Mervyn Johns Movies

  • 1946
    They Knew Mr. Knight

    They Knew Mr. Knight

    They Knew Mr. Knight

    5.71946HD

    After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the beneficence of the great financier. A developing...

    They Knew Mr. Knight
  • 1963
    55 Days at Peking

    55 Days at Peking

    55 Days at Peking

    71963HD

    Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer...

    55 Days at Peking
  • 1954
    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    5.21954HD

    In Shakespeare's classic play, the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one...

    Romeo and Juliet
  • 1965
    The Heroes of Telemark

    The Heroes of Telemark

    The Heroes of Telemark

    6.9071965HD

    Set in German-occupied Norway, resistance fighter Knut Straud enlists the reluctant physicist Rolf Pedersen in an effort to destroy the German heavy...

    The Heroes of Telemark
  • 1936
    In the Soup

    In the Soup

    In the Soup

    3.51936HD

    A young married couple try to impress a rich relation by posing as maid and butler of the household.

    In the Soup
  • 1936
    Dishonour Bright

    Dishonour Bright

    Dishonour Bright

    51936HD

    A man is cited as the co-respondent in a divorce case, but is cheerfully unashamed when he appears in court.

    Dishonour Bright
  • 1952
    The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

    6.41952HD

    Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to...

    The Magic Box
  • 1939
    Jamaica Inn

    Jamaica Inn

    Jamaica Inn

    6.11939HD

    In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a...

    Jamaica Inn
  • 1948
    Quartet

    Quartet

    Quartet

    6.21948HD

    Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."

    Quartet
  • 1934
    Lady in Danger

    Lady in Danger

    Lady in Danger

    5.81934HD

    Dexter becomes involved in a revolution and is asked to hide the Queen. This leads to misunderstanding with his firm and his fiancee.

    Lady in Danger
  • 1943
    My Learned Friend

    My Learned Friend

    My Learned Friend

    61943HD

    An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the list, and co-opts Claude Hulbert to try and stop him...

    My Learned Friend
  • 1961
    Echo of Barbara

    Echo of Barbara

    Echo of Barbara

    01961HD

    Barbara is the long-lost sister of no-good Mike Roscoe (Ronald Hines). Paula Brown (Maureen Connell) is the stripper whom Mike hires to pose as...

    Echo of Barbara
  • 1945
    Pink String and Sealing Wax

    Pink String and Sealing Wax

    Pink String and Sealing Wax

    6.31945HD

    Melodrama set in Victorian Brighton. Scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her...

    Pink String and Sealing Wax
  • 1945
    Dead of Night

    Dead of Night

    Dead of Night

    7.21945HD

    While seeking some architectural work at a country farmhouse, Walter Craig soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. He’s...

    Dead of Night
  • 1946
    The Captive Heart

    The Captive Heart

    The Captive Heart

    6.41946HD

    A series of stories about the lives and loves of men in a Prisoner of War camp over five years. The main story is of Hasek (Redgrave) a Czech soldier...

    The Captive Heart
  • 1944
    The Halfway House

    The Halfway House

    The Halfway House

    6.41944HD

    A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. There is a certain strangeness...

    The Halfway House
  • 1942
    The Next of Kin

    The Next of Kin

    The Next of Kin

    5.71942HD

    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...

    The Next of Kin
  • 1937
    Storm in a Teacup

    Storm in a Teacup

    Storm in a Teacup

    7.51937HD

    A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.

    Storm in a Teacup
  • 1961
    No Love for Johnnie

    No Love for Johnnie

    No Love for Johnnie

    6.21961HD

    Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with his life and his personal as well as professional...

    No Love for Johnnie
  • 1935
    Foreign Affaires

    Foreign Affaires

    Foreign Affaires

    01935HD

    An ageing aristocrat schemes to secure his dwindling finances by any means – fair or foul!

    Foreign Affaires