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List of British films of 1937

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A list of British films released in 1937.

A–H

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Action for Slander Tim Whelan Clive Brook, Ann Todd, Margaretta Scott Drama
Against the Tide Alex Bryce Robert Cochran, Cathleen Nesbitt, Linden Travers Drama
The Angelus Thomas Bentley Anthony Bushell, Nancy O'Neil, Eve Gray Crime
Aren't Men Beasts! Graham Cutts Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, June Clyde Comedy
Auld Lang Syne James A. Fitzpatrick Andrew Cruickshank, Jenny Laird, Vi Kaley Historical
Beauty and the Barge Henry Edwards Gordon Harker, Judy Gunn, Jack Hawkins Comedy
Behind Your Back Donovan Pedelty Jack Livesey, Dinah Sheridan, Betty Astell Drama
Big Fella J. Elder Wills Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Roy Emerton Musical drama
The Black Tulip Alex Bryce Patrick Waddington, Campbell Gullan, Bernard Lee Historical
Boys Will Be Girls Gilbert Pratt Leslie Fuller, Greta Gynt, Judy Kelly Comedy
Brief Ecstasy Edmond T. Gréville Paul Lukas, Hugh Williams, Linden Travers Drama
Bulldog Drummond at Bay Norman Lee John Lodge, Dorothy Mackaill, Claud Allister Thriller
Cafe Colette Paul L. Stein Paul Cavanagh, Greta Nissen, Sally Gray Thriller
Calling All Ma's Redd Davis Billy Caryll, Hilda Mundy, Margaret Yarde Comedy
Calling All Stars Herbert Smith Carroll Gibbons, Evelyn Dall, Arthur Askey Musical
Captain's Orders Ivar Campbell Henry Edwards, Jane Carr, Basil Radford Drama
Catch As Catch Can Roy Kellino James Mason, Eddie Pola, Finlay Currie Crime
The Cavalier of the Streets Harold French Margaret Vyner, Patrick Barr, Carl Harbord Comedy
Change for a Sovereign Maurice Elvey Seymour Hicks, Chili Bouchier, Bruce Lester Comedy
Clothes and the Woman Albert de Courville Rod La Rocque, Tucker McGuire, Alastair Sim Romance
Command Performance Sinclair Hill Arthur Tracy, Lilli Palmer, Mark Daly Musical
The Compulsory Wife Arthur B. Woods Henry Kendall, Joyce Kirby, George Merritt Comedy
Concerning Mr. Martin Roy Kellino Wilson Barrett, William Devlin, Billy Wells Thriller
Cotton Queen Bernard Vorhaus Stanley Holloway, Will Fyffe, Mary Lawson Comedy
Cross My Heart Bernard Mainwaring Kathleen Gibson, Kenne Duncan, Aubrey Fitzgerald Drama
Darby and Joan Syd Courtenay Peggy Simpson, Ian Fleming, Tod Slaughter Drama
Dark Journey Victor Saville Conrad Veidt, Vivien Leigh, Joan Gardner War thriller
Death Croons the Blues David MacDonald Hugh Wakefield, Antoinette Cellier, George Hayes Crime
Dinner at the Ritz Harold D. Schuster Annabella, David Niven, Paul Lukas Mystery
Doctor Syn Roy William Neill George Arliss, Margaret Lockwood, John Loder Adventure
The Dominant Sex Herbert Brenon Phillips Holmes, Diana Churchill, Carol Goodner Comedy
Don't Get Me Wrong Arthur B. Woods, Reginald Purdell Max Miller, Olive Blakeney, Clifford Heatherley Comedy
Double Alibi David MacDonald Ernest Sefton, John Warwick, Linden Travers Crime
Double Exposures John Paddy Carstairs Basil Langton, Julien Mitchell, Ruby Miller Crime
Dreaming Lips Paul Czinner Elisabeth Bergner, Raymond Massey, Romney Brent Drama
East of Ludgate Hill Manning Haynes Hal Gordon, Aubrey Mallalieu, Nancy O'Neil Drama
The Edge of the World Michael Powell John Laurie, Belle Chrystall, Finlay Currie Drama
The Elder Brother Frederick Hayward John Stuart, Marjorie Taylor, Basil Langton Drama
Elephant Boy Zoltan Korda, Robert J. Flaherty Sabu, Allan Jeayes, Wilfrid Hyde-White Adventure
False Evidence Donovan Pedelty Gwenllian Gill, Ralph Michael, Michael Hogarth Crime
Farewell Again Tim Whelan Leslie Banks, Flora Robson, Robert Newton Drama
Farewell to Cinderella Maclean Rogers John Robinson, Glennis Lorimer, Sebastian Smith Romance
The Fatal Hour George Pearson Edward Rigby, Moore Marriott, Derek Gorst Drama
Father Steps Out Maclean Rogers George Carney, Dinah Sheridan, Peter Gawthorne Comedy
Feather Your Nest William Beaudine George Formby, Polly Ward, Enid Stamp-Taylor Comedy
Fifty-Shilling Boxer Maclean Rogers Bruce Seton, Nancy O'Neil, Moore Marriott Sport
Fine Feathers Leslie S. Hiscott Jack Hobbs, Renée Houston Francis L. Sullivan Musical
Fire Over England William K. Howard Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Raymond Massey Drama
First Night Donovan Pedelty Jack Livesey, Sunday Wilshin, Bill Shine Drama
The Five Pound Man Albert Parker Judy Gunn, Edwin Styles, Esma Cannon Comedy crime
For Valour Tom Walls Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn, Veronica Rose Comedy
French Leave Norman Lee Betty Lynne, Edmund Breon, John Longden Comedy
The Frog Jack Raymond Gordon Harker, Jack Hawkins, Carol Goodner Thriller
The Gang Show Alfred J. Goulding Ralph Reader, Gina Malo, Richard Ainley Musical
Gangway Sonnie Hale Jessie Matthews, Barry MacKay, Alastair Sim Musical
The Girl in the Taxi André Berthomieu Frances Day, Henri Garat, Jean Gillie Comedy
Glamorous Night Brian Desmond Hurst Mary Ellis, Otto Kruger, Barry MacKay Drama
Good Morning, Boys Marcel Varnel Will Hay, Martita Hunt, Peter Gawthorne Comedy
The Great Barrier Milton Rosmer, Geoffrey Barkas Richard Arlen, Lilli Palmer, Antoinette Cellier Historical
The Green Cockatoo William Cameron Menzies John Mills, René Ray, Robert Newton Crime
Gypsy Roy William Neill Roland Young, Chili Bouchier, Hugh Williams Drama
Head over Heels Sonnie Hale Jessie Matthews, Robert Flemyng, Louis Borel Musical
The High Command Thorold Dickinson Lionel Atwill, Lucie Mannheim, James Mason Drama
Holiday's End John Paddy Carstairs Rosalyn Boulter, Wally Patch, Leslie Bradley Mystery

I–R

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
I, Claudius Josef von Sternberg Charles Laughton, Emlyn Williams, Merle Oberon Historical Uncompleted adaptation of Robert Graves's novel
Intimate Relations Clayton Hutton June Clyde, Garry Marsh, Jack Hobbs Comedy
It's a Grand Old World Herbert Smith Gina Malo, Sandy Powell, Cyril Ritchard Comedy
It's Never Too Late to Mend David MacDonald Tod Slaughter, Jack Livesey, Marjorie Taylor Melodrama
It's Not Cricket Ralph Ince Claude Hulbert, Henry Kendall, Betty Lynne Comedy
Jennifer Hale Bernard Mainwaring René Ray, Ballard Berkeley, John Longden Crime
Jericho Thornton Freeland Paul Robeson, Henry Wilcoxon, Wallace Ford Adventure
Jump for Glory Raoul Walsh Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Valerie Hobson, Alan Hale Drama
Kathleen Mavourneen Norman Lee Sally O'Neil, Tom Burke, Jeanne Stuart Musical
Keep Fit Anthony Kimmins George Formby, Kay Walsh, Guy Middleton Comedy
King Solomon's Mines Robert Stevenson, Geoffrey Barkas Cedric Hardwicke, Anna Lee, Paul Robeson Adventure Based on novel by H. Rider Haggard
Knight Without Armour Jacques Feyder Marlene Dietrich, Robert Donat, Irene Vanbrugh Drama
Knights for a Day Norman Lee Nelson Keys, John Garrick, Nancy Burne Comedy
Lancashire Luck Henry Cass George Carney, Wendy Hiller, Nigel Stock Comedy
Landslide Donovan Pedelty Jimmy Hanley, Dinah Sheridan, Elizabeth Inglis Drama
The Last Adventurers Roy Kellino Niall MacGinnis, Linden Travers, Kay Walsh Drama
The Last Chance Thomas Bentley Frank Leighton, Judy Kelly, Laurence Hanray Drama
The Last Curtain David MacDonald Campbell Gullan, Kenne Duncan, Greta Gynt Crime
The Last Rose of Summer James A. FitzPatrick John Garrick, Cecil Ramage, Kathleen Gibson Musical [1]
Leave It to Me Herbert Smith Sandy Powell, Franklin Dyall, Garry Marsh Comedy [2]
Let's Make a Night of It Graham Cutts Charles "Buddy" Rogers, June Clyde, Claire Luce Comedy
The Lilac Domino Frederic Zelnik June Knight, Fred Emney, Richard Dolman Musical
Little Miss Somebody Walter Tennyson Binkie Stuart, Kathleen Kelly, Jane Carr Drama [3]
The Live Wire Herbert Brenon Bernard Nedell, Felix Aylmer, Jean Gillie Comedy [4]
London Melody Herbert Wilcox Anna Neagle, Tullio Carminati, Robert Douglas Musical
Love from a Stranger Rowland V. Lee Ann Harding, Basil Rathbone, Binnie Hale Thriller
Lucky Jade Walter Summers Betty Ann Davies, John Warwick, Syd Crossley Comedy crime
Macushla Alex Bryce Liam Gaffney, Max Adrian, Edgar K. Bruce Drama
Make-Up Alfred Zeisler Nils Asther, June Clyde, Judy Kelly Drama
The Man Who Made Diamonds Ralph Ince Noel Madison, James Stephenson, Lesley Brook Crime
Mayfair Melody Arthur B. Woods Keith Falkner, Chili Bouchier, Bruce Lester Musical
Melody and Romance Maurice Elvey Hughie Green, Margaret Lockwood, Alastair Sim Comedy
Member of the Jury Bernard Mainwaring Ellis Irving, Marjorie Hume, Franklyn Bellamy Crime
Merry Comes to Town George King Zasu Pitts, Guy Newall, Betty Ann Davies Comedy
Midnight Menace Sinclair Hill Charles Farrell, Margaret Vyner, Fritz Kortner Thriller
Millions Leslie S. Hiscott Gordon Harker, Frank Pettingell, Jane Carr Comedy
The Minstrel Boy Sidney Morgan Fred Conyngham, Chili Bouchier, Lucille Lisle Musical
Missing, Believed Married John Paddy Carstairs Wally Patch, Julian Vedey, Hazel Terry Comedy
Moonlight Sonata Lothar Mendes Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Charles Farrell, Eric Portman Drama
Mr. Smith Carries On Lister Laurance Edward Rigby, Julien Mitchell, Basil Langton Crime
Museum Mystery Clifford Gulliver Elizabeth Inglis, Gerald Case, Charles Paton Crime
The Mutiny of the Elsinore Roy Lockwood Lyn Harding, Paul Lukas, Kathleen Kelly Action
Night Ride John Paddy Carstairs Wally Patch, Jimmy Hanley, Julian Vedey Drama
Non-Stop New York Robert Stevenson John Loder, Anna Lee, Francis L. Sullivan Crime
O.H.M.S. Raoul Walsh Wallace Ford, John Mills, Anna Lee Action comedy
O-Kay for Sound Marcel Varnel The Crazy Gang, Fred Duprez, Enid Stamp Taylor Comedy
Oh, Mr Porter! Marcel Varnel Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott Comedy
Old Mother Riley Oswald Mitchell Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Barbara Everest Comedy
Our Fighting Navy Norman Walker Robert Douglas, Richard Cromwell, Hazel Terry Action
Over She Goes Graham Cutts Stanley Lupino, Claire Luce, Max Baer Musical comedy
Paradise for Two Thornton Freeland Jack Hulbert, Patricia Ellis, Googie Withers Comedy
Passenger to London Lawrence Huntington John Warwick, Jenny Laird, Nigel Barrie Thriller
Patricia Gets Her Man Reginald Purdell Hans Söhnker, Lesley Brook, Edwin Styles Comedy
Pearls Bring Tears Manning Haynes John Stuart, Dorothy Boyd, Googie Withers Comedy
The Penny Pool George Black Douglas Wakefield, Gabrielle Brune, Tommy Fields Comedy
The Perfect Crime Ralph Ince Ralph Ince, Hugh Williams, Glen Alyn Crime
Please Teacher Stafford Dickens Bobby Howes, René Ray, Wylie Watson Comedy
The Price of Folly Walter Summers Leonora Corbett, Colin Keith-Johnston, Judy Kelly Drama
Racing Romance Maclean Rogers Bruce Seton, Marjorie Taylor, Eliot Makeham Comedy [5]
The Rat Thomas Bentley Anton Walbrook, Ruth Chatterton, Rene Ray Drama
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel Hanns Schwarz Barry K. Barnes, James Mason, Margaretta Scott Thriller
Return of a Stranger Victor Hanbury Griffith Jones, Rosalyn Boulter, Athole Stewart Drama
The Reverse Be My Lot Raymond Stross Ian Fleming, Marjorie Corbett, Mickey Brantford Drama
Rhythm Racketeer James Seymour Harry Roy, Princess Pearl, Norma Varden Musical
Riding High David MacDonald Claude Dampier, John Garrick, Kathleen Gibson Comedy
The Robber Symphony Friedrich Feher Françoise Rosay, Magda Sonja, George Graves Musical
A Romance in Flanders Maurice Elvey Paul Cavanagh, Marcelle Chantal, Garry Marsh Drama
Rose of Tralee Oswald Mitchell Binkie Stuart, Kathleen O'Regan, Fred Conyngham Musical

S–Z

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Said O'Reilly to McNab William Beaudine Will Mahoney, Will Fyffe, Percy Parsons Comedy
Sam Small Leaves Town Alfred J. Goulding Stanley Holloway, June Clyde, Fred Conyngham Comedy
Saturday Night Revue Norman Lee Billy Milton, Sally Gray, Betty Lynne Musical
School for Husbands Andrew Marton Rex Harrison, Diana Churchill, June Clyde Comedy
The Schooner Gang W. Devenport Hackney Vesta Victoria, Gerald Barry, Frank Atkinson Crime
Secret Lives Edmond T. Gréville Brigitte Horney, Neil Hamilton, Raymond Lovell Drama
The Show Goes On Basil Dean Gracie Fields, Owen Nares, John Stuart Musical
Side Street Angel Ralph Ince Hugh Williams, Lesley Brook, Henry Kendall Comedy
Silver Blaze Thomas Bentley Arthur Wontner, Ian Fleming, Lyn Harding Mystery
Sing as You Swing Redd Davis Evelyn Dall, Claude Dampier, Lu Ann Meredith Musical [6]
Smash and Grab Tim Whelan Jack Buchanan, Elsie Randolph, Anthony Holles Comedy crime
Song of the Forge Henry Edwards Stanley Holloway, Lawrence Grossmith, Davy Burnaby Musical
The Song of the Road John Baxter Bransby Williams, Muriel George, Tod Slaughter Drama
Splinters in the Air Alfred J. Goulding Sydney Howard, Richard Hearne, Ellen Pollock Comedy
Spring Handicap Herbert Brenon Will Fyffe, Maire O'Neill, Aileen Marson Comedy
The Squeaker William K. Howard Edmund Lowe, Sebastian Shaw, Ann Todd Crime
Storm in a Teacup Ian Dalrymple, Victor Saville Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Cecil Parker Comedy
Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith Maclean Rogers Gus McNaughton, Norma Varden, Eve Gray Comedy
Strange Experiment Albert Parker Donald Gray, Mary Newcomb, Alastair Sim Drama
The Street Singer Jean de Marguenat Margaret Lockwood, Arthur Tracy, Arthur Riscoe Musical
Sunset in Vienna Norman Walker Tullio Carminati, Lilli Palmer, John Garrick Musical
Talking Feet John Baxter Hazel Ascot, Jack Barty, Davy Burnaby, Enid Stamp Taylor Musical
Take a Chance Sinclair Hill Claude Hulbert, Binnie Hale, Enid Stamp Taylor Comedy
Take It from Me William Beaudine Max Miller, Betty Lynne, Buddy Baer Comedy
Take My Tip Herbert Mason Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Harold Huth Musical comedy
Television Talent Robert Edmunds Hal Walters, Polly Ward, Richard Goolden Comedy
There Was a Young Man Albert Parker Oliver Wakefield, Nancy O'Neil, Clifford Heatherley Comedy
Thunder in the City Marion Gering Edward G. Robinson, Nigel Bruce, Ralph Richardson Drama
The Ticket of Leave Man George King Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor, John Warwick Thriller
Twin Faces Lawrence Huntington Anthony Ireland, Frank Birch, Francesca Bahrle Crime
Under a Cloud George King Betty Ann Davies, Edward Rigby, Hilda Bayley Drama
Under the Red Robe Victor Sjostrom Conrad Veidt, Raymond Massey, Annabella Historical
Under Secret Orders Edmond T. Gréville Erich von Stroheim, Dita Parlo, John Loder Thriller
Underneath the Arches Redd Davis Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Enid Stamp Taylor Comedy
The Vicar of Bray Henry Edwards Stanley Holloway, Hugh Miller, Garry Marsh Historical drama
Victoria the Great Herbert Wilcox Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook, Walter Rilla Biopic
The Vulture Ralph Ince Claude Hulbert, Lesley Brook, Hal Walters Comedy
Wake Up Famous Gene Gerrard Gene Gerrard, Nelson Keys, Fred Conyngham Comedy
Wanted! George King ZaSu Pitts, Claude Dampier, Norma Varden Comedy
When the Devil Was Well Maclean Rogers Jack Hobbs, Eve Gray, Gerald Rawlinson Drama [7]
Who Killed John Savage? Maurice Elvey Nicholas Hannen, Kathleen Kelly, Edward Chapman Crime
Who's Your Lady Friend? Carol Reed Frances Day, Vic Oliver, Margaret Lockwood Comedy
Why Pick on Me? Maclean Rogers Wylie Watson, Jack Hobbs, Sybil Grove Comedy
The Wife of General Ling Ladislao Vajda Griffith Jones, Valéry Inkijinoff, Gabrielle Brune Drama
The Windmill Arthur B. Woods Hugh Williams, Glen Alyn, Henry Mollison Drama
Wings of the Morning Harold D. Schuster Annabella, Henry Fonda, Leslie Banks Drama First technicolor film shot in the British Isles
Wise Guys Harry Langdon Charlie Naughton, Jimmy Gold, Robert Nainby Comedy [8]
You Live and Learn Arthur B. Woods Glenda Farrell, Claude Hulbert, Glen Alyn Comedy
Young and Innocent Alfred Hitchcock Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney, Percy Marmont Mystery

Documentary and short films

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Academy Decides John Baxter April Vivian, Henry Oscar Drama
Carry on London R. A. Hopwood Tom Warden, Stan West Musical [9]
Song in Soho Reginald Hopwood Paddy Browne, Gus Chevalier Musical
Windmill Revels Reginald Hopwood Ivor Beddoes, Paddy Browne Musical [10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Last Rose of Summer (1937)". Archived from the original on February 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Leave It to Me (1937)". Archived from the original on February 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Little Miss Somebody (1937)". Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Live Wire (1937)". Archived from the original on February 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Racing Romance (1937)". Archived from the original on October 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Sing as You Swing (1937)". Archived from the original on February 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "When the Devil Was Well (1937)". Archived from the original on February 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "Wise Guys".
  9. ^ "Carry on London (1937)". Archived from the original on September 13, 2018.
  10. ^ "Gus Chevalier". Archived from the original on February 22, 2019.
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