The Haunting Passion (1983) 

Emotionally isolated from retired football star husband, Jane Seymour is seduced by a ghostly presence in new coastal house. Unfussy production nicely conjures menacing, alluring atmosphere and resonant ending, despite threadbare effects and flimsy development.

Hell Drivers (1957) 

Dynamic, gritty action drama, powered by gleaming visuals and growling sound mix as ex-con Stanley Baker joins vicious truck outfit led by maniacal Patrick McGoohan. Muscular cast and swift pace provide punch to stripped down narrative.

Henry V (1944) 

Gorgeous realization of photography, design & costume create the bridge which transforms theatrical artifice into wide open Agincourt landscapes. Shakespeare adaptation remains vital treatise on creativity beyond original war effort propaganda.

Hobson's Choice (1954) 

Gorgeous visuals frame humane comedy of spiky Brenda De Banzie breaking from blustering father Charles Laughton's shackles and dragging along innocent bootsmith John Mills. Buoyant Malcolm Arnold score aligns with always surprising and delighting drama.

Hue And Cry (1947)

From inventive opening titles to finale with hundreds of kids running through damaged, post war London, an exuberant comedy as East End kids discover villains using comic strips to plan crimes. Suffused with a vivid sense of culture and distinctive visuals.

Hungry Hill (1947) 

Lavish production values, sumptuous John Greenwood score and captivating set pieces (in particular a dazzling dance sequence that transforms from sedate waltz to exuberant jig) can't glue together fragmentary narrative. Interestingly detailed rather than involving.

I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) 

There's a genuine rush embodied by Wendy Hiller's independent heroine who collides with the poetry of Scottish legend in bursts of humour, emotion and music. Told with expressive visuals, packed with memorable characters, an enduring fable.

Ice Cold In Alex (1958) 

Tense and sweaty survival tale as edgy John Mills and stoic Harry Andrews, along with suspicious Anthony Quayle and tenacious nurse Sylvia Syms, struggle with the dangers of Germans and the desert to get to British safety. Cleverly subverts conventions and delivers an iconic ending.

The Importance Of Being Earnest (1952) 

Elegantly designed, deftly staged, beguiling wordplay is allowed to breathe as Joan Greenwood and Dorothy Tutin dance through the social etiquette of romance with Michael Redgrave and Michael Denison. Defining cast highlighted by Edith Evans.

In The Doghouse (1962) 

Amiable cast of comic regulars breathe intermittent life into ragged tale of new vet Leslie Phillips whose clients include performer Peggy Cummins and her runaway monkey. Amidst flashes of humour, plot finally involves illegal horse smuggling.

In Which We Serve (1942) 

The German sinking of a British ship provokes the survivors to reflect on their lives and the war, a patchwork of scenes held together by the strong ensemble and incisive, literate script. Powerful propaganda, full of grit and emotion, 

It Always Rains On Sunday (1947) 

Wrapped in tension of John McCallum's escaped convict, study of Googie Withers' urban family tensions opens out to community life with colourful characters coping with mundane lives. Evocatively realized, shot through with broken dreams and sharp humour.

It's Love Again (1936) 

To find fame, spirited, aspiring chorus girl Jessie Matthews poses as fictional adventurer Mrs Smythe Smythe created by journalist Robert Young to fill gossip pages. Flimsy plot is framework to highlight star appeal, allowing dance and song to breathe. 

Jack Of All Trades (1936) 

Creaky theatrics see confident Jack Hulbert convince banking world his shoe factory plans are revolutionary, pausing only for song and dance with Gina Malo. Fitful comedy sketches bubble until last reel explodes into frantic slapstick as Europeans attempt sabotage.

The Jungle Book (1942) 

Opening scenes establish immersive, magical wonderland to tell tales of Sabu's Mowgli and his brushes with cruelty of childhood village. Beauty and danger expertly conjured, lilting Miklós Rózsa score, fragmentary plotting diminishes impact.