John Laurie Movies

A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.

An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.

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...

A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.

The "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a fortune. They then make good use of it to save...

Returning to 1870s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke. She then finds...

A colorful British documentary about the manufacturing of steel.

Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their...

David Barr is the manager and chief designer of a British shipyard in decline. The shipyard is in financial trouble but Barr has a design for a new...

An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of the aristocrat's house

An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.

A Polish boy runs away from his unkind foster mother in Edinburgh and finds a new home in a lakeside village for orphans of all nations, after...

An Edinburgh travel agent loses his keys and his fiancé in one night. A friend finds the keys and makes loads of copies with his address...

W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.

Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people they've left. Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty...

A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.

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...

The inhabitants of Todday are content to live their lives in peace and quiet, until, that is, the government decides their little corner of the world...

An orphan wreaks havoc on a remote Scottish island when she causes an age-old feud to be reignited.

A young lad attempts to climb Eagle Rock by himself and learns the hard way that sometimes teamwork is the best way to do things.