The Ladykillers (1955)
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul de sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians
Dont Make Waves (1967)
Carlo goes on a vacation to Southern California where he quickly becomes immersed in the easy going local culture while getting entangled in two beach side romances
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Powerful but unethical Broadway columnist J J Hunsecker coerces unscrupulous press agent Sidney Falco into breaking up his sisters romance with a jazz musician
A Boy Ten Feet Tall (1963)
Ten year old Sammy travels 4500 miles on his own from the Suez Canal to Durban, South Africa
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling but their ship is taken over by pirates who become fond of the kids
Crash of Silence (1952)
Mandy Garland was born deaf and has been mute for all of her life Her parents believe she is able to speak if she can only be taught, and they enroll her with a special teacher
Saraband (1948)
Young Sophie Dorothea marries Prince George Louis but its far from a love match Then she falls for Swedish Count Philip Christoph von Konigsmark
Whisky Galore (1949)
Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship
Dance Hall (1950)
Episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall
High and Dry (1954)
An American businessman in Scotland is conned into shipping a valuable load of cargo to a Scottish island via a coal powered boat