John Slater Movies

Ronnie Waldman's quiz for British cinema audiences.

A young man will inherit a huge fortune--8 million pounds--but to qualify, he must spend a million pounds in just two months. Easy to do? That's what...

Docudrama recreating events in the Malayan Emergency

As legal guardian of Kitty Stratton, Sir Hector Benbow arranges for her large country house, Thark, to be sold to the nouveau riche Mrs Frush. Frush...

A murderous twin gets his comeuppance.

Returning late to London, Johnny gives a lift to an attractive female hitch-hiker. Some distance on, he stops to make a phone call and buy a coffee,...

A much loved Prison Missioner has died. His replacement struggles to live up to his predecessor's saintly reputation until he receives inspiration...

On the death of his father, an eighteen-year old leaves school to take over the family firm in the City of London. Realising the other directors want...

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to...

Suave supercilious Carling (Karel Stepanek) receives several callers to his isolated house, all of whom hold a grudge against him. Next morning a...

Account of how Anglo-American police co-operation succeeds in tracking down forgers of $100 bills.

A British factory is inefficient because of pre-war rules and red tape. A Soviet trades union representative shows workers and management the value...

Bill Buckle has had a dream--he wants to buy back the family fishing boat, the Cascade, which the family had to sell years ago to pay for his...

The 186th issue of the long running industry cinemagazine. Features the article 'A story from South Wales', about the closure of unproductive pits...

The 118th issue of the long running industry cinemagazine. Includes the article 'Hungarians in Britain', 'Double Dutch', 'Pulsed Infusion' and 'Songs...

The operation of the London Transport central Lost Property Office at Baker Street. Collected in BFI's "London on the Move."

Demonstrating the work of the British police force, based on actual incidents from the files of Brighton Borough Police, and illustrated through a...

The 80th issue of the long running industry cinemagazine. Includes the articles: 'Anthracite Field', 'Time Out', 'Bowhill On Top' and 'Ideas Man'.

The 22nd issue of the long running industry cinemagazine, unusually featuring a single article: 'Replanning a Coalfield'.