List of British films of 1933

A list of British films released in 1933.

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1933
This Acting Business	John Daumery	Hugh Williams, Wendy Barrie, Donald Calthrop	Comedy
Adventures of Don Quixote	G. W. Pabst	Feodor Chaliapin, George Robey, Oscar Asche	Adventure	Co-production with France
Anne One Hundred	Henry Edwards	Betty Stockfeld, Gyles Isham, Dennis Wyndham	Romantic drama
As Good as New	Graham Cutts	Toni Edgar-Bruce, Sunday Wilshin, Winna Winifried	Drama
Ask Beccles	Redd Davis	Garry Marsh, Lilian Oldland, Allan Jeayes	Comedy thriller
Aunt Sally	Tim Whelan	Cicely Courtneidge, Sam Hardy, Hartley Power	Musical comedy
The Bermondsey Kid	Ralph Dawson	Esmond Knight, Eve Gray, Ellis Irving	Drama
Bitter Sweet	Herbert Wilcox	Anna Neagle, Fernand Gravey, Miles Mander	Musical
The Blarney Stone	Tom Walls	Tom Walls, Robert Douglas, Anne Grey	Comedy drama
Born Lucky	Michael Powell	René Ray, John Longden, Talbot O'Farrell	Musical comedy
Britannia of Billingsgate	Sinclair Hill	Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker, John Mills	Musical comedy
Call Me Mame	John Daumery	Ethel Irving, Dorothy Bartlam, Julian Royce	Comedy
Called Back	Reginald Denham	Franklin Dyall, Lester Matthews, Dorothy Boyd	Crime
Cash	Zoltan Korda	Edmund Gwenn, Robert Donat, Wendy Barrie	Comedy
Channel Crossing	Milton Rosmer	Matheson Lang, Constance Cummings, Nigel Bruce	Crime
Chelsea Life	Sidney Morgan	Louis Hayward, Anna Lee, Gordon McLeod	Drama
Cleaning Up	Leslie S. Hiscott	Davy Burnaby, Betty Astell, Barbara Gott	Comedy
Commissionaire	Edward Dryhurst	Sam Livesey, Barry Livesey, Julie Suedo	Crime
The Constant Nymph	Basil Dean	Victoria Hopper, Brian Aherne, Leonora Corbett	Drama
Counsel's Opinion	Allan Dwan	Henry Kendall, Binnie Barnes, Lawrence Grossmith	Romantic comedy
The Crime at Blossoms	Maclean Rogers	Hugh Wakefield, Joyce Bland, Ivor Barnard	Crime
Crime on the Hill	Bernard Vorhaus	Sally Blane, Nigel Playfair, Judy Kelly	Mystery
A Cuckoo in the Nest	Tom Walls	Ralph Lynn, Yvonne Arnaud, Robertson Hare	Comedy
Daughters of Today	F.W. Kraemer	George Barraud, Betty Amann, Marguerite Allan	Drama
Dick Turpin	Victor Hanbury, John Stafford	Victor McLaglen, Jane Carr, Frank Vosper	Historical/drama
Discord	Henry Edwards	Owen Nares, Benita Hume, Harold Huth	Drama
Doss House	John Baxter	Frank Cellier, Arnold Bell. Mark Daly	Drama
Double Wedding	Frank Richardson	Joan Marion, Jack Hobbs. Viola Keats	Comedy
Enemy of the Police	George King	John Stuart, Viola Keats, Margaret Yarde	Comedy
Excess Baggage	Redd Davis	Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell, Rene Ray	Comedy
Eyes of Fate	Ivar Campbell	Allan Jeayes, Valerie Hobson, Terence De Marney	Sports
Facing the Music	Harry Hughes	Stanley Lupino, Nancy Burne, Lester Matthews	Comedy
Falling for You	Jack Hulbert, Robert Stevenson	Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Tamara Desni	Comedy
The Fear Ship	J. Steven Edwards	Cyril McLaglen, Dorothy Bartlam, Edmund Willard	Drama
The Flaw	Norman Walker	Henry Kendall, Eric Maturin, Eve Gray	Thriller
Follow the Lady	Adrian Brunel	Marguerite Allan, William Hartnell, D.A. Clarke-Smith	Comedy
For Love of You	Carmine Gallone	Arthur Riscoe, Naunton Wayne, Diana Napier	Musical
Forging Ahead	Norman Walker	Margot Grahame, Garry Marsh, Anthony Holles	Comedy
The Fortunate Fool	Norman Walker	Hugh Wakefield, Joan Wyndham, Jack Raine	Comedy
Friday the Thirteenth	Victor Saville	Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Ralph Richardson	Drama
General John Regan	Henry Edwards	Henry Edwards, Chrissie White, Ben Welden	Comedy
The Ghost Camera	Bernard Vorhaus	Henry Kendall, Ida Lupino, John Mills	Mystery
The Ghoul	T. Hayes Hunter	Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Dorothy Hyson	Horror
The Girl from Maxim's	Alexander Korda	Leslie Henson, Frances Day, Stanley Holloway	Musical comedy	French-language version of French version also produced
Going Gay	Carmine Gallone	Arthur Riscoe, Naunton Wayne, Magda Schneider	Musical
Going Straight	John Rawlins	Moira Lynd, Helen Ferrers, Joan Marion	Comedy
The Golden Cage	Ivar Campbell	Anne Grey, Anthony Kimmins, Frank Cellier	Drama
The Good Companions	Victor Saville	Jessie Matthews, Edmund Gwenn, John Gielgud	Musical
Great Stuff	Leslie S. Hiscott	Henry Kendall, Betty Astell, Alfred Wellesley	Comedy
Happy	Frederic Zelnik	Stanley Lupino, Will Fyffe, Dorothy Hyson	Comedy
Hawley's of High Street	Thomas Bentley	Leslie Fuller, Judy Kelly, Francis Lister	Drama
Head of the Family	John Daumery	Irene Vanbrugh, John Stuart, Pat Paterson	Drama
Heads We Go	Monty Banks	Constance Cummings, Frank Lawton, Binnie Barnes	Comedy
Her Imaginary Lover	George King	Laura La Plante, Percy Marmont, Olive Blakeney	Comedy
High Finance	George King	Gibb McLaughlin, Ida Lupino, Abraham Sofaer	Drama
His Grace Gives Notice	Leslie S. Hiscott	Arthur Margetson, Viola Keats, Victor Stanley	Comedy
Home, Sweet Home	George A. Cooper	John Stuart, Marie Ney, Richard Cooper	Drama
The House of Trent	Norman Walker	Anne Grey, John Stuart, Wendy Barrie	Drama
Hundred to One	Walter West	Arthur Sinclair, Dodo Watts, Derek Williams	Comedy
I Adore You	George King	Margot Grahame, Harold French, Clifford Heatherley	Musical comedy
I Lived with You	Maurice Elvey	Ivor Novello, Ursula Jeans, Ida Lupino	Romantic comedy
I Was a Spy	Victor Saville	Madeleine Carroll, Conrad Veidt, Herbert Marshall	Thriller
I'll Stick to You	Leslie Hiscott	Jay Laurier, Betty Astell, Louis Hayward	Comedy
I'm an Explosive	Adrian Brunel	William Hartnell, Gladys Jennings, Eliot Makeham	Comedy
The Iron Stair	Leslie S. Hiscott	Henry Kendall, Dorothy Boyd, Steffi Duna	Crime
It's a Boy	Tim Whelan	Leslie Henson, Albert Burdon, Edward Everett Horton	Comedy
It's a King	Jack Raymond	Sydney Howard, Joan Maude, Cecil Humphreys	Comedy
The Jewel	Reginald Denham	Hugh Williams, Frances Drake, Jack Hawkins	Crime
Just My Luck	Jack Raymond	Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter, Robertson Hare	Comedy
Keep It Quiet	Leslie S. Hiscott	Jane Carr, Frank Pettingell Davy Burnaby	Crime
King of the Ritz	Carmine Gallone, Herbert Smith	Stanley Lupino, Betty Stockfeld, Gina Malo	Musical
The King's Cup	Herbert Wilcox, Alan Cobham	Chili Bouchier, William Kendall, Rene Ray	Drama

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Laughter of Fools	Adrian Brunel	Derrick De Marney, Helen Ferrers, Pat Paterson	Drama
Leave It to Me	Monty Banks	Gene Gerrard, Olive Borden, Molly Lamont	Comedy
Leave It to Smith	Tom Walls	Tom Walls, Carol Goodner, Anne Grey	Comedy
Letting in the Sunshine	Lupino Lane	Albert Burdon, Renee Gadd, Molly Lamont	Comedy
The Little Damozel	Herbert Wilcox	Anna Neagle, James Rennie, Benita Hume	Romance
Little Fella	William C. McGann	Marie Ault, Glyn James, Joan Marion	Comedy
Little Miss Nobody	John Daumery	Sebastian Shaw, Betty Huntley-Wright, Ben Field	Comedy
Lord of the Manor	Henry Edwards	Betty Stockfeld, Henry Wilcoxon, Frederick Kerr	Comedy
The Lost Chord	Maurice Elvey	John Stuart, Elizabeth Allan, Anne Grey	Drama
The Love Nest	Thomas Bentley	Gene Gerrard, Camilla Horn, Nancy Burne	Comedy
The Love Wager	A. Cyran	Pat Paterson, Frank Stanmore, Wallace Douglas	Comedy
Love's Old Sweet Song	H. Manning Haynes	John Stuart, Joan Wyndham, Julie Suedo	Romance
Loyalties	Basil Dean	Basil Rathbone, Heather Thatcher, Miles Mander	Drama
Lucky Blaze	Widgey R. Newman	William Freshman, Moore Marriott, Ian Wilson	Sports
The Lucky Number	Anthony Asquith	Clifford Mollison, Gordon Harker, Joan Wyndham	Comedy
The Lure	Arthur Maude	Anne Grey, Cyril Raymond, William Hartnell	Crime
Maid Happy	Mansfield Markham	Charlotte Ander, Johannes Riemann, Dennis Hoey	Musical
The Man from Toronto	Sinclair Hill	Jessie Matthews, Ian Hunter, Frederick Kerr	Romance
The Man Outside	George A. Cooper	Henry Kendall, Louis Hayward, Joan Gardner	Crime
Mannequin	George A. Cooper	Harold French, Judy Kelly, Diana Beaumont	Drama
Marooned	Leslie S. Hiscott	Edmund Gwenn, Viola Lyel, Hal Walters	Drama
Matinee Idol	George King	Camilla Horn, Miles Mander, Marguerite Allan	Crime
Mayfair Girl	George King	Sally Blane, John Stuart, Glen Alyn	Crime
The Medicine Man	Redd Davis	Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell, Pat Paterson	Comedy
Meet My Sister	Jean Daumery	Clifford Mollison, Constance Shotter, Enid Stamp-Taylor	Comedy
The Melody-Maker	Leslie S. Hiscott	Lester Matthews, Joan Marion, Evelyn Roberts	Musical comedy
Mixed Doubles	Sidney Morgan	Jeanne de Casalis, Frederick Lloyd, Cyril Raymond	Comedy
Money for Speed	Bernard Vorhaus	John Loder, Ida Lupino, Cyril McLaglen	Drama
Mr. Quincey of Monte Carlo	John Daumery	John Stuart, Rosemary Ames, George Merritt	Comedy
Mrs. Dane's Defence	A. V. Bramble	Joan Barry, Basil Gill, Ben Field	Drama
My Lucky Star	Louis Blattner, John Harlow	Florence Desmond, Oscar Asche, Charlie Naughton	Comedy
Naughty Cinderella	John Daumery	John Stuart, Betty Huntley-Wright, Marie Wright	Comedy
Night of the Garter	Jack Raymond	Sydney Howard, Winifred Shotter, Elsie Randolph	Comedy
No Funny Business	Victor Hanbury	Laurence Olivier, Gertrude Lawrence, Jill Esmond	Comedy
On Secret Service	Arthur B. Woods	Karl Ludwig Diehl, Greta Nissen, Lester Matthews	Thriller
On Thin Ice	Bernard Vorhaus	Ursula Jeans, Dorothy Bartlam, Cameron Carr	Crime
One Precious Year	Henry Edwards	Basil Rathbone, Anne Grey, Owen Nares	Drama
The Only Girl	Friedrich Hollaender	Lilian Harvey, Charles Boyer, Mady Christians	Musical	Co-production with Germany
Orders Is Orders	Walter Forde	Charlotte Greenwood, James Gleason, Ian Hunter	Comedy
Out of the Past	Leslie S. Hiscott	Lester Matthews, Joan Marion, Jack Raine	Crime
Paris Plane	John Paddy Carstairs	John Loder, Molly Lamont, Julie Suedo	Crime
Perfect Understanding	Cyril Gardner	Gloria Swanson, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Playfair	Romance
The Pointing Finger	George Pearson	John Stuart, Viola Keats, Leslie Perrins	Drama
The Poisoned Diamond	W. P. Kellino	Lester Matthews, Anne Grey, Patric Knowles	Drama
The Pride of the Force	Norman Lee	Patrick Aherne, Leslie Fuller, Alf Goddard	Comedy
Prince of Arcadia	Hanns Schwarz	Carl Brisson, Margot Grahame, Ida Lupino	Musical
The Private Life of Henry VIII	Alexander Korda	Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Merle Oberon, Elsa Lanchester	Historical	Academy Award for Best Actor (Laughton)
Puppets of Fate	George A. Cooper	Godfrey Tearle, Isla Bevan, Russell Thorndike	Crime
Purse Strings	Henry Edwards	Chili Bouchier, Gyles Isham, Allan Jeayes	Drama
Radio Parade	Richard Beville, Archie de Bear	Jeanne de Casalis, Claude Hulbert, Florence Desmond	Musical
Red Wagon	Paul L. Stein	Charles Bickford, Greta Nissen, Anthony Bushell	Drama
The Return of Raffles	Mansfield Markham	George Barraud, Camilla Horn, Claud Allister	Crime
The Roof	George A. Cooper	Leslie Perrins, Judy Gunn, Russell Thorndike	Crime
A Royal Demand	Gustav A. Mindzenti	Cyril McLaglen, Marjorie Hume, Fred Rains	Historical
The Shadow	George A. Cooper	Henry Kendall, Elizabeth Allan, Jeanne Stuart	Mystery
She Was Only a Village Maiden	Arthur Maude	Anne Grey, Lester Matthews, Carl Harbord	Comedy
A Shot in the Dark	George Pearson	Dorothy Boyd, Jack Hawkins, O. B. Clarence	Mystery
Side Streets	Ivar Campbell	Diana Beaumont, Harry Terry, Gunner Moir	Drama
The Silver Spoon	George King	Ian Hunter, Garry Marsh, Binnie Barnes	Comedy
Sleeping Car	Anatole Litvak	Madeleine Carroll, Ivor Novello, Kay Hammond	Comedy
Smithy	George King	Edmund Gwenn, Peggy Novak, Eve Gray	Comedy
Soldiers of the King	Maurice Elvey	Cicely Courtneidge, Edward Everett Horton, Dorothy Hyson	Comedy
Song of the Plough	John Baxter	Stewart Rome, Allan Jeayes, Rosalinde Fuller	Drama
The Song You Gave Me	Paul L. Stein	Bebe Daniels, Victor Varconi, Claude Hulbert	Musical
A Southern Maid	Harry Hughes	Bebe Daniels, Clifford Mollison, Hal Gordon	Musical
The Stickpin	Leslie S. Hiscott	Henry Kendall, Betty Astell, Francis L. Sullivan	Crime
The Stolen Necklace	Leslie S. Hiscott	Lester Matthews, Joan Marion, Mickey Brantford	Crime
Strange Evidence	Robert Milton	Leslie Banks, Carol Goodner, George Curzon	Crime
Strike It Rich	Leslie S. Hiscott	Betty Astell, Davy Burnaby, Gina Malo	Comedy
Summer Lightning	Maclean Rogers	Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter, Dorothy Bouchier	Comedy
That's a Good Girl	Jack Buchanan	Jack Buchanan, Elsie Randolph, Dorothy Hyson	Musical
That's My Wife	Leslie S. Hiscott	Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell, Betty Astell	Comedy
Their Night Out	Harry Hughes	Claude Hulbert, Renee Houston, Binnie Barnes	Comedy
The Thirteenth Candle	John Daumery	Isobel Elsom, Arthur Maude, Louis Hayward	Thriller
This Acting Business	John Daumery	Hugh Williams, Wendy Barrie, Donald Calthrop	Comedy
This Is the Life	Albert de Courville	Gordon Harker, Binnie Hale, Ray Milland	Comedy
This Week of Grace	Maurice Elvey	Gracie Fields, Henry Kendall, John Stuart	Comedy
Three Men in a Boat	Graham Cutts	William Austin, Edmund Breon, Billy Milton	Comedy
Timbuctoo	Walter Summers, Arthur B. Woods	Henry Kendall, Margot Grahame, Emily Fitzroy	Comedy
To Brighton with Gladys	George King	Constance Shotter, Kate Cutler, Sunday Wilshin	Comedy
Too Many Wives	Frank Richardson	Jack Hobbs, Alf Goddard, Nora Swinburne	Comedy
Trouble	Maclean Rogers	Sydney Howard, George Curzon, Muriel Aked	Comedy
Turkey Time	Tom Walls	Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn, Dorothy Hyson	Comedy
Two Wives for Henry	Adrian Brunel	Garry Marsh, Dorothy Boyd, Jack Raine	Comedy
The Umbrella	Redd Davis	Kay Hammond, Harold French, Victor Stanley	Comedy
Up for the Derby	Maclean Rogers	Sydney Howard, Dorothy Bartlam, Mark Daly	Comedy
Up to the Neck	Jack Raymond	Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter, Reginald Purdell	Comedy
The Veteran of Waterloo	A. V. Bramble	Jerrold Robertshaw, Roger Livesey, Joan Kemp-Welch	Drama
Waltz Time	Wilhelm Thiele	Evelyn Laye, Fritz Schulz, Gina Malo	Musical
The Wandering Jew	Maurice Elvey	Conrad Veidt, Marie Ney, Anne Grey	Drama
The Wishbone	Arthur Maude	Nellie Wallace, Davy Burnaby, A. Bromley Davenport	Comedy
Yes, Madam	Leslie S. Hiscott	Frank Pettingell, Kay Hammond, Harold French	Comedy
Yes, Mr Brown	Herbert Wilcox	Jack Buchanan, Hartley Power, Elsie Randolph	Musical comedy
You Made Me Love You	Monty Banks	Stanley Lupino, Thelma Todd, John Loder	Comedy

See also

• 1933 in British music
• 1933 in British television
• 1933 in film
• 1933 in the United Kingdom

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• British films of 1933 at IMDb