Reginald Beckwith · 1950s

3 Reginald Beckwith movies from the 1950s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.

Decade

All 3 1950s 3

Year

All 3 1950 0 1951 0 1952 1 1953 1 1954 1 1955 0 1956 0 1957 0 1958 0 1959 0

The Men of Sherwood Forest(1954)

5.6/10

dir. Val Guest

A-Tier

Hammer's first color feature, a 1954 Robin Hood Eastmancolor swashbuckler from Val Guest, restored in 4K from the original negatives. The Limited Collector's Edition pairs it with a 4K restoration of Wolfshead, the 1969 unaired Robin Hood TV pilot Hammer bought as a second feature. A-Tier on avforums at 8/10, Region ABC.

Hammer Films · Limited Edition

The Titfield Thunderbolt(1953)

6.9/10

dir. Charles Crichton

Jun 15, 2026

StudioCanal 4K announcement. There was a minor debate about whether Ealing comedies need 4K at all, which predictably turned into a defence of the format itself. Film Movement's US distribution deal with Vinegar Syndrome could mean a Region A release eventually.

StudioCanal · 4K Ultra HD

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard(1952)

6.3/10

dir. Francis Searle

In this contemporary update of Frank H. Spearman's Western hero, Whispering Smith is now a sleuth who arrives in London on holiday, but is soon called in to solve the case of a suicide which the father of the deceased woman thinks was murder.

Jun 15, 2026