Penelope Dudley-Ward

Movies13

• Movie6.7

  DramaWar

  The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship’s first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.

  In Which We Serve

  1942 · 107 votes

• Movie6.6

  DramaComedy

  Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking ships. Naïve about British people and convinced by hearsay that they are shallow and hypocritical, Ivan is both bemused and amused by them. He is blunt in his opinions about Britons and at first this puts off his hosts, including the lovely Ann Tisdall, whose grandfather runs the shipbuilding firm that will make use of Ivan's propeller. The longer Ivan stays, however, the more he comes to understand the humor, warmth, strength, and conviction of the British people, and the more they come to see him as a friend rather than merely a suspicious Russian. As a romantic bond grows between Ivan and Ann, a cultural bond begins to grow as well, particularly as the war begins and Russia is attacked by Germany.

  The Demi-Paradise

  1943 · 8 votes

• Movie6.4

  DramaRomance

  Young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor Andrew Manson arrives in Wales and takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London. His new practice does poorly, but when a friend shows him how to make a lucrative practice from rich hypochondriacs, it will take a great shock to show him what the truth of being a doctor really is.

  The Citadel

  1938 · 36 votes

• Movie5.6

  DramaWar

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

  Convoy

  1940 · 15 votes

• Movie6.5

  DramaWar

  A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.

  The Way Ahead

  1944 · 42 votes

• Movie6.8

  Comedy

  Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.

  Major Barbara

  1941 · 26 votes

• Movie6.8

  MysteryThriller

  A classic British thriller set in a sinister old house, based on a story by Edgar Wallace.

  The Case of the Frightened Lady

  1940 · 18 votes

• Movie6.0

  Drama

  Romantic quadrangle involving two brothers, one a burgeoning ballet composer; a willful heiress; and a waif.

  Escape Me Never

  1935 · 8 votes

• Movie6.3

  Comedy

  While Lady Christabel Beauclark, a bird fancier, is scurrying about demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her Ladyship's niece is falling in love with the family butler, Tom Gilbey. The birds are forgotten when war breaks out, and Gilbey now finds himself in love with the niece whose love was previously unrequited. Written by Les Adams

  English Without Tears

  1944 · 7 votes

• Movie9.0

  Adventure

  Adventure film directed by Harold Huth.

  Hell's Cargo

  1939 · 1 votes

• Movie9.0

  A young pilot, annoyed at not being selected to take part in a raid on an enemy target, moans to his fiancée, who in turn chatters to a friend at a cocktail bar.

  Dangerous Comment

  1940 · 1 votes

• Movie5.9

  RomanceWar

  During the First World War, Russian officer Ignatoff, wounded, falls in love with his nurse, Natasha. But she is subject to an upcoming marriage of family convenience to Brioukow, a wealthy industrialist of peasant stock. Brioukow is unjustifiably jealous, since Natasha has not betrayed him. He forces Ignatoff into his debt as a means of humiliating him. When Ignatoff's new friend, Madame Sabline, offers to pay his debt, preventing his ruin, Ignatoff comes quickly to realize that Madame Sabline has an ulterior motive, one that could prove dangerous to more lives than just Ignatoff's.

  Moscow Nights

  1934 · 4 votes

• Movie

  War

  Training film for officers of the ATS, encouraging compassion and understanding for the young woman in their charge.

  We Serve

  1942