List of Butcher's Film Service films

This is a list of feature films produced or distributed by the British company Butcher's Film Service. The company began active production during the First World War. In the 1950s and 1960s it developed a reputation as a leading producer of low-budget films, often second features.[1]

1910s

Title Release Date Director Notes
A Welsh SingerDecember 1915Henry Edwards
Face to FaceMarch 1916Frank Wilson
A Place in the SunJune 1916Laurence Trimble
Grim JusticeAugust 1916Laurence Trimble
East Is EastAugust 1916Henry Edwards
The Grit of a Jew May 1917Maurice Elvey
The Woman Who Was Nothing June 1917Maurice Elvey
Merely Mrs. StubbsJuly 1917Henry Edwards
The FailureAugust 1917Henry Edwards
FlamesSeptember 1917Maurice Elvey
Broken ThreadsDecember 1917Henry Edwards
Mary GirlDecember 1917Maurice Elvey
Meg o' the WoodsFebruary 1918Bertram Phillips
GoodbyeMarch 1918Maurice Elvey
BecauseApril 1918Sidney Morgan
What Would a Gentleman Do?May 1918Wilfred Noy
Spinner o' DreamsJune 1918Wilfred Noy
DemocracyOctober 1918Sidney Morgan
After Many DaysJanuary 1919Sidney Morgan
All Men Are LiarsJanuary 1919Sidney Morgan
As He Was BornJanuary 1919Wilfred Noy
The Nature of the BeastJanuary 1919Cecil M. Hepworth
The Starting PointJune 1919 Edwin J. Collins
The KinsmanJune 1919Henry Edwards
Sunken RocksAugust 1919Cecil M. Hepworth
PossessionSeptember 1919Henry Edwards
ShebaOctober 1919Cecil M. Hepworth
Nobody's ChildOctober 1919George Edwardes-Hall
The Forest on the HillNovember 1919Cecil M. Hepworth
Sweet and TwentyNovember 1919Sidney Morgan

1920s

Title Release Date Director Notes
DesireJanuary 1920George Edwardes-Hall
Lady NoggsJanuary 1920Sidney Morgan
A Temporary VagabondJanuary 1920Henry Edwards
Lorna DooneFebruary 1920Horace Lisle Lucoque
The Black SheepMarch 1920Sidney Morgan
The Scarlet WooingApril 1920Sidney Morgan
Fate's PlaythingMay 1920Maurits Binger
The Black SpiderMay 1920William J. Humphrey
Little DorritAugust 1920Sidney Morgan
The Sword of DamoclesAugust 1920George Ridgwell
LaddieSeptember 1920Bannister Merwin
The Woman of the Iron BraceletsSeptember 1920Sidney Morgan
Two Little Wooden ShoesSeptember 1920Sidney Morgan
The Law DivineNovember 1920Challis Sanderson
By Berwin BanksNovember 1920Sidney Morgan
The Children of GibeonNovember 1920Sidney Morgan
The ChanningsNovember 1920Edwin J. Collins
A Man's ShadowDecember 1920Sidney Morgan
Kissing Cup's RaceDecember 1920Walter West
Hard CashFebruary 1921Edwin J. Collins
The ScallywagMarch 1921Challis Sanderson
StellaApril 1921Edwin J. Collins
Daniel DerondaMay 1921W. Courtney Rowden
Corinthian JackJune 1921W. Courtney Rowden
Miss CharityAugust 1921Edwin J. Collins
Love at the WheelSeptember 1921 Bannister Merwin
The God in the GardenOctober 1921Edwin J. Collins
The Marriage LinesNovember 1921Wilfred Noy
The Mayor of CasterbridgeNovember 1921Sidney Morgan
A Lowland CinderellaDecember 1921Sidney Morgan
When Greek Meets GreekMay 1922Walter West
The Lilac SunbonnetJuly 1922Sidney Morgan
A Sporting DoubleJuly 1922Arthur Rooke
Son of Kissing CupAugust 1922Walter West
Fires of InnocenceSeptember 1922Sidney Morgan
Pages of LifeNovember 1922Adelqui Migliar
Was She Justified?November 1922Walter West
Weavers of FortuneDecember 1922Arthur Rooke
Rogues of the TurfJanuary 1923Walter West
Hornet's NestMarch 1923Walter West
The Lady OwnerApril 1923Walter West
Little Miss NobodyJune 1923Wilfred Noy
Beautiful KittyJuly 1923Walter West
The School for ScandalSeptember 1923Bertram Phillips
What Price Loving Cup?October 1923Walter West
M'Lord of the White RoadNovember 1923Arthur Rooke
In the BloodDecember 1923Walter West
The Great Turf MysteryJanuary 1924Walter West
The Wine of LifeMay 1924Arthur Rooke
The Gay CorinthianJuly 1924Arthur Rooke
The Stirrup Cup SensationSeptember 1924Walter West
The Diamond ManOctober 1924Arthur Rooke
Nets of DestinyNovember 1924Arthur Rooke
LivingstoneJanuary 1925 M.A. Wetherell
The Little PeopleApril 1926George Pearson
Wait and SeeFebruary 1928Walter Forde
The HellcatMarch 1928Harry Hughes
Virginia's HusbandMay 1928Harry Hughes
What Next?June 1928Walter Forde
Troublesome WivesAugust `1928Harry Hughes
The Silent HouseJanuary 1929Walter Forde
Would You Believe It!May 1929Walter Forde

1930s

Title Release Date Director Notes
Red PearlsFebruary 1930Walter Forde
You'd Be Surprised!April 1930Walter Forde
The Last HourJune 1930Walter Forde
Such Is the LawNovember 1930Sinclair Hill
Kissing Cup's RaceNovember 1930Castleton Knight
DeadlockSeptember 1931George King
The Great Gay RoadDecember 1931Sinclair Hill
Watch BeverlyOctober 1932Arthur Maude
The House of TrentDecember 1933Norman Walker
Love's Old Sweet SongDecember 1933Manning Haynes
Boots! Boots!July 1934Bert Tracy
Danny BoyJuly 1934Oswald Mitchell
Song at EventideJuly 1934Harry Hughes
The Broken Rosary1934Harry Hughes
Womanhood1934Harry Hughes
Barnacle BillJanuary 1935Harry Hughes
VarietyMarch 1935Adrian Brunel
City of Beautiful NonsenseMay 1935Adrian Brunel
Cock o' the NorthJuly 1935Oswald Mitchell
Father O'FlynnNovember 1935Wilfred Noy
Lieutenant Daring R.N.1935Reginald Denham
King of HeartsMarch 1936Oswald Mitchell
Melody of My HeartApril 1936Wilfred Noy
Annie Laurie1936Walter Tennyson
Shipmates o' Mine1936Oswald Mitchell
Stars on Parade1936Oswald Mitchell
Well Done, Henry1936Wilfred Noy
Variety Parade1936Oswald Mitchell
Love Up the PoleSeptember 1936Clifford Gulliver
Rose of TraleeApril 1937Oswald Mitchell
Song of the ForgeMay 1937Henry Edwards
Old Mother RileyAugust 1937Oswald Mitchell
The Minstrel BoySeptember 1937Sidney Morgan
The Schooner Gang1937W. Devenport Hackney
Old Mother Riley in ParisMay 1938Oswald Mitchell
Almost a GentlemanJune 1938Oswald Mitchell
Anything to Declare?December 1938Redd Davis
Many Tanks Mr. AtkinsDecember 1938Roy William Neill
Mountains O'Mourne1938Harry Hughes
Little Dolly Daydream1938Oswald Mitchell
Lily of Laguna1938Oswald Mitchell
Night Journey1938Oswald Mitchell
Sword of HonourMarch 1939Maurice Elvey
Old Mother Riley M.P.August 1939Oswald Mitchell
Music Hall Parade1939Oswald Mitchell

1940s

Title Release Date Director Notes
The Girl Who ForgotFebruary 1940Adrian Brunel
Pack Up Your TroublesFebruary 1940Oswald Mitchell
JailbirdsFebruary 1940Oswald Mitchell
Somewhere in EnglandAugust 1940John E. Blakeley
Three Silent MenDecember 1940Thomas Bentley
Garrison FolliesOctober 1940Maclean Rogers
Sailors Don't CareDecember 1940Oswald Mitchell
Cavalcade of VarietyDecember 1940 Thomas Bentley
Danny BoyAugust 1941 Oswald Mitchell
Facing the MusicAugust 1941Maclean Rogers
Sheepdog of the HillsDecember 1941Germain Burger
Gert and Daisy's WeekendFebruary 1942Maclean Rogers
Somewhere in CampFebruary 1942John E. Blakeley
Bob's Your UncleMarch 1942Oswald Mitchell
Front Line KidsJune 1942Maclean Rogers
Gert and Daisy Clean UpAugust 1942Maclean Rogers
Rose of Tralee1942Germain Burger
Somewhere on LeaveFebruary 1943John E. Blakeley
Variety JubileeJune 1943Maclean Rogers
I'll Walk Beside YouAugust 1943Maclean Rogers
Somewhere in CivviesNovember 1943Maclean Rogers
It's in the BagFebruary 1944Herbert Mason
DemobbedJune 1944John E. Blakeley
Kiss the Bride GoodbyeJanuary 1945Paul L. Stein
My Ain FolkApril 1945 Germain Burger
For You AloneMay 1945Geoffrey Faithfull
Home Sweet HomeOctober 1945John E. Blakeley
Under New ManagementMay 1946John E. Blakeley
I'll Turn to YouJune 1946Geoffrey Faithfull
Send for Paul TempleDecember 1946John Argyle
When You Come HomeApril 1947John Baxter
The Hangman WaitsJune 1947A. Barr-Smith
The Hills of DonegalSeptember 1947John Argyle
Night Comes Too SoonMay 1948Denis Kavanagh
Calling Paul TempleJune 1948Maclean Rogers
The Story of Shirley YorkeOctober 1948Maclean Rogers
The Monkey's PawNovember 1948Norman Lee
But Not in VainDecember 1948Edmond T. Gréville
Dark SecretOctober 1949Maclean Rogers

1950s

Title Release Date Director Notes
Paul Temple's TriumphMay 1950Maclean Rogers
Paul Temple's TriumphJuly 1950Lewis Gilbert
Something in the CitySeptember 1950Maclean Rogers
Scarlet ThreadMay 1951Lewis Gilbert
There Is Another SunJune 1951Lewis Gilbert
Madame LouiseOctober 1951Maclean Rogers
Salute the ToffJanuary 1952Maclean Rogers
Emergency CallMay 1952Lewis Gilbert
Hammer the ToffMay 1952Maclean Rogers
Paul Temple ReturnsNovember 1952Maclean Rogers
There Was a Young LadyJanuary 1953Lawrence Huntington
The Broken HorseshoeJuly 1953Martyn C. Webster
MarilynNovember 1953Wolf Rilla
Operation DiplomatDecember 1953John Guillermin
The Black RiderDecember 1954Wolf Rilla
Stock Car1955Wolf Rilla
It's a Great Day1955John Warrington
Cloak Without DaggerFebruary 1956Joseph Sterling
Assignment RedheadOctober 1956Maclean Rogers
You Pay Your MoneyFebruary 1957Maclean Rogers
Man from TangierJune 1957Lance Comfort
Undercover GirlJanuary 1958Francis Searle
Blind SpotJuly 1958Peter Maxwell
The Golden DiscAugust 1958Don Sharp
Mark of the PhoenixNovember 1958Maclean Rogers
The Secret ManDecember 1958Ronald Kinnoch
Them Nice Americans1958Anthony Young
In the Wake of a StrangerJune 1959David Eady
The Crowning TouchJune 1959David Eady
Life in DangerSeptember 1959Terry Bishop
Cover Girl KillerSeptember 1959Terry Bishop
Naked Fury1959Charles Saunders

1960s

Title Release Date Director Notes
Trouble with EveMarch 1960Francis Searle
Man Who Couldn't WalkOctober 1960Henry Cass
The Gentle TrapOctober 1960Charles Saunders
The HandOctober 1960Henry Cass
Rag DollMarch 1961Lance Comfort
Pit of DarknessOctober 1961Lance Comfort
The Breaking Point1961Lance Comfort
Freedom to Die1961Francis Searle
EmergencyMarch 1962Francis Searle
GaolbreakApril 1962 Francis Searle
SerenaJune 1962Peter Maxwell
Danger by My SideSeptember 1962Charles Saunders
Night of the ProwlerDecember 1962Francis Searle
ImpactFebruary 1963Peter Maxwell
Echo of DianaMay 1963Ernest Morris
Shadow of FearJuly 1963Ernest Morris
The Hi-JackersDecember 1963Jim O'Connolly
Frozen AliveDecember 1964Bernard Knowles
The Sicilians1964Ernest Morris
Smokescreen1964Jim O'Connolly
The Night CallerDecember 1965John Gilling
Some May LiveApril 1967Vernon Sewell
Walk a Crooked PathOctober 1969John Brason
Night After Night After Night1969Lindsay Shonteff

See also

References

  1. Chibnall & McFarlane p.64-68

Bibliography

  • Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane The British 'B' Film. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
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