Movies by Reginald Beckwith

Dentist in the Chair

Dentist in the Chair

The misfortunes that befall three dental students when they become unwitting accessories to a burglary.

Lease of Life

Lease of Life

The parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider his life so far and what he can still do to help the community.

A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun

A hotel porter is left a fortune but after living it up for a while he returns to his old place of work which is in financial difficulties.

Mister Moses

Mister Moses

A con man on the run in Africa aids a minister's daughter by helping lead a local tribe to their new homeland.

The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

Henry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his invitation to participate in life that never arrived: until he discovers a medical formula developed by a dead uncle, which claimed to turn 'a man of timid disposition into a bold, fearless dragon'. Taking a draught of the elixir Henry is transformed into suave, sophisticated and highly desirable Teddy Hyde. Armed with his new persona, Teddy is ready to face the world; but is Henry ready for the consequences?

Mr. Drake's Duck

Mr. Drake's Duck

Mr. Drake and his wife live a nice, quiet life on their Sussex farm, until one of their ducks lays a radioactive egg made of uranium! When the government finds out about this, the Armed Forces storm onto the farm in a frantic search for the duck responsible.

In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

Government information film on how to get maximum wear from a man's suit, narrated by one such suit in the form of an autobiography.

Charley Moon

Charley Moon

A new career opens for Charley Moon when, during his army service, he is detailed to appear in a unit concert. In doing so, he becomes friendly with Harold Armytage, a peacetime actor of the old school. Hearing that Charley has no job to go to when demobilized, Armytage suggests they team up as stage comics. Things are not easy; jobs are few and far between, and when they can be found they are in the tattiest of theatres, but Charley gains the experience he needs. They then decide to try their luck in London.

Don't Blame the Stork

Don't Blame the Stork

When Sir George Redway, a famous actor, makes the public boast that he loves babies, a baby is promptly abandoned on his doorstep, and he is forced to take it in. Katie O'Connor, an actress who has auditioned unsuccessfully for a part in a production featuring Redway, pretends to be the child's mother in order to be near the actor. Complications develop involving Lillian Angel, Redway's fiancée, her admirer Captain Fluffy Faversham, and Katie's father, who suspects the worst of Sir George and his daughter. Eventually, the real mother of the ...

Friends and Neighbours

Friends and Neighbours

During the Cold War, a British family struggles to overcome cultural differences as they welcome two Russian social workers into their home for a visit.

Kiss Me, Kate

Kiss Me, Kate

A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together when mistaken identities get them mixed up with the mafia.

Aunt Clara

Aunt Clara

A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing greyhounds and a sleazy bar--to his eccentric Aunt Clara. Clara vows to "clean up" her new establishments, but complications ensue when she visits the crooked gambling den--just as it's being raided by the police.