Hay Petrie Movies

A retired major and ex-enemies pledge peace at reunion.

'1670. Irish patriot caught stealing Crown Jewels talks his way to pardon.' (British Film Catalogue)

Early British thriller about a master criminal named 'Flash Jack', who heads a gang of top-hatted thieves that rob the wealthy. A detective tracks...

During World War I, a British farmer is abducted by the Germans to take the place of a spy about to be executed whom he closely resembles.

In 1931, Sir Malcolm Sargent – then a rising young conductor – acted as musical director for this first filmed musical version of Prosper...

The British government tries to persuade people not to clog up the wartime (World War II) public transportation system by keeping its use to a...

A German-born woman works as a spy for the French in Switzerland during the First World War, and has to marry an interned French lieutenant in order...

An elderly couple reminisce about the romantic adventures of their youth.

During the First World War a British unit take up a new position in a trench unaware that the Germans are laying a mine underneath it.

Wartime romantic melodrama, suggested by a popular song of the same title, with a young woman torn between her love for a naval officer and duty to...

Dramatised short about the advantages of gas appliances in the home, with music.

A London cabby uncovers the city's secret nightlife in this surprising plug for post-war National Savings.