One of the few (if any at the time this film was made) films shot in England with New York City’s ‘Little Italy” as the locale. Read More »
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The Yellow Balloon (1953) J. Lee Thompson, Andrew Ray, Kathleen Ryan, Kenneth More
One of two young boys accidentally falls to his death when playing in a bombed-out London neighborhood. Read More »
Prelude to Fame (1950) Fergus McDonell, Guy Rolfe, Kathleen Byron, Kathleen Ryan
While vacationing in Italy, Nick Morell, son of John Morell, a famous English philosopher and amateur musician Read More »
Esther Waters (1948) Ian Dalrymple, Peter Proud, Kathleen Ryan, Dirk Bogarde, Cyril Cusack
Esther (Kathleen Ryan) goes into service in Victorian England, only to be seduced by the sweet talking groom William (Sir Dirk Bogarde) Read More »
Jacqueline (1956) Roy Ward Baker, John Gregson, Kathleen Ryan, Jacqueline Ryan, Drama
Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker’s worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights.
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Prelude to Fame (1950) Fergus McDonell, Guy Rolfe, Kathleen Byron, Kathleen Ryan, Drama
While vacationing in Italy, Nick Morell, son of John Morell, a famous English philosopher and amateur musician and his wife Catherine, becomes friendly with young Guido, and Morell discovers the boy has an extraordinary instinct for orchestration and a phenomenal music memory. A neighboring couple, Signor and Signora Boudini become aware of the boy’s talents, and she appeals to his parents to let her educate him musically. Torn by their love for their son and, they feel,the duty to let the world hear his talent, they consent. The boy is tutored by Dr. Lorenzo. Signora Bondini denies the boy all contact with his parents and everyone else except her. She also has neither sent his letters to his family, nor let him see the ones they’ve sent to him. He becomes phenomenally successful and makes the grand tour of Europe as Signora Bondini is enraptured by the acclaim given her through her “discovery” of the boy. She prepares to take him to America and also prepares adoption papers.
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The Sound of Fury (1950) Cy Endfield, Frank Lovejoy, Kathleen Ryan, Richard Carlson
A family man -desperate for a job- latches onto a friend that encourages him into being a criminal.
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