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 British National Studios at Elstree.

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