Colour films of 1940's and early '50's.............

[susanduic]

Can anyone suggest any colour films of the 1940's or early 1950's with scenes of London or the SE of England?



I think Blithe Spirit is one.............

[Nick Dando]

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

A Matter of Life and Death



Nick

[CaptainWaggett]

Genevieve has Hyde Park and various locations (presumably around Shepperton)

Men of Two Worlds - doesn't that have some Trafalgar Square footage? (I'd have thought you'd have remembered that one )

Ladykillers - King's Cross area

Gideon's Day - haven't seen it for a while - there must be a few landmarks

This Happy Breed - Clapham



Somewhere there's a thread listing all colour features up to (I think) 1945 which might be helpful.

[susanduic]

Oh dear yes



.........I'm having some very senior moments this pm!

[ican]

Although 1956 "Lost" is ram packed with shots of London.

[Nick Dando]

The Thirty Nine Steps with Kenneth More.

[Wee Sonny MacGregor]

name='CaptainWaggett']Genevieve has Hyde Park and various locations (presumably around Shepperton)

Men of Two Worlds - doesn't that have some Trafalgar Square footage? (I'd have thought you'd have remembered that one )

Ladykillers - King's Cross area

Gideon's Day - haven't seen it for a while - there must be a few landmarks

This Happy Breed - Clapham

Gideon's Day - notable for Gideon driving down Kingsway and arriving at the Royal Academy of Music in Marleybone!

[penfold]

23 Paces to Baker Street has some great London location work....

[Steve Crook]

Here's a few more that haven't been mentioned yet:



An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)

- London Zoo

Doctor in the House (1954)

- Battersea Park

- University College Hospital

The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)

- Carlton House Terrace (stables)

A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)

- East End

Life on the Thames (1950)

- Documentary short

Looking at London (1946)

- Documentary short

The Magic Box (1952)

- Hyde Park

Out of the Clouds (1955)

- Heathrow airport

The Red Shoes (1948)

- Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

- Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill

Trottie True (1949)

- Camden Town



And that's just those with locations in London



Steve

[CaptainWaggett]

name='penfold']23 Paces to Baker Street has some great London location work....

Doesn't Van Johnson's off-Baker Street flat have a riverside view?

[Harbottle]

The Horse's Mouth (1958).

[Mark O]

I can't remember much about it and I'm cross with my self for rubbing the Tape but doesn't the Musical (Colour, late 40's) 'London Town' have scenes of London in it?





All I recall is the Singers floating along a River and a Camp Comedian on Stage



Late 50's but in glorious in your face Colour is 'Peeping Tom', some scenes in back street Fitzrovia and Kensington

[Steve Crook]

name='Mark O']I can't remember much about it and I'm cross with my self for rubbing the Tape but doesn't the Musical (Colour, late 40's) 'London Town' have scenes of London in it?





All I recall is the Singers floating along a River and a Camp Comedian on Stage

The IMDb lists "River Thames, Windsor, Berkshire" as a location. All the interiors and probably many of the "exteriors" were really shot in the studio.

Late 50's but in glorious in your face Colour is 'Peeping Tom', some scenes in back street Fitzrovia and Kensington

Very late 1950s - April 1960

When I did the search for London locations I limited it to 1940-1955



Steve

[doojeen]

I have found IMDB to be very poor and inaccurate on locations. I've emailed them a few times to point out errors and omissions, but amendments haven't been made.

[darrenburnfan]

Maytime in Mayfair, made in Technicolor around 1949, opens with sunny location shots of London and London buses.

[Steve Crook]

name='doojeen']I have found IMDB to be very poor and inaccurate on locations. I've emailed them a few times to point out errors and omissions, but amendments haven't been made.

Who have you emailed there?

Have you tried using the submissions form to update information?

That's how the IMDb works. It's now some all-knowing group that presents us with information, it's a collaborative project where we all contribute what information we know to add to the sum of knowledge.



The vast, vast majority of information on there, especially for older titles, has been supplied by volunteers - the fans of the films and TV programmes



Steve

[Mark O]

I'm unsure if it's ever been on TV or available anywhere but I've seen a small clip of 'Touch and Go' dated 1955 which is in colour where Liz Fraser is seen on possible Westminster Bridge wearing a Yellow Cardigan

[Harbottle]

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956).

[Mark O]

'Titfield Thunderbolt' is neither London or the South-East of England, but it gives an insight as to how the Countryside in Southern England once looked