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- DirectorWalter FordeStarsHugh SinclairGriffith JonesFrancis L. SullivanThe four men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they consider themselves to be true patriots.
- DirectorCharles SaundersStarsFreddie FrintonJimmy EdwardsJoyce GoldingA radio commentator is sent to a village to broadcast a bell-ringing team. Meanwhile a property speculator tries to buy a plot of land for less than it is worth.
- DirectorVal GuestStarsWilliam GrahamGarry MarshJane WelshWilliam Brown attempts to secure more pay and shorter hours for schoolboys.
- DirectorVal GuestStarsGarry MarshJack LiveseyJon PertweeA man watching a musical show at the Windmill theatre is shot apparently from the stage. The cast continues the performance so that the detective can solve the murder.
- DirectorRalph ThomasStarsCarol MarshDavid TomlinsonMervyn JohnsA radio 'detective' gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping due to the machinations of a ghostly cupid who works his magic to cause mayhem and laughter throughout the film.
- DirectorThornton FreelandStarsCecil ParkerGlynis JohnsHermione BaddeleyArthur Prohack (Cecil Parker) is an official in the Treasury Department with a reputation for fiscal efficiency and running a tight ship. One day he finds out that a struggling businessman to whom he once loaned money used it to amass a fortune, and after his death he left much of it to Prohack. Despite his reputation for adeptly handling money at his job, he seems to be much less capable of handling his newfound riches.
- DirectorVal GuestStarsMichael RennieYolande DonlanGarry MarshAn young American lady arrives in Britain to advise on factory working practices and ends up embroiled in a local battle that evokes the spirit of magna Carta.
- DirectorVal GuestStarsMichael RennieYolande DonlanHy HazellA rather dizzy girl becomes convinced that someone is trying to murder a film star.
- DirectorVal GuestStarsDouglas Fairbanks Jr.Yolande DonlanJon PertweeMr. Drake and his wife live a nice, quiet life on their Sussex farm, until one of their ducks lays a radioactive egg made of uranium. After the government finds out about this, the armed forces storm onto the farm in a frantic search for the duck responsible.
- DirectorMichael AndersonStarsGeorge ColeVeronica HurstHeather ThatcherAfter a mix-up at a music hall, a henpecked bank clerk who lives a dreary existence in suburban London finds himself onstage with ambiguously foreign magician Mendoza, who hypnotizes him into losing all of his inhibitions.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsWilfred PicklesPetula ClarkMegs JenkinsJim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His friends bet on his dog while he bets against.
- DirectorGordon ParryStarsPeter M. ThompsonNoelle MiddletonHarold Lloyd Jr.An American airman (Peter Thompson) inherits an English title, but will he cope with English nobility?
- DirectorLance ComfortStarsBernard BresslawReginald BeckwithJon PertweeHenry Jeckle was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his invitation to participate in life that never arrived: until he discovers a medical formula developed by a dead uncle, which claimed to turn 'a man of timid disposition into a bold, fearless dragon'. Taking a draught of the elixir Henry is transformed into suave, sophisticated and highly desirable Teddy Hyde. Armed with his new persona, Teddy is ready to face the world; but is Henry ready for the consequences?
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsLeslie RandallJoan ReynoldsMichael ShepleyJoe (Leslie Randall) a bumbling clerk in a detergent factory becomes involved in a plot to steal the firm's latest formula.
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsRichard MurdochSandra DorneJon PertweeComedy in which Bertie (Richard Murdoch) and Dan (Jon Pertwee) run a smuggling operation in the seaside village of Hell, investigated by an American excise officer and a television personality, Diana Melton (Sandra Dorne).
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsJimmy EdwardsKenneth ConnorShirley EatonThe RAF Group Captain has a hard job to restrain the aircraft-man from tinkering with everything he can get his hands on.
- DirectorC.M. Pennington-RichardsStarsPeggy MountRobert MorleyHarry H. CorbettThe "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a fortune. They then make good use of it to save their old neighbourhoods from the wicked developer.
- DirectorGerald ThomasStarsKenneth WilliamsSidney JamesKenneth ConnorTwo Britons, Hengist and Horsa, are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. One of their first encounters in Rome leaves Hengist being mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the Royal Guard to protect Caesar.
- DirectorCompton BennettStarsJon PertweeReginald BeckwithChristine ChildComic survey of methods of undressing through the ages, from Victorian modesty to modern strip clubs.
- DirectorGerald ThomasStarsSidney JamesKenneth WilliamsJim DaleStodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a "sanitary engineer" (plumber) by the name of Marshal P. Knutt is mistaken for a law marshal! Being the conscientious sort, Marshal tries to help the town get rid of Rumpo, and a showdown is inevitable. Marshal has two aids - revenge-seeking Annie Oakley and his sanitary expertise...
- DirectorKenneth HumeStarsBilly FuryMichael MedwinAmanda BarrieA fast-moving comedy with Billy Fury, who plays himself in the film. The story reveals his great love of animals, and it features his own racehorse, Anselmo. Also featured are several of Billy's own dogs. Watch for the dances!
- DirectorGerald ThomasStarsKenneth WilliamsJim DaleHarry H. CorbettThe sinister Dr Watt has an evil scheme going. He's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores.