1920s and 30s British films?

[Hera]

I am trying to get a number of early British films - are they as hard to get as they seem to be? I am looking on Amazon, the BFI and whatever else I see but I am not having much luck.

All that seems to be available is films from the 40s-60s with famous actors in them. Is that right?

Hera

[penfold]

Pretty much, with the exception of Hitchcock's films, which are available, most of us rely on off-air recordings...what were you looking for specifically?

[julian_craster]

I found about 50 UK films of 1930s on Amazon UK, not all Hitchcock........lots of Will Hay....

Here are a few:



1. Things To Come (Special Edition) [1936] DVD ~ Ann Todd; Edward Chapman; Ralph Richardson; Raymond Massey; Cedric Hardwicke

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2. Dark Journey [1937] DVD ~ Vivien Leigh

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3. Gracie Fields Collection

£22.49





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4. St Martin's Lane [1937] DVD ~ Vivien Leigh

£12.99 Used & New from: £8.27





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5. Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist [1935] (REGION 1) (NTSC) DVD ~ Paul Robeson

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6. Fire Over England [1937] DVD ~ Flora Robson

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7. The Man Who Could Work Miracles DVD ~ Ralph Richardson

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8. Private Life of Henry VIII [1933] (REGION 1) (NTSC) DVD ~ Charles Laughton

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9. George Formby - Comic Icons DVD ~ George Formby

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10. Rembrandt [1936] (REGION 1) (NTSC) DVD ~ Charles Laughton

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11. A Fire Has Been Arranged [1935] DVD ~ Alastair Sim

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12. The Stars Look Down [1939] DVD ~ Margaret Lockwood

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13. Car of Dreams [1935] (REGION 1) (NTSC) DVD ~ Grete Mosheim

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14. Goodbye Mr Chips [1939] DVD ~ Robert Donat

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15. The Arsenal Stadium Mystery [1939] [1940] DVD ~ Leslie Banks

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16. The Early Hitchcock Collection [1929] DVD ~ Alfred Hitchcock

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17. Best Of British Thrillers DVD ~ Tod Slaughter

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18. Moonlight Sonata DVD ~ Charles Farrell

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19. Crackerjack [1938] (REGION 1) (NTSC) DVD ~ Tom Walls

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20. Those Were The Days [1934] VHS Will Hay

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21. 3 Classic Hitchcock Films - The 39 Steps / The Lady Vanishes / Secret Agent [1935] DVD ~ Robert Donat

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22. The Penny Pool / Stick Em Up (Double Bill) [1937] DVD ~ Douglas Wakefield

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"Film 1 from 1937 - Film 2 from 1950"



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23. Edgar Wallace's The Terror [1938] (REGION 1) (NTSC) DVD ~ Wilfrid Lawson

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[Mr Dean]

name='Hera']I am trying to get a number of early British films - are they as hard to get as they seem to be? I am looking on Amazon, the BFI . . .

The BFI do have E A Dupont's Piccadilly (1929) and several collections of pre-1929 material. See BFI Filmstore British/Irish Film & TV