Betty Ann Davies

A mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good impression. Before long he has insinuated himself into local life, is married and is serving on the board of the local hospital. Everything seems to be going well for him until a newly appointed consultant psychiatrist shows up and starts asking some probing questions.

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As a going away gift to a small village, the local Lord and Lady promise a new cottage to the local couple with the most grandchildren. Competitive instincts and petty jealousies ensue.

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The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and hockey. But greater trouble than ever beckons when the arrival at the school of Princess Fatima of Makyad coincides with the return of recently expelled Arabella Fritton, who has the kidnap of a prize racehorse on her mind.

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When a beautiful young woman suddenly offers inebriated Casey Morrow a lot of money for a quick and easy job, he doesn't ask too many questions. But when the girl's father is found murdered the following day and Morrow's coat is soaked with blood, he must unravel the mystery to clear his name.

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A compilation of 3 stories, (i)"The Missing Passenger" (ii) "Falstaff's Fur Coat" (iii) "Thirty Days To Die". Originally part of the Danziger Brothers' UK series "Calling Scotland Yard" and later shown in the US on NBC's "Adventure Theatre" in 1956, hosted by Paul Douglas.

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The story of a husband's implication in his wife's death, his stupid disposal of her body and the police enquiry which almost embroils him in a murder charge.

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Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous when their behavior escalates to larger crimes.

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Meet Me Tonight was the American title for the British-filmed Tonight at 8:30, adapted from the Noel Coward stage production of the same name.

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After financial improprieties are discovered at the Eastern trading company where he works, Peter Willems flees the resulting disgrace and criminal charges. He persuades the man who gave him his start in life, the merchant ship captain Lingard, to bring him to a trading post on a remote Indonesian island where he can hide out.

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This is a British drama film from 1950 about a young woman in London in WW2 with amnesia.

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W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.

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A woman conspires to steal her stepdaughter's inheritance following the mysterious death of her millionaire husband.

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P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.

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A prison governor deals with a variety of different prisoners, including a charming murderer.

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Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is in neither of these enterprises and he eventually resorts to desperate measures to break free. His random wanderings in the countryside lead him to a new opportunity that just might be what he's been looking for all along.

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A woman is torn between the love of her life, who's married to someone else, and her older husband.

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Four people with very different backgrounds meet by chance at an English pub and gradually become carried away in a bout of thrill-seeking. When their spree gets out of hand, each person faces a moral choice with lasting consequences.

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A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes and goes on the lam, aided by a local girl.

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During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.

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Jimmy Forbes returns to England after being on the run in Australia for 20 years. He finds that his wife has gone up in the world and become wealthy. Their children know little about him but as he observes them he realises they have problems and his cunning might come to their aid.

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Betsy, a housemaid and aspiring actress, throws a party in her employer's house while he's away. Guests include agents and producers; but her employer's priceless jade collection also becomes the target of unscrupulous thieves.

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A series of misunderstanding leads to a colonial governor's wife suspecting him of an affair with his assistant.

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A penniless young charmer hits upon an ingenious route to fame and fortune.

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The hall porter at an Oxbridge College inherits an Earldom and enjoys a series of adventures.

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A young man, whose main interest in life is stained glass, accidentally accepts a challenge to fight in a fair boxing booth.

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An amoral young dancer falls in love with a band leader.

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Two cousins invite their girlfriends on a joy-ride, but car trouble leads to catastrophe!

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A brass band goes to London to take part in a competition.

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An actor is murdered live on air whilst a play is being broadcast. Everyone in the play and broadcasting house fall under suspicion.

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An actor impersonates a duchess – with truly astonishing results for him and his company!

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