List of British films of 1937 explained

A list of British films released in 1937.

A–H

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Action for Slander Drama
Against the TideRobert Cochran, Cathleen Nesbitt, Linden TraversDrama
The AngelusThomas BentleyAnthony Bushell, Nancy O'Neil, Eve GrayCrime
Aren't Men Beasts! Comedy
Auld Lang SyneJames A. FitzpatrickAndrew Cruickshank, Jenny Laird, Vi KaleyHistorical
Beauty and the BargeComedy
Behind Your Back Drama
Big FellaJ. Elder WillsPaul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Roy EmertonMusical drama
The Black TulipAlex BryceHistorical
Boys Will Be GirlsGilbert PrattLeslie Fuller, Greta Gynt, Judy KellyComedy
Brief EcstasyDrama
Bulldog Drummond at BayNorman LeeJohn Lodge, Dorothy Mackaill, Claud AllisterThriller
Cafe ColettePaul L. SteinPaul Cavanagh, Greta Nissen, Sally GrayThriller
Calling All Ma'sRedd DavisBilly Caryll, Hilda Mundy, Margaret YardeComedy
Calling All StarsHerbert SmithCarroll Gibbons, Evelyn Dall, Arthur AskeyMusical
Captain's OrdersDrama
Catch As Catch CanRoy KellinoJames Mason, Eddie Pola, Finlay CurrieCrime
The Cavalier of the Streets Comedy
Change for a Sovereign Comedy
Clothes and the WomanAlbert de CourvilleRomance
Command Performance Musical
The Compulsory WifeArthur B. WoodsHenry Kendall, Joyce Kirby, George MerrittComedy
Concerning Mr. MartinThriller
Cotton QueenStanley Holloway, Will Fyffe, Mary LawsonComedy
Cross My HeartBernard MainwaringKathleen Gibson, Kenne Duncan, Aubrey FitzgeraldDrama
Darby and JoanSyd CourtenayPeggy Simpson, Ian Fleming, Tod SlaughterDrama
Dark JourneyVictor SavilleWar thriller
Death Croons the BluesDavid MacDonaldHugh Wakefield, Antoinette Cellier, George HayesCrime
Dinner at the Ritz Mystery
Doctor SynRoy William NeillGeorge Arliss, Margaret Lockwood, John LoderAdventure
The Dominant SexHerbert BrenonPhillips Holmes, Diana Churchill, Carol GoodnerComedy
Don't Get Me WrongArthur B. Woods, Reginald PurdellMax Miller, Olive Blakeney, Clifford HeatherleyComedy
Double AlibiDavid MacDonaldErnest Sefton, John Warwick, Linden TraversCrime
Double Exposures Crime
Dreaming LipsPaul CzinnerElisabeth Bergner, Raymond Massey, Romney BrentDrama
East of Ludgate Hill Drama
The Edge of the WorldMichael PowellDrama
The Elder BrotherFrederick HaywardJohn Stuart, Marjorie Taylor, Basil LangtonDrama
Elephant BoySabu, Allan Jeayes, Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteAdventure
False Evidence Gwenllian Gill, Ralph Michael, Michael Hogarth Crime
Farewell AgainDrama
Farewell to CinderellaMaclean RogersJohn Robinson, Glennis Lorimer, Sebastian SmithRomance
The Fatal Hour Drama
Father Steps OutMaclean RogersGeorge Carney, Dinah Sheridan, Peter GawthorneComedy
Feather Your NestWilliam BeaudineGeorge Formby, Polly Ward, Enid Stamp-TaylorComedy
Fifty-Shilling Boxer Sport
Fine FeathersLeslie S. HiscottJack Hobbs, Renée Houston Francis L. SullivanMusical
Fire Over EnglandWilliam K. HowardDrama
First Night Drama
The Five Pound ManComedy crime
For ValourTom WallsTom Walls, Ralph Lynn, Veronica RoseComedy
French LeaveNorman LeeBetty Lynne, Edmund Breon, John LongdenComedy
The FrogJack RaymondGordon Harker, Jack Hawkins, Carol GoodnerThriller
The Gang Show Musical
GangwaySonnie HaleMusical
The Girl in the Taxi Comedy
Glamorous NightBrian Desmond HurstMary Ellis, Otto Kruger, Barry MacKayDrama
Good Morning, BoysMarcel VarnelComedy
The Great BarrierMilton Rosmer, Geoffrey BarkasRichard Arlen, Lilli Palmer, Antoinette CellierHistorical
The Green CockatooWilliam Cameron MenziesJohn Mills, René Ray, Robert NewtonCrime
GypsyRoy William NeillRoland Young, Chili Bouchier, Hugh WilliamsDrama
Head over HeelsSonnie HaleMusical
The High Command Drama
Holiday's End Mystery

I–R

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
I, ClaudiusHistorical Uncompleted adaptation of Robert Graves's novel
Intimate Relations Clayton Hutton Comedy
It's a Grand Old WorldHerbert SmithGina Malo, Sandy Powell, Cyril RitchardComedy
It's Never Too Late to MendDavid MacDonaldTod Slaughter, Jack Livesey, Marjorie TaylorMelodrama
It's Not CricketComedy
Jennifer Hale Crime
Jericho Adventure
Jump for GloryRaoul WalshDouglas Fairbanks Jr., Valerie Hobson, Alan HaleDrama
Kathleen MavourneenNorman LeeSally O'Neil, Tom Burke, Jeanne StuartMusical
Keep FitComedy
King Solomon's MinesAdventureBased on novel by H. Rider Haggard
Knight Without ArmourDrama
Knights for a DayNorman LeeNelson Keys, John Garrick, Nancy BurneComedy
Lancashire LuckComedy
LandslideDonovan PedeltyJimmy Hanley, Dinah Sheridan, Elizabeth InglisDrama
The Last AdventurersDrama
The Last ChanceThomas BentleyFrank Leighton, Judy Kelly, Laurence HanrayDrama
The Last CurtainCrime
The Last Rose of Summer Musical [1]
Leave It to MeHerbert SmithSandy Powell, Franklin Dyall, Garry MarshComedy[2]
Let's Make a Night of It Comedy
The Lilac DominoFrederic ZelnikJune Knight, Fred Emney, Richard DolmanMusical
Little Miss Somebody Drama [3]
The Live WireHerbert BrenonBernard Nedell, Felix Aylmer, Jean GillieComedy[4]
London MelodyMusical
Love from a StrangerRowland V. LeeAnn Harding, Basil Rathbone, Binnie HaleThriller
Lucky JadeWalter SummersBetty Ann Davies, John Warwick, Syd CrossleyComedy crime
MacushlaLiam Gaffney, Max Adrian, Edgar K. Bruce Drama
Make-UpAlfred ZeislerNils Asther, June Clyde, Judy KellyDrama
The Man Who Made Diamonds Crime
Mayfair MelodyArthur B. WoodsKeith Falkner, Chili Bouchier, Bruce LesterMusical
Melody and RomanceMaurice ElveyHughie Green, Margaret Lockwood, Alastair SimComedy
Member of the Jury Crime
Merry Comes to Town Comedy
Midnight MenaceThriller
MillionsLeslie S. HiscottGordon Harker, Frank Pettingell, Jane CarrComedy
The Minstrel BoySidney MorganFred Conyngham, Chili Bouchier, Lucille LisleMusical
Missing, Believed Married Comedy
Moonlight SonataLothar MendesIgnacy Jan Paderewski, Charles Farrell, Eric PortmanDrama
Mr. Smith Carries On Crime
Museum Mystery Clifford Gulliver Crime
The Mutiny of the ElsinoreRoy LockwoodLyn Harding, Paul Lukas, Kathleen KellyAction
Night Ride Drama
Non-Stop New YorkRobert StevensonJohn Loder, Anna Lee, Francis L. SullivanCrime
O.H.M.S.Wallace Ford, John Mills, Anna LeeAction comedy
O-Kay for SoundComedy
Oh, Mr Porter!Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore MarriottComedy
Old Mother RileyComedy
Our Fighting Navy Action
Over She GoesMusical comedy
Paradise for Two Comedy
Passenger to LondonThriller
Patricia Gets Her Man Comedy
Pearls Bring Tears Comedy
The Penny Pool Comedy
The Perfect CrimeRalph Ince, Hugh Williams, Glen AlynCrime
Please TeacherStafford DickensBobby Howes, René Ray, Wylie WatsonComedy
The Price of FollyLeonora Corbett, Colin Keith-Johnston, Judy KellyDrama
Racing Romance Comedy [5]
The RatThomas BentleyAnton Walbrook, Ruth Chatterton, Rene RayDrama
Return of the Scarlet PimpernelHanns SchwarzBarry K. Barnes, James Mason, Margaretta ScottThriller
Return of a StrangerGriffith Jones, Rosalyn Boulter, Athole StewartDrama
The Reverse Be My Lot Drama
Rhythm Racketeer James Seymour Musical
Riding HighDavid MacDonaldClaude Dampier, John Garrick, Kathleen GibsonComedy
The Robber Symphony Musical
A Romance in FlandersDrama
Rose of TraleeOswald MitchellBinkie Stuart, Kathleen O'Regan, Fred ConynghamMusical

S–Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Said O'Reilly to McNab Comedy
Sam Small Leaves TownAlfred J. GouldingStanley Holloway, June Clyde, Fred ConynghamComedy
Saturday Night RevueNorman LeeBilly Milton, Sally Gray, Betty LynneMusical
School for Husbands Comedy
The Schooner GangW. Devenport HackneyVesta Victoria, Gerald Barry, Frank AtkinsonCrime
Secret Lives Drama
The Show Goes OnBasil DeanGracie Fields, Owen Nares, John StuartMusical
Side Street Angel Comedy
Silver Blaze Mystery
Sing as You SwingRedd DavisEvelyn Dall, Claude Dampier, Lu Ann MeredithMusical[6]
Smash and GrabJack Buchanan, Elsie Randolph, Anthony HollesComedy crime
Song of the ForgeHenry EdwardsStanley Holloway, Lawrence Grossmith, Davy BurnabyMusical
The Song of the RoadJohn BaxterBransby Williams, Muriel George, Tod SlaughterDrama
Splinters in the Air Comedy
Spring HandicapHerbert BrenonWill Fyffe, Maire O'Neill, Aileen MarsonComedy
The Squeaker Crime
Storm in a TeacupIan Dalrymple, Victor SavilleComedy
Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith Comedy
Strange Experiment Drama
The Street SingerJean de MarguenatMargaret Lockwood, Arthur Tracy, Arthur RiscoeMusical
Sunset in Vienna Musical
Talking FeetJohn BaxterHazel Ascot, Jack Barty, Davy Burnaby, Enid Stamp TaylorMusical
Take a ChanceSinclair HillClaude Hulbert, Binnie Hale, Enid Stamp TaylorComedy
Take It from Me Comedy
Take My TipJack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Harold HuthMusical comedy
Television Talent Robert Edmunds Comedy
There Was a Young Man Comedy
Thunder in the CityEdward G. Robinson, Nigel Bruce, Ralph RichardsonDrama
The Ticket of Leave Man Thriller
Twin FacesLawrence HuntingtonAnthony Ireland, Frank Birch, Francesca BahrleCrime
Under a CloudDrama
Under the Red RobeVictor SjostromConrad Veidt, Raymond Massey, AnnabellaHistorical
Under Secret OrdersEdmond T. GrévilleErich von Stroheim, Dita Parlo, John LoderThriller
Underneath the ArchesRedd DavisBud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Enid Stamp TaylorComedy
The Vicar of BrayStanley Holloway, Hugh Miller, Garry MarshHistorical drama
Victoria the GreatAnna Neagle, Anton Walbrook, Walter RillaBiopic
The VultureRalph InceClaude Hulbert, Lesley Brook, Hal WaltersComedy
Wake Up Famous Comedy
Wanted!George KingZaSu Pitts, Claude Dampier, Norma VardenComedy
When the Devil Was Well Drama [7]
Who Killed John Savage?Crime
Who's Your Lady Friend?Carol ReedComedy
Why Pick on Me? Comedy
The Wife of General LingLadislao VajdaGriffith Jones, Valéry Inkijinoff, Gabrielle BruneDrama
The Windmill Drama
Wings of the MorningHarold D. SchusterDrama First technicolor film shot in the British Isles
Wise Guys Comedy [8]
You Live and LearnArthur B. WoodsGlenda Farrell, Claude Hulbert, Glen AlynComedy
Young and InnocentAlfred HitchcockMystery

Documentary and short films

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Academy DecidesApril Vivian, Henry OscarDrama
Carry on London Tom Warden, Stan West Musical [9]
Song in Soho Musical
Windmill Revels Musical [10]

See also

References

  1. Web site: The Last Rose of Summer (1937). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222151947/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b737acd38. dead. February 22, 2019.
  2. Web site: Leave It to Me (1937). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222041856/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6aeabab9. dead. February 22, 2019.
  3. Web site: Little Miss Somebody (1937). https://web.archive.org/web/20170531044252/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b739c3a32. dead. May 31, 2017.
  4. Web site: The Live Wire (1937). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042231/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6af0ba43. dead. February 22, 2019.
  5. Web site: Racing Romance (1937). https://web.archive.org/web/20181019121832/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b3cde84. dead. October 19, 2018.
  6. Web site: Sing as You Swing (1937). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042004/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b76c382d2. dead. February 22, 2019.
  7. Web site: When the Devil Was Well (1937). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042045/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ba93004. dead. February 22, 2019.
  8. Web site: Wise Guys.
  9. Web site: Carry on London (1937). https://web.archive.org/web/20180913185213/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6fcf3b70. dead. September 13, 2018.
  10. Web site: Gus Chevalier. https://web.archive.org/web/20190222041914/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2d72db7. dead. February 22, 2019.

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