Talking Pictures Schedule, Today (United Kingdom)

1976. Comedy. Director: Bob Kellett. Stars: Leslie Phillips, Terry-Thomas, Graham Armitage. A businessman is trying to shoot an ad for his company's new line of lingerie when he encounters a rival.

1955. Adventure. Directed by Mark Robson. Stars Richard Widmark, Mai Zetterling & Nigel Patrick. An American Army sergeant stages a heist to help a beautiful woman and the war orphans in her care. [S]

1952. Comedy. Director: Charles Saunders. Stars Patrick Holt, Peter Hammond, Humphrey Lestocq & Kathleen Boutall. Pandemonium is created in a home when various relatives come to stay. [S]

Unbury the Dead. Created by Sy Gomberg. Stars James Whitmore, Janet De Gore & Conlan Carter. Abraham Jones is an attorney handling white collar cases from star studded clients.

1935. Crime. Directed by Albert Parker. Stars Basil Sydney, Alastair Sim, Judy Gunn & Tom Helmore. Inspector Winton investigates a murder that has occurred shortly before a meeting of financiers. [S]

1957. Action. Directed by William Fairchild. Stars Laurence Harvey, Dawn Addams & Michael Craig. During WWII, the British must prevent the Italian Navy from attaching mines to their warships. [S]

Playground Spectacular. A film of Blackpool in 1960, with a look at the trams, elephants having a swim and 'Mr Blackpool' Reginald Dixon giving a recital. [S]

Front Runner. 1959. Starring: John Newland, Ben Cooper & Walter Burke. Two rival jockeys compete for the top spot, but will an unexpected brush with the supernatural give one of them the edge? [S]

1952. Drama. Directed by Victor M. Gover. Starring Tod Slaughter & Patrick Barr. A private investigator is approached by two old ladies who say they are being terrorised. [S]

1955. Western. Directed by George Sherman. Stars Van Heflin, Joanne Woodward & Philip Carey. After the Civil War, a reformed troublemaker returns to a hate-filled town to rebuild their church. [S]

1963. A fascinating look at the role women play in the police force.

The Penguin's a Jinx. 1966. Stars Adam West, Lewis Charles & Burgess Meredith. Narrowly escaping a fiery death, Batman and Robin figure out the Penguin's next move is to kidnap a famous actress. [S]

The Challenge of the Black Knight. 1957. Stars Richard Greene, John Arnatt & Archie Duncan. An outlaw takes his son hunting as a birthday treat, but things go wrong when a knight challenges them. [S]

1946. Drama. Director Lawrence Huntington. Robert Newton stars as Captain David Grant, a British agent who leads an attempt to save scientist Professor Hansen (Martin Miller) from the Nazis. [S]

1969. Directed by Bob Privett. Intended as a sales tool for manufacturers, this short film details the production, installation and maintenance for long welded track in use on British Railways.

We go back to a Midlands Car Factory in the 60s with Minis, Daimlers and Vauxhalls! Then we're off to Torquay in the 50s, we relive all the fun of the fayre in the 60s, and who remembers Splendo? [S]

Those British Faces

1978. Crime. Director: Don Sharp. Stars Robert Powell, Karen Dotrice, David Warner & John Mills. An engineer attempts to prevent Prussian agents from executing a political assassination. [S]

This is Alsace. 1960. Alsace-Lorraine is well known as a winegrowing region; this film takes a look at the vineyards and at some of the less well-known sights in the locality.

The Lady's Man. 1993. Stars Freda Dowie, Mark McGann & John Shrapnel. A compelling dramatisation of the case of the infamous serial killer Archibald Hall, otherwise known as the 'Monster Butler'. [S]

1963. Comedy. Director: Cliff Owen. Stars Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins & Nanette Newman. A gangster learns of a traitor in his midst and makes a deal with the police.

1993. Thriller. Director: William Curran. Stars John Lithgow, Eric Roberts & Madchen Amick. After leaving prison, a man infiltrates his ex-wife and her husband's lives with a plan for vengeance. [S]