A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children’s lives in working class Bolton.
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Tag Archives: UK
Brief Ecstasy (1937) Edmond T. Gréville, Paul Lukas, Hugh Williams, Linden Travers, Drama, Romance
Brief Ecstasy (1937) is a remarkable film, and the stand-out title of the set. A melodrama with expressionist touches Read More »
Modesty Blaise (1966) Joseph Losey, Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde, Comedy
Modesty Blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the British government Read More »
Hardcore (1977) James Kenelm Clarke, Fiona Richmond, Anthony Steel, David Cole, Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Erotic
Titillating revelations, sexual conquests and comic capers abound as 70s sex icon Fiona Richmond charts Read More »
Waltz Time (1945) Paul L. Stein, Carol Raye, Peter Graves, Patricia Medina, Drama, Musical
Old Vienna, at a time when the waltz was considered an immoral dance. Read More »
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 »