https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/1ifb1bf/whats_your_favourite_old_british_film/
created by prickly_pink_penguin on 01/02/2025 at 17:13 UTC*
59 upvotes, 156 top-level comments (showing 25)
My absolute best is Doctor in the House, 1954.
I also have a massive soft spot for Carry on Cabbie and Carry on at your Convenience.
Edited to say- there are lots of film people love that I (and hubby) haven’t seen. We’ve been inspired to make a list and work through it!
Comment by SectorSensitive116 at 01/02/2025 at 17:29 UTC
65 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Ice cold in Alex
Comment by ReceiptIsInTheBag at 01/02/2025 at 17:37 UTC
48 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Zulu - "Well, they've got a very good bass section, mind. But no top tenors, that's for sure."
Comment by Plot-3A at 01/02/2025 at 17:39 UTC
37 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I have a very soft spot for The Titfield Thunderbolt.
Comment by DesperateHistory8115 at 01/02/2025 at 17:44 UTC
49 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Kind Hearts and Coronets. The Ladykillers. The Red Shoes. The Thief of Bagdad.
Comment by Cyanopicacooki at 01/02/2025 at 18:16 UTC
22 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Kind Hearts and Coronets[1] - Alec Guinness gets killed half a dozen times by Dennis Price, and Joan Greenwood was never more beautifully wicked.
1: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041546/
Comment by city-slicker-76 at 01/02/2025 at 17:38 UTC
17 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Get carter.
Comment by Tony_Percy at 01/02/2025 at 17:28 UTC
50 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Passport to Pimlico.
A Matter of Life & Death.
The Ipcress Files.
Comment by nicsteruk at 01/02/2025 at 17:44 UTC
16 upvotes, 1 direct replies
When i was a young nipper, visits to nan and grandads meant watching some classic films usually collated by my Uncle. An Ealing comedy, a Carry On or a St Trinian's were all viewed many times, but i think my fav was Two Way Stretch. Films from that era seem to have a charm with the pacing and wit. Still love it.
Comment by 1nfiniteAutomaton at 01/02/2025 at 17:38 UTC
14 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I quite enjoy Brief Encounter. But this thread reminds me I need to watch Ice Cold in Alex, so I have it on now
Comment by double-happiness at 01/02/2025 at 17:50 UTC
16 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Comment by mickymodo1 at 01/02/2025 at 17:30 UTC
28 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Lawrence of Arabia
Comment by PuzzledFortune at 01/02/2025 at 18:16 UTC
12 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Kind Hearts and Coronets, Carry on up the Khyber, Quatermass and the Pit.
Comment by InfiniteBaker6972 at 01/02/2025 at 18:02 UTC
12 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The Ladykillers. Absolute gem of a film.
Comment by Anxious_Ad6026 at 01/02/2025 at 17:17 UTC
24 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Whiskey Galore / Lavender Hill Mob / League of Gentlemen
Comment by Inevitable-Regret411 at 01/02/2025 at 17:26 UTC
23 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The Dam Busters
Comment by Opposite_Objective47 at 01/02/2025 at 17:28 UTC
26 upvotes, 3 direct replies
My favourite British produced old film would probably be Bed Knobs and Broomsticks or Mary Poppins, but that's mainly due to the soundtrack. If you were to ask me what my actual favourite film is based on story I would say that probably Murder on the Orient Express and not the Johnny Deep version, but the original version or it might be a Bridge too far.
Comment by Oscarmaiajonah at 01/02/2025 at 17:43 UTC
27 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Any of the Miss Marple films, with Margaret Rutherford in the title role.
The original St. Trinians films, with Alistair Sim.
Comment by EuroSong at 01/02/2025 at 18:36 UTC
12 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Comment by kwakimaki at 01/02/2025 at 19:17 UTC
11 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The Man Who Would Be King. Just a good old adventure film.
Comment by badgerfishnew at 01/02/2025 at 17:34 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Technically British/American, Jason and the Argonauts (1963).
Comment by Heavy_Two at 01/02/2025 at 17:36 UTC
10 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Scum.
Comment by --THRILLHO-- at 01/02/2025 at 17:41 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Recently watched Brief Encounter and it's fantastic.
Comment by Hungry_Horace at 01/02/2025 at 17:59 UTC
11 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Hell Drivers. Stanley Baker is the greatest movie star you’ve never heard of. Cracking movie.
Comment by Much-War1743 at 01/02/2025 at 17:47 UTC
20 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The Ladykillers.
Comment by OkSir4079 at 01/02/2025 at 17:55 UTC
9 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Rita,Sue and Bob too.
