Philip Friend

The Vulture (1966)

A mad scientist turns himself into a half-man, half-bird monster to avenge the death of his ancestor. ...

Stranglehold (1962)

A movie star is typecast as a ruthless gangster. His troubles begin when he gets reality confused with his job and becomes deluded into believing that he really is a mobster. ...

The Solitary Child (1958)

A young woman marries a gentleman farmer who may have murdered his first wife. ...

The Son of Robin Hood (1958)

Ten years after the death of Robin Hood, the bandit of Sherwood Forest and defender of the Crown, the power-mad Duke Simon Des Roches plots to seize the British kingdom from its rightful heir, the boy prince, and only Robin's men stand in his way. ...

Danger List (1957)

When a pharmacist accidentally prescribes poison instead of painkillers, the race is on to find the killer pills. ...

The Betrayal (1957)

Fourteen years after he was blinded in a WWII concentration camp, a Canadian perfume executive travels to London on business and recognizes the voice of the traitor who betrayed him and his fellow prisoners to the Germans. ...

Cloak Without Dagger (1956)

A woman reporter discovers a former lover and intelligence officer during WWII apparently working as a waiter in a hotel; and, believing something she impulsively did while he was on a mission is responsible for his current situation, sets out to make thin ...

Dick Turpin: Highwayman (1956)

A Hammer Films short recounting the adventures of Dick Turpin. ...

The Diamond Wizard (1954)

While in London trying to nab several fugitives who stole a million dollars from a U.S. Treasury vault, American federal agent Dennison (Dennis O'Keefe) assists Scotland Yard Insp. McClaren (Philip Friend) in his search for a missing atomic scientist (Paul ...

Background (1953)

Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and "keeping up appearances" for the sake of the children. When John's old friend Bill professes his love for Barbara, the marriage finally breaks up – causing th ...

Desperate Moment (1953)

Story of a Dutchman's flight across post-war Germany trying to locate the man who alone can clear him of a false murder charge. ...

Thunder on the Hill (1951)

Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becoming convinced that Valerie is innocent so Sister Mary sets about to clear the girl and bring the real killer ...

The Highwayman (1951)

Smuggler's Island (1951)

An adventurer about to lose his sloop and diving equipment agrees to dive for illegal gold. ...

Spy Hunt (1950)

Roger Quain, escorting two zoo-bound black panthers on the train from Milan to Paris, is unaware that a Western agent, Catherine Ullven, has hidden a microfilm in the collar of one of the animals. But when the train is derailed in the Swiss Alps and the p ...

Buccaneer's Girl (1950)

A New Orleans performer loves a pirate who robs only from the shipowner who ruined his father. ...

Sword in the Desert (1949)

First American film about the conflict between Jewish nationalists and the British in the creation of the state of Israel. ...

Enchantment (1948)

Roland Dane finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last days. However, the appearance of his niece and her subsequent romance with Lark's nephew causes him to reeva ...

My Own True Love (1948)

Following World War II, a woman tries to help her fiance understand his son's traumatic experience as a G.I., during which he lost a leg and was imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp. ...

Great Day (1945)

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

The Flemish Farm (1943)

Wartime commando story based on fact. Allied airman risks return (on the ground) to occupied France for the honour of his regiment. ...

Warn That Man (1943)

At the height of World War II, the Germans discover that a certain British personage is to stay at the country house of Lord Buckley. They devise a plan whereby they will kidnap the real Lord Buckley, and send to England an actor who will masquerade, lie i ...

The Bells Go Down (1943)

Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII. ...

We Dive at Dawn (1943)

A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from leave on shore with their families, and sent on a secret mission to intercept the Nazi ...

The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)

In 1783 England, King George III appoints William Pitt only 24 years old, as PM. When members of Parliament refuse to take Pitt seriously, he calls for a general election and wins. Pitt works to reform England, focusing on rebuilding the navy while across ...

In Which We Serve (1942)

The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, butâ ...

The Next of Kin (1942)

Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of this British wartime movie illustrating how gossipy talk can result in unknowingly giving valuable information ...

The Day Will Dawn (1942)

When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his ...

Back-Room Boy (1942)

Jilted by his fiancee, Arthur Pilbeam gets a job as far away from women as possible. Alone in a lighthouse, he soon finds that 12 other people end up living on the tiny island. Thirteen is an unlucky number; and one-by-one they disappear ... ...

Sheepdog of the Hills (1941)

Farmers are all losing their Sheep, all except 'Riggy's'. Is it because of his great sheepdog or something more sinister. ...

"Pimpernel" Smith (1941)

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Arya ...

Dangerous Moonlight (1941)

Stefan Radetzky, a Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, is hospitalised in England from injuries sustained while in combat, and having lost his memory. As Radetzky plays the piano in a trance-like state, the story moves back in time to war-torn Warsaw. ...

Old Bill and Son (1941)

Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second and, envious of his son, Young Bill, he decides to enlist. He finally enters the Pioneer Corps, which is based near his son. When Young Bill goes missing during ...

The Midas Touch (1940)

A Film Directed by David MacDonald .... ...

Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing (1940)

British Air Ministry short film highlighting the need for the public to stay clear of aircraft wreckage during World War II. ...

Inquest (1939)

A woman is suspected of killing her husband after a revolver is found in her attic. A coroner is determined to prove that she did it, but thanks to the assistance of a quick-witted lawyer she is eventually found innocent. ...