Old Vienna, at a time when the waltz was considered an immoral dance. Read More »
Tag Archives: UK
His Excellency (1952) Robert Hamer, Eric Portman, Cecil Parker, Helen Cherry, Comedy
An ex dock-worker is appointed governor of a Mediterranean colony of the British Empire. Read More »
The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948) Maclean Rogers, Derek Farr, Dinah Sheridan, Margaretta Scott, Crime, Drama
Nurse Shirley Yorke must assist her boss Dr Napier, the only person able of effecting a new treatment on the ailing wife of a British Lord. Read More »
The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970) Christopher Miles, Joanna Shimkus, Franco Nero, Honor Blackman, Drama, Romance
Film adaptation from the novel by D.H. Lawrence, discovered after the celebrated author’s death in 1930 Read More »
Talking Feet (1937) John Baxter, Hazel Ascot, Jack Barty, Davy Burnaby, Musical
An east London fishmonger’s young daughter (Hazel Ascot) is so grateful to Dr Hood (John Stuart) for saving her dog Patch after a road accident Read More »
She Knows Y’Know (1962) Montgomery Tully, Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Joe Gibbons, Comedy
A young man is accused of getting a girl pregnant. Two sets of parents tussle and then they find out who really got her pregnant. Read More »
Play Up the Band (1935) Harry Hughes, Stanley Holloway, Betty Ann Davies, Leslie Bradley, Comedy
The brass band of the Northern town of Hechdyke travel south to London to compete in a national contest. Read More »
The Traitors (1962) Robert Tronson, Patrick Allen, Jacqueline Ellis, James Maxwell, Drama, Thriller
Espionage story telling how British and American security agents outwit ruthless and cunning traitors trying to steal secret project plans. Read More »
I’m a Stranger (1952) Brock Williams, Greta Gynt, James Hayter, Hector Ross, Crime, Comedy
When his grandfather dies, George Westcott (Patrick Doonan) returns home from India to collect his inheritance — only to find that the will has mysteriously gone missing. Read More »
My Lover My Son (1970) John Newland, Romy Schneider, Donald Houston, Dennis Waterman, Drama
Francesca Anderson, the rich wife of an older millionaire, can’t cope with the death of her lover, who is the father of her only son, James. Read More »