John Laurie Movies

The wealthy chairman of First Division Football Club, Burnville United, makes an unethical approach to a star player of another club, and the ensuing...

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's rise to power and their eventual divorce.

As WWII begins, vaudeville entertainer Tommy Towers is called up to serve. He arranges a job for his girlfriend at the local pub. To keep moral up,...

A famous mystery writer uses his own plot tricks to murder a blackmailer in this British thriller.

A Scottish woman tries to take her brother-in-law's wild living children in hand.

Someone is stealing priceless paintings from the great museums of the world and replacing them with nearly flawless forgeries. Leonardo da Vinci's...

In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued by superstitious villagers, she is rescued by the...

Michael Powell makes a moving return trip to the remote island of Foula, forty years after he shot his first major feature there - 'The Edge of the...

The German adopted-daughter of a Belgian innkeeper is threatened with internment by him if she reveals to the British billetees that he is a spy....

Short part of BFI collection "This Working Life: Steel".

Old Mother Riley gets involved in a plot to steal an invention

An illustrated version of Twa Corbies made as the BFI’s contribution to the Festival of Britain. Enlivened by the distinctive voice of John...

The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie. Its plot follows a...

Ace reporter Jeff Holly is assigned to investigate the murder of a politician whose body was found stashed in a trunk. Holly's enthusiasm soon wanes...

'Strange Stories' consists of two stories, 'The Strange Mr Bartleby' and 'The Strange Journey'. The stories were sometimes shown individually on...

A dramatised account of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, performed and broadcast live on Scottish Television on 29th November 1967 to mark STV's...

A colorful British documentary about the manufacturing of steel.