Movies starring David Lodge

The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)

97 mins     Action , Drama, War      

The Cockleshell Heroes - drama based on Operation Frankton as a group of volunteers set about destroying a German held shipyard in France...

No Time to Die (1958)

86 mins     Drama, War      

There are war movies which are about realism and then there are war movies about boys own entertainment and "No Time to Die", which is also known as "Tank Force", is all about the boys own entertainment. And in truth if I had...

Two Way Stretch (1960)

78 mins     Comedy, Crime      

There are lots of great British comedies from the 50s and 60s but "Two Way Stretch" is amongst my favourite because it is uncomplicated, sharply written and features countless well known faces. There is also the amusement of ...

The Bulldog Breed (1960)

97 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - The Bulldog Breed (1960) a lovelorn Norman joins the Navy expecting to travel around the world and get all the girls he could dream of. But Norman soon discovers Navy live is not all that he thought it would be...

On the Beat (1962)

106 mins     Comedy      

That brings me to "On the Beat" with Norman Wisdom giving us the second outing of the likeable Norman Pitkin. Now "On the Beat" is slim on story there is no denying that but it is chock full of humour with some truly hilariou...

Captain Clegg (1962)

82 mins     Adventure , Drama, Horror      

"Captain Clegg", or "Night Creatures" as it is also called, is a different sort of prospect from Hammer as we are not in horror land but more a traditional costume drama of rogue smugglers and their schemes to avoid being det...

Trial and Error (1962)

76 mins     Comedy, Drama      

Movie Review - Trial and Error (1962) (aka: The Dock Brief) British comedy featuring Richard Attenborough as a man arrested for murdering his wife and Peter Sellers as his hopeless lawyer...

The Intelligence Men (1965)

103 mins     Comedy, Mystery      

The Intelligence Men (1965) Morecambe & Wise make their first movie as Eric enters the world of espionage after he is mistaken for a dead Major...