John Slater Movies

  • 1942
    Unpublished Story

    Unpublished Story

    Unpublished Story

    6.31942HD

    Morale-boosting story released in the middle of World War II. A journalist uncovers a peace organisation at the centre of disreputable dealings.

    Unpublished Story
  • 1961
    Three on a Spree

    Three on a Spree

    Three on a Spree

    61961HD

    A young man will inherit a huge fortune--8 million pounds--but to qualify, he must spend a million pounds in just two months. Easy to do? That's what...

    Three on a Spree
  • 1950
    Prelude to Fame

    Prelude to Fame

    Prelude to Fame

    6.21950HD

    While holidaying in Italy, Nick Morell, son of John Morell, a famous English philosopher and amateur musician, becomes friendly with young Guido, and...

    Prelude to Fame
  • 1959
    Hot Summer Night

    Hot Summer Night

    Hot Summer Night

    01959HD

    Jacko, a respected union man, is fighting for the promotion of a Jamaican colleague to chargehand, but when his daughter brings home her black...

    Hot Summer Night
  • 1948
    Against the Wind

    Against the Wind

    Against the Wind

    6.11948HD

    A disparate group of volunteers are trained as saboteurs and parachuted into Belgium to blow up an office containing important Nazi records and to...

    Against the Wind
  • 1944
    For Those in Peril

    For Those in Peril

    For Those in Peril

    5.71944HD

    A WWII flyer fails to join the RAF so he joins the Air - Sea Rescue instead. His boat is out in all conditions picking up downed pilots and taking...

    For Those in Peril
  • 1945
    Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2

    Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2

    Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2

    01945HD

    The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to...

    Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
  • 1955
    Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?

    Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?

    Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?

    01955HD

    The operation of the London Transport central Lost Property Office at Baker Street. Collected in BFI's "London on the Move."

    Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?
  • 1963
    Giants of Steam

    Giants of Steam

    Giants of Steam

    01963HD

    The epic of the earliest days of Britain's railways and the men who built them. It concentrates on the achievements of George and Robert Stephenson...

    Giants of Steam
  • 1956
    Johnny, You're Wanted

    Johnny, You're Wanted

    Johnny, You're Wanted

    51956HD

    Returning late to London, Johnny gives a lift to an attractive female hitch-hiker. Some distance on, he stops to make a phone call and buy a coffee,...

    Johnny, You're Wanted
  • 1947
    It Always Rains on Sunday

    It Always Rains on Sunday

    It Always Rains on Sunday

    6.5811947HD

    During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.

    It Always Rains on Sunday
  • 1945
    Read All About It

    Read All About It

    Read All About It

    4.61945HD

    An account of the technique of reading the tabloid press in an intelligent manor via differing editorial techniques that leads to three styles of...

    Read All About It
  • 1950
    Mining Review 3rd Year No. 5

    Mining Review 3rd Year No. 5

    Mining Review 3rd Year No. 5

    01950HD

    Another edition of the industry cinemagazine, featuring three film articles. Pipeline to Pimlico: water heating from Battersea Power Station to local...

    Mining Review 3rd Year No. 5
  • 1953
    Dollars for Sale

    Dollars for Sale

    Dollars for Sale

    31953HD

    Account of how Anglo-American police co-operation succeeds in tracking down forgers of $100 bills.

    Dollars for Sale
  • 1943
    The New Lot

    The New Lot

    The New Lot

    01943HD

    A new batch of Army recruits, from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of commitment, is shaped into an efficient fighting unit.

    The New Lot
  • 1953
    Strange Stories

    Strange Stories

    Strange Stories

    01953HD

    'Strange Stories' consists of two stories, 'The Strange Mr Bartleby' and 'The Strange Journey'. The stories were sometimes shown individually on...

    Strange Stories
  • 1953
    Operation Malaya

    Operation Malaya

    Operation Malaya

    01953HD

    Docudrama recreating events in the Malayan Emergency

    Operation Malaya
  • 1960
    The Night We Got the Bird

    The Night We Got the Bird

    The Night We Got the Bird

    4.51960HD

    Good natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton based petty crooks dogged with disaster at every turn.

    The Night We Got the Bird
  • 1952
    The Promise

    The Promise

    The Promise

    3.51952HD

    A much loved Prison Missioner has died. His replacement struggles to live up to his predecessor's saintly reputation until he receives inspiration...

    The Promise