When a gang of kids suss that their weekly comic, The Trump, is being used by crooks for coded communication, they decide to round up the villains.
The very first Ealing Comedy sets a high standard.
11.00 am Film4 Mon 22 April
Alec Guinness plays the last in a long line of sea-farers. Unfortunately, this one gets sea sick. So he takes charge of a pier instead.
This is the last in a long line of Ealing comedies. Unfortunately, this one isn't up to much.
12.40 pm Film4 Mon 22 April
Mild-mannered bank clerk Alec Guinness and novelty gift manufacturer Stanley Holloway plan a gold bullion robbery and to sneak the loot out of the country disguised as Eiffel Towers. One of Ealing's most joyous comedies, with an Oscar-winning script and perfect performances. Watch out for Audrey Hepburn's bit part.
2.25 pm Film4 Mon 22 April
A bunch of spies are parachuted into war-time Belgium in order to rescue a colleague. But one of them is a traitor. It's got a solid script by T.E.B. Clarke and a great cast which includes Simone Signoret, Jack Warner and Gordon Jackson but director Charles Crichton doesn't pull off a classic.
11.00 am Film4 Tues 23 April
Late role for Robert Donat about a vicar given only a year to live. Without his presence, it wouldn't be up to much.
11.05 pm Talking Pictures TV Thur 25 April
Small group of Brits get separated from the army during the desert campaign and have to make their way through the desert to Alexandria. In their midst is Anthony Quayle who claims to be South African but might be working for the Germans. Leading the group is John Mills, fighting to keep off the bottle and giving one of his best performances. Classic war film that ages well.
3.25 pm Film4 Fri 26 April
Probably the best Dickens adaptation in cinema. Like the book the first third is the best but the rest is still pretty good.
