Movies starring Jack Warner

The Captive Heart (1946)

104 mins     Drama, War      

To put it simply there are two things going on in "The Captive Heart" starting with what appears a far fetched story of Hasek pretending to be Mitchell. Now to elaborate on what I mentioned in the synopsis; we learn that prio...

Hue and Cry (1947)

82 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Crime      

There are various things I could say about "Hue and Cry"; I could tell you that it is known as the first Ealing Comedy or that young actors Harry Fowler and Joan Dowling met on this movie leading to their marriage before Dowl...

Holiday Camp (1947)

97 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - Holiday Camp (1947) Flora Robson, Dennis Price, Jack Warner, Hazel Court, Emrys Jones, Kathleen Harrison, Yvonne Owen, Esmond Knight, Jimmy Hanley, Peter Hammond, Esma Cannon...

Against the Wind (1948)

96 mins     Action , Drama, War      

Watching "Against the Wind" now and you can't but help see the similarity between this Ealing production and movies which would come later with its story of special agents parachuting behind enemy lines only to discover they ...

My Brother's Keeper (1948)

86 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Movie Review - My Brother's Keeper (1948) Jack Warner and George Cole are a couple of prisoners on the run, handcuffed together and being chased by both the police and a reporter...

Valley of the Eagles (1951)

82 mins     Adventure , Drama      

"Valley of the Eagles" begins with a non-descript musical score combined with non-descript footage of rooftops and non descript credits in a bog standard font. Can you see where I am going with this?...

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...

Albert R.N. (1953)

88 mins     Drama, War      

Albert R.N. - Anthony Steel stars as Lieutenant Geoffrey Ainsworth a prisoner of war who comes up with a plan to build a life like dummy to cover for those who have escaped...

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...

The Ladykillers (1955)

91 mins     Comedy, Crime, Thriller      

From the oblivious innocence of Katie Johnson as Mrs. Wilberforce through to the scheming skulduggery of Alec Guinness as Professor Marcus and the ready to go villainy of Herbert Lom as Louis "The Ladykillers" is a great Brit...

The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)

82 mins     Horror, Sci-Fi      

There is no denying that "The Quatermass Xperiment" is a very important movie in the history of cinema as it was the movie which lead to Hammer becoming a well know studio and making them famous for Hammer Horrors. And there ...

Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)

119 mins     Biography, Drama, War      

I have sat here for half an hour trying to come up with the words to start this review of "Carve Her Name with Pride" based upon the true story of SOE Violette Szabo and I have been lost for words. The reason is because first...

Jigsaw (1962)

97 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

Movie Review - Jigsaw (1962) British crime drama starring Jack Warner & Ronald Lewis as Det. Insp. Fred Fellows and Det. Sgt. Jim Wilks who are on a case involving a murdered woman at a rented house near Brighton...