Carlton Cinema

Comedy drama concentrating on the B-movie king of the 50s, William Castle. When a small-time film maker arrives to premiere his latest horror film at a US naval base, the Cuban Missile Crisis is in full flow. The tension and paranoia of America in the Cold War era is thoroughly examined

A nostalgic tribute to the golden era of radio, mixing comic vignettes with incidents about radio performers of that time. The film focuses on the unglamorous life of a large Brooklyn family in the 40s and the escapism they find in radio

In-depth documentary revealing the life, loves and mystique of the silent screen idol

Ealing comedy about an American financier who is conned into sending his valuable cargo from Glasgow to a Scottish island via a ramshackle old boat. As the American pursues the ancient tub, he finds himself falling under the spell of ‘The Maggie’

Mr Peabody is on holiday in the Caribbean recovering from a midlife crisis when he goes on a fishing trip and hooks a voluptuous mermaid. He takes her back to his beach cottage, places her in the fish-pond and tells all his friends about his prize catch. But when they visit, all they can see of her is her tail, and they begin to doubt their fishy friend’s sanity

Musical comedy about a bankrupt businessman who involves his servants in a madcap plot to restore his wealth. With the help of his butler, the man invites his scullery maid to masquerade as his daughter in an attempt to marry her off to a wealthy man. Frank Sinatra’s starring debut, in which he croons a selection of numbers including ‘The Music Stopped’, ‘I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night’ and ‘I Saw You First’

Fictionalised biopic of 19th-century Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt, which gave Dirk Bogarde his first Hollywood role. The story tells of Liszt as a young playboy who eventually falls in love with a Russian princess and determines to marry her despite numerous problems. Complemented by an excellent musical score

Screwball comedy in which a young laywer needs a signature from a crazy but wealthy family to finalise an important land deal. But when the family’s daughter falls for the lawyer, he finds himself forced into a ‘shotgun wedding’

Musical comedy about a man who inherits a massive fortune from his archaeologist father but who gets into deep water when he travels to Egypt to claim his loot

Japanese detective Mr Moto travels to a remote province in Southeast Asia disguised as an archaeologist to thwart the evil schemes of a fanatical priest. With the help of a secret agent and the province’s legitimate ruler, he attempts to infiltrate the madman’s lair and put a stop to his bloody plans

A divorced man tries to make up for being an absent father by treating his three children to a luxury Mediterranean cruise. Initially the children are suspicious of this irresponsible adult, but eventually he wins their acceptance. But their happiness is short-lived as the children’s stepfather arrives from America with some tragic news. A touching film shot on location in Rome, Athens and Cairo

Nautical adventure yarn in which a young boy sets out for a life on the ocean waves in a desperate bid to make enough money to save his parents’ farm. But his prospects are severely diminished when the ship is first taken over by a ruthless pirate and then hit by a violent hurricane. When the storm abates, the boy finds himself alone on a strange South Sea island

The popular and prolific film actor Michael Caine reminisces about his life, with assistance from fellow actors Roger Moore, Bob Hoskins, Julie Walters, Ben Kingsley, Dyan Cannon and Angie Dickinson, as well as Caine’s wife Shakira. From poverty in South London, Michael Caine rose to world renown, winning an Academy Award for his role in Woody Allen’s 1986 comedy ‘Hannah and Her Sisters’

World War II drama set against the backdrop of the North African campaign. A British colonel and his band of mercenaries are given one last chance to prove themselves by destroying Rommel’s fuel supplies and halting the Nazi’s advance

Thriller in which a cop turned author, under pressure to produce his next book, is approached by a hit man who has decided to spill the beans after being dumped by his employer, a prominent industrialist. The evidence he offers is enough to dissuade the cop from turning him in, and together they set about writing the hit man’s story. But the industrialist gets wise to his imminent exposure and arranges to silence the hit man