Mervyn Johns Movies

Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.

Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of...

A television producer encounters personal problems while making a documentary about the philosopher Wittgenstein.

When Dr. Howard Latimer finds the German actress whom he had just met at the London Airport murdered in his flat, he is led into a world of murder,...

A little Welsh village is sundered by rival factions when a coveted contralto role in the "Messiah" is given to Mrs. Davies instead of Mrs. Lloyd....

A series of stories about the lives and loves of men in a Prisoner of War camp over five years. The main story is of Hasek (Redgrave) a Czech soldier...

Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."

A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.

A doctor's already-shaky marriage is tested to an even greater extent when he has to contend with a smallpox epidemic.

Following the death of his only son, a ruthless businessman reflects on his life, his unhappy marriage and his questionable parenting skills.

After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the beneficence of the great financier. A developing...

In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his...

During New Year's Eve, a young model spends the day searching for her grandmother, who has suspiciously gone missing.

A doctor becomes the victim of extortionists when one of his patients dies under questionable circumstances.

Smith and Laye-Parker meet Kuprin and find he is less anxious to leave Russia than they supposed.

Based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had been set afire in the middle of the...

An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. William Fitch is on the list, and co-opts his buddy Claude Babbington...

Two truck drivers fired by the crooked trucking firm they worked for start their own company. Their former boss, worried about the competition, tries...

An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.

An insurance investigator tracks a series of robberies to a gang who are hiding the stolen jewels in the produce of a bakery.