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Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Classic thriller about an American crime reporter, played by Joel McCrea, who is ensnared with Nazis and fifth columnists in pre-war Europe when a Dutch diplomat is shot dead. Show more

Contributors

Johnny Jones/Huntley Haverstock:
Joel McCrea
Carol Fisher:
Laraine Day
Stephen Fisher:
Herbert Marshall
Scott Ffolliott:
George Sanders
Mr Powers:
Harry Davenport
Latvian Diplomat:
Eddie Conrad
Producer:
Walter Wanger

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Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Drama in which a small-time con man falls for the wealthy society girl he had initially intended to fleece in order to obtain the funds to refit his gambling ship. Show more

Contributors

Dorothy:
Laraine Day
Hard Swede:
Charles Bickford
Captain Steadman:
Gladys Cooper
The Crunk:
Alan Carney
Mrs Mary Ostrander:
Kay Johnson
Henchman:
Erford Gage
Commissioner Hargraves:
Walter Kingsford
Mrs Van Every:
Florence Bates
Director:
HC Potter

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Lighthearted yarn about a woman who marries a writer only to dent his ego by penning a bestseller just as his latest opus is taking a nose dive. Show more

Contributors

Stephanie 'Steve' Gaylord:
Laraine Day
Owen Waterbury:
Kirk Douglas
Ronnie Hastings:
Keenan Wynn
Charles Harris:
Rudy Vallee
Hannah Reeve:
Florence Bates

Duration: 2 hours, 2 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

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Romantic melodrama about an engineer, played by John Wayne, battling to build a railroad in the Andes while trying to save his marriage to the boss's daughter. Show more

Contributors

Johnny:
John Wayne
Frederick Alexander:
Cedric Hardwicke
Miss Braithwaite:
Judith Anderson
Pop Matthews:
James Gleason
Ricky Vegas:
Anthony Quinn
Senor Tobar:
Charles Trowbridge
Producer:
Stephen Ames
Writer:
John Twist

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Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

A forerunner of the big-budget Hollywood disaster films. A flight from Hawaii to California runs into trouble over the Pacific when an engine fails. Starring John Wayne. Show more

Contributors

Dan Roman:
John Wayne
May Holst:
Claire Trevor
Lydia Rice:
Laraine Day
John Sullivan:
Robert Stack
Sally McKee:
Jan Sterling
Ed Joseph:
Phil Harris
Gustave Pardee:
Robert Newton
Ken Childs:
David Brian
Donald Flaherty:
Paul Kelly
Humphrey Agnew:
Sidney Blackmer
Lillian Pardee:
Julie Bishop
Producer:
John Wayne