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Private Information (1952)
Character: Georgie Carson
A woman suspects that the local council is corrupt and building defective drains that could cause public health issues.
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Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser (2021)
Character: Alice (archive footage) (uncredited)
The V&A presents Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser, an exclusive private view of the ‘hugely enjoyable and thought-provoking exhibition’ (★★★★★ The Guardian) at the V&A in London, filmed especially for the big screen. Take a guided tour ‘down the rabbit hole’ with the V&A Curator Kate Bailey and presenter Andi Oliver as the documentary explores how Alice has become an enduring icon, influencing successive generations and inspiring creativity in fashion, film, photography and on the stage. This special cinema event will bring to life the magical world of a landmark exhibition that charts the evolution of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland from manuscript to a global phenomenon beloved by all ages.
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Marry Me (1949)
Character: Doris Pearson
The stories of several individuals who consult a marriage bureau, including a peer of the realm, his butler, a lonely school teacher, a French girl on the run from a violent boyfriend, a country vicar, and a newspaper reporter, sent by his editor, to do an undercover story.
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A Party for Christmas (1954)
Character: Caroline Firbanks
This year, the Firbanks family's annual Christmas party has more surprises than ever.
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Man Accused (1959)
Character: Kathy Riddle
Soon after celebrating his engagement to aristocratic heiress Kathy Riddle (Carol Marsh), engineer Bob Jensen (Ronald Howard) is accused by an insurance investigator of being a notorious -- and murderous -- jewel thief. Can Bob restore his reputation and regain Kathy's trust? Desperate to prove his innocence, Bob engineers a daring jailbreak and pursues the real culprit. Montgomery Tully directs this crime drama.
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The Romantic Age (1949)
Character: Patricia
Arlette is a malicious schoolgirl who uses her feminine charms to attract, and then destroy, every man gullible enough to respond to her flirtations. She sets her cap for the art professor and very nearly does him in... but his loving wife and daughter help the deluded man escape the seductive mantrap.
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Alice au pays des Merveilles (1949)
Character: Alice
This exceptional theatrical version of Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic features a combination of live characters and puppets.
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Scrooge (1951)
Character: Fan Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.
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Helter Skelter (1949)
Character: Susan Graham
A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.
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Salute the Toff (1952)
Character: Fay Gretton
The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer. One of the BFi's most wanted films.
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Dracula (1958)
Character: Lucy Holmwood
After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle, the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancée. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker's friend and fellow-student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost.
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Brighton Rock (1948)
Character: Rose Brown
Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.
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