| EALING | West London film studio famous for comedies of the 1940s and 1950s (6) |
| KEYSTONECOPS | Which incompetent police force featured in many comedies of the silent movie era? (8,4) |
| JIVERS | Performers of a lively dance of the 1940s and 50s |
| ABBOTTANDCOSTELLO | Comic film duo of the 1940s and 1950s - C (6,3,8) |
| GUYBURGESS | A member of the Cambridge spy ring of the 1940s and 1950s (3,7) |
| NOIR | Film ---, cinematic genre of stylish Hollywood crime dramas, especially of the 1940s and 1950s (4) |
| SARAHVAUGHAN | Jazz singer of the 1940s and 1950s nicknamed "The Divine One": 2 wds. |
| AVA | Ms Gardner, glamorous star of the 1940s and 1950s (3) |
| KAYE | Danny ----, Hollywood star of the 1940s and 1950s (4) |
| JIVE | Lively dance style of the 1940s and 1950s (4) |
| DIOR | Christian ___, French fashion designer of the 1940s and 1950s (4) |
| RITA | Actress Hayworth of the 1940s and 1950s |
| EVAPERON | First lady of the 1940s and 1950s |
| RANK | J Arthur ___, British industrialist whose companies dominated the British film industry in the 1940s and 1950s |
| ARENOT | See 19Ac, London film premiere location (9,6) |
| COMEDY | See 19Ac, London film premiere location (9,6) |
| BRONTE | See 19Ac, London film premiere location (9,6) |
| TUPPER | See 19Ac, London film premiere location (9,6) |
| TOWERS | See 19Ac, London film premiere location (9,6) |
| BEHIND | See 19Ac, London film premiere location (9,6) |
