Basil Dearden Movies

  • 1953
    The Square Ring

    The Square Ring

    The Square Ring

    7.11953HD

    Over the course of a single night at a down-market London boxing stadium, the lives, hopes, and struggles of various fighters, trainers, and the...

    The Square Ring
  • 1941
    Turned Out Nice Again

    Turned Out Nice Again

    Turned Out Nice Again

    6.81941HD

    George Pearson, an employee at an underwear factory, is caught between his modern wife and his meddling mother. After buying a special yarn and...

    Turned Out Nice Again
  • 1962
    Life for Ruth

    Life for Ruth

    Life for Ruth

    71962HD

    John Harris finds himself ostracized and placed on trial for allowing his daughter Ruth to die. His religious beliefs forbade him to give consent for...

    Life for Ruth
  • 1940
    Now You're Talking

    Now You're Talking

    Now You're Talking

    81940HD

    Commissioned by the Ministry of Information and specifically target working class audiences; ‘Now you’re talking’ follows a plant...

    Now You're Talking
  • 1973
    The Persuaders!

    The Persuaders!

    The Persuaders!

    8.21973HD

    Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys, Brett Sinclair and Danny Wilde, investigate crimes along the French...

    The Persuaders!
  • 1943
    Did You Ever See a Dream Talking

    Did You Ever See a Dream Talking

    Did You Ever See a Dream Talking

    101943HD

    Propaganda comedy promoting the benefits of saving for the war effort.

    Did You Ever See a Dream Talking
  • 1958
    Rockets Galore

    Rockets Galore

    Rockets Galore

    6.41958HD

    The inhabitants of Todday are content to live their lives in peace and quiet, until, that is, the government decides their little corner of the world...

    Rockets Galore
  • 1940
    Spare a Copper

    Spare a Copper

    Spare a Copper

    71940HD

    George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi saboteurs as the stooge for their planned...

    Spare a Copper
  • 1943
    My Learned Friend

    My Learned Friend

    My Learned Friend

    6.21943HD

    An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. William Fitch is on the list, and co-opts his buddy Claude Babbington...

    My Learned Friend
  • 1938
    Penny Paradise

    Penny Paradise

    Penny Paradise

    6.71938HD

    A Liverpool tug boat captain finds he's won a fortune on the penny pools and it changes his life. However, after giving up his job and throwing a...

    Penny Paradise
  • 1970
    The Ealing Comedies

    The Ealing Comedies

    The Ealing Comedies

    01970HD

    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.

    The Ealing Comedies
  • 1977
    The Last Appointment!

    The Last Appointment!

    The Last Appointment!

    101977HD

    Two jet-setting playboys, Brett Sinclair and Danny Wilde, investigate crimes. Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie.

    The Last Appointment!
  • 1940
    Young Veteran

    Young Veteran

    Young Veteran

    01940HD

    The first months of WWII as experienced by the new young recruits - the 'young Berts' - of the British Army.

    Young Veteran
  • 1958
    Davy

    Davy

    Davy

    5.71958HD

    The Mad Morgans are a family song and dance act touring the British Music Halls. Young Davy is the star of the act but should he stay with his family...

    Davy