Mervyn Johns Movies

  • 1944
    The Halfway House

    The Halfway House

    The Halfway House

    6.51944HD

    A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. There is a certain strangeness...

    The Halfway House
  • 1966
    Who Killed the Cat?

    Who Killed the Cat?

    Who Killed the Cat?

    81966HD

    A scheming widow tries to persecute three old ladies, but fate takes its revenge on her.

    Who Killed the Cat?
  • 1960
    Never Let Go

    Never Let Go

    Never Let Go

    6.51960HD

    John Cummings, an unsuccessful London cosmetics salesman, has his unpaid-for car stolen by a hood in the employ of Lionel Meadows, sadistic organiser...

    Never Let Go
  • 1954
    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    5.41954HD

    In Shakespeare's classic play, the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one...

    Romeo and Juliet
  • 1957
    The Counterfeit Plan

    The Counterfeit Plan

    The Counterfeit Plan

    6.21957HD

    An escaped murderer flees France to England, where he forces an ex-forger, now established as a reputable estate owner, and the forger's daughter who...

    The Counterfeit Plan
  • 1942
    The Next of Kin

    The Next of Kin

    The Next of Kin

    51942HD

    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...

    The Next of Kin
  • 1946
    They Knew Mr. Knight

    They Knew Mr. Knight

    They Knew Mr. Knight

    6.21946HD

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

    They Knew Mr. Knight
  • 1964
    A Jolly Bad Fellow

    A Jolly Bad Fellow

    A Jolly Bad Fellow

    51964HD

    An English professor decides that there are too many useless people in the world and invents a gas that will kill them off. But first they'll at...

    A Jolly Bad Fellow
  • 1949
    Edward, My Son

    Edward, My Son

    Edward, My Son

    6.51949HD

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

    Edward, My Son
  • 1946
    The Captive Heart

    The Captive Heart

    The Captive Heart

    6.41946HD

    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...

    The Captive Heart
  • 1948
    Quartet

    Quartet

    Quartet

    6.31948HD

    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."

    Quartet
  • 1957
    Doctor at Large

    Doctor at Large

    Doctor at Large

    5.71957HD

    Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk...

    Doctor at Large
  • 1943
    My Learned Friend

    My Learned Friend

    My Learned Friend

    6.21943HD

    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...

    My Learned Friend
  • 1952
    Tall Headlines

    Tall Headlines

    Tall Headlines

    6.81952HD

    A family is torn apart when their eldest son is hanged for the murder of a young girl.

    Tall Headlines
  • 1961
    A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

    A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

    A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

    01961HD

    Russia's Space Race success is mainly due to a brilliant rocket scientist, Kuprin. But a journalist and a politician in London remember him as a...

    A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
  • 1956
    Find the Lady

    Find the Lady

    Find the Lady

    51956HD

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

    Find the Lady
  • 1943
    San Demetrio London

    San Demetrio London

    San Demetrio London

    7.21943HD

    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...

    San Demetrio London
  • 1949
    Diamond City

    Diamond City

    Diamond City

    61949HD

    Set in the diamond fields of South Africa, Stafford Parker is a lawman trying to maintain a semblance of law and order in the "Wild South".

    Diamond City
  • 1934
    Lady in Danger

    Lady in Danger

    Lady in Danger

    61934HD

    Dexter becomes involved in a revolution and is asked to hide the Queen. This leads to misunderstanding with his firm and his fiancee.

    Lady in Danger
  • 1963
    80,000 Suspects

    80,000 Suspects

    80,000 Suspects

    7.21963HD

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

    80,000 Suspects