List of British Lion films

This is a list of films released by the British studio British Lion Films which was established in 1927 during the silent era. In its early years the company produced adaptations of Edgar Wallace crime novels, and later focused mainly on quota quickies. After the Second World War British Lion was acquired by Alexander Korda and it became a distribution outlet for independent British films with government backing.

While British Lion distributed many foreign films in Britain, such as a large number of Republic Pictures productions, these are not included in the list,

1920s

Title Release Date Director Notes
The Man Who Changed His Name1928A.V. Bramble
The RingerAugust 1928Arthur Maude
ChickAugust 1928A.V. Bramble
The Valley of GhostsDecember 1928G.B. Samuelson
The ForgerDecember 1928G.B. Samuelson
The Flying SquadJanuary 1929Arthur Maude
The Clue of the New PinMarch 1929Arthur Maude

1930s

Title Release Date Director Notes
The SqueakerJune 1930Edgar Wallace
Should a Doctor Tell?September 1930Manning Haynes
Red AcesNovember 1930Edgar Wallace
To Oblige a LadyFebruary 1931Manning Haynes
The RingerApril 1931Walter Forde
The CalendarOctober 1931T. Hayes Hunter
The Old ManDecember 1931Manning Haynes
The Beggar StudentDecember 1931Victor Hanbury
Where Is This Lady?1932Victor Hanbury, Ladislao Vajda
The Frightened LadyMarch 1932T. Hayes Hunter
White FaceMay 1932T. Hayes Hunter
The Flying SquadJuly 1932F.W. Kraemer
Sally BishopOctober 1932T. Hayes Hunter
There Goes the BrideOctober 1932Albert de Courville
I'll Stick to You1933Leslie S. Hiscott
Yes, MadamFebruary 1933Leslie S. Hiscott
That's My WifeMarch 1933Leslie S. Hiscott
King of the RitzMarch 1933Carmine Gallone, Herbert Smith
Cleaning UpMay 1933Leslie S. Hiscott
The StickpinJune 1933Leslie S. Hiscott
Great StuffJune 1933Leslie S. Hiscott
This Is the LifeSeptember 1933Leslie S. Hiscott
Strike It RichNovember 1933Leslie S. Hiscott
MaroonedNovember 1933Leslie S. Hiscott
Flat Number ThreeJanuary 1934Leslie S. Hiscott
On the AirJanuary 1934Herbert Smith
Keep It QuietMarch 1934Leslie S. Hiscott
The Man I WantMarch 1934Leslie S. Hiscott
Passing ShadowsMay 1934Leslie S. Hiscott
Warn LondonMay 1934T. Hayes Hunter
Without YouJuly 1934John Daumery
Gay LoveSeptember 1934Leslie S. Hiscott
The Green PackOctober 1934T. Hayes Hunter
Crazy PeopleOctober 1934Leslie S. Hiscott
The Big Splash1935Leslie S. Hiscott
Marry the Girl1935Maclean Rogers
Charing Cross Road1935Albert de Courville
Ten Minute AlibiJanuary 1935Bernard Vorhaus
In Town TonightJanuary 1935Herbert Smith
The Case of Gabriel PerryMay 1935Albert de Courville
Night MailMay 1935Herbert Smith
Line EngagedNovember 1935Bernard Mainwaring
The Happy Family1936Maclean Rogers
It's You I Want1936Ralph Ince
Jury's EvidenceJanuary 1936Ralph Ince
A Wife or TwoJanuary 1936Maclean Rogers
Soft Lights and Sweet MusicFebruary 1936Herbert Smith
They Didn't KnowApril 1936Herbert Smith
Sporting LoveMay 1936J. Elder Wills
The Interrupted HoneymoonJune 1936Leslie S. Hiscott
Song of FreedomAugust 1936J. Elder Wills
Treachery on the High SeasDecember 1936Emil E. Reinert
SkylarksDecember 1936Thornton Freeland
A Romance in Flanders1937Maurice Elvey
The Live Wire1937Herbert Brenon
Leave It to Me1937Herbert Smith
It's a Grand Old WorldJanuary 1937Herbert Smith
Fine Feathers1937Leslie S. Hiscott
Calling All StarsMarch 1937Herbert Smith
Big FellaApril 1937J. Elder Wills
Melody and RomanceDecember 1937Maurice Elvey
Around the Town1938Herbert Smith
Blondes for Danger1938Jack Raymond
No ParkingJuly 1938Jack Raymond
I've Got a HorseSeptember 1938Herbert Smith
The Return of the FrogNovember 1938Maurice Elvey
Old IronDecember 1938Tom Walls
What a Man!December 1938Edmond T. Gréville
The Face at the WindowApril 1939George King
Home from HomeApril 1939Herbert Smith
Riding HighDecember 1939David MacDonald

1940s

Title Release Date Director Notes
All at SeaFebruary 1940Herbert Smith
Crimes at the Dark HouseMarch 1940George King
The Chinese BungalowApril 1940George King
Under Your HatSeptember 1940Maurice Elvey
The Case of the Frightened LadySeptember 1940George King
You Will RememberFebruary 1941Jack Raymond
AlibiAugust 1942Brian Desmond Hurst
In Which We ServeSeptember 1942Noël Coward, David Lean
Tomorrow We LiveApril 1943George King
Candlelight in AlgeriaMarch 1944George King
A Girl in a MillionOctober 1946Francis Searle
The Grand EscapadeJanuary 1947John Baxter
Code of Scotland YardMarch 1947George King
White Cradle InnMarch 1947Harold French
The Courtneys of Curzon StreetApril 1947Herbert Wilcox
A Man About the HouseOctober 1947Leslie Arliss
An Ideal HusbandNovember 1947Alexander Korda
Mine Own ExecutionerNovember 1947Anthony Kimmins
Night BeatDecember 1947Harold Huth
Anna KareninaJanuary 1948Julien Duvivier
Nothing VentureJanuary 1948John Baxter
Call of the BloodFebruary 1948John Clements, Ladislao Vajda
Spring in Park LaneMarch 1948Herbert Wilcox
House of DarknessJune 1948Oswald Mitchell
The Fallen IdolAugust 1948Carol Reed
The Winslow BoyAugust 1948Anthony Asquith
Bonnie Prince CharlieOctober 1948Anthony Kimmins
The Small VoiceNovember 1948Fergus McDonell
Elizabeth of LadymeadDecember 1948Herbert Wilcox
ForbiddenFebruary 1949George King
The Last Days of DolwynApril 1949Emlyn Williams
That Dangerous AgeApril 1949Gregory Ratoff
Saints and SinnersAugust 1949Leslie Arliss
The Third ManAugust 1949Carol Reed
Maytime in MayfairAugust 1949Herbert Wilcox
Children of ChanceOctober 1949 Luigi Zampa
The Interrupted JourneyOctober 1949Daniel Birt
The Cure for LoveDecember 1949Robert Donat

1950s

Title Release Date Director Notes
The Happiest Days of Your LifeMarch 1950Frank Launder
The Angel with the TrumpetMarch 1950Anthony Bushell
Chance of a LifetimeApril 1950Bernard Miles
OdetteJune 1950Herbert Wilcox
My Daughter JoyAugust 1950Gregory Ratoff
State SecretSeptember 1950Sidney Gilliat
Gone to EarthSeptember 1950Powell and Pressburger
The Wooden HorseOctober 1950Jack Lee
Seven Days to NoonOctober 1950Boulting Brothers
The Elusive PimpernelNovember 1950Powell and Pressburger
The Naked HeartNovember 1950Marc Allégret
Into the BlueDecember 1950Herbert Wilcox
The Wonder KidJanuary 1951Karl Hartl
The Long Dark HallFebruary 1951Reginald Beck, Anthony Bushell
Flesh and BloodApril 1951Anthony Kimmins
The Tales of HoffmannApril 1951Powell and Pressburger
The Lady with a LampSeptember 1951Herbert Wilcox
Lady Godiva Rides AgainOctober 1951Frank Launder
Green Grow the RushesNovember 1951Derek Twist
Outcast of the IslandsNovember 1951Carol Reed
Cry, the Beloved CountryNovember 1951Zoltan Korda
Mr. Denning Drives NorthDecember 1951Anthony Kimmins
The Magic BoxDecember 1951Boulting Brothers
Sing Along with MeFebruary 1952 Peter Graham Scott
Home at SevenMarch 1952Ralph Richardson
Derby DayMay 1952Herbert Wilcox
Who Goes There!June 1952Anthony Kimmins
The Sound BarrierJuly 1952David Lean
The RingerDecember 1952Guy Hamilton
Folly to Be WiseDecember 1952Frank Launder
The Holly and the IvyDecember 1952George More O'Ferrall
Moulin RougeDecember 1952John Huston
The Story of Gilbert and SullivanFebruary 1953Sidney Gilliat
Appointment in LondonFebruary 1953Philip Leacock
The Captain's ParadiseJune 1953Anthony Kimmins
The Beggar's OperaJune 1953Peter Brook
Twice Upon a TimeJuly 1953Emeric Pressburger
The Man BetweenOctober 1953Carol Reed
The IntruderOctober 1953Guy Hamilton
The Heart of the MatterNovember 1953George More O'Ferrall
The Stranger's HandJanuary 1954Mario Soldati
Front Page StoryJanuary 1954Gordon Parry
They Who DareFebruary 1954Lewis Milestone
Eight O'Clock WalkMarch 1954Lance Comfort
Bang! You're DeadMarch 1954Lance Comfort
An Inspector CallsMarch 1954Guy Hamilton
Conflict of WingsMarch 1954John Eldridge
Hobson's ChoiceApril 1954David Lean
Devil Girl from MarsMay 1954David MacDonald
MalagaJune 1954Richard Sale
Beautiful Stranger July 1954David Miller
The Green ScarfAugust 1954George More O'Ferrall
The Angel Who Pawned Her HarpSeptember 1954Alan Bromly
The Belles of St. Trinian'sSeptember 1954Frank Launder
The Teckman MysteryOctober 1954Wendy Toye
Orders Are OrdersOctober 1954David Paltenghi
Aunt ClaraNovember 1954Anthony Kimmins
The Colditz StoryJanuary 1955Guy Hamilton
The Man Who Loved RedheadsFebruary 1955Harold French
Raising a RiotFebruary 1955Wendy Toye
Three Cases of MurderFebruary 1955Various
The Love MatchFebruary 1955David Paltenghi
The Constant HusbandApril 1955Sidney Gilliat
Make Me an OfferMay 1955Cyril Frankel
See How They RunJune 1955Leslie Arliss
John and JulieJuly 1955William Fairchild
Stolen AssignmentJuly 1955Terence Fisher
GeordieSeptember 1955Frank Launder
King's RhapsodyOctober 1955Herbert Wilcox
Stolen TimeOctober 1955Charles Deane
Josephine and MenNovember 1955Boulting Brothers
The Blue PeterNovember 1955Wolf Rilla
Alias John PrestonDecember 1955David MacDonald
Fun at St. Fanny'sDecember 1955Maurice Elvey
Private's ProgressFebruary 1956Boulting Brothers
The Secret TentFebruary 1956Don Chaffey
DoublecrossFebruary 1956 Anthony Squire
The March HareApril 1956George More O'Ferrall
Charley MoonMay 1956Guy Hamilton
ThunderstormJune 1956John Guillermin
Ramsbottom Rides AgainJune 1956John Baxter
Pacific DestinyJune 1956Wolf Rilla
My Teenage DaughterJune 1956Herbert Wilcox
The Extra DayJune 1956William Fairchild
The Baby and the BattleshipJuly 1956Jay Lewis
The Green ManSeptember 1956Robert Day, Basil Dearden
A Hill in KoreaSeptember 1956Julian Amyes
Loser Takes AllSeptember 1956Ken Annakin
Stars in Your EyesDecember 1956Maurice Elvey
The Passionate StrangerFebruary 1957Muriel Box
Brothers in LawMarch 1957Boulting Brothers
Yangtse IncidentApril 1957Michael Anderson
The Smallest Show on EarthApril 1957Basil Dearden
Second FiddleJune 1957Maurice Elvey
Lucky JimSeptember 1957Boulting Brothers
The Truth About WomenOctober 1957Muriel Box
The Birthday PresentOctober 1957Pat Jackson
Blue Murder at St Trinian'sDecember 1957Frank Launder
The Man Who Wouldn't TalkJanuary 1958Herbert Wilcox
Happy Is the BrideMarch 1958Boulting Brothers
Law and DisorderJune 1958Charles Crichton
Orders to KillJuly 1958Anthony Asquith
Next to No TimeAugust 1958Henry Cornelius
The Man UpstairsSeptember 1958Don Chaffey
Chain of EventsSeptember 1958Gerald Thomas
Behind the MaskOctober 1958Brian Desmond Hurst
Virgin IslandOctober 1958Pat Jackson
Sally's Irish RogueNovember 1958George Pollock
Passport to ShameDecember 1958Alvin Rakoff
The Solitary ChildDecember 1958Gerald Thomas
Danger WithinFebruary 1959Don Chaffey
Subway in the SkyFebruary 1959Muriel Box
Make Mine a MillionFebruary 1959John Baxter
Model for MurderFebruary 1959Terry Bishop
Broth of a BoyFebruary 1959George Pollock
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.March 1959Boulting Brothers
Left Right and CentreJune 1959Sidney Gilliat
The Treasure of San TeresaJuly 1959Alvin Rakoff
The Bridal PathAugust 1959Frank Launder
I'm All Right JackAugust 1959Boulting Brothers
Jet StormSeptember 1959Cy Endfield
Friends and NeighboursNovember 1959Gordon Parry
Expresso BongoDecember 1959Val Guest

1960s

Title Release Date Director Notes
Two Way StretchJanuary 1960Robert Day
Life Is a CircusFebruary 1960Val Guest
The Battle of the SexesFebruary 1960 Charles Crichton
The Angry Silence March 1960Guy Green
Dead Lucky June 1960 Montgomery Tully
The EntertainerJuly 1960Tony Richardson
A French MistressAugust 1960Boulting Brothers
The City of the DeadSeptember 1960 John Llewellyn Moxey
Foxhole in CairoOctober 1960John Llewellyn Moxey
SuspectNovember 1960Boulting Brothers
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian'sDecember 1960Frank Launder
Two Letter Alibi1961 Robert Lynn
Offbeat1961Cliff Owen
The Night We Got the BirdFebruary 1961 Darcy Conyers
Two Living, One DeadMarch 1961 Anthony Asquith
Nearly a Nasty AccidentMay 1961Don Chaffey
The ImpersonatorMay 1961 Alfred Shaughnessy
The Devil's DaffodilMay 1961 Ákos Ráthonyi
The KitchenAugust 1961James Hill
A Taste of HoneySeptember 1961Tony Richardson
Nothing BarredOctober 1961Darcy Conyers
The Day the Earth Caught FireNovember 1961Val Guest
Part-Time WifeDecember 1961Max Varnel
The Barber of Stamford HillJanuary 1962 Caspar Wrede
Only Two Can PlayJanuary 1962Sidney Gilliat
Mrs. Gibbons' BoysApril 1962Max Varnel
Mix Me a PersonAugust 1962Leslie Norman
Dead Man's EvidenceAugust 1962Francis Searle
The Devil's AgentSeptember 1962John Paddy Carstairs
Mystery SubmarineOctober 1962 C.M. Pennington-Richards
The L-Shaped RoomNovember 1962Bryan Forbes
Calculated Risk1963 Norman Harrison
Station Six-SaharaJanuary 1963Seth Holt
The Wrong Arm of the LawMarch 1963Cliff Owen
The Very EdgeApril 1963Cyril Frankel
The Small World of Sammy LeeApril 1963Ken Hughes
Heavens Above!May 1963Boulting Brothers
Lord of the FliesMay 1963Peter Brook
A Place to GoJuly 1963Basil Dearden
It's All HappeningAugust 1963Don Sharp
Girl in the HeadlinesNovember 1963Michael Truman
Ladies Who DoNovember 1963C.M. Pennington-Richards
The Man Who Finally DiedDecember 1963 Quentin Lawrence
Silent Playground December 1963Stanley Goulder
Mozambique1964Robert Lynn
It's All Over TownJanuary 1964Douglas Hickox
Hide and SeekMarch 1964 Cy Endfield
A Jolly Bad FellowMay 1964 Don Chaffey
Ring of SpiesMay 1964 Robert Tronson
Just for YouJune 1964Douglas Hickox
Do You Know This Voice?June 1964 Frank Nesbitt
Victim FiveJuly 1964Robert Lynn
The Comedy ManSeptember 1964Alvin Rakoff
Walk a TightropeOctober 1964Frank Nesbitt
Troubled WatersDecember 1964Stanley Goulder
The Uncle1965Desmond Davis
Joey Boy1965Frank Launder
A Home of Your OwnJanuary 1965Jay Lewis
CatacombsMay 1965Gordon Hessler
Two Left FeetMay 1965Roy Ward Baker
Rotten to the CoreJuly 1965Boulting Brothers
San Ferry AnnJuly 1965Jeremy Summers
He Who Rides a TigerOctober 1965Charles Chrichton
Morgan: A Suitable Case for TreatmentJanuary 1966Karel Reisz
The Great St. Trinian's Train RobberyMarch 1966Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
The Family WayDecember 1966Boulting Brothers
UlyssesJune 1967 Joseph Strick
The Girl on a MotorcycleMay 1968Jack Cardiff
Till Death Us Do PartDecember 1968Norman Cohen
Twisted NerveDecember 1968Boulting Brothers
A Touch of LoveSeptember 1969 Waris Hussein

1970s

Title Release Date Director Notes
Every Home Should Have One March 1970Jim Clark
Three SistersNovember 1970Laurence Olivier, John Sichel
BartlebyNovember 1970Anthony Friedman
LootDecember 1970Silvio Narizzano
MelodyApril 1971Waris Hussein
FrightSeptember 1971Peter Collinson
I, MonsterNovember 1971Stephen Weeks
KidnappedDecember 1971Delbert Mann
Mr. Forbush and the PenguinsDecember 1971Roy Boulting
Endless NightOctober 1972Sidney Gilliat
Ooh… You Are AwfulDecember 1972Cliff Owen
The Love BanJanuary 1973Ralph Thomas
A Doll's HouseMay 1973Joseph Losey
Don't Look NowOctober 1973Nicolas Roeg
The Wicker ManDecember 1973Robin Hardy
Who?April 1974Jack Gold
The Beast Must DieApril 1974Paul Annett
The Internecine ProjectJuly 1974 Ken Hughes
The Land That Time ForgotNovember 1974Kevin Connor
RansomFebruary 1975Caspar Wrede
Conduct UnbecomingSeptember 1975Michael Anderson
NickelodeonDecember 1976Peter Bogdanovich

See also

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918–1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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