Movies by Sam Kydd

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. Always on the lookout for ways to improve his lot, Harold invests his father's life savings in a greyhound who is almost blind and can't see the hare. When the dog loses a race and Harold has to pay off the debt, he comes up with another bright idea. Collect his father's life insurance. To do this his father must pretend to be dead.

The Long Arm

The Long Arm

Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a police procedural style made popular by Ealing in their 1950 film The Blue Lamp. It is known in the US as The Third Key.

The House in Marsh Road

The House in Marsh Road

When a woman inherits a valuable house, her nasty husband and his mistress plot murder. But the house has a protective poltergeist who thwarts the wicked pair.

Danger on Dartmoor

Danger on Dartmoor

The adventures of children lost in fog on Dartmoor, who encounter a wild dog, an escaped convict, and other dangers.

The Hide-Out

The Hide-Out

An insurance investigator in London attempts to thwart smugglers trafficking stolen lambskins infected with anthrax.

To the Public Danger

To the Public Danger

Four people with very different backgrounds meet by chance at an English pub and gradually become carried away in a bout of thrill-seeking. When their spree gets out of hand, each person faces a moral choice with lasting consequences.

Radio Cab Murder

Radio Cab Murder

Fred Martin, a taxi driver who is a reformed convict, is used by the police to go undercover in order to help catch a gang of safe robbers. However things start to go wrong when the police stake out the wrong bank and Fred finds himself alone with the crooks.