Sid Field (1904-1950) attained huge success on the West End stage during the Second World War, after toiling away for nearly 3 decades in provincial theatres. A stand-up comedian whose act was ahead of its time and influenced a generation of actors and comics from Laurence Olivier to Tony Hancock and Morecambe & Wise. A largely forgotten figure today, only one of his three movies has been released on video, this film documents his life and times and his wider legacy in the world of comedy. 56 MINUTES.
A CASE OF IDENTITY: HOW CINEMA HELPED CREATE SHERLOCK HOLMES (2024)
This new documentary draws on the key portrayals of Sherlock on film up to the Second World War. How this quintessentially English character was experimented with by actors and directors from across the world, to turn him from a successful literary hero to a celluloid one. Learn in which film Holmes first donned the cape and deerstalker, discover the first actor to play both Holmes AND Watson and which Sherlock star Conan Doyle himself preferred (and bought him a dressing gown to act in). Featuring William Gillette, Eille Norwood, John Barrymore, Basil Rathbone and many more! 50 MINUTES.
SILENT HITCHCOCK(2024)
Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) is today revered as the master of suspense cinema. A British film director who conquered Hollywood with a string of exciting and darkly comic masterpieces from “A Shadow of a Doubt” and “Strangers on a Train” to “Vertigo” and “Psycho”. He started his career in silent pictures, making 10 enormously varied films in both Germany and England between 1925 and 1929 – that cover all genres from horror to slapstick comedy. This film uncovers a fascinating and surprising cinematic apprenticeship, retracing Hitchcock’s steps through the locations of his early life and featuring interviews with the director himself. 60 MINUTES.
