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List of British Lion films

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Adapted from the English Wikipedia article List of British Lion films, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 10 August 2025
British Lion Films
Company typePrivate company
IndustryFilm production and distribution
Founded1927
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Alexander Korda (owner post-WWII)
ProductsMotion pictures

This document presents a catalogue of motion pictures produced or released by the British production company British Lion Films, which was founded in 1927 during the silent era of cinema. At its inception, the studio specialized in film versions of Edgar Wallace detective stories and subsequently concentrated on creating quota quickies. Following the Second World War, British Lion came under the ownership of Alexander Korda and emerged as a significant distributor for independent British cinema, benefiting from governmental backing.

Although British Lion handled the distribution of numerous international titles in the UK market, including many from Republic Pictures, this compilation excludes those foreign releases.

1920s

Film Title Date Released Director
The Man Who Changed His Name 1928 A.V. Bramble
The Ringer August 1928 Arthur Maude
Chick August 1928 A.V. Bramble
The Valley of Ghosts December 1928 G.B. Samuelson
The Forger December 1928 G.B. Samuelson
The Flying Squad January 1929 Arthur Maude
The Clue of the New Pin March 1929 Arthur Maude

1930s

Film Title Date Released Director
The Squeaker June 1930 Edgar Wallace
Should a Doctor Tell? September 1930 Manning Haynes
Red Aces November 1930 Edgar Wallace
To Oblige a Lady February 1931 Manning Haynes
The Ringer April 1931 Walter Forde
The Calendar October 1931 T. Hayes Hunter
The Old Man December 1931 Manning Haynes
The Beggar Student December 1931 Victor Hanbury
Where Is This Lady? 1932 Victor Hanbury, Ladislao Vajda
The Frightened Lady March 1932 T. Hayes Hunter
White Face May 1932 T. Hayes Hunter
The Flying Squad July 1932 F.W. Kraemer
Sally Bishop October 1932 T. Hayes Hunter
There Goes the Bride October 1932 Albert de Courville
I'll Stick to You 1933 Leslie S. Hiscott
Yes, Madam February 1933 Leslie S. Hiscott
That's My Wife March 1933 Leslie S. Hiscott
King of the Ritz March 1933 Carmine Gallone, Herbert Smith
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 Bernard Vorhaus
' '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 Bernard Mainwaring
' 'The Happy Family' ' 1936 Maclean Rogers
' 'It's You I Want' ' 1936 Ralph Ince
' '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 J. Elder Wills
' 'The Interrupted Honeymoon' ' June 1936 Leslie S. Hiscott
' 'Song of Freedom' ' August 1936 J. Elder Wills
' 'Treachery on the High Seas' ' December 1936 Emil E. Reinert
' 'Skylarks' ' December 1936 Thornton Freeland
' 'A Romance in Flanders' ' 1937' Maurice Elvey
' 'The Live Wire ' Herbert Brenon

1940s

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1950s

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1970s

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2010s

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See also

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918–1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute,1986.