John Longden Movies

Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a...

Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose of revolting the Highland chieftains against the...

A Chinese troupe star and the Grand Duke's adjutant fall in love, to tensions from both sides' respective comrades.

A neglected girl in post-World War II London befriends street urchins who help her build a tiny garden in a bombed-out church.

Joan (Helen Twelvetrees) is a Canadian, adopted by Ma Dawson (Nellie Ferguson), a struggling horse breeder and trainer. Joan thinks "legs don't make...

A mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good impression. Before long he has insinuated himself into...

A series of 19 musical and comedy "vaudeville" sketches presented in the form of a live television broadcast hosted by Tommy Handley (as himself).

A British crime film directed by John Longden

Adaptation of an Arthur Conan Doyle novel, in which Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the secret of a wealthy businessman.

This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the...

The Common Touch is a 1941 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Geoffrey Hibbert, Harry Welchman, Greta Gynt and Joyce Howard. On...

'Antique dealer's daughter loves foreman who makes fakes for ex-partner.' (British Film Catalogue)

Dusty Bates observes some smuggled jewels hidden in a crate aboard a ship; he is pursued by low-lifes when the crate is put ashore.

A music-hall performer and her boyfriend find themselves caught up in the machinations of a trio of not particularly bright crooks.

A mystery thriller intended for US TV.

A novelist imagines the murders of his fellow tenants...

When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes involved...

A young woman is framed for the murder of a wealthy man who met his death at the hands of his heirs.

Mother Riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down, and makes it a success.

A Lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owner's son while on holiday. Based on the once notorious Houghton play.