dr crippin (1962)

aka Doctor Crippen.
"I'm not ill."
A dramatised version of Dr Crippin's life and what drew him to become a killer.
Donald Pleasence is suitably restrained as the murderous doc who poisoned his wife (Coral Browne) and fled with his mistress, Ethel Le Neve (Samantha Eggar).

what we do in the shadows (2014)

"This is what happens when you are a vampire. You have to watch everyone die."
A film crew follows four flat mates in their daily lives and squabbles. Only these flat mates just happen to be vampires.
An entertaining pseudo documentary, that loads up on the comedy, rather than the horror.

tread softly (1952)

"To be or not to be."
A theatre production is thrown into chaos when the star of the show Madeleine Peters (Francis Day) walks out at the last minute. Forced to find a new star, they pick Tangye Ward (Patricia Dainton), out of the chorus and things start looking up as they find a new theatre, but then they find out that it is supposedly haunted...
A passable thriller becomes muddled up with a 30's style romantic musical.

the big job (1965)

"Fantastic, isn't it. You can't trust anyone."
George The Brain (Sid James), and his gang of bank robbers have recently been released, after a long stretch. They immediately set about collecting the money they had stashed away, but unfortunately for them, the tree it is hidden in is in the backyard of a Police Station...
Forgettable slapstick, that has been done countless times before.

nurse on wheels (1963)

aka What a Carry On: Nurse on Wheels.
"What can go wrong."
Joanna (Juliet Mills) gets promoted to district nurse, but has to move to a country village to take up the post, bringing her ditsy mother (Esma Cannon) along. She also has to contend with her patients belief that she is far too young for the job.
A gentler comedy than the Carry On series, but an enjoyable, if unremarkable affair.

operation dames (1958)

aka Girls In Action.
"You stay scared honey, you are going to need it."
A USO party entertaining the troops in North Korea are attacked by communist forces and have to try and get back to the South, on foot, and through hostile territory, tracked all the way...
The sort of flick that has characters who are facing the prospect of torture and death, deciding to stop for a picnic, a luxurious bath in a river, and a song and dance number. Yep, this film is just that dumb. The only reason to watch is to see Eve Meyer, the muse, producer and wife of Russ.