Movies starring Sidney James

Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)

100 mins     Drama, Romance, Sport      

Once a Jolly Swagman (1949) Dirk Bogarde stars as Speedway rider Bill Fox who faces tough decisions between being a star of the speedway and his marriage...

Emergency Call (1952)

90 mins     Thriller      

As I watched "Emergency Call" a smile came across my face as I reckon if someone pitched this medical drama now most studios would not be interested with maybe the exception of Lifetime. But that would be now and whilst I can...

The Square Ring (1953)

83 mins     Drama, Sport      

Movie Review - The Square Ring (1953) Sidney James, Joan Collins, Bill Owen and Bill Travers star in this drama surrounding a bunch of fighters appearing on the same card at a small boxing event...

Cosh Boy (1953)

75 mins     Crime, Drama      

Movie Review - Cosh Boy (1953) James Kenney stars as Roy Walsh, a teenage delinquent in post-war London on his way to a life of crime as he leads his gang in a series of increasingly violent crimes...

Crest of the Wave (1954)

92 mins     Drama, War      

If you have never heard of "Crest of the Wave", or "Seagulls Over Sorrento" as it was once known, there is a good reason whilst will become obvious if you do decide to watch it. The reason is simply that the storyline is incr...

For Better, for Worse (1954)

85 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Movie Review - For Better, for Worse (1954) Dirk Bogarde and Susan Stephen star as a newly married couple who learn that there is no such thing as wedded bliss when all they can afford is a tiny apartment with interfering nei...

The Glass Tomb (1955)

59 mins     Mystery      

"The Glass Tomb", once known as "The Glass Cage", is one of those movies which you think is just going to be a 59 minute style noir as we have a woman who is murdered and two innocent men who are connected finding themselves ...

A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)

96 mins     Comedy, Drama, Family      

Movie Review - A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) a young boy believes he has found a young unicorn like his friend has told him about and now all these little wishes start to come true....

Dry Rot (1956)

87 mins     Comedy      

"Dry Rot" is now one of those old British comedies which will make you question whether you still find funny what you once did. I say that because the humour in "Dry Rot" is shall we say old school British as in when Alf tell...

Quatermass 2 (1957)

85 mins     Horror, Sci-Fi      

It came from out of space, it zombified those it came in to contact with, people in high office attempted to cover things up, one man attempts to get to the bottom of things and putting himself in danger doing so. Those state...

The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)

80 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - The Smallest Show on Earth (1957) (aka: Big Time Operators) British comedy starring Virginia McKenna & Bill Travers as a young married couple who inherit an old flea-pit of a cinema and its ancient staff. Knowi...

What a Carve Up! (1961)

87 mins     Comedy, Horror      

What a Carve Up! (1961) Kenneth Connor stars as Ernie who with his friend Syd have to stay in a haunted house to receive his cut of an inheritance...

Double Bunk (1961)

92 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - Double Bunk (1961) Ian Carmichael & Janette Scott star as a newly married couple who not only end up buying a houseboat but end up in France when they take their friends, Sid (Sidney James) and Sandra (Liz Fras...

A Weekend with Lulu (1961)

89 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - A Weekend with Lulu (1961) Leslie Phillips stars as Tim whose hopes of a romantic getaway with Deirdre (Shirley Eaton) are not only scuppered by her mum (Irene Handl) joining them but there best friend, Fred (B...

Bless This House (1972)

87 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - Bless This House - Sidney James stars as Sid Abbot who only wants a quiet life but between his wife, children and new neighbours he isn't going to get one....