Mervyn Johns Movies

A Christmas Carol

81/100

An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when he is haunted by three ghosts on Christmas Eve...

Dead of Night

77/100

An architect senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality. The guests at the country house encourage him to stay as they take turns telling supernatural tales.

The Captive Heart

71/100

In 1940, a concentration-camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer, only to become a prisoner of war.

The Halfway House

70/100

A group of travellers, all with something to hide in their past, take shelter from a storm in an old inn. The inn-keeper seems a little mysterious...

My Learned Friend

74/100

An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the list, and co-opts Claude Hulbert to try and stop him from meeting a grisly end. This black ... See full summary »

Captain Boycott

66/100

In 1880 Ireland, poor farmers rebel against the abuses of their British landlords.

Pink String and Sealing Wax

66/100

A drunken, abusive tavern-keeper's adulterous wife uses the backward son of a rigid, puritanical pharmacist who makes his entire family miserable.

The Bells Go Down

68/100

Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire... See full summary »

The Next of Kin

69/100

Wartime propaganda piece giving the warning "Be like Dad, Keep Mum". A gossipy housewife is overheard talking about what her son is doing by a Nazi spy.

Helter Skelter

59/100

A radio 'detective' gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping due to the machinations of a ghostly cupid who works his magic to cause mayhem and laughter throughout the film.

Saloon Bar

75/100

Against a background of Christmas and the pending arrival of another baby for the landlord, a group...

The Horse's Mouth

64/100

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

The Counterfeit Plan

66/100

A reformed forger runs into an acquaintance from his past, now an escaped murderer, who blackmails him into resuming his criminal career.

They Knew Mr. Knight

65/100

Counterblast

60/100

An escaped World War 2 Nazi doctor, impersonates a murdered English doctor so he can work on a vaccination to protect the Germans in their planned germ warfare.

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

74/100

Actor Patrick Macnee presents and comments a TV screening of the colorized version of the movie A Christmas Carol (1951)

Navy Heroes

66/100

The title is derived from the flag of England's Outward Bound Sea School at Aberdovey, Wales: Mike Merriworth, a Merchant Navy hero of the Korean War returns to England after three years of... See full summary »

Find the Lady

59/100

Valley of Song

79/100

Rivalry among members of the male voice choir!

Who Killed the Cat?

53/100

Echo of Barbara

80/100

The Martins' Nest

Twilight Hour

The Hole in the Wall

The Shield of Faith