This is a list of films released by the British studio British Lion Films which was established in 1927 during the silent era. In its early years the company produced adaptations of Edgar Wallace crime novels, and later focused mainly on quota quickies. After the Second World War British Lion was acquired by Alexander Korda and it became a distribution outlet for independent British films with government backing.
While British Lion distributed many foreign films in Britain, such as a large number of Republic Pictures productions, these are not included in the list,
| Title | Release Date | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Man Who Changed His Name | 1928 | A.V. Bramble | |
| The Ringer | August 1928 | ||
| Chick | August 1928 | A.V. Bramble | |
| The Valley of Ghosts | December 1928 | ||
| The Forger | December 1928 | G.B. Samuelson | |
| The Flying Squad | January 1929 | Arthur Maude | |
| The Clue of the New Pin | March 1929 | Arthur Maude |
| Title | Release Date | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Squeaker | June 1930 | Edgar Wallace | |
| Should a Doctor Tell? | September 1930 | ||
| Red Aces | November 1930 | Edgar Wallace | |
| To Oblige a Lady | February 1931 | Manning Haynes | |
| The Ringer | April 1931 | ||
| The Calendar | October 1931 | T. Hayes Hunter | |
| The Old Man | December 1931 | Manning Haynes | |
| The Beggar Student | December 1931 | ||
| Where Is This Lady? | 1932 | ||
| The Frightened Lady | March 1932 | T. Hayes Hunter | |
| White Face | May 1932 | T. Hayes Hunter | |
| The Flying Squad | July 1932 | ||
| Sally Bishop | October 1932 | T. Hayes Hunter | |
| There Goes the Bride | October 1932 | ||
| I'll Stick to You | 1933 | ||
| Yes, Madam | February 1933 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| That's My Wife | March 1933 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| King of the Ritz | March 1933 | ||
| Cleaning Up | May 1933 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| The Stickpin | June 1933 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| Great Stuff | June 1933 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| This Is the Life | September 1933 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| Strike It Rich | November 1933 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| Marooned | November 1933 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| Flat Number Three | January 1934 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| On the Air | January 1934 | Herbert Smith | |
| Keep It Quiet | March 1934 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| The Man I Want | March 1934 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| Passing Shadows | May 1934 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| Warn London | May 1934 | T. Hayes Hunter | |
| Without You | July 1934 | John Daumery | |
| Gay Love | September 1934 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| The Green Pack | October 1934 | T. Hayes Hunter | |
| Crazy People | October 1934 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| The Big Splash | 1935 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| Marry the Girl | 1935 | Maclean Rogers | |
| Charing Cross Road | 1935 | Albert de Courville | |
| Ten Minute Alibi | January 1935 | ||
| In Town Tonight | January 1935 | Herbert Smith | |
| The Case of Gabriel Perry | May 1935 | Albert de Courville | |
| Night Mail | May 1935 | Herbert Smith | |
| Line Engaged | November 1935 | ||
| The Happy Family | 1936 | Maclean Rogers | |
| It's You I Want | 1936 | ||
| Jury's Evidence | January 1936 | Ralph Ince | |
| A Wife or Two | January 1936 | Maclean Rogers | |
| Soft Lights and Sweet Music | February 1936 | Herbert Smith | |
| They Didn't Know | April 1936 | Herbert Smith | |
| Sporting Love | May 1936 | ||
| The Interrupted Honeymoon | June 1936 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| Song of Freedom | August 1936 | J. Elder Wills | |
| Treachery on the High Seas | December 1936 | ||
| Skylarks | December 1936 | ||
| A Romance in Flanders | 1937 | ||
| The Live Wire | 1937 | ||
| Leave It to Me | 1937 | Herbert Smith | |
| It's a Grand Old World | January 1937 | Herbert Smith | |
| Fine Feathers | 1937 | Leslie S. Hiscott | |
| Calling All Stars | March 1937 | Herbert Smith | |
| Big Fella | April 1937 | J. Elder Wills | |
| Melody and Romance | December 1937 | Maurice Elvey | |
| Around the Town | 1938 | Herbert Smith | |
| Blondes for Danger | 1938 | ||
| Stardust | March 1938 | Melville W. Brown | |
| No Parking | July 1938 | Jack Raymond | |
| I've Got a Horse | September 1938 | Herbert Smith | |
| The Return of the Frog | November 1938 | Maurice Elvey | |
| Old Iron | December 1938 | ||
| What a Man! | December 1938 | ||
| The Face at the Window | April 1939 | George King | |
| Home from Home | April 1939 | Herbert Smith | |
| Riding High | December 1939 |
| Title | Release Date | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All at Sea | February 1940 | Herbert Smith | |
| Crimes at the Dark House | March 1940 | George King | |
| The Chinese Bungalow | April 1940 | George King | |
| Under Your Hat | September 1940 | Maurice Elvey | |
| The Case of the Frightened Lady | September 1940 | George King | |
| You Will Remember | February 1941 | Jack Raymond | |
| Alibi | August 1942 | ||
| In Which We Serve | September 1942 | ||
| Tomorrow We Live | April 1943 | George King | |
| Candlelight in Algeria | March 1944 | George King | |
| A Girl in a Million | October 1946 | ||
| The Grand Escapade | January 1947 | ||
| Code of Scotland Yard | March 1947 | George King | |
| White Cradle Inn | March 1947 | ||
| The Courtneys of Curzon Street | April 1947 | ||
| A Man About the House | October 1947 | ||
| An Ideal Husband | November 1947 | ||
| Mine Own Executioner | November 1947 | ||
| Night Beat | December 1947 | ||
| Anna Karenina | January 1948 | ||
| Nothing Venture | January 1948 | John Baxter | |
| Call of the Blood | February 1948 | John Clements, Ladislao Vajda | |
| Spring in Park Lane | March 1948 | Herbert Wilcox | |
| House of Darkness | June 1948 | ||
| The Fallen Idol | October 1948 | ||
| Bonnie Prince Charlie | Anthony Kimmins | ||
| The Winslow Boy | November 1948 | Anthony Asquith | |
| The Small Voice | Fergus McDonell | ||
| Elizabeth of Ladymead | December 1948 | Herbert Wilcox | |
| Forbidden | February 1949 | George King | |
| The Last Days of Dolwyn | April 1949 | Emlyn Williams | |
| That Dangerous Age | April 1949 | ||
| Saints and Sinners | August 1949 | Leslie Arliss | |
| The Third Man | September 1949 | Carol Reed | |
| Maytime in Mayfair | |||
| The Interrupted Journey | October 1949 | ||
| Children of Chance | |||
| The Cure for Love | December 1949 |
| Title | Release Date | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Happiest Days of Your Life | March 1950 | ||
| The Angel with the Trumpet | March 1950 | ||
| Chance of a Lifetime | April 1950 | ||
| My Daughter Joy | August 1950 | Gregory Ratoff | |
| State Secret | September 1950 | ||
| Odette | October 1950 | Herbert Wilcox | |
| The Wooden Horse | |||
| Seven Days to Noon | Boulting Brothers | ||
| Gone to Earth | November 1950 | Powell and Pressburger | |
| The Elusive Pimpernel | November 1950 | Powell and Pressburger | |
| The Naked Heart | November 1950 | ||
| Into the Blue | December 1950 | Herbert Wilcox | |
| The Wonder Kid | January 1951 | ||
| The Long Dark Hall | February 1951 | Reginald Beck, Anthony Bushell | |
| Flesh and Blood | April 1951 | Anthony Kimmins | |
| The Tales of Hoffmann | April 1951 | Powell and Pressburger | |
| The Magic Box | September 1951 | Boulting Brothers | |
| The Lady with a Lamp | Herbert Wilcox | ||
| Lady Godiva Rides Again | October 1951 | Frank Launder | |
| Green Grow the Rushes | November 1951 | ||
| Mr. Denning Drives North | December 1951 | ||
| Outcast of the Islands | January 1952 | ||
| Sing Along with Me | February 1952 | ||
| Home at Seven | March 1952 | ||
| Cry, the Beloved Country | April 1952 | ||
| Derby Day | May 1952 | Herbert Wilcox | |
| Who Goes There! | June 1952 | Anthony Kimmins | |
| The Sound Barrier | July 1952 | David Lean | |
| Folly to Be Wise | December 1952 | Frank Launder | |
| The Ringer | December 1952 | ||
| The Holly and the Ivy | December 1952 | ||
| Moulin Rouge | December 1952 | ||
| The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan | February 1953 | Sidney Gilliat | |
| Appointment in London | February 1953 | ||
| The Captain's Paradise | June 1953 | Anthony Kimmins | |
| The Beggar's Opera | June 1953 | ||
| Twice Upon a Time | July 1953 | Emeric Pressburger | |
| The Man Between | October 1953 | Carol Reed | |
| The Intruder | October 1953 | Guy Hamilton | |
| The Heart of the Matter | November 1953 | George More O'Ferrall | |
| The Stranger's Hand | January 1954 | ||
| Front Page Story | January 1954 | ||
| They Who Dare | February 1954 | ||
| An Inspector Calls | March 1954 | Guy Hamilton | |
| Eight O'Clock Walk | |||
| Bang! You're Dead | Lance Comfort | ||
| Devil on Horseback | |||
| Conflict of Wings | |||
| Hobson's Choice | April 1954 | David Lean | |
| Devil Girl from Mars | May 1954 | ||
| Malaga | June 1954 | ||
| Twist of Fate (1954 film) (U.S. Beautiful Stranger) | July 1954 | ||
| The Green Scarf | August 1954 | George More O'Ferrall | |
| The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp | September 1954 | ||
| The Belles of St. Trinian's | September 1954 | Frank Launder | |
| The Teckman Mystery | October 1954 | ||
| Orders Are Orders | October 1954 | ||
| Aunt Clara | November 1954 | Anthony Kimmins | |
| The Colditz Story | January 1955 | Guy Hamilton | |
| The Man Who Loved Redheads | February 1955 | ||
| Raising a Riot | February 1955 | Wendy Toye | |
| Three Cases of Murder | February 1955 | Various | |
| The Love Match | February 1955 | David Paltenghi | |
| The Constant Husband | April 1955 | Sidney Gilliat | |
| Make Me an Offer | May 1955 | ||
| See How They Run | June 1955 | Leslie Arliss | |
| John and Julie | July 1955 | William Fairchild | |
| Stolen Assignment | July 1955 | ||
| Geordie | September 1955 | Frank Launder | |
| King's Rhapsody | October 1955 | Herbert Wilcox | |
| Stolen Time | October 1955 | Charles Deane | |
| Josephine and Men | November 1955 | Boulting Brothers | |
| The Blue Peter | November 1955 | ||
| Alias John Preston | December 1955 | David MacDonald | |
| Fun at St. Fanny's | December 1955 | ||
| Private's Progress | February 1956 | Boulting Brothers | |
| The Secret Tent | February 1956 | ||
| Doublecross | February 1956 | ||
| The March Hare | April 1956 | George More O'Ferrall | |
| Charley Moon | May 1956 | Guy Hamilton | |
| Ramsbottom Rides Again | John Baxter | ||
| Pacific Destiny | June 1956 | Wolf Rilla | |
| My Teenage Daughter | Herbert Wilcox | ||
| Thunderstorm | |||
| The Extra Day | William Fairchild | ||
| The Baby and the Battleship | July 1956 | ||
| The Green Man | September 1956 | ||
| A Hill in Korea | September 1956 | ||
| Loser Takes All | September 1956 | ||
| Stars in Your Eyes | December 1956 | Maurice Elvey | |
| The Passionate Stranger | February 1957 | ||
| Brothers in Law | March 1957 | Boulting Brothers | |
| Yangtse Incident | April 1957 | ||
| The Smallest Show on Earth | April 1957 | Basil Dearden | |
| Second Fiddle | June 1957 | Maurice Elvey | |
| Lucky Jim | September 1957 | Boulting Brothers | |
| The Truth About Women | October 1957 | Muriel Box | |
| The Birthday Present | October 1957 | ||
| Blue Murder at St Trinian's | December 1957 | Frank Launder | |
| The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | January 1958 | Herbert Wilcox | |
| Happy Is the Bride | March 1958 | Boulting Brothers | |
| Law and Disorder | June 1958 | ||
| Orders to Kill | July 1958 | ||
| Next to No Time | August 1958 | ||
| Chain of Events | September 1958 | Gerald Thomas | |
| The Man Upstairs | |||
| Behind the Mask | October 1958 | ||
| Virgin Island | October 1958 | Pat Jackson | |
| Sally's Irish Rogue | November 1958 | ||
| The Solitary Child | December 1958 | Gerald Thomas | |
| Passport to Shame | February 1959 | Alvin Rakoff | |
| Danger Within | Don Chaffey | ||
| Subway in the Sky | Muriel Box | ||
| Make Mine a Million | John Baxter | ||
| Model for Murder | |||
| Broth of a Boy | George Pollock | ||
| Carlton-Browne of the F.O. | March 1959 | Boulting Brothers | |
| Left Right and Centre | June 1959 | Sidney Gilliat | |
| The Treasure of San Teresa | July 1959 | Alvin Rakoff | |
| The Bridal Path | August 1959 | Frank Launder | |
| I'm All Right Jack | August 1959 | Boulting Brothers | |
| Jet Storm | September 1959 | ||
| Friends and Neighbours | November 1959 | Gordon Parry | |
| Expresso Bongo | December 1959 |
| Title | Release Date | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-Way Stretch | January 1960 | ||
| Life Is a Circus | February 1960 | Val Guest | |
| The Battle of the Sexes | February 1960 | ||
| The Angry Silence | March 1960 | ||
| Dead Lucky | June 1960 | Montgomery Tully | |
| The Entertainer | July 1960 | ||
| A French Mistress | August 1960 | Boulting Brothers | |
| The City of the Dead | September 1960 | ||
| Foxhole in Cairo | October 1960 | John Llewellyn Moxey | |
| Suspect | November 1960 | Boulting Brothers | |
| The Pure Hell of St Trinian's | December 1960 | Frank Launder | |
| Two Letter Alibi | 1961 | ||
| Offbeat | 1961 | ||
| The Night We Got the Bird | February 1961 | ||
| Two Living, One Dead | March 1961 | ||
| Nearly a Nasty Accident | May 1961 | ||
| The Impersonator | May 1961 | ||
| The Devil's Daffodil | May 1961 | ||
| The Kitchen | August 1961 | ||
| A Taste of Honey | September 1961 | Tony Richardson | |
| Nothing Barred | October 1961 | Darcy Conyers | |
| The Day the Earth Caught Fire | November 1961 | Val Guest | |
| Part-Time Wife | December 1961 | ||
| The Barber of Stamford Hill | January 1962 | ||
| Only Two Can Play | January 1962 | Sidney Gilliat | |
| Mrs. Gibbons' Boys | April 1962 | Max Varnel | |
| Mix Me a Person | August 1962 | ||
| Dead Man's Evidence | August 1962 | ||
| The Devil's Agent | September 1962 | ||
| The L-Shaped Room | November 1962 | ||
| The Wrong Arm of the Law | March 1963 | Cliff Owen | |
| The Very Edge | April 1963 | ||
| The Small World of Sammy Lee | April 1963 | ||
| Heavens Above! | May 1963 | Boulting Brothers | |
| Lord of the Flies | May 1963 | ||
| A Place to Go | July 1963 | ||
| It's All Happening | August 1963 | ||
| Station Six-Sahara | September 1963 | Seth Holt | |
| The Man Who Finally Died | December 1963 | ||
| The Silent Playground | |||
| Mystery Submarine | C.M. Pennington-Richards | ||
| It's All Over Town | January 1964 | ||
| Ladies Who Do | C.M. Pennington-Richards | ||
| Hide and Seek | March 1964 | ||
| A Jolly Bad Fellow | May 1964 | ||
| Ring of Spies | May 1964 | ||
| Just for You | June 1964 | Douglas Hickox | |
| Do You Know This Voice? | June 1964 | ||
| Victim Five | July 1964 | Robert Lynn | |
| The Comedy Man | September 1964 | ||
| Walk a Tightrope | October 1964 | Frank Nesbitt | |
| Troubled Waters | December 1964 | Stanley Goulder | |
| Mozambique | Robert Lynn | ||
| The Uncle | 1965 | ||
| Joey Boy | 1965 | Frank Launder | |
| A Home of Your Own | January 1965 | ||
| Catacombs | May 1965 | ||
| Two Left Feet | May 1965 | ||
| Rotten to the Core | July 1965 | Boulting Brothers | |
| San Ferry Ann | July 1965 | ||
| He Who Rides a Tiger | October 1965 | Charles Crichton | |
| January 1966 | |||
| The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery | March 1966 | Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder | |
| The Boy Cried Murder | November 1966 | George Breakston | |
| The Family Way | December 1966 | Boulting Brothers | |
| Ulysses | June 1967 | ||
| The Girl on a Motorcycle | October 1968 | ||
| Twisted Nerve | December 1968 | ||
| Till Death Us Do Part | January 1969 | ||
| A Touch of Love | September 1969 |
| Title | Release Date | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every Home Should Have One | March 1970 | Jim Clark | |
| Three Sisters | November 1970 | ||
| Bartleby | November 1970 | Anthony Friedman | |
| Loot | December 1970 | Silvio Narizzano | |
| Melody | April 1971 | ||
| Fright | November 1971 | ||
| I, Monster | November 1971 | ||
| Kidnapped | December 1971 | ||
| Mr. Forbush and the Penguins | December 1971 | ||
| Endless Night | October 1972 | ||
| Ooh… You Are Awful | December 1972 | ||
| The Love Ban | January 1973 | ||
| The Lovers! | May 1973 | ||
| A Doll's House | October 1973 | ||
| Don't Look Now | October 1973 | ||
| The Wicker Man | December 1973 | ||
| Who? | April 1974 | ||
| The Beast Must Die | April 1974 | ||
| The Internecine Project | September 1974 | ||
| The Land That Time Forgot | November 1974 | ||
| Ransom | February 1975 | ||
| Conduct Unbecoming | September 1975 | ||
| The Man Who Fell to Earth | March 1976 | ||
| At the Earth's Core | July 1976 | Kevin Connor | |
| Nickelodeon | December 1976 |