Movies: Ronald Shiner

  • 1945
    Caesar and Cleopatra

    Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)

    Caesar and Cleopatra

    6.11945HD

    The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play....

    Caesar and Cleopatra
  • 1952
    The Magic Box

    The Magic Box (1952)

    The Magic Box

    6.31952HD

    Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was...

    The Magic Box
  • 1945
    I Live in Grosvenor Square

    I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)

    I Live in Grosvenor Square

    7.11945HD

    The WW II romance set in Grosvenor square aka Eisenhower's home where the GIs stayed in London. Neagle loves Harrison. There arrives patriot GI Dean Jagger to rouse things up in the square. Snotty British Neagle and Jagger clash and fall for each oth...

    I Live in Grosvenor Square
  • 1938
    St. Martin's Lane

    St. Martin's Lane (1938)

    St. Martin's Lane

    7.21938HD

    On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. ...

    St. Martin's Lane
  • 1938
    They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night (1938)

    They Drive by Night

    5.81938HD

    “Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered. Fearing he will be wrongly accused of being the culprit he disappears amongst the long-distance lorry driving community. Meanwh...

    They Drive by Night
  • 1957
    Carry on Admiral

    Carry on Admiral (1957)

    Carry on Admiral

    61957HD

    Two friends get drunk and decide to switch identities. One is a Parliamentary Secretary, and the other is the captain of a ship. The former's lack of sea knowledge causes several catastrophes, including torpedoing the First Lord of The Admiralty. T...

    Carry on Admiral
  • 1959
    Operation Bullshine

    Operation Bullshine (1959)

    Operation Bullshine

    5.11959HD

    During World War II, a Royal Artillery officer is assigned to an anti-aircraft battery that is filled with female soldiers of the Auxiliary Territorial Service. His wife who has enlisted is mistakenly posted to the battery in violation of regulations...

    Operation Bullshine
  • 1942
    Unpublished Story

    Unpublished Story (1942)

    Unpublished Story

    6.31942HD

    Morale-boosting story released in the middle of World War II. A journalist uncovers a peace organisation at the centre of disreputable dealings....

    Unpublished Story
  • 1937
    Dinner at the Ritz

    Dinner at the Ritz (1937)

    Dinner at the Ritz

    5.51937HD

    The daughter of a murdered financier works as a jewelry salesperson while she tracks her father's colleagues who plotted against him....

    Dinner at the Ritz
  • 1938
    A Yank at Oxford

    A Yank at Oxford (1938)

    A Yank at Oxford

    6.71938HD

    A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister....

    A Yank at Oxford
  • 1949
    Forbidden

    Forbidden (1949)

    Forbidden

    6.91949HD

    Set on Blackpool’s Golden Mile, Jim (Douglass Montgomery), a once promising scientist, sets up in business as a patent medicine man selling hair tonic at the fair with his ex-army colleague Dan (Ronald Shiner). Following a fight with local hoods over...

    Forbidden
  • 1939
    The Nursemaid Who Disappeared

    The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939)

    The Nursemaid Who Disappeared

    01939HD

    An overheard conversation leads to clues that a kidnapping plot is afoot....

    The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
  • 1943
    My Learned Friend

    My Learned Friend (1943)

    My Learned Friend

    61943HD

    An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the list, and co-opts Claude Hulbert to try and stop him from meeting a grisly end....

    My Learned Friend
  • 1940
    Spare a Copper

    Spare a Copper (1940)

    Spare a Copper

    71940HD

    George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi saboteurs as the stooge for their planned destruction of the British battleship HMS Hercules. Framed by the villains and forced to go on the run, Georg...

    Spare a Copper
  • 1941
    Old Bill and Son

    Old Bill and Son (1941)

    Old Bill and Son

    6.51941HD

    Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second and, envious of his son, Young Bill, he decides to enlist. He finally enters the Pioneer Corps, which is based near his son. When Young Bill goes missing ...

    Old Bill and Son
  • 1942
    King Arthur Was a Gentleman

    King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)

    King Arthur Was a Gentleman

    5.21942HD

    Arthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasizing about King Arthur and his knights....

    King Arthur Was a Gentleman
  • 1957
    Not Wanted on Voyage

    Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)

    Not Wanted on Voyage

    6.51957HD

    The scheming Albert Higgins and his dim witted mate Cecil Hollebone, set out on a ocean voyage under the exasperated chief steward. Along for the trip are the wealthy Mrs. Brough and her secretary Pat. Soon Mrs. Broughs’ jewels are stolen…...

    Not Wanted on Voyage
  • 1943
    Thursday's Child

    Thursday's Child (1943)

    Thursday's Child

    5.31943HD

    A couple's little girl becomes a movie star, but all it seems to bring is trouble....

    Thursday's Child
  • 1942
    The Young Mr. Pitt

    The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)

    The Young Mr. Pitt

    5.41942HD

    This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24....

    The Young Mr. Pitt
  • 1940
    Let George Do It!

    Let George Do It! (1940)

    Let George Do It!

    5.71940HD

    Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British intelligence agent by a woman (Mary), and becomes involved in trying to defeat ...

    Let George Do It!