters and Iris Vandeleur. As the blitz rages, Gert & Daisy volunteer to take a group of evacuee children out of London to the safety of the countryside and foil jewel thieves along the way! YOUR MONEY OR YOUR WIFE (1960) Director: Anthony Simmons. Stars Donald Sinden, Peggy Cummins and Richard Wattis. A couple inherit a fortune but to get the lump sum they must divorce! BONUS EXTRA: LIZ FRASER – HER LIFE IN COMEDY. The British comedy actress discusses her life and career with comedy historian Robert Ross, in an exclusive and frank interview. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 12 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS The Monster Collection 9 classic creature features in one frighteningly good 3 DVD Box Set collection. The set contains: BEHEMOTH THE SEA MONSTER (1959) Director: Douglas Hickox. Stars Gene Evans and Andre Morell in a tale of nuclear testing which causes a dinosaur to surface and terrorise England. BEAST FROM THE HAUNTED CAVE (1959) Director: Monte Hellman. Stars Michael Forest & Sheila Noonan. Gold thieves pull off a heist only to be pursued by spider like monsters as they flee into a snowy wilderness. GORGO (1961) Director: Eugène Lourié. Stars Bill Travers and William Sylvester. An undersea volcano causes aquatic creatures to come out of hiding! In MONSTER FROM GREEN HELL (1957) Director: Kenneth G Crane and stars Jim Davis and Robert Griffin, a rocket carrying wasps crash lands on earth unleashing a mutated giant wasp. THE GIANT GILA MONSTER (1959) Director: Ray Kellogg. Stars Don Sullivan and Lisa Simone. A giant lizard terrorises a rural Texas community, while a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature and save the town! THE CRATER LAKE MONSTER (1977) Director: William R Stromberg. Stars Richard Cardella and Glen Roberts. Cave drawings, including what appears to be a depiction of a plesiosaurus, proving that dinosaurs and man existed at the same time. But has the creature survived? THE KILLER SHREWS (1959) Director: Ray Kellogg. Stars James Best, Ingrid Goude and Ken Curtis. Well meaning experiments on shrews go horribly wrong, causing them to mutate increase in size and reproducing quickly! THE STRANGE WORLD OF PLANET X (1958) Director: Gilbert Gunn. Stars Forrest Tucker. An alien spaceship warns of the dangers of a scientists experiments. WOMANEATER (1958) Director: Charles Saunders. Stars George Coulouris & Vera Day. In the Amazon a tree feeds on the blood of women! BONUS FEATURES: MAN OR BEAST – a short documentary on early Hollywood monster movies & VERA DAY exclusive - her life in films and an introduction to her movie WOMANEATER. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 13 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS The Collection Arthur Lucan as Old Mother Riley and Kitty McShane as daughter Kitty in 8 films on 3 DVDs including the rare “lost” film Old Mother Riley and a bonus documentary. The set contains: OLD MOTHER RILEY MP (1939) Director: Oswald Mitchell. Stars Lucan & McShane with Torin Thatcher. The boisterous washer woman loses her job and runs for Parliament against the man who fired her! OLD MOTHER RILEY IN PARIS (1938) Director: Oswald Mitchell. Stars Lucan & McShane with Magda Kun. Mother Riley goes to Paris with daughter Kitty who has fallen for Joe who is “on business” in France. OLD MOTHER RILEY’S NEW VENTURE (1949) Director: John Harlow. Stars Lucan & McShane with Chili Bouchier and Willer Neal. Mother Riley becomes manager of a hotel but stolen gems, murder and custard pie fights follow! MOTHER RILEY MEETS THE VAMPIRE (1952) Director: . Stars Arthur Lucan, Bela Lugosi & Dora Bryan. Mother Riley foils a would-be vampire and his misguided robot plans. Sadly this was Lucan’s final film before his death and poignant that his character states at the end of the film, “This is the end!” OLD MOTHER RILEY HEADMISTRESS (1950) Director: John Gilling. Stars Lucan & McShane and features the Luton Girls Choir playing Riley’s pupils. OLD MOTHER RILEY’S JUNGLE TREASURE (1951) Director: Maclean Rogers. Stars Lucan & McShane with Garry Marsh. Old Mother Riley runs into a ghost who turns out to be an old pirate searching for buried treasure. OLD MOTHER RILEY (1937) Director: Oswald Mitchell. Stars Lucan and McShane with Patrick Ludlow. This previously “lost” film was also the first in the series of successful film comedies. BRIDGET’S NIGHT OUT (1936) This was the first appearance of Lucan & McShane on film. Arthur wrote the sketch shortly before the couples appearance in the 1934 Royal Command Performance and filmed by Butchers in 1935. Bonus feature: ARTHUR & KITTY: a documentary giving an insight into the music hall act with interviews from Brian Murphy, Robert V Kenny, Robert Ross and Paul Goodhead among others. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 14 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS The Vintage Chiller & Thriller Collection A mildly terrifying collection of vintage thrills and chills on a 3 DVD Box Set collection. The set contains: THE HOUSE IN MARSH ROAD (1960) Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars Patricia Dainton and Tony Wright. A man plots to do away with his wife when she inherits a house. THE TROLLENBERG TERROR (1958) Director: Quentin Lawrence. Stars Forrest Tucker and Laurence Payne in a tale revolving around a mysterious radioactive cloud. FIRE MAIDENS FROM OUTER SPACE (1956) Director: Cy Roth. Stars Susan Shaw, Paul Carpenter & Harry Fowler. A team of astronauts that land on a moon of Jupiter, discover a population of beautiful young women looking for mates, but also discovering the dangers there. TREAD SOFTLY (1952) Director: David MacDonald. Stars John Bentley and Patricia Dainton. The star of a musical walks out before the curtain goes up, but the show must go on in a theatre rumoured to be haunted. A murder was committed there 40 years ago and now more are dying to keep the dark secret! BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE (1958) Director: Henry Cass. Stars Donald Wolfit and Barbara Shelley in a tale of a mad scientist Dr who has returned from the dead. THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1950) Director: Ivan Barnett. Stars Gwen Watford and Kaye Tendeter in a chilling version of Poe’s classic tale. THE MONKEY’S PAW (1948) Director: Norman Lee and stars Michael Martin-Harvey, Milton Rosmer & Megs Jenkins. A magical monkey’s paw gives three wishes before a disaster befalls. CROW HOLLOW (1952) Director: Michael McCarthy. Stars Donald Houston and Natasha Parry. A newly-wed wife of a young doctor who goes to live with him in an oppressive old house where various and mysterious attempts are made on her life. THE CURSE OF THE WRAYDONS (1946) Director: Victor M Gover. Stars Tod Slaughter and Bruce Seton. After accepting a dual, a Captain is the suspect of a series of local murders. Bonus extras: Patricia Dainton Introductions to Tread Softly & The House in Marsh Road. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 15 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS The Glimpses Collection Volume One (1940s & 1950s) A selection of ‘Glimpses’ from the Nostalgic Hit TV Series brought to you by Talking Pictures TV. This fabulous 3 DVD box set collection brings you 60 ‘Glimpses,’ from the 40s & 50s, never before seen on DVD. The 60 titles are; 34 MOORE STREET (1958); 4 & 20 FIT GIRLS (1940); A CORNISH HOLIDAY (1950); A DAY AT THE ZOO (1940); A THRILL A SECOND; ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR late 50s; ALONG PILGRIMS WAY (1940); BRIGHTON IN THE 1950s; BRITISH TRADE & INDUSTRY (1949); CARRY ON CHILDREN; CHRISTMAS IN BRITAIN: CONCORDE IN FLIGHT (1969); COASTAL CORNWALL IN THE 1950s; CYCLING PROFICIENCY IN THE 1950s; DARWIN WAS RIGHT; DAY IN DEVON IN THE 50s; GLACIERS & GOLD; OUR LONDON 1947; ECONOMY RUN 1957 THE LONGER MILE (Silverstone/Ascot) THIS FOWL BUSINESS; EASTBOURNE 1957; FAMILY CHRISTMAS; ARTIC HIGHWAY; DOVER; HIGHWAY GOODS; HOVERCRAFT; MAGIC FEET; BRUSSELS WORLD FAIR (1958); QUEEN COTTON (1941); ROLLERCOASTER; SILVERSMITH; THE V1 - 1944; 1950s NEWQUAY; COTTON & STEEL 1940s; LONDON the 50s; ON GUARD 1950s Ambulance Service; WHO’S CRAZY (1950); THE HISTORY OF ROVER; WAR & ORDER 1940; THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN 1951; PEWTER MINING in 50s, SAIL HO (1941); TRE, POL & PEN (1943) in Cornwall; GROWTH OF LONDON (1951); JOINING THE YOUTH CLUB IN 1942; KNOWSLEY HALL; LAKE DISTRICT IN 1955; LET’S VISIT THE CROFTER’S; LIVERPOOL & HARROWGATE 1955; LONDON FOOD MARKETS in 40s; LONDON’S WEST END in 1946; PILBOROUGH IN THE 1950s WITH THE MORRISONS; ROAMIN’ IN SCOTLAND; THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR; SEEN AT THE ZOO IN 1948; SIX CANDLES (1960) short documentary on road safety sponsored by British Insurance Association; SOUTH OF ENGLAND & CORNWALL; A DAY AT THE DERBY in the 50s and BRIGHTON IN THE 1940s . Remember the bygone eras of the 1940s & 1950s in this unique Glimpses Collection Box Set, for the very first time on DVD. A terrific gift for the nostalgia buff or a special treat for yourself! RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 16 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS The Glimpses Collection Volume TWO (1950s & 1960s) A selection of ‘Glimpses’ from the Nostalgic Hit TV Series brought to you by Talking Pictures TV. This fabulous 3 DVD box set collection brings you more rare nostalgia from the 50s & 60s, for the first time on DVD. The set contains; THE GREAT MILK BOTTLE MYSTERY; ABERDEEN & IN THE 60S; ANGLING IN LOWESTOFT (1960S); CANOEING AND CAMPING IN THE 50S; GETTING MARRIED IN THE 60S; SCOTLAND IN 1958; SWITZERLAND IN 50S; TALE OF A DOG (1950); A TRIP WITH THE HARRISONS IN THE 60s; YOUR VOICE ON THE TELEPHONE; A TALE OF THE FIORDS (1955); CELEBRITY CRAZY CRICKET; SCREENAGERS! 60s documentary; KEEPING BRITAIN TIDY (1962); KNOWSLEY HALL; MAN AGAINST EVEREST (1952); 2ND INTERNATIONAL OFFSHORE POWER BOAT RACE (1962); 50s TEN PIN BOWLING; A 50s WHIT MONDAY RACE MEETING: CLASSIC CAR RACE; A DAY OUT IN LONDON (1950S); A SAILING WE SHALL GO; A 50S WORKS GROUP DAY OUT; THE BRUSSEL’S WORLD FAIR 1958; CORONATION DAY 1953; LONDON AIRPORT IN THE 60S; 1950S NEWQUAY; CHILD’S PLAY; 50S LONDON; GRETNA GREEN & SCOTLAND IN 1955; SOUTHAMPTON & THE ISLE OF WIGHT; SPORTS DAY IN THE 50S; THE 50S STEEL WORKS; STURMINSTER CARNIVAL 1962; WHEN MOTORWAYS WERE FUN; FITNESS WINS THE GAME; GLIMPSES OF 1967; DIVING; LANCASHIRE THE HOME OF INDUSTRY; THE MIDLANDS IN THE 1960S; MINE’S A TERRIER; PEN PICTURES FROM DENMARK; PETTICOAT LANE IN THE 50S; PLAYING IN THE ROAD; SHEFFIELD ANGLERS; BIRMINGHAM & THE ROAD PATROL BIKES IN THE 50S; PEMBROKE CASTLE; THE CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE; MOTORING AROUND EUROPE IN THE 60S; THE FLYING BOAT; STEAM TRACTION (1964); A 60S HOLIDAY; BRISTOL & SCOTLAND IN THE 50S; PONDSBURY MARSH 50S SCHOOL TRIP; THE POWER WE NEED (1962); CROWDY CUP BROXBOURNE 1966; SPRING BLOSSOMS: 50s nature documentary; SCOUTING COMPETITION 1952; THE PINNER WHEELBARROW RACE: FILMED IN 1967; UNGUARDED MOMENT (1951) from the Greenwich Safety Board. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 17 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS The Vintage Transport Collection Take a trip down memory lane with us by plane, boat, bike, car or train with this fabulous 4 DVD Box Set containing 16 films for vintage transport fans. In 'The Flaw' (1955) a racing driver (John Bentley) comes up with a plan to kill his wife and claim her life insurance money. In 'Stock Car' (1955) Katie Glebe's (Rona Anderson) father is killed in a stock car race and she endeavours to maintain his indebted garage business with the help of American racing driver Larry (Paul Carpenter). In 'Born of the Sea' (1949) a baby is found in a boat at sea and taken in by small coastal community. 'The Last Journey' (1936) follows a railway driver approaching retirement who is driven mad with jealousy over his wife's suspected affair. In 'Danger Lights' (1930) the boss of a railroad yard takes a young drifter under his wing, who then falls for his fiancée. In 'The Shipbuilders' (1943) employees are called into action to build ships for the navy when war breaks out. In 'Minesweeper' (1943) US Navy deserter Lieutenant Richard Houston (Richard Arlen) re-enlists under the alias Jim Smith and is assigned to duty aboard a minesweeper. 'Bush Pilot' (1947) follows a bush pilot in Canada whose business takes a hit with the arrival of his brother. In 'The Black Rider' (1954) reporter Jerry (Jimmy Hanley) and his boss's daughter, Mary (Rona Anderson), investigate the mystery of a ghostly monk on a motor cycle! 'Streamline Express' (1935) takes place aboard a train travelling across the US on which a number of seedy plots are afoot. 'Calling All Cars' (1954) follows a pair of friends as they try to cross the Channel and pick up girls along the way. 'Night Ride' (1937) follows two truck drivers as they try to start their own company after they are both sacked. ‘River Beat’ (1954) stars John Bentley & Phyllis Kirk in a smuggling tale, while In 'There Is Another Sun' (1951) two men fall for the same girl (Susan Shaw) in their carnival. The collection also includes archive documentaries 'Steam Fair', which features footage of a 1950s British steam fair, and 'Tall Ships', which captures amateur sailors aboard the HMS Gladan in 1970. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 18 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS The Crime Collection Volume One 10 vintage crime drama films in one stunning 3 DVD Box Set collection. The set contains: A GUNMAN HAS ESCAPED (1948) Director: Richard Gray. Stars John Harvey and John Fitzgerald. A passer-by is killed during a robbery in London by three armed men who then flee London. BOY WITH A FLUTE (1964) Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars Jeremy Hawk and Freda Jackson in a tale of paintings and forgery. This is a “lost” film restored for this collection. DEATH GOES TO SCHOOL (1953) Director: Stephen Clarkson. Stars Gordon Jackson & Barbara Murray in a rare British mystery surrounding a murder at a school. KING OF THE UNDERWORLD (1952) Directed by Victor M Gover and stars Patrick Barr and Tod Slaughter. A crook is implicated in blackmail, a greed for emeralds, secret formula and murder! BLACK MEMORY (1947) Directed by Oswald Mitchell. Stars Michael Medwin who hobnobs with London’s underworld after his father is wrongly convicted of murder. Sid James also makes his film debut. MURDER AT 3AM (1953) Director: Francis Searle. Stars Dennis Price Philip Saville and Peggy Evans in a story of a serial killer who kills at precisely that time! THE CHALLENGE (1960) Director: John Gilling. Stars , and Carl Mohner. Mansfield makes a departure from her usual roles to play tough girl Billy, in this dark and brooding drama. PASSPORT TO TREASON (1956) Director: Robert S Baker. Stars Rod Cameron and Lois Maxwell. An American Private Eye stationed in foggy London, takes over a difficult case, for the sake of a murdered friend. THE PRICE OF SILENCE (1959) Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars Gordon Jackson, June Thorburn and Mary Clare. Roger forges a new life for himself after his release from prison – but his past soon catches up with him. THE SECRET MAN (1958) Director: Ronald Kinnoch. Stars Marshall Thompson, John Loder and Henry Oscar. A physicist finds himself drawn into an investigation to track down a spy at his research station. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 19 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS The Crime Collection Volume Two Another 10 vintage crime drama films in this stunning 3 DVD Box Set collection, plus bonus extras! The set contains: PASSENGER TO LONDON (1937) Director: Lawrence Huntington. Stars John Warwick and Jenny Laird. A British Agent carrying secret papers is murdered on a train. THE BODY VANISHED (1939) Director: Walter Tennyson. Stars Anthony Hulme as an Inspector from Scotland Yard who gets involved in a murder case on holiday. THE RIVERSIDE MURDER (1935) Director: Albert Parker. Stars Basil Sydney, Judy Gunn and Alastair Sim in his film debut. A man is shot dead in his study and Scotland Yard must find the killer! VENGEANCE IS MINE (1949) Director: Alan Cullimore. Stars Valentine Dyall as a man who believing himself to be dying, hires an assassin to kill him and then frame his enemy for his murder. Also stars Sam Kydd. IMPULSE (1954) Directed by Cy Endfield. Stars Arthur Kennedy & Constance Smith. An American realtor embarks upon an impulsive affair and becomes embroiled in a plot of robbery and murder. CROSSTRAP (1962) Director: Robert Hartford-Davis. Stars Laurence Payne & Jill Adams. A young couple seek temporary solitude in a rented country house but find it being used by criminals. SMART ALEC (1951) Director: John Guillermin. Stars Peter Reynolds, Leslie Dwyer & Charles Hawtrey. Alec hatches a plan to kill his rich uncle and attempts to perfectly execute it. THE THIRD ALIBI (1961) Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars Patricia Dainton and Laurence Payne. a married composer begins an affair with his wife's half-sister, with deadly consequences. JACKPOT (1960) Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars William Hartnell and Michael Ripper. In this previously “lost” film both police and Jackpot club owner seek a safecracker. (1951) Director: John Gilling. Stars Derek Bond & Jane Hylton. A woman buys a pub to start a new life. BONUS EXTRAS: SPROCKETS-The Detectives. Short clips filled look at the early detectives and An Interview with PATRICIA DAINTON on her film career. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 20 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS The Crime Collection Volume Three Another 10 vintage crime drama films in this stunning 3 DVD Box Set collection. This latest box set contains: Blackout (1950) Stars Dinah Sheridan and Maxwell Reed as a blind man who stumbles across a dead man and starts investigating when his sight is restored. Johnny On The Spot (1954) Stars Hugh McDermott, Elspet Gray and Paul Carpenter. A framed ex- convict struggles to clear his name in this thriller filmed in St John’s Wood. 13 East Street (1952) Stars Patrick Holt, Sandra Dorne and Sonia Holm. When Police Inspector Gerald Blake wants to infiltrate a London stolen- goods gang, he does a thorough job of it, as he robs a jewellery store, gets arrested and sent to prison! Mystery at Monstein (1954) Peter Illing narrates this short film about a ski- champion Uncle who is after an inheritance. Web of Evidence (1959) Stars Van Johnson, Vera Miles & Emlyn Williams. A British-American returns to England after 20 years to discover that his father has been jailed since WW2I, for a murder that took place in very murky circumstances. When London Sleeps (1932) Stars Harold French, Francis S. Sullivan & Alexander Field. Rodney Haines runs a high-class gambling joint in Hampstead, while elsewhere in London Lamberti’s fair for the less well off, is on its last legs. The only link seems to be Tommy Blyth. The Lost Hours (1952) Stars Mark Stevens, Jean Kent and John Bentley. A pilot wakes up in a strange hotel room with blood on his suit and can’t remember how he got there. The Passing Stranger (1954) Stars Lee Patterson, Diane Cilento and Duncan Lamont. A café worker wants to spread her wings and is hesitant in wanting to be a truckers girlfriend, particularly when a US soldier arrives on the scene. The Hostage (1956) Stars Ron Randell, Mary Parker and John Bailey. The story of a South American revolutionary facing death for murder, while the President’s daughter is a hostage in London. The End of the Line (1957) Stars Barbara Shelley & Alan Baxter. The wife of a club owner frames a writer for her husbands murder. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 21 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS The Crime Collection Volume Four Another 8 vintage crime drama films and bonus programmes in this superb 3 DVD Box Set collection. The set contains: THE BOYS (1962) Directed by Sidney J Furie. Stars: , , Dudley Sutton, Ronald Lacey, Tony Garnett and Jess Conrad. When the night watchman of a garage is found murdered, four young men are arrested and put on trial. BONUS FEATURES; THE BOYS REUNION (2017) Talking Pictures TV reunited Dudley Sutton, Tony Garnett and Jess Conrad OBE, for the first time since the film was made and the highlights of that special afternoon are presented here. As a further BONUS the original PRESSBOOK & STILLS are included with some rare publicity shots from the film. MYSTERIOUS MR NICHOLSON (1947) Directed by Oswald Mitchell. Stars: Anthony Hulme Lesley Osmond and Andrew Laurence. The police look to a former cat burglar to aid them in a strange investigation. THE VOICE OF MERRILL (1952) Directed by John Gilling. Stars Valerie Hobson, , James Robertson Justice & Gary Marsh. The story of four people directly and indirectly involved with the a murder. OPERATION DIPLOMAT (1953) Directed by John Guillermin. Stars: Guy Rolfe, Lisa Daniely & Patricia Dainton. Dr Fenton, a surgeon operating on an unknown patient, discovers he is involved in the kidnapping of a diplomat. The film is introduced by Patricia Dainton as a bonus extra! PORT OF ESCAPE (1956) Directed by Anthony Young. Stars: Googie Withers, John McCallum, Bill Kerr & Joan Hickson. Two men hide out on Thames boat and take the owners hostage as they hide from the police. BLIND SPOT (1958) Directed by Peter Maxwell. Stars: Robert MacKenzie, Delphi Lawrence, Gordon Jackson & John Le Mesurier. A former Army officer regains his vision and hunts smugglers who framed him when he was blind. LADY OF DECEIT (1947) Directed by Robert Wise. Stars: Claire Trevor, Lawrence Tierney & Elisha Cook Jr. A calculating divorcée gets involved with a murderer. CHECKMATE (1935) Directed by George Pearson. Stars: Maurice Evans, Evelyn Foster, Sally Gray & Felix Aylmer. A London detective is after a jewel gang. RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00 22 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 RENOWN PICTURES BOX SETS BURKE’S LAW & HONEY WEST COLLECTIONS HONEY WEST – THE COMPLETE SERIES Produced by Aaron Spelling, Honey West starring Anne Francis was the first female detective to be featured in a weekly American television series after being introduced in a Burke’s Law episode called “Who Killed the Jackpot?” in April 1965, which is also included in this complete box set as an extra bonus feature. Honey West inherited the family detective business from her father. Her partner Sam Bolt (John Ericson), was also included in the deal and the love of Honey’s life was her pet ocelot, Bruce. All 30 episodes are here in this 4 DVD box set, which serves as a tribute to this stylish, cool and tongue in cheek show, which blazed a trail for all future female felony investigators! RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00

BURKE’S LAW – The Complete 1st Series Produced by Aaron Spelling and starring Gene Barry as Amos Burke, Los Angeles’ millionaire chief of detectives. The jet- setting, swinging Burke was chauffeured to crime scenes in his Rolls-Royce and had a penchant for dropping professorial axioms “Never ask a question unless you already know the answer. Burke’s law!” The show’s array of guest stars inc: June Allyson, Dick Clark, Sammy Davis Jr, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Phil Harris, Buster Keaton, Eartha Kitt, Diana Dors, Ida Lupino, Virginia Mayo, Zasu Pitts, Basil Rathbone, Mickey Rooney, Telly Savalas, William Shatner, Gloria Swanson, Terry-Thomas and many more! This 8-DVD Box Set brings you all 32 episodes in this legendary first series RRP £29.99 Our Price £20.00

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JIGSAW (1962) Inspired by the Brighton Trunk Murders in the 1930’s, written and directed by Val Guest, this 1962 British Production starring Ronald Lewis, Yolande Donlan and Jack Warner as Detective Inspector Fellows is filmed in and around Brighton. A woman is murdered and Fellows, aided by Det Sgt Wilks, sifts through the clues and suspects to complete the “Jigsaw” and find the killer. Also stars: John Le Mesurier, Michael Goodliffe and Ray Barrett. “Without Sensationalism, Val Guest has spun a first rate detective thriller which has the authentic stamp of a documentary in its attention to detail”. VARIETY. RRP £12.99 Our Price £7.99 ALBERT R.N. (1953) Digitally re-mastered in 2k resolution from the earliest existing elements. Starring: Anton Diffring, Anthony Steel, Jack Warner, Robert Beatty and William Sylvester. The British inmates of a POW camp think they have an informer among them after several escape attempts fail. One of the prisoners makes a dummy which they christen “Albert” and use at roll call in order to foil the German guards. The film is based on a true story and directed by the great Lewis Gibert. The real Albert R.N. was a dummy constructed by John Worsley (1919– 2000) in Marlag O, the prisoner of war camp in northern Germany for naval officers. “Bags of charm and a degree of tension” . RRP £12.99 Our Price £7.99 24 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 THE GLASS MOUNTAIN: 70th Anniversary Edition “One of the most successful British films of the era.” . THE GLASS MOUNTAIN 70th Anniversary Edition Renown Pictures are delighted celebrate the 70th Anniversary of this great British classic. The Glass Mountain (1949) has been lovingly restored and remastered from the original 35mm and for the very first time, is available with subtitles. Featuring the peerless voice of legendary baritone Tito Gobbi, The Glass Mountain is a classic British film romance enriched with the sublime music of Italian Opera. A Huge box office hit, The Glass Mountain features as an unforgettable theme tune and film score by Federico Fellini's regular composer, Nino Rota, where his work on the film, is regarded as a masterpiece in a career that gave us over 179 film scores. The Story of The Glass Mountain. Shot down and badly injured over the Italian Alps during the Second World War, RAF Pilot Richard Wilder (Michael Denison), is rescued and nursed back to health by Alida (Valentina Cortesa). As she shares with him the local fables of the Glass Mountain, they fall hopelessly in love. Richard, a young and successful composer before the war, is enraptured, not only by Alida but by her stories from which he writes an opera. Back home in England, Richard tries to resume life with his wife Anne (Dulcie Gray), but is haunted by his time in Italy and by the girl who saved his life. When his opera receives its premiere in Venice, he realises that it is Alida he truly loves and wants to be with – but fate has one last cruel trick to play… RRP £16.99 Our Price £10 inc FREE UK Postage! 25 Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 SCROOGE: (1951) “Easily the best screen version of the much loved Yuletide classic” 5***** Radio Times. SCROOGE - DVD A release that we are really proud of. For the first time EVER in the history of this iconic film, we have gone back to the original film elements and with the help of the BFI have created a truly beautiful 2k presentation of the original black and white version of the all-time Christmas family film favourite. Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without Alastair Sim as … A restored colour version of the film is also included on the DVD as a bonus. “The ever versatile Alastair Sim is impeccable as the miser who comes to see the error of his ways through the promptings of the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future. makes a splendid and Mervyn Johns a humble Bob Cratchit, while George Cole does well as the younger, carefree Scrooge. Beautifully designed by Ralph Brinton and directed with unexpected finesse by Brian Desmond Hurst, this is not to be missed.” RRP £14.99 Our Price £10 inc FREE UK Postage!

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The Renown Fifth Festival of Film 2019: A variety of films, shorts and Celebrity Guests from the world of Film and TV we all love, on stage throughout the day and all included in the ticket price! A truly great day out for fans of vintage British film from 1940s, 1950s & 1960s. The Event Address is: The Alban Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3LD. Coming By Road and Car Parking: St Albans is easy to get to by car and parking is available at the rear of The Alban Arena at the NCP Bricket Road Car Park and is just £1 to park all day Sunday and is open from 7:30am to 6:30pm. Directions to the arena: From M1 motorway southbound: Leave the motorway at J8 signposted to St Albans. Take the A5183 southbound, around Redbourn village. At the roundabout turn left, signposted St Albans. Entering St Albans take the second exit at the roundabout, straight ahead. Bear right at the mini roundabout for the Russell Avenue, Drovers Way, Christopher Place and other car parks. From M1 motorway northbound: Leave the M1 at J6 and join the North Orbital Road A405 signposted to St Albans. At the roundabout (M25 junction 21A) take the second exit straight ahead. At the next roundabout (Noke Hotel/Shell petrol station) take the second exit . Proceed straight ahead at the first roundabout and the second roundabout (M10/A414) take the second exit straight ahead (Watling Street). At the King Harry pub turn right for St Albans City Centre, Westminster Lodge car park and other car parks. Coming by Rail: St Albans City Station, on the Bedford to St Pancras International line, is within half a mile of the city centre. Frequent buses link the station with the city centre. Or St Albans Abbey Station provides a train link to the city from Watford, Bricket Wood and Park Street. The station is situated at the foot of Holywell Hill, on a bus route, or a 10-15 minute walk, to the city centre. For further details; http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/sac/details.html and http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/saa/details.html Bus Information: The principal routes are operated by Arriva, (0344) 800 4411 http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/ Uno, (01707) 255764: http://www.unobus.info/ and CentreBus: (0844) 351 1120 http://www.centrebus.info/ Accommodation suggestions: Premier Inn, 1Adelaide St, St Alba ns AL3 5BH. Tel: 0871527 9464. (Approx. 2 mins walk to the venue) Clarion Collection Hotel, Ryder House 27 Holywell Hill, St Albans AL1 1HG Tel: 01727 848849 (Approx. 0.3 miles to venue) Premier Inn, Smug Oak Ln, Bricket Wood, Colney Street, St Albans AL2 3PN. Tel: 0871527 9016 (Approx. 4.1 miles to venue) Mercure St Albans Noke Hotel, Watford Road, St Albans AL2 3DS. Tel: 0871376 9034 (Approx. 2.5 miles to venue)

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Giant Monster Hankies – Set of 4 Set of 4 large handkerchiefs 47cm x 47cm featuring the cult monster movies Gorgo, Monster from Green Hell, Behemoth the Seamonster, plus What a Whopper film poster image of Nessie the Loch Ness Monster! Machine washable, tumble dryer proof! Can even be used as table napkins! A different kind of gift and a real talking point. Price: £20 for all 4 hankies with free postage.

Sci-Fi Poster Tea-Towels – Set of 3 Our Sci-fi tea towels feature the fabulous poster art from the fun classic sci-fi features; Target Earth, The Night Caller (aka Blood Beast from Outer Space) and Phantom from Space. The material/ tea towel is made and printed in the UK and measures 34cm X 51cm. Machine washable with a whites wash as ink will not bleed and the tea towels are tumble dry safe. A fun gift for the sci-fi or film fan who needs to dry the dishes before fighting robots! Price: £20 for Set of 3 with free postage.

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Celebrating Nettlefold Studios T-Shirt: Our classic black 100% cotton T-Shirts are printed on both front and back celebrating the studios with the “enquiries” sign on the front and the “Studio Years” and logos on the back. (See the bag image above for the reverse printing on T-Shirt). Wash inside out in normal coloured wash. Do not iron directly onto printed area. Available in S, M, L, XL & XXL. Price: £15 with free postage. Tote Bag: Black 100% cotton, like the T-Shirt, is printed on both front and back with the “enquiries” sign, the “Studio Years” and original logos. Price: £12 with free postage.

All-New TPTV T-Shirt! 100% white cotton T-Shirts printed with an all-new star montage. Wash inside out in normal coloured wash. Do not iron directly onto printed area. Available in S, M, L, XL & XXL. Price: £15 with free postage. All-New Tote Bag! White 100% cotton, like the T-Shirt, is printed with the all-new star montage. A great gift for Christmas for any film fan! Price: £12 with free postage.

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