List of British National films
This is a list of films released by the British studio British National Films between 1935 and 1948. The company was financially backed by Lady Yule, and during the 1940s production was overseen by John Baxter and subsequently by Louis H. Jackson. Many of the films produced by the company were made at the Elstree Studios complex.
1930s
| Title | Release Date | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turn of the Tide | October 1935 | Norman Walker | |
| Debt of Honour | November 1936 | Norman Walker | |
| The Street Singer | November 1937 | Jean de Marguenat | |
| Mr. Reeder in Room 13 | February 1938 | Norman Lee | |
| Meet Mr. Penny | June 1938 | David MacDonald | |
| Lassie from Lancashire | August 1938 | John Paddy Carstairs | |
| Night Journey | December 1938 | Oswald Mitchell | |
| Dead Men Tell No Tales | December 1938 | David MacDonald | |
| Spies of the Air | March 1939 | David MacDonald | |
| Secret Journey | May 1939 | John Baxter | |
| What Would You Do, Chums? | August 1939 | John Baxter | |
| Old Mother Riley Joins Up | October 1939 | Maclean Rogers |
1940s
| Title | Release Date | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laugh It Off | March 1940 | John Baxter | |
| The Second Mr. Bush | April 1940 | John Paddy Carstairs | |
| Contraband | May 1940 | Michael Powell | |
| Gaslight | June 1940 | Thorold Dickinson | |
| Old Mother Riley in Society | July 1940 | John Baxter | |
| Love on the Dole | April 1941 | John Baxter | |
| Old Mother Riley in Business | April 1941 | John Baxter | |
| Crook's Tour | May 1941 | John Baxter | |
| Old Mother Riley's Ghosts | June 1941 | John Baxter | |
| This England | July 1941 | David MacDonald | |
| "Pimpernel" Smith | July 1941 | Leslie Howard | |
| Old Mother Riley's Circus | December 1941 | Thomas Bentley | |
| The Common Touch | December 1941 | John Baxter | |
| Those Kids from Town | January 1942 | Lance Comfort | |
| The Seventh Survivor | January 1942 | Leslie Hiscott | |
| Penn of Pennsylvania | January 1942 | Lance Comfort | |
| One of Our Aircraft Is Missing | April 1942 | Michael Powell | |
| Let the People Sing | August 1942 | John Baxter | |
| Salute John Citizen | August 1942 | Maurice Elvey | |
| Sabotage at Sea | September 1942 | Leslie Hiscott | |
| Lady from Lisbon | September 1942 | Leslie Hiscott | |
| Asking for Trouble | September 1942 | Oswald Mitchell | |
| We'll Smile Again | December 1942 | John Baxter | |
| Old Mother Riley Overseas | 1943 | Oswald Mitchell | |
| When We Are Married | March 1943 | Lance Comfort | |
| Old Mother Riley Detective | May 1943 | Lance Comfort | |
| Theatre Royal | July 1943 | John Baxter | |
| The Dummy Talks | October 1943 | Oswald Mitchell | |
| The Shipbuilders | December 1943 | John Baxter | |
| Strawberry Roan | 1944 | Maurice Elvey | |
| Candles at Nine | 1944 | John Harlow | |
| Heaven Is Round the Corner | April 1944 | Maclean Rogers | |
| Welcome, Mr. Washington | May 1944 | Leslie Hiscott | |
| Medal for the General | July 1944 | Maurice Elvey | |
| The World Owes Me a Living | January 1945 | Vernon Sewell | |
| Meet Sexton Blake | February 1945 | John Harlow | |
| Twilight Hour | February 1945 | Paul L. Stein | |
| Give Me the Stars | May 1945 | Maclean Rogers | |
| Don Chicago | August 1945 | Maclean Rogers | |
| Waltz Time | August 1945 | Paul L. Stein | |
| The Agitator | September 1945 | John Harlow | |
| Latin Quarter | October 1945 | Vernon Sewell | |
| Murder in Reverse | October 1945 | Montgomery Tully | |
| The Echo Murders | December 1945 | John Harlow | |
| Old Mother Riley at Home | December 1945 | Oswald Mitchell | |
| The Trojan Brothers | February 1946 | Maclean Rogers | |
| Lisbon Story | February 1946 | Paul L. Stein | |
| Loyal Heart | February 1946 | Oswald Mitchell | |
| Bedelia | May 1946 | Lance Comfort | |
| Meet the Navy | September 1946 | Alfred Travers | |
| The Laughing Lady | October 1946 | Paul L. Stein | |
| Appointment with Crime | November 1946 | John Harlow | |
| Spring Song | December 1946 | Montgomery Tully | |
| Woman to Woman | February 1947 | Maclean Rogers | |
| Green Fingers | June 1947 | John Harlow | |
| Dual Alibi | June 1947 | Alfred Travers | |
| The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | October 1947 | Vernon Sewell | |
| Mrs. Fitzherbert | December 1947 | Montgomery Tully | |
| The Three Weird Sisters | February 1948 | Daniel Birt | |
| Counterblast | May 1948 | Paul L. Stein | |
| Uneasy Terms | June 1948 | Vernon Sewell | |
| No Room at the Inn | October 1948 | Daniel Birt |
Bibliography
- Murphy, Robert. Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48. Routledge, 1989.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
See also
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