1. The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) is a film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas, père's novel of the same name, directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Robert Donat, Elissa Landi, and Louis Calhern. The film has two sequels, The Return of Monte Cristo (1936) and The Son of Monte Cristo (1940), the latter a... read more...
2. The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps is the original 1935 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on the adventure novel The Thirty-nine Steps by John Buchan. The film stars Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. Of the four major film versions of the book, this film has been the most acclaimed. In 1... read more...
3. The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII is a 1933 film about Henry VIII, King of England. It was written by Lajos BirĂ³ and Arthur Wimperis, and directed by Sir Alexander Korda.Charles Laughton won the 1933 Academy Award as Best Actor for his performance as Henry. The film was the first British production to... read more...
5. The Citadel
The Citadel is a 1938 film based on the novel of the same name by A. J. Cronin, first published in 1937. The film was directed by King Vidor and produced by Victor Saville.Robert Donat stars as the idealistic newly-qualified Scottish doctor, Andrew Manson, who is dedicated to treating Welsh miners s... read more...
6. Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a 1939 British film based on the novel of the same name by James Hilton. It was directed by Sam Wood, and starred Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn, John Mills, and Paul Henreid. The screenplay was adapted from the novel by R. C. Sherriff, Claudine West and Eric Maschwi... read more...
7. The Young Mr Pitt
The Young Mr Pitt is a 1942 British, black-and-white, biography, drama, historical film, directed by Carol Reed and starring Ronald Shiner as the Man In Stocks (uncredited), Robert Donat, Robert Morley and Herbert Lom. It was produced by Edward Black, Maurice Ostrer, Twentieth Century Productions Lt... read more...
8. The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1948 film adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play The Winslow Boy. It was made by De Grunwald Productions and distributed by the British Lion Film Corporation. It was directed by Anthony Asquith and produced by Anatole de Grunwald with Teddy Baird as associate producer. The screen... read more...
9. The Magic Box
The Magic Box is a 1951 British, Technicolor, biographical drama film, directed by John Boulting and starring Ronald Shiner as the Fairground Barker, Sid James, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov and Charles Victor. It was produced by Ronald Neame and distributed by British Lion Film Corporation. The f... read more...
10. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is a 1958 American 20th Century Fox film based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a tenacious British maid, who became a missionary in China during the tumultuous years leading up to World War II. Directed by Mark Robson, who received an Academy Award for Directing n... read more...