Children's Film Foundation through the ages
A list of the various Children's Film Foundation movies I've watched to date. With thanks to the BFI and Talking Pictures TV for making these old obscurities accessible once more.
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- DirectorJim ClarkStarsWilliam BurleighKate NichollsAnthony HonourOutpatient Gary determines to get a tree for the children who will be in hospital for Christmas. He enlists the aid of brother and sister and they set out to find one.Warm hearted scrapes with kids transporting the titular object.
- DirectorJohn KrishStarsAli AllenMandy HarperFrazer HinesWhilst building a rabbit hutch, a group of children break Dad's saw. Needing to replace it, the children do odd jobs all across London.How kids made their cash back in the 1950s.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsBarry MacGregorAnthony LangAngela MonkSwanky Clarke (Barry MacGregor) and his gang of chums take on a gang of bike thieves with the help of the local police.Where racers meet thieves.
- DirectorJimmy EwinsStarsIan ReidTravelogue which takes the guise of a young lad's letter to his New York pen pal.A brief Scottish travelogue.
- DirectorJohn DooleyStarsFelicity AlwayMalcolm DoneyFrancis LuntOn holiday in Cornwall, Sheila and Tony get trapped in an old, disused tin mine. Luckily, rascally sheepdog Rover - though considered useless by their uncle, a farmer - is on hand to go to their rescue.A precocious sheepdog to the rescue.
- DirectorWilliam C. HammondStarsJunoBarbara WoodhouseJudith WoodhouseWhen two school children step in to try and help their sick mother with the housework, family dog Juno is enlisted too.Day to day life for Barbara Woodhouse.
- DirectorJacques B. BruniusRonald WeymanStarsFella EdmondsRichard MassinghamJacques B. BruniusThe villain steals a poodle but is caught after a chase.Kids versus comedy dog nappers.
- DirectorKay ManderStarsChristopher BradenBernard BradenBobby StevensonWhen a Canadian boy visits his cousins in Scotland, his attitude first causes antagonism with Scottish youngsters, then disappears when he helps an injured shepherd.Culture shock adventure.
- DirectorFrederic GoodeStarsWaveney LeeIan EllisChristopher EllisSet during some East Anglian floods, the story revolves around how eight children trapped in a farmhouse manage to cope by themselves until rescued.CFF do a disaster movie.
- DirectorHenry GeddesStarsPip RollsTony PaulColin NealA young lad attempts to climb Eagle Rock by himself and learns the hard way that sometimes teamwork is the best way to do things.Mountaineering rivalry and stunning scenery.
- DirectorDavid EadyStarsAnoop SinghLinda RobsonPhil DanielsTwo English kids meet their friend Anoop Singh and his baby elephant Ranee. The nasty circus owner wants the elephant for his circus and the children decide that they must prevent this.Circus hijinks with some familiar TV faces.
- DirectorJohn KrishStarsJohn BardonStacey TendeterJohn HolmesTwo children in wartime England find a German fighter pilot.Moral dilemmas in the Second World War.
- DirectorJack GrossmanStarsGeorge SweeneyRoger DaltreyJoe MeliaThe Pirates, a schoolboy pop group, enter a major talent contest, things are going well but unbeknownst to the others, lead singer Paul is heavily involved with his uncle's video piracy scam.Video piracy and a great reggae soundtrack.
- DirectorDarcy ConyersStarsMichael CrawfordKeith DavisRoy TownsendChildren's drama. A children's gang in London called The Battersea Bats decide to build a car and enter it in a soapbox derby. A rival gang The Victoria Victors hear about the car and set out to steal it's plans.Michael Crawford in a soapbox race car, and so much more besides.
- DirectorCharles FrendStarsLiam RedmondWilliam LucasEllen McIntoshThis Children's Film Foundation story is about Tom, a boy with his head in the clouds who wishes he could fly. But a chance encounter with a Mr Lovejoy at an abandoned airfield helps Tom realise his dream as the amateur inventor is out to build the first man powered flying machine - the Sky-Bike! Will the two of them get it off the ground? Or will they be beaten by an unscrupulous Squadron Leader who has plans of his own?Friendless kid befriends eccentric inventor to create a bike that flies.
- DirectorJeremy SummersStarsReggie WinchLawrie MarkDavid YoungA young boy's lucky t-shirt is transformed through a power surge and gives its wearer super-powers.Tiger t-shirt madness amid a wealth of comic action.
- DirectorJeremy SummersJan Darnley-SmithStarsPierre BedenesLucinda JacksonPeter BartlettFour young children are shipwrecked on an island but they are not alone.Kids learn survival on an island and encounter local oddballs.
- DirectorDavid EadyStarsMarcus EvansSimon HendersonDebby SalterA group of children, lost in fog on Dartmoor, encounter a wild dog, an escaped convict, and other dangers.Outdoor action and a run-in with an escaped convict.
- DirectorJan Darnley-SmithStarsDennis WatermanJimmy CapehornFrazer HinesA group of youngsters have fun using their ingenuity to build their own go-kart - with the hope of eclipsing a rival children's gang, and beating them at the local race track.Dennis Waterman and chums outwit rivals with their home-made go-kart.
- DirectorLaurence HensonStarsDavid GallacherRon SinclairAndrew ByattSome children try to capture a wild horse with the aim of selling it to mend an old boat. Then another child turns up and claims to be able to capture the wild horse all by himself.Scottish lads try to become fishermen but need a better motor in their boat.
- DirectorJan Darnley-SmithStarsJohn Moulder-BrownKevin BennettLeonard BrockwellA group of young railway enthusiasts attempt to stop the closure of the local railway by trying to raise money to buy it and the steam engine "Matilda." They get help from a pair of men saying they are also enthusiasts. What the children don't know though is that these men are impostors and are really robbers who plan to rob the mail train. They find out the truth when a lorry is parked on the line. After a lengthy chase with the express train, Matilda ends up in London, crashing into buffers at the terminus and the children are pleased when the branch line and Matilda are reprieved. The two robbers are then arrested after hiding under coal in Matilda.A train-bound adventure as kids try to prevent a mail robbery.
- DirectorDarrell CatlingStarsFrancesca AnnisJohn PikeJeremy BullochThe Cat Gang are a group of English children who like to hang around the local harbour even though the Customs Officers wish they'd go away. Then one day the gang spots somebody behaving very suspiciously and discover a gang of smugglers. Watch out for a very young Francesca Annis in her first screen role.A trio of kids pit their wits against a smuggling gang. Tiger the cat helps.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsMandy MillerHilda FenemoreRussell WatersA little girl accidentally breaks her mother's favourite ornament and goes hop-picking to replace it.A precocious young girl heads off for some hop-picking in Kent.
- DirectorJames HillStarsFrazer HinesMandy HarperChristopher WarbeyA group of children attempt to bring to book a gang of oil men intent on stealing valuable invention.Fireworks-loving kids tangle with industrial kidnappers.
- DirectorDavid BracknellStarsBernard CribbinsSonia GrahamDermot KellyThe children of Barton United are trying to win the cup in their local football league. Nasty councillor Mr Bates doesn't like them and wants the team his son plays for to win instead so he makes life as difficult as he can for them. However, Barton United are offered help by the local professional team that just happens to be Manchester United with its manager Matt Busby.Football-loving kids try to win a match, but they need some superstars to help them out.