Network The Ealing Rarities Collection [DVD]

A global byword for cinematic quality of a quintessentially British nature, for three decades Ealing Studios was a cherished and significant part of this country's home-grown film industry. The studio's output was more than the renowned 'Ealing Comedies', however, covering everything from romances to historicals and sitcoms to satires. This 28-disc set contains 56 rarities from both the Ealing and Associated Talking Pictures eras, many unseen since their original cinema exhibition: AUTUMN CROCUS (1934) / THE BAILIFFS (1932) / THE BELOVED VAGABOND (1936) / THE BIG BLOCKADE (1942) / BIRDS OF PREY (1930) / BRIEF ECSTASY (1937) / CAGE OF GOLD (1950) / CALLING THE TUNE (1936) / CHEER BOYS CHEER (1939) / CHEER UP! (1936) / DAVY (1957) / DEATH DRIVES THROUGH (1935) / THE DICTATOR (1935) / THE DIVIDED HEART (1954) / ESCAPE! (1930) / EUREKA STOCKADE (1949) / FEATHER YOUR NEST (1937) / THE FEMININE TOUCH (1956) / THE FORTUNATE FOOL (1933) / THE FOUR JUST MEN (1939) / FRIEDA (1947) / THE GAUNT STRANGER (1938) / THE GIRL IN THE TAXI (1937) / HIS EXCELLENCY (1952) / A HONEYMOON ADVENTURE (1931) / HONEYMOON FOR THREE (1935) / THE HOUSE OF THE SPANIARD (1936) / I BELIEVE IN YOU (1952) / THE IMPASSIVE FOOTMAN (1932) / IT HAPPENED IN PARIS (1935) / LABURNUM GROVE (1936) / LEASE OF LIFE (1954) / LET'S BE FAMOUS (1939) / LONELY ROAD (1936) / LORNA DOONE (1935) / THE LOVES OF JOANNA GODDEN (1947) / LOYALTIES (1933) / MEET MR LUCIFER (1953) / MIDSHIPMAN EASY (1935) / PENNY PARADISE (1938) / PLAY UP THE BAND! (1935) / RETURN TO YESTERDAY (1940) / SALOON BAR (1940) / SECRET LIVES (1937) / THE SECRET OF THE LOCH (1934) / THE SHIRALEE (1957) / THE SIGN OF FOUR (1932) / THE SILENT PASSENGER (1935) / TAKE A CHANCE (1937) / THERE AIN'T NO JUSTICE (1939) / THREE MEN IN A BOAT (1933) / THE WARE CASE (1938) / THE WATER GIPSIES (1932) / WEST OF ZANZIBAR (1954) / WHOM THE GODS LOVE (1936) / YOUNG MAN'S FANCY (1939)