Movies starring Joyce Grenfell

The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)

81 mins Comedy

Classic British comedy from the era when British comedy was at its best is the simplest way to sum up this comedy gem from 1950. In fact "The Happiest Days of Your Life" does not need much explaining or in depth analysis beca...

The Magic Box (1951)

118 mins Biography, Drama

Who invented moving pictures? Most people will probably say Thomas Alva Edison whilst others may mention the Lumi�re brothers but in truth there were other people who also could stake claim to be involved in the invention of ...

Laughter in Paradise (1951)

93 mins Comedy

If you love movies there is a good chance that the plotline to "Laughter in Paradise" may sound familiar because it plays like a variation on the often filmed "Brewster's Millions". But of course this has the added element of...

The Pickwick Papers (1952)

109 mins Comedy, Drama

Back in the 80s when I was still at school and hating every minute of it we had various books we had to read for English but not a single one was by Charles Dickens. I mention that as whilst most people tend to know Dickens' ...

The Million Pound Note (1954)

90 mins Comedy, Romance

Based upon the Mark Twain short story about two eccentric brothers living in Edwardian London who give a stranger a million pound bank note to settle a bet, "The Million Pound Note" is a fun movie starring Gregory Peck in the...

The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)

91 mins Comedy

The Belles of St. Trinian's: stars as headmistress Millicent at St. Trinian's the prestigious 'School for Young Ladies', or should that be troublemakers...

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)

86 mins Comedy

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's: The girls of St Trinian's are running wild and even the police ar scared, whilst Flash Harry has been pimping the girls to a Prince...

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)

94 mins Comedy

As sequels go "The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's" is not as good as the original "St. Trinian's" movie but it's not a bad movie either. In fact "The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's" is still a very enjoyable movie as it brings back a...

* This is purely a list of reviews on The Movie Scene featuring the name Joyce Grenfell as one of the principle cast members.