Donat is perfectly cast as the lovable teacher, in this classic British drama, reminiscing about his career and personal life over the decades, his rise from lowly Latin master to headmaster of a public school and the joys and tragedies which moulded his transformation. The film won a staggering seven Academy Awards. Hugely enjoyable. find out more...

In letters to her Spanish raised daughter, Apple Annie, a cantankerous New York City fruit peddler, has been pretending that she's a high-society matron. When the now grown up daughter and her aristocratic fiancée plan to visit, Annie panics and turns to her best customer, Dave the Dude, a racketeering gangster who sets about transforming her into the grandest of dames. Based on ‘Guys and Dolls' this 1930s fairytale was Capra's first major success, a charming comedy drama with a razor sharp scri find out more...

A mild-mannered shopkeeper is made the unwitting guinea-pig in a divine experiment. As the benefactor of immortal powers his ambition seems to go no further than trying to impress the girl of his dreams, but when greedier mortals try to exploit his talents he decides to assert his authority, throwing his heavenly benefactors into celestial chaos. An impressive version of HG Wells' classic tale about the avarice and power-lust of the meek. find out more...

Charming romantic comedy with Grant perfectly cast as angel sent to help a cash-strapped young bishop whose efforts to build a new cathedral are wrecking his marriage. But everything goes pear-shaped when the gorgeous young wife falls for the celestial saviour played by Cary Grant - a perfect bit of casting. Nominated for 5 Oscars. Remade as 'The Preacher's Wife' with Denzel Washington in 1996.

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