Cecil Parker Movies

  • 1941
    Ships with Wings

    Ships with Wings

    Ships with Wings

    61941HD

    Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade...

    Ships with Wings
  • 1947
    Captain Boycott

    Captain Boycott

    Captain Boycott

    7.21947HD

    In 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Captain Charles Boycott band together to assert their rights,...

    Captain Boycott
  • 1954
    Father Brown

    Father Brown

    Father Brown

    6.51954HD

    Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul.

    Father Brown
  • 1934
    The Silver Spoon

    The Silver Spoon

    The Silver Spoon

    101934HD

    “A homeless gentleman confesses to a Lord's murder to protect a woman they both love.” - BFI.

    The Silver Spoon
  • 1948
    Quartet

    Quartet

    Quartet

    6.31948HD

    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
  • 1954
    For Better, for Worse

    For Better, for Worse

    For Better, for Worse

    5.81954HD

    In postwar London a young graduate and his girlfriend decide to marry. Her well-to-do parents are not convinced, but they agree once he has got a...

    For Better, for Worse
  • 1933
    The Golden Cage

    The Golden Cage

    The Golden Cage

    91933HD

    'Girl marries rich man but still loves poor hotel clerk.' (British Film Catalogue)

    The Golden Cage
  • 1955
    The Constant Husband

    The Constant Husband

    The Constant Husband

    6.91955HD

    Charles Hathaway wakes up in West Wales with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. With the help of a Cardiff specialist he traces his...

    The Constant Husband
  • 1949
    The Chiltern Hundreds

    The Chiltern Hundreds

    The Chiltern Hundreds

    61949HD

    Young Viscount Tony Pym wangles National Service leave on the pretext of standing as a Tory candidate for a local seat held by his family for...

    The Chiltern Hundreds
  • 1952
    I Believe in You

    I Believe in You

    I Believe in You

    6.81952HD

    A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the parole officers...

    I Believe in You
  • 1963
    Heavens Above!

    Heavens Above!

    Heavens Above!

    6.61963HD

    A clerical error leads to the appointment of a left-leaning small-town priest to a rich village, where he immediately horrifies his snobby...

    Heavens Above!
  • 1941
    Dangerous Moonlight

    Dangerous Moonlight

    Dangerous Moonlight

    6.81941HD

    Stefan Radetzky, a Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, is hospitalised in England from injuries sustained while in combat, and having lost his...

    Dangerous Moonlight
  • 1956
    It's Great to be Young!

    It's Great to be Young!

    It's Great to be Young!

    6.81956HD

    IT’S GREAT TO A YOUNG stars John Mills as Dingle an easygoing high school teacher. When autocratic new headmaster Frome (Cecil Parker) begins...

    It's Great to be Young!
  • 1939
    Sons of the Sea

    Sons of the Sea

    Sons of the Sea

    71939HD

    The head of Dartmouth Training College has been murdered, and his successor, Captain Hyde, suspects that he himself may have been the intended...

    Sons of the Sea
  • 1961
    On the Fiddle

    On the Fiddle

    On the Fiddle

    5.71961HD

    Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy...

    On the Fiddle
  • 1963
    The Iron Maiden

    The Iron Maiden

    The Iron Maiden

    6.61963HD

    The film follows Jack Hopkins, an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss is eager to sell a new supersonic jet plane that...

    The Iron Maiden
  • 1934
    Dirty Work

    Dirty Work

    Dirty Work

    71934HD

    Staff in a jewellery store hatch a plan to catch a thief.

    Dirty Work
  • 1936
    Jack of All Trades

    Jack of All Trades

    Jack of All Trades

    6.71936HD

    In this he's on the dole, hungry and ready to do any job but quickly light-heartedly scams his way into society and a highly regarded position at a...

    Jack of All Trades
  • 1947
    The Woman in the Hall

    The Woman in the Hall

    The Woman in the Hall

    6.31947HD

    Lorna Blake, (Ursula Jeans) is a widow with two daughters. She augments her slender income by using her children to extort money - visiting the...

    The Woman in the Hall
  • 1938
    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

    01938HD

    This is a charity promotional film about Papworth Village TB sanatorium.

    It Might Be You